From March 28th to April 5th, Sookmyung Women’s University’s library started a recruitment campaign for new ‘Do-Sa-Chin’ members. ‘Do-Sa-Chin’ is a Korean language abbreviation for ‘friends who love the library.’ The club was founded with the goal of creating a healthy library culture. Since the clu

Santa Claus, Moomin, lakes, saunas, birch trees and xylitol. What do all of these things have in common? They are all from Finland. From August 2014 to August 2015, I studied at the University of Tampere as an exchange student. Everyone, including my parents, criticized my choice, but it was a wise

From March 29th to 31th, Sookmyung held a Fitness Certification event at the Multi-complex Hall in the Administration Building. It was held to encourage students to check and enhance their health. Go Yousun, a professor in the Department of Physical Education, said, “Students who join the event can

On March 11th at Centennial Hall’s Han Sangeun Lounge, an opening ceremony for the 3rd semester of Snowflake Mentoring was held. It was hosted by the Institute of Career Development. Snowflake Mentoring started last year with the aim at helping Sookmyungians find themselves and grow into leaders wit

This winter vacation, someone from Sookmyung posted Talk to the Hand on the Sookmyung Women's University’s Facebook page. According to the student who made the posting, with only one semester left before graduating, she never imagined she’d encounter so many difficulties enrolling in courses. It

The College of Engineering at Sookmyung Women’s University was founded at the onset of 2016. There were four main objectives for establishing the College of Engineering at Sookmyung Women’s University. First, the university wants to train talented persons who have humanistic knowledge as well as nat

On March 3rd from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m, a special presentation designed to inform students about the university’s 2016 international exchange programs was held at the Samsung Convention Center, and on March 3rd to 4th, an exposition was also held at the Global Lounge. Kang Soyoung, Director of th

The Main Library held three separate events for first year students unfamiliar with its structure and services. On March 2nd, the first day of Spring Semester, the Main Library held a first time borrower event for 110 Sookmyung Women’s University frosh. The one-day event was held for students who ha

The Winter Beyond Borders Program (WBBP) has once again benefited many foreign students. The program ran from January 7th to 28th and provided foreign students with plenty of opportunities to experience and study Korean culture and language. The program, managed by the Center for International Affai

This winter vacation from January to February of 2016, about 70 Sookmyung Women’s University students were divided into 8 groups and participated in the Knowledge Work Camp, hosted by the Korea Student Aid Foundation’s Ministry of Donation and Business of Education. The Social Service Team at Sookmy

On January 14th to 15th, the NCS Workshop for Career Exploration was held in Veritas Building 106 by the Institute of Career Development from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. On the 14th, the event was open to first year students, and on the 15th it was open to second and third year students. Choi Seonghee, team l

What comes to mind first when you think of Sookmyung Women’s university as Sookmyungians? While some may say snowflake, the colour blue, a beautiful campus, a long history or ROTC, there is likely one thing you will probably overlook. It is the Sookmyung Honors Program, which was uniquely establishe

I lived in the United States for two semesters as an exchange student. I had a fabulous time at Coe College (Coe), and it’s my pleasure to share my experience with fellow Sookmyungians, especially students considering applying for an exchange program. At first, I enrolled in the program expecting to

Whenever new semester approaches, sookmyungians get busy planning their timetables. Registration takes place this year from February 12th to 16th. Sookmyungians can confirm their final schedules on February 19th on the Sookmyung portal site. According to Jeong Hyejin at the Sookmyung Leadership Gene

After completing my fourth semester of school, I wondered how to best improve myself. I came across the exchange student program on our university community website. At first it was really hard to decide which university to apply because there were so many available and in so many various countries.

Six special lectures for Sookmyungians were held on the second foundation campus of Sookmyung Women’s University over a 3-day period from Tuesday November 17th to Thursday 19th. The lectures, all presented by the Admissions Planning and Management Center under the name Sookmyungians’ Self-developmen

2015, 2016, and 130, what is the connection among these numbers? Need a hint? They are all related to France. Korea and France have enjoyed a long association since 1886. 2016 marks the 130th anniversary of amity between the two nations, and 2015-2016 has been named the year of mutual exchange betwe

In November, Sookmyung Women’s University opened a special lectures series for Sookmyungians. Nice special career lectures were offered at the Institute of Career Development Center including lectures on national examinations and leadership. On November 10th, five lectures were offered. The Institut

On November 12, an all-night reading event was held in CC Plaza, which is on the 5th floor of the Main Library. It ran from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. the next day, November 13th. On the 12th, Kwon Seongwoo, a professor in the Department of Korean Language & Literature, lectured on the subject of ‘Reading Boo

On November 24th, Sookmyung Leadership Competency Development Center hosted an autobiography contest at the Samsung Convention Hall. The event has been held annually since 2013. Before it was hosted as contest, students’ writings were published in book format and the book was titled ‘The Story that