On January 13th to the 16th and again on the 27th to the 30th, ‘Firework-Camp’ for newly enrolled first year students was held. It was hosted by the Leadership General Education Institute. The Leadership General Education Institute representative said, “The frosh were able to experience school life

From January 5th to 26th, SMU held the 2015 Sookmyung Winter Beyond Borders Program (WBBP) for international students who signed up for the program. Kim Hansol, representative of the Office of International Affairs said, “WBBP is a program that runs every winter break. It is an opportunity for forei

“30 years later every family will own a 3D printer and make copies of household items.” This is the opinion held by three students when they discussed the future of humanity during a presentation competition held at the Humanities Festival. They thought about the future deeply and questioned present

From November 10th to the 31st, Sookmyung held an E-information Online Search Competition. The competition hosted by the Main Library was the 8th annual event of its kind. The purpose of it is introducing how to subscribe to academic databases and e-journals at the library and to rev up students'

On November 4th, SMU held its fall semester Student Mentoring Day. Professors of different departments made programs aimed at better communications with students. At SMU, there were two events hosted by the Office of Student Affairs. At 10 a.m. at the auditorium of Queen Sunheon Building, the movie

On the 15th and 16th of November, SMU held its university entrance essay exam in the Myungshin, Queen Sunheon, and Science Buildings. After receiving their KSAT scores, students who had gotten the minimum standard grade required to take the essay exam were invited to SMU to take the admissions test.

On November 11th, there was a date event with Sookmyung Women’s University President in Myungshin Lounge. About 40 students regardless of specialty subject attended the event. Students were given detailed information on SMU’s development plan and asked to voice their ideas and inquires about the pla

After graduating high school, I thought I would finally do something that I wanted, not something I was required. However, I had to make choices that would benefit my future job. “I learned how to play piano and traveled around the world simply because I loved those activities” is not a a good state

Yoon Seohyang, a blind middle school English teacher, and Kim Yeji, a well-known blind pianist are not the only hidden gems at SMU. Despite big obstacles, more and more physically-challenged students from SMU are vigorously brightening Korean society. SMU’s gentle power to move the world is succeedi

On October 25th, Sookmyung Homecoming Day, a ceremony for the 15th and 25th commencement was celebrated at Samsung Convention Center. Choi Hyejung, Director of Development and Cooperation Center said “Chungpa Hanul Fest, and Homecoming Day, the 15th and 25th graduation commencements had once held on

The 2014 Sookmyung Humanities Festival is being held. The main theme of the festival is ‘Humanities, Pull Down the Walls.’ The purpose of the festival is to inform people on how to overcome barriers in life with the knowledge of humanities and thoughts about oneself and one’s life. The festival hold

In winter of 2013, I participated in the Global Best Program in Hawaii to have a new experience. Throughout the 3 weeks of the program, I used my English skills in the real world, and I had a wonderful time experiencing a new culture. It was a short time but I learned and experienced many things. Al

On October 8th, SMU presented an honourary doctoral degree of Economics to Alassane Dramane Outtara, President of Cote d’ Ivoire. This is just the second time that SMU has presented an honourary degree to a president of an African country. President Outtara is an economic expert who graduated from t

On October 8th, the 10th anniversary exhibition ‘Wearable Art: Inspiration in Thread’ was held at the Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum (CEM). CEM opened on May 11th, 2004. It is a museum providing important embroidery cultural heritage artworks and textiles, especially from East Asia, for research

From September 24th to 26th, Sookmyung Women’s University held a school festival in which students from other universities could also enjoy together. Each major ran booths that served food for participants. Since the concepts and styles of the booths were all unique, students were able to visit all

On September 17th there was a seminar for the 2014 Short-term Visit of Chuo University in Japan at Han Sang Eun Lounge of Centennial Hall. The seminar was organized as part of the interuniversity lessons for the global partnership between Sookmyung Women’s University and Chuo University, which was e

Between the 16th and 19th of September, SMU library held an event, 2014 Foreign Publication Exhibition. It is held in the first floor of the SMU library. It gave a chance for students and professors to read a variety of foreign books in person and recommend the books they need to library. There were

On September 13th, the Admissions’s office hosted ‘Sookmyung Open Camous’ at the university’s 2nd campus. This event was held to give middle and high school students opportunities to meet professors and students in each major and provide information when choosing their university and majors. On this

Life is the C (choice) between B (birth) and D (death). The one summarize my year exchange at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM). Not only did I have to make a choice when selecting the program, I had to make several choices to open doors that presented themselves in front of me. Hiking mountai

Park, a second year student at Sookmyung Women's University wants to reserve a spot in the school library. She will not need a computer nor need to go directly to the library because she has downloaded the Smart Sookmyung application on her smart phone. She is able to reserve a library seat with