Acknowledgement

The founding of I-CAN is the combined efforts, wisdom and devotion of a lot of Wash. U. officers, staff, graduate students and even faculty members. To encourage more participation and involvement from the whole Wash .U. community, we would like to express our appreciation for those who already made great contribution during the preparation, registration and promotion period of I-CAN.

Our special thanks to our Advisors: Dean Elaine Berland, Mr. Jason Marquart, Dr. Arlene Taich, and Mr. Michael Chapin for their enthusiastic support and professional counseling.

Especially, we are greatly indebted to Dean Elaine Berland, who contributed most of the insightful comments, objective critiques, and constructive suggestions in the creation of I-CAN.

We would like to thank Mr. Jason Marquart for overseeing the open recruitment of the leadership of I-CAN.

We would like to thank Ms. Martha Vicente for her assistance in communication and paperwork preparation.

We would like to thank Ms. Larenda Mielke for her professional comments on the writing of the Constitution (Draft) and Launching Plan.

Our thanks to Xiaochun Joanna Mou, who proposed the original idea, drafted the Constitution (Draft) and Launching Plan ten times, and conducted the organization business of the proposed I-CAN.

Our thanks to Yunfei Shi, who took care of the Group Mail of the proposed I-CAN.

Our thanks to Peichang Shi, who maintained the webpage of the proposed I-CAN.

Our thanks to seven active founding members: Dauti, Marsela; Li, Cong (Lucy); Mou, Xiaochun (Joanna); Qin, Lei; Shi, Peichang; Shi, Yunfei, Zhang Chi (Steven), who played active roles in brainstorming, planning, answering questions from interested students, and promoting the reputation of I-CAN.

Our thanks to all eighteen founding members: Dauti, Marsela; Hsiao, Ming-Whei; Isaji, Mamiko; Li, Cong; Lin, Peng; Liu, Zhen; Mabon, Meghann; Messer, Melanie; Mou, Xiaochun Joanna; Namkung, Eun Ha; Newton, Richmond; Qin, Lei; Shi, Peichang; Shi, Wan; Shi, Yunfei; Tsogt, Munkhjin; Vega-Hernandez, Monica; Zhang, Chi, who initiated the registration process.

In addition, we would like to thank Joyce Divine, Wash. U. alumna, for inspiring the creative thinking, and two senior Wash. U. students: Zhen Mahoney, and Huawen Lin for their encouragement and comments.