Annually each May, Sookmyung Women’s University hosts a debate contest. This year marked the 15th Annual Sookmyung Debate Competition. The topic of this year’s debate was ‘Artificial intelligence is disastrous for the future.’ The topic is relevant these days with the recent Alpha-go and Sookmyung’s

Recently, one enterprise has begun pursuing its own private interest on campus. Sound strange? This corporation is called Sookmyung-I, and it seeks both profits as a thriving company and education promotion as a university enterprise. The Sookmyung Times decided to investigate Sookmyung-I in order t

On April 27th and May 13th, candidate hopefuls for the 19th Sookmyung Women’s University President Election gathered to present their campaign policies and visions for the school at the auditorium of Queen Sunheon building. A preparatory committee for the election was specially established and consi

On Tuesday May 3rd, the Social Service Center hosted a bazaar named “A Beautiful Day at Sookymyung Women’s University” together with Beautiful Store at Multipurpose Hall from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event was held with support from faculty, students, and external aids. Various items were donated and s

A list of the Sookmyung body would include its students, professors, President Hwang, and office educational personal. However, there is one group that tends to be overlooked, but without them, the school would be at risk and students would have to study in unsanitary conditions. Regrettably, school

The by-election for the 48th Student Union President at Sookmyung Women’s University was cancelled. Originally, the 48th Central Election Management Committee had set elections for last year; however, the election was called off due to the disqualification of FORWARD seonbon, which had been deemed i

From April 4th to June 10th, the Career Development Center for Creative Economy will run Sookmyung Pick Me Program at the Student Union Building room 301. The program runs every Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. with cover letter writing on Tuesdays and job interview simulation on Thursday

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