March 30, 2015
On Campus

Stitched in Silk

Some of Wittenberg's Collection of Chinese Silk Tapestries

Ronald Fook Shiu Li, known as “The Godfather” of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange graduated from Wittenberg in 1950. In 1984, he donated 90 Chinese hand-embroidered silk tapestries – an estimated half of a collection considered the world’s largest – to Wittenberg.

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Wittenberg's curriculum has centered on the liberal arts as an education that develops the individual's capacity to think, read, and communicate with precision, understanding, and imagination. We are dedicated to active, engaged learning in the core disciplines of the arts and sciences and in pre-professional education grounded in the liberal arts. Known for the quality of our faculty and their teaching, Wittenberg has more Ohio Professors of the Year than any four-year institution in the state. The university has also been recognized nationally for excellence in community service, sustainability, and intercollegiate athletics. Located among the beautiful rolling hills and hollows of Springfield, Ohio, Wittenberg offers more than 100 majors, minors and special programs, enviable student-faculty research opportunities, a unique student success center, service and study options close to home and abroad, a stellar athletics tradition, and successful career preparation.

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