On the morning of April 24th, 2012, Dr. Thomas N. Parks, vice president of University of Utah, in charge of academic research, and his delegation of six people, paid a visit to the School. Professor Shi Zhiqin, the Party Secretary of SHSS gave a reception to the visiting guests in the meeting room 104 of Xinzhai Building. The two sides exchanged views about teacher communication, research cooperation, student exchange and so on, and were engaged in a deep discussion of comprehensive and interdisciplinary study. Both sides expected to integrate resources at their own disposal to carry out and push forward collaborative study in interdisciplinary fields.