社會科學院三學系新辦公室喬遷之喜

Three Departments under the Faculty of Social Science Celebrate the Relocation of New Offices

2023-04-07

^{孫天倫教授期望新辦公室增加教職員的凝聚力。}

The Department of Counseling and Psychology, the Department of Sociology, and the Department of Social Work under the Faculty of Social Science held a celebration for the completion and relocation of new offices on the 7th and 8th floors of the Shue Yan University Library Complex on January 17. The University hopes to transform the 7th to 9th floors into staff offices through renovation and reorganization of the library, this new working environment can bring the staff together and inspire them in academic research. For example, the current 8th floor of the library mainly gathers staff from the three departments of Social Work, Counseling and Psychology, and Sociology, promoting communication and exchange among the departments, which is believed to be helpful in inspiring and stimulating teaching ideas.

當日活動出席的嘉賓包括首席副校長孫天倫教授、學術副校長陳蒨教授、行政副校長張少強教授、協理學術副校長（研究院）鄧素琴教授、協理學術副校長（大學研究）李允安博士、協理副校長（學生事務）葉秀燕女士，以及各學系系主任和老師也有出席。在進行簡單而隆重的典禮後，一眾與會者參與自助午餐及參觀這個更寬廣舒適的辦公空間。孫天倫教授接受《樹仁簡訊》訪問時表示，以往不同學系部門的辦公室也比較分散，令教職員凝聚力低。「透過翻新及重整圖書館，把樓層的七樓至九樓改造為教職員辦公室，這個新工作環境能夠把教職員凝聚起來，為他們在學術研究中帶來更多啟發。例如現時圖書館八樓主要集中社會工作學系、輔導及心理學系和社會學系這三個學系的教職員，增加學系間的溝通交流，相信有助啟發和刺激教學上的靈感。」新辦公室著重人性化設計，如辦公室門外的牆壁用色以暖色為主，也有一些插畫掛在牆上，增添辦公室的和諧感。各層均有設有茶水間，讓教職員有足夠的休憩空間。對於未來新辦公室的發展方向，孫教授期望打造各部門教職員共融的工作環境，也相信採光充足的辦公室環境，有助提升教職員工作效率，而公共空間及辦公室門外增設不少長櫈，料可方便學生向老師諮詢學業上的疑問，拉近師生間的距離。

^{辦公室內採光充足，極具空間感，非常舒適。}

^{新辦公室特設公共空間及茶水間}

^{校方特意在辦公室門外增設長櫈，方便師生交流。}

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