Nowadays, almost everyone uses credit card, including many Sookmyungians. The Sookmyung Times (SMT) in this issue, met Lim Nam Hun of Samsung Card and heard about the job and how to a manage a wise li...

Have you ever heard of a dress made of newspapers? A dress made of newspapers was produced to commemorate the opening of Hankyung.com bnt news which is a Korean economy newspaper site. With unpreceden

Education environment at Sookmyung has undergone major changes in recent years. In particular wehave witnessed how effectively Problem Based Learning(PBL), launched as the pioneering andrevolutionizing teaching and learning method at Sookmyung, has reshaped teaching and learningenvironment to empower students’ learning and leadership ...

SMU is trying to promote the welfare of the Sookmyungians. FromJuly 13 to 30, a shower room for students which has two showerbaths was built on the 4th floor of the Student Building. Also, fromJuly 3 to September 6 the cafeteria was renovated and extended 100square meters. While lots of Sookmyungians have used theCafeteria, its size was not large enough to admit most students inlunch time, so SMU decided to not only extend it but also gave a newlook to it. In addition, during the month of August, dressing tableswere furnished in the bathroom of the Myungshin Building andbidets were also installed. Yang Sae-na in the Department ofChemistry 06’ said “I am really pleased to hear the news that ashower room was built and the cafeteria was renovated. I think SMUhad thoughtful consideration to students’ welfare. Students willenjoy a more comfortable school life.”Sookmyung Welcoming Foreign...

Chun Hae Kyeong of the Department of French Language andLiterature and Lee Young Hyun from the Department of PublicRelations and Advertising won the Ministry of Foreign Affairs andTrade Award in the 15th National Model UN Conference-Korea (MUN).It was held on Kyunghee global campus from July 1 to 4. Theydebated on the subject, ‘International Cooperation on EliminatingViolence against Women in Armed Conflict’ participating asrepresentatives of the Republic of Namibia in pairs. The MUN washeld under the sponsorship of the United Nations Association of theRepublic of Korea and supported by KOICA (Korea InternationalCooperation Agency). They prepared for the MUN by hosting aninformal gathering for discussion once a week with seniors who hadtaken part in the MUN. Sookmyung Women’s University (SMU) hasaccomplished the outstanding attainment of winning at the MUN forthree years in a row. Chun Hae Kyeong said, “I was very pleased. Itwas the perfect opportunity to learn about the UN and myself.Winning at the MUN inspired me and I am sure this experience...

Happy September! It’s a new start for the semester. I hope thateveryone had a great summer vacation. It is a new month andnew semester. You might have made a schedule or decided todo for vacation when a summer vacation started. How was yourvacation? Were most of plans performed? If you did notperform your plans, then are you ready for new semester? Doyou have any special plans and decisions in this semester? Ihave. As a new editor in chief in Sookmyung Times I will workvery hard and publish good quality of newspapers forSookmyungians.“This is a perfect time to think of wishes you want to turn intorealities and goals you want to reach. It takes a lot to set yoursights on a distant horizon and to keep on reaching for thosegoals. It takes a lot of courage and hard work, believing andachieving, patience and perseverance, inner strength and gentlehope. It takes a lot of giving it your best and doing the fantasticthings you do. But most of all, It takes someone as wonderfulas you.”— Collin McCartyThis explains what we need for our dream. And this shows thatit is a perfect time for setting a goal. Although you had not wellfilledvacation why don’t you set your sight on a distant horizonand specific plans for splendid new start? Forget about yesterday and let’s move on tomorrow. I am sure it might leadyou to successful future. With you, I will also make a concrete individual goal and try to make the outstanding...

A problem about children of mixed race continues. Recently, in the Philippines,there are many children left without their fathers. They are called Kopino. Theterm of ‘Kopino,’ used in the Philippines, refers to children who are bornbetween a Korean man and a Filipina (Philippine woman)...

‘Yon-sama,’ Bae Yongjoon is the leading role of Hallyu Fever which is situation that Korean culture, movies andentertain contents are popular in other countries. As you know, Yon-sama...

Agora in Sookmyung The Discussion clubs enlarge their view and relationships through ‘Discussion.’ Their debating form and character are different, but their merits and pride are quite sim

After getting off the city hall station, in front of Deoksu Palace, I knitted my face and sighed out unconsciously. Not only steaming hot weather, unexpected passing rain also waited...

Sookmyung Women’s University (SMU) has had an honored tradition and history for over a century. How much is this tradition’s value? Korean society suffered pain while ...

Chung Shinwoo(CHUNG), the First Male Food stylist in Korea, has always a word of flourish. Before the Sookmyung Times (SMT) decided to interview with him, the flourish became burden because it made his image not only majestic but also proud, another word, arrogant. However, as entered loose kitchen located around Hongik University and talked with him, SMT realized his warm and kind personality towards not only food but also people. On the contrary, the honored title as the first male food stylist shades his humanism. The Food stylist CHUNG needs any decoration because ...

On July 2, students with physical disabilities and students volunteering to assist them met at Cafe Blueberry in the Student Unionto make proposals and award the most...

Some people may say, “If everyone cannot do something, you cannot do it either.” It might correspond to her position, Director General at the National Institute of...

Have you ever heard the Korean native plant Syringa patula? In 1947, Elwin M. Meader, a plant collector from the U.S., found a seed of Syringa patula on Baekundae, Seoul’s highest peak, located...

On August 13, orientation, campus tour and welcome party were held for students who participated in ‘Summer School on Korean Language and Culture 2009’ At P.M. 2:00 in 505 of Centennial Ha...

Women+Economics=?It’s easy to think that the main groups who lead economy of one country are men as they take many of the leading roles. The Ministers of Finance and Economy, famous CEOs, and ec...

From August 1 to 2, 2009, the 5th S Leadership Youth Camp was held in the Samsung Convention Center, the 5th floor lecture rooms in Centennial Hall and the dormitory. S Leadership Youth Camp has...

What makes your heart beat? Your favorite movie star? Your brand-new shoes? In my case, seeing legendarypeople who are enjoying or have enjoyed their own job makes my heart beat faster. That is why th

Many students learn foreign languages, from English to Chinese, Japanese, French and German, but it is hard to experience foreign countries’ culture within Korea. Here are some students who...