Founded in 1996, Columbia University Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CUCSSA), the largest Chinese students and scholars NGO in United State is one of the most influential and well-known Chinese organizations. The members in CUCSSA include Chinese Columbia students and scholars, Chinese Columbia alumni and overseas Chinese who voluntarily joined the Association, which are about twenty thousand people in total. The four missions of CUCSSA are doing the services for the Chinese Columbia students, scholars and Chinese communities, uniting the alumni, overseas Chinese and Chinese students, promoting the Chinese culture, and increasing the cultural exchanges and mutual understanding between China and America. Since the establishment, CUCSSA has been dedicating in the executing and perfecting the missions, which wins the domestic and foreign media coverage and praise. CUCSSA’s contributions and influence are highly praised not only by the Chinese community in New York, but also by the Chinese and American governments. During the visiting trip in America, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing had a cordial meeting with CUCSSA’s representatives and highly commended for our work. Additionally, the mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg issued a statement that naming January 29, 2006 (Lunar New Year’s Day) as “CUCSSA Lunar New Year Day”. For over ten years of development, CUCSSA has formed a unique development model and demonstrated the extraordinary speed of development on the basis of the world’s famous institutions Columbia University and the New York City. CUCSSA engages primarily in four major activities including New Students Care Program, Columbia China Prospects Conference, Columbia China Forum and Columbia Chinese New Year Gala, supplemented by the recreational and sports activities, the job fairs and the personal development planning. This activities help Chinese students and improve CUCSSA's reputation.