Senior Lecturer in East Asian Languages and Civilizations and Director of Language Programs, was the lead presenter at the 9th National Chinese Language Conference.

Lecturer in Visual Arts, had two solo exhibitions: Landscape Records in the Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee WI, and To Break Is to Build at Devening Projects, Chicago, IL. He was also part of the Making Strategies group exhibition in Geary Contemporary, New York, NY, the Around Flat group exhibition at the Knockdown Center, Queens, NY, and Live to Tape – Artist Television Festival at Constellation, Chicago.

Senior Lecturer in East Asian Languages and Civilizations, received the Janel M. Mueller Award for Excellence in Pedagogy.