Convocation Newsletter, Summer 2018

10 SUMMER 2018 Lunchtime Recitals Rising stars from the Jockey Club Opera Hong Kong Young Artist Development Programme will perform excerpts of famous operas on a monthly basis at the University Museum and Art Gallery. Through November 2018. www.umag.hku.hk On Campus More listings: www.culturehumanities.hku.hk Photo: Opera Hong Kong Photo: HKU Muse Pianist Angela Hewitt Angela Hewitt, world-renowned Canadian pianist and Bach specialist, will perform on September 21 and 23 at the Grand Hall, as part of My University Spotlight Encounters (MUSE). Other upcoming concerts include The Juilliard String Quartet. www.muse.hku.hk Jasper the Therapy Dog Background: Rescued Old English Sheepdog Assignment: Therapy Dog Pilot Programme – to help HKU students and staff reduce stress, and to raise awareness about animal welfare Workstations: Designated spaces in The Main Library, Lui Che Woo Law Library www.facebook.com/jasper.hk.5 “Around the World” Walking Challenge Over 1,400 participants from 18 countries took 463,447,412 steps during the month of May – the virtual equivalent to walking seven times around the world. HKU was awarded the “Gold Level Campus” designation under the “Exercise is Medicine on Campus” Recognition Programme, to promote health and well-being.