2008 Woodie Awards
New ICC Chair aims for more professionalism, interaction
Student leader of the week
Aiselle De Vera
Issue date: 3/10/08 Section: Features
Recently elected ICC Chair Shuo "Kobe" Gong, who nicknamed himself after one of his favorite basketball players Kobe Bryant, chose to run for ICC Chair because he wants to give back to De Anza College, which he believes has given him a lot.
Name: Shuo "Kobe" Gong
Post: ICC Chair (scheduled to be sworn in March 12)
Posts held previously: ICC Representative Furendo Suppondo, External Vice President for International Student Volunteers, 2007-2008
Birthday: December 18, 1987
Hometown: Tsingtao, China
Major: Business
Dream School: Stanford University
Aiselle De Vera: Why did you want to study in the States?
Shuo Gong: I want to study in the United States because I want to be a businessman, and everybody knows that America has the best business schools in the world. So that's why I came here, to go to a prestigious business school.
AV: Who do you look up to and why?
SG: For me, it's God, because that is the most important thing for me in this universe. I believe that he gives me everything and I just turn to him.
AV: Why did you run for the ICC Chair?
SG: I came here to De Anza last quarter and I started going to all the clubs. I really enjoyed it last quarter.
I was in 6 clubs (International Student Volunteers, Furendo Suppondo, Impact, Christians on Campus, APASL and Honors Club). Last quarter, I was only taking three classes. I had a lot of time to go all the clubs. I really enjoyed doing volunteer stuff and meeting new people since I was new at the time. I didn't really know many people.
This quarter I ran for two positions. I started working as an officer for the two clubs, (external VP of ISV, ICC rep for Fu Su) and I just loved being part of these clubs. I want to contribute back to the clubs and to De Anza to make it better both for me and for somebody else. That's why when I heard about this ICC election, I wasn't thinking about running for it, but when I heard that no one was running for it, I felt like I have this responsibility to take up this position because if I do not probably nobody will. I prayed to God, and God gave me the feeling that I should run for it. Literally, with this position, you could make the clubs and the ICC better.
Name: Shuo "Kobe" Gong
Post: ICC Chair (scheduled to be sworn in March 12)
Posts held previously: ICC Representative Furendo Suppondo, External Vice President for International Student Volunteers, 2007-2008
Birthday: December 18, 1987
Hometown: Tsingtao, China
Major: Business
Dream School: Stanford University
Aiselle De Vera: Why did you want to study in the States?
Shuo Gong: I want to study in the United States because I want to be a businessman, and everybody knows that America has the best business schools in the world. So that's why I came here, to go to a prestigious business school.
AV: Who do you look up to and why?
SG: For me, it's God, because that is the most important thing for me in this universe. I believe that he gives me everything and I just turn to him.
AV: Why did you run for the ICC Chair?
SG: I came here to De Anza last quarter and I started going to all the clubs. I really enjoyed it last quarter.
I was in 6 clubs (International Student Volunteers, Furendo Suppondo, Impact, Christians on Campus, APASL and Honors Club). Last quarter, I was only taking three classes. I had a lot of time to go all the clubs. I really enjoyed doing volunteer stuff and meeting new people since I was new at the time. I didn't really know many people.
This quarter I ran for two positions. I started working as an officer for the two clubs, (external VP of ISV, ICC rep for Fu Su) and I just loved being part of these clubs. I want to contribute back to the clubs and to De Anza to make it better both for me and for somebody else. That's why when I heard about this ICC election, I wasn't thinking about running for it, but when I heard that no one was running for it, I felt like I have this responsibility to take up this position because if I do not probably nobody will. I prayed to God, and God gave me the feeling that I should run for it. Literally, with this position, you could make the clubs and the ICC better.
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