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Each year, the University of Oregon Chinese Flagship Program hosts a spring term colloquium to showcase students' research and celebrate the work that faculty and students have completed throughout the academic year. Over forty students and faculty attended this year's event.

One of the more memorable moments of the program included a skit performed by students in an advanced Chinese course that focused on health and wellness, using props and costumes students had made and gathered. Students posed as tennis players, yoga instructors, marathon runners, and basketball players to persuade an inactive student to incorporate healthy activities into their daily lifestyle. The skit was performed entirely in Chinese.

"I was very happy that, in addition to the prepared lines, students also improvised," shared Weijun Chen, the course instructor. "They tried to apply the knowledge and new vocabulary they learned this term in their performance."

This year, the Flagship Program presented inaugural student awards to recognize the leadership skills and proficiency gains of students in the program. Both faculty and students participated in nominating students to receive the awards. Katriel Perry received the Excellent Student Leader award, with Lindsey Larvick, Henry Lawrence, and Matt Sagers receiving honorable mentions. Alex Hardin, Henry Lawrence, Kelly Mucklestone, Lindsay Maben, Regina Johanos, Tiffany Picotte, and Yuan Sheng Song all received the Hardest Working Student award. The Most Improved Student award recipients were Brenda Heng, Katriel Perry, and Erik Thorbeck.

The University of Oregon Chinese Flagship Program provides a sequence of language learning instruction designed to help students develop Superior-level proficiency. The Flagship Program emphasizes real-world linguistic and cultural skills so that graduates are prepared to use their Chinese language and culture skills in a professional environment.

The Oregon Chinese Flagship Program is funded by The Language Flagship through the National Security Education Program.