Last Friday, May 30th, over 20 faculty members and students gathered to celebrate the MCOM students in producing the BUBU-centered campus chronicle, The Lychee Quarterly (Spring 2025 Edition).

Teachers and students at the event venue

This publication serves as a capstone platform, showcasing exceptional student work from the Advanced Reporting and Writing 1006 Section. Its project-oriented approach provides invaluable experiential learning, allowing students to master journalism skills through real-world practice. Crucially, The Lychee Quarterly also makes meaningful contributions to the BNBU community by amplifying diverse voices and perspectives. Throughout this process, the course instructor provided dedicated mentorship, fostering a collaborative environment where teaching and learning evolved together. This dynamic not only enhanced students’ abilities but also enriched the instructor’s pedagogical approaches, embodying the true spirit of co-creation and mutual growth.

Dr. Dianjing Li shares students’ experiences in writing reports

The Spring 2025 Edition reflects the pulse of our campus. Student journalists tackled top community concerns, featuring: the graduate experiences and transitions, campus policies and their impact, debate on the new BNBU logo, AI challenges in academia and assignment effectiveness, community member stories, sports and arts highlights.

The Lychee Quarterly

A standout achievement of this edition is the work of our Gen Z student journalists and editors in bridging BNBU’s online and offline communities. By actively integrating platforms like the Campus Wall (校园墙) and Duoduo (朵朵萌新) into the university attention, they have fostered a vibrant, interactive, and committed university community. These efforts enrich campus dialogue and demonstrate the vital role of student-led journalism in fostering understanding and connection at BNBU.

Interactive communication at the event venue

We are incredibly proud of the students’ initiative, professionalism, and commitment to serving our community through high-quality campus storytelling.

(Dr. Dianjing Li, the course instructor of Advanced Reporting and Writing 1006)