News brief: SCAD student passes away

Zhouping “Echo” Ren, the graduate painting student involved in the April 30 collision with a Savannah tour bus, passed away last weekend. Ren entered the E.R. at Memorial University Medical Center with critical injuries and remained in intensive care at Memorial for two months.

Earlier this month, friends and family raised money to return the international student to China to continue her treatment near her family.

Those interested in contacting the family can do so through SCAD’s office of International Student Services at (912) 525-7304, isso@scad.edu or SCAD International Student Services Office, c/o Jeff Jones, P.O. Box 3146, Savannah, Ga. 31402.

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