Purpose
The number of Asian faculty is steadily growing at CWRU. Representing many distinct ethnic and cultural backgrounds, they enrich the university with their diverse perspectives. Their contributions are a tremendous value to the CWRU and Cleveland communities.
On the other hand, Asian faculty members also face particular needs and challenges in their career development and growth. This concern was highlighted by a recent CWRU-wide faculty satisfaction survey. The data indicate that Asian faculty holds strong reservations and concerns for career advancement and promotion within CWRU. The Asian Faculty Association (AFA) was formed as an organization for faculty members to help each other and the institution leadership address some of these needs and concerns.
Mission statement
The mission of AFA is to provide a formal networking platform for Asian faculty to foster their growth –personal and professional. The AFA will also serve as the voice to represent and advocate for its members; and to increase the awareness of issues specific to the Asian faculty community.
Executive Committee (2019):
|
Benjamin Li President |
School of Medicine, MetroHealth |
|
Man-Sun Sy Immediate Past President |
School of Medicine |
| Hung-Ying Gao | School of Medicine, Biochemistry |
| Weihong Guo | College of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics |
| Sanja Gupta | School of Medicine, Urology |
| Xiaoxia Li | CCF, Molecular Medicine |
| Guiming Liu | School of Medicine, MetroHealth |
| Shigemi Matsuyama | School of Medicine, Pharmacology |
| Masaru Miyagi | School of Medicine, Center for Proteomic and Bioinformatics |
| Monica Montano | School of Medicine, Pharmacology |
| Jun Qin | CCF, Molecular Cardiology |
| Anna Samia | College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry |
| Michiko Watanabe | School of Medicine, Pediatrics, Anatomy, Genetics |
| Bingcheng Wang | School of Medicine, MetroHealth |
| Rong Xu | School of Medicine, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences |
| Bill Yu | School of Engineering |
| Amy Zhang | School of Nursing |
Advisory Committee:
| Nathan Berger, MD |
| Charis Eng, MD, PhD |
| Stan Gerson, MD |
| Mukesh Jain, MD |