DKU NEWS

Students achieve outstanding scores at foreign organization sponsored events

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 06:00:18 +0900

Jaesu Im and Woo Won awarded with the best research paper prize from a symposium held by the Korea Society of Management Information Systems The research paper of Jaesu Im and Woo Won (PhD candidates, Management Information Systems) received the best paper prize for the 2012 Fall Symposium mutually hosted by the Korea Society of Management Information Systems and the Korea Association of Information Systems. Their paper on research-innovation spreading of cloud computing service characteristics’ effects on realized expectancy and purpose of use analyzes conditions for cloud computing services, which are attracting a lot of attention in the modern IT field relating to this rapidly spreading new technology. Unlike previous studies on innovation spreading theory, which state that in order to spread new media to users, users should be able to understand the complexities of the technologies and environments to test technologies prior to use, the winning paper discovered that cloud computing services can offer selection of service without any difficulty in usage even where short pretest period for service and complex technologies are present, due to the characteristics of modern IT users. Cloud Computing Unlike previous methods was used by IT equipment users to store information on individual equipment, cloud computing allows information to be stored on an internet server (Cloud) and for that information to be downloaded to IT equipment as needed. This method has the benefit of allowing access to data without limits of time and space. [Source] Naver Encyclopedia Cheonan) Visual Design Department students awarded with special award of International Brand Design Forum & Exhibition Visual Design Department students won a special prize at the 2012 Gyeongju International Brand Design Forum & Exhibition which was held for 2 days in the Gyeogju Dream Center from May 30 to June 1. At this event sponsored by Gyeongju City and hosted by the Brand Design Association of Korea, a total of 4 teams including Jaesik Choi, Sangryun Lee (seniors, Visual Design) of our university had the honor to receive a special award. While about 300 international and domestic professional designers, professors and students attended, this international art exhibition displayed about 200 art pieces submitted to increase competency of city branding for Gyeongju City. An international forum was held with city branding professionals from Korea, USA, France, and Japan. Award-winning pieces will be transferred to various posters, package designs, etc., which will be used for promoting the city brand of Gyeongju.

Dankook University Dasan LINC Business Group Appears

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 05:46:39 +0900

In pursuit of the World’s Best Cluster of Industry-University Collaboration in bio-medicine Rises in Industry-University Collaboration achievements and employment are expected Dankook University held an opening ceremony for its LINC (Leading Information for Network Collaboration) business group in the concert hall at the Cheonan Campus Arts Hall on June 18th. University parties including President Hosung Chang and representatives of LINC cooperative firms, as well as related parties such as National Assembly Member Seungjo Yang (Cheonan Gap), Director of Cheonan City Council Dongwook Kim, President of Daejeon Chungnam Small and Medium Business Association Gwangsu Park, attended the successful event. Last March, our university was selected as a finalist for LINC development business by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, leading to the launch of Dasan LINC Business Group, which strives to realize its goal of becoming the “World’s Best Cluster of Industry-University Collaboration in Bio-medicine.” The Business Group will use medical-life science infrastructure such as basic science, engineering, life science related departments, the medical and dental colleges, the school of pharmaceutical science, and the Cheonan Dankook University Hospital. The Group will also promote various industry-university collaboration projects by establishing a collaboration system with corporations and local governments in the bio field in the Chungcheong region. Our university will receive 200 million won of national support funding, and it is planning to invest 260 million won in total (including counterpart funds provided by DKU) for LINC business. Its plan is to build Dasan LINC Hall of 11,090㎡ (about 3,300 pyeong), which will be housed in five stories above ground and one below after remodeling the existing dental college and dental clinic, in order to create synergy effects by placing LINC business group related facilities in one location. This business endeavor is expected to make DKU an industry-university collaboration friendly university as it builds university specialized in industry-university collaboration for bio fields, including bio technology and bio ventures in order to develop outstanding individuals who can contribute to the development of local industry. Also, it will expand and change post entry methods for admissions and increase the performance rate of DKU in industry-university collaboration for professors’ promotion evaluations. Moreover, its implementation will encourage practical focused education by developing an industry-university united undergraduate system and applying an on-site practice grading system. Its plan is to increase the employment rate of LINC business participating departments, which currently run about 55% to 70%. “By maximizing the benefits of becoming a medical life science specialized campus in Cheonan, we can create various industry-university collaboration models which will enable our university and local businesses to collaborate and mutually develop,” said DKU President Hosung Chang.

Foundation Ceremony for Mongol Overseas Volunteers / Farming Village Volunteers

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 05:44:26 +0900

Mongolia volunteer group sent for 11 days from June 30th, Volunteered for medical, educational, and environmental improvement/ Delivered 3000 products. Prior to traveling as volunteers to Mongolia this summer vacation, 61 members of a DKU volunteer group participated in a Foundation Ceremony at Student Union Hall of Cheonan Campus on June 15th at 5:30pm to prepare for 11 days of volunteer work starting on June 30th. The volunteer group set up camp at ’88 School’ in the Naalaiheugu region about 30 km south-west of Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia’s capital). They planned various volunteer activities, including medical, educational, environmental improvement, etc. 13 dental medical volunteers composed of professors of the Dental College, nurses, and prosthetists performed dental examinations, tooth extractions, and nerve/prosthetic therapy on about 500 local residents. The student volunteer group of selected individuals with various talents planned to provide education in Korean, English, Science, Physical Education and the Arts, as well as environmental improvement work such as LED electronic display installation, standing signboard installation, field lighting installation, instant water heater maintenance, and painting. Furthermore, 3000 products including bicycles, clothes, sports equipment and stationery items prepared by Dankook University were donated. Especially, it was impressive and heartwarming to see that students who participated in last year’s Mongolia volunteer activity prepared stationery sets for 88 school children. Also, 10 Mongol National University students majoring in Korean and 20 Dankook University students who are studying abroad in Mongolia planned to meet to provide translation for the volunteer group and offer a chance for communication with the locals. “This is the 6th Mongolia volunteer activity since 2007, and it is receiving compliments from local residents as an important volunteer activity comprising education and medicine,” said Vice President Jongjin Choi of Cheonan Campus, who attended the foundation ceremony for the overseas volunteer group. “I am planning to gradually expand overseas volunteering activities during vacation since it is a chance for students to experience the value of volunteering and to broaden their knowledge.” ▶ Commemorative photo of foundation ceremony for Mongolia Overseas Volunteer Group Opening ceremony for farming village volunteer group Sent 42 students for 7 days from June 21st. The DKU farming village volunteer group, which visits remote villages across the nation held an opening ceremony for this summer vacation’s activities. Volunteer group composed of 42 students held the ceremony at Student Union Hall of Cheonan Campus on June 15th at 4:30pm. The group visited Solmadang Village in Inji-myeon in the city of Seosan in Chungnam Province for 7 days from June 21st and helped farming, wall painting, and improving the village environment. Volunteer participants received 40 volunteer activity hours, uniforms, and work clothes, and outstanding volunteers had the opportunity to be selected for volunteer work overseas during winter vacation. “This activity is a chance for students to rethink the true meaning of volunteering while realizing Dankook’s basic educational values of truth and service when they provide help to a farming village that lacks workers due to the ageing of society,” said Social Volunteering Director Seunghwan Park. ▶ Commemorative photo of opening ceremony for Farming Village Volunteer Group

Improved Dental Health for the Disabled offered at DKU’s Newly Opened Gyeonggi Dental Care Center for the Disabled

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 05:42:19 +0900

Starting from the 24th, DKU’s Jukjeon Dental Clinic offers dental care services for disabled patients following installment of upgraded medical facilities that meet the needs of disabled patients, filling an important gap in dental health Dankook University’s Jukjeon Dental Clinic (hereafter Jukjeon Dental Clinic, hospital director Eunsuk Kim) held an opening ceremony at Jukjeon Campus on the 24th to kick-off the new clinic’s grand opening. University President Hosung Chang, University Foundation Chairman Hakjun Kim, Gyeonggi-do Economics Department Governor Jayul Lee, Yongin City Mayor Hakgyu Kim, National Assembly Member Sunkyo Han and other important guests attended the opening ceremony. “We will support the Dental Care Center for the Disabled to provide services for disabled persons of the Gyeonggi region who are often left out of traditional medical facilities,” said DKU President Chang at the ceremony. Gyeonggi Dental Care Center for the Disabled is operated and supported by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and Gyeonggi Province so that disabled persons in the province may receive professional dental health care services. The 726㎡ (220 pyeong) center is located on the 2nd floor of the Welfare Building at Dankook University’s Jukjeon Campus. The center has about 10 employees including 2 doctors, physical therapists, and speech therapists. The center will provide systematic dental health care services for disabled persons, who have previously been in the blind spot of dental care, in facilities that include a sense and motion cure center which enables general anesthesia, an operation room and behavior therapy, as well as a speech and cognitive cure center for improving speech and cognitive ability, and a dental office exclusively for disabled persons. The center not only provides medical fee discounts for disabled people but also provides medical services at low cost in conjunction with the unlimited care service policies of Gyeonggi Province. In addition, it supports dental care of disabled people by actively using operating cost support from the Ministry of Health and Welfare and support funds from disabled groups such as the Smile Foundation. ▶ Tape cutting event at the opening ceremony of Gyeonggi Dental Care Center for the Disabled (From left, Gyeonggi Province Physically Disabled Association President Sukhyeon Yoo, Jukjeon Dental Clinic Director Eunsuk Kim, Smile Foundation Executive Director Yepyo Hong, Gyeonggi Province Dentist Association Head VP Sungwon Lee, Yongin Northwestern Community Welfare Center Director Sungpil Yang, Yongin Mayor Hakgyu Kim, Dankook University President Hosung Chang, Gyeonggi Province Economics Department Governor Jayul Lee, Dankook University Educational Foundation Chairman Hakjun Kim, National Assembly Member Sunkyo Han, Student Union Hall Director Sukgi Yun, Suji-gu Office Director Jongsu Yu.) ▶ Care facility

Nobel Prize Winner Tells RNA Story

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 05:40:21 +0900

Professor Andrew Z. Fire of Stanford University (USA), a Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine, held a special lecture providing useful information on RNA interference, an important discovery in biology Andrew Z. Fire of Stanford University (USA) gave a special lecture at Dankook University last month. Fire is a recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discovering RNA interference, which is one of the most important achievements in biology. This lecture was arranged by the Department of Molecular Biology and was held at Humanities Hall on June 1. In the special lecture, Professor Fire told various stories on RNA and RNA interference, introducing his discoveries to the audience in easily understood language. “We prepared this event to inspire our university students and to help them develop deeper interest in study and research,“ said Professor Sunju Chung (Molecular Biology), who arranged the event. “Students will gain from the experience of listening to a special lecture presented by a world famous scholar in the RNA field, which is one of the most important issues related to current studies in Molecular Biology.” RNA interference is an action of RNA, which was originally thought to carry a subordinate role in the gene expression process, actively controlling and interfering protein synthesis, playing a more important role in living beings than previously thought.This is an important discovery which totally overturned the central dogma of existing molecular biology, and it has unlimited possibilities for applications in medicine, engineering, agriculture and similar fields. Moreover, it opens the possibility of relating to cures for AIDS or cancer through injection of double helix RNA once we know the DNS sequences causing those diseases. Professor Fire is currently working at Stanford University in California, and he was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discovering RNA interference along with Professor Craig Mello of Massachusetts University.

Mongolian Studies Department Invites Parents for Info Sharing Session

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 05:37:34 +0900

Understanding Mongolian Studies Shared various opinions on undergraduate studies, exchange student opportunities, career path and job search Mongolian Studies Department held the 2012 Mongolian Studies Department-Parent Info Session in the Central Lecture Room of Humanities Hall at Cheonan Campus on June 2 at 1pm. This event was held with about 50 parents of Mongolian Studies students present. The goal was to help parents gain a more comprehensive understanding of the Department of Mongolian Studies and to give a chance for university members and parents to share opinions on students’ college life and career path. The event included explanations on the curriculum, exchange student opportunities and Mongolian Studies program, career path after graduation, etc., followed by a Q & A session. Also, parents had a chance to tour the main facilities such as the dormitory and library, and experience the culture and traditional foods of Mongolia in Cheonan Campus’ own Ger (traditional Mongolian tent). At this event, parents showed great interest in explanations of future prospects and career paths for students of Mongolian Studies. Department professors who attended the event portrayed a bright future for students, saying that only 2 universities in the nation, including Dankook University, offer Mongolian Studies. Compared to the recent growth in numbers of Mongolians entering Korea and domestic companies advancing to Mongolia, there is currently a very limited number of experts, which has resulted in a rapid rise in the employment rate of graduates. Employment opportunities in the immigration office, external affairs and National Intelligence Service are especially active. Dankook University, which was the first university in Korea to include a Department of Mongolian Studies, has fostered outstanding professionals and made a name for itself as the best professional educational organization for Mongolian studies. DKU has sisterhood relations with 4 Mongolian universities including the National University of Mongolia and is developing active exchange activities within the exchange student system. Last year, 7 graduates were specially employed as correction civil officers, and others are actively entering into areas like immigration in the Ministry of Justice, external affairs at the National Police Agency, the National Intelligence Service, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the tourism industry, and trading companies. ▶ Mongolian Studies Department holds Mongolian Studies Department-Parent Info Session at Humanities Hall, Cheonan Campus

‘Move in Dankook’, A New Style of Publicity Video

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 06:07:28 +0900

The 5th Wings DKU Team – student publicity ambassadors at Dankook University - have produced a new university publicity video, ‘Move in Dankook’ recently. ‘Move in Dankook’ impresses with 190 cuts of beautiful scenery around campus and students participating in various activities in a 1 minute and 13 second video showing Dankook University’s dynamic changes and improvements while simultaneously showing off Jukjeon Campus’ stunning facilities and environment. ‘Move in Dankook’ is a video sequel of ‘How far did you go in Dankook University?’ which appealed to many by showing the facilities, services and educational research around Jukjeon Campus in a short and simple film. Members who have planned this video including Yong Huh (junior, Management Dept.), a 5th Team member of Wings DKU, said that they hope students promote ‘Move in Dankook’ and that they are planning to make another video sequel to show the unique and diverse strong points of DKU. For the past year, our university has gained popularity not only among professors and staff but also among parents and high school students preparing for the University Entrance Exam by producing about 20 university publicity videos including Dankook University LipDub 1 and 2, deemed a sensation among domestic university publicity videos, music videos for Wings and Night like Tonight by the Blue Bears (published as a talent donation album for the first time among domestic universities), and the video ‘How far did you go in Dankook University?’ Main videos of our university are gaining popularity among the public and people around the world since they are viewable on the Dankook University Channel (right below the direct link for the DKU homepage) on Youtube. <‘Move in Dankook’ Production Team> Camera and Editing: Kibeom Park (senior, Management), Title: Minjung Cho (junior, Visual Design), Location Manager: Daekeun Kim (senior, Architecture), Actor: Yong Huh (junior, Management)

Honorary President Chungsik Chang and Poet Koeun (Named Endowed Chair Professor) credited as ‘Evergreen Humans’

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 05:35:37 +0900

The 20th Endowment Ceremony of Evergreen Humans was held on May 16th at the Korea Press Center for Honorary President Chungsik Chang and Poet Koeun, who were selected as Korea’s Evergreen Humans. An endowment ceremony was held by the Korea Evergreen Association and Evergreen Association members, including the endowment chairmen of the Korea Evergreen Committee. At the ceremony, Honorary President Chungsik Chang and poet Koeun (endowed fellow at Dankook University) were endowed as Evergreen Humans before Yongbok Kim, Honorary President of Seoul Yeongdong Farm, and about 200 congratulators attending the event. “Selecting Evergreen Humans isn’t about giving awards, but about endowing the selected recipients as living evergreen humans,” said Honorary President Juyeong Lee of the Korea Evergreen Association. “We select award recipients through strict evaluation of prominent elders (over 70 years old) in society who have participated in volunteer work and shown dedication for more than 30 years.” In the opening speech, Lee also said that the selected award recipients this year are the finest among many recommended candidates and that he is very happy to endow such fine citizens. According to the Korea Evergreen Association, candidates must be over 70 years old because among people who succeeded early in their life, some are corrupted. “I have gained a lot personally from the challenges in the process of publishing the Korean-to-Chinese Unabridged Dictionary, which is the most comprehensive such dictionary in the world, being the first among Korean universities to develop and achieve the Saemaeul Movement at Chungyang (Chungnam Province), contributing in South and North Korean exchange and composing a united team of South and North Korea as a representative for North-South Sports Meet, and worthiness of opening a new study path for students who have been expelled for participating in student activism,” expressed Honorary President Chang upon receipt of the award. ▶ Honorary president, Chungsik Chang receives his endowment medal. ▶ Poet Koeun (endowed fellow at Dankook University) receives his endowment medal. ▶ Honorary President Chungsik Chang (middle) and poet Koeun (left) take a photograph after receiving endowment medals. ▶ Commemorative photo time after ‘The 20th Endowment Ceremony of Evergreen Humans.’

Engineering Experts-in-training Selected for Center for Innovative Engineering Education Project Supervised by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

Tue, 15 May 2012 04:45:30 +0900

2 billion won will be supported to each campus, Jukjeon and Cheonan, totaling 4 billion won over 10 years Focus will be on training creative engineers utilizing strengths of each campus JukJeon and Cheonan Campus of Dankook University (President Hosung Chang) have been selected in the 2nd Stage of Support for the Center of Innovative Engineering Education Project which is supervised by MEST (Ministry of Education, Science and Technology) and KIAT (Korea Institution for Advancement of Technology). Each campus will receive up to 2 billion won in funding over the next 10 years from March 2012 to February 2022. A total of 4 billion won in government contribution will be funded. Jukjeon Campus trains creative engineers through regional convergence with Dankook’s Innovative Engineering Education System Jukjeon Campus will invest a total of 5.2 billion won of project budget (including government funding and Dankook’s matching funds) to pursue various engineering projects under the university’s goal to train creative engineers through the regional convergence with Dankook’s Innovative Engineering Education System. To enhance students’ creative and practical skills, the university will implement a Capstone Design program, field practice program, educational convergence program, ICT convergence program integrating the university’s characteristics and regional strategic industry of Southeastern Gyeonggi Province, triple open program for liaison exchange with overseas and regional firms, and innovative employment/business foundation program. Also, Dankook will continue to exert efforts to offer high quality engineering education through the development of the Innovating Engineering Education System focusing on market demand. To accomplish this, all departments in the College of Engineering at JukJeon Campus, the Department of Architectural Engineering, School of Business Administration, Department of Fashion Merchandise Design, regional governments (Gyeonggi Province, Yongin City) and cooperating companies (Hyosung, P&H Tech, Ventex, EMF Safety) are participating as partners to support associated projects. Cheonan Campus produces collaborative global engineering experts Cheonan Campus plans to enrich its learning environment through creative education, educational convergence, global open education, and industry customized education under the goal to produce collaborative global engineering experts focusing on industry-academic cooperation. The campus will develop courses for the enhancement of creative education programs and educational convergence, while operating an entrepreneur program fostering creative ideas. Also, to produce talented engineers with industry specialization, Dankook will offer field education focusing on practical work, Capstone Design education taught by industry experts, and enhanced field study and internship programs The university has also begun to increase the number and scope of programs in industry-academic collaboration through the establishment of the Innovative Engineering Education Program by the local government and the university. This program includes the Local Industry Development Program and pursues cooperative business through Centers for Innovative Engineering Education of universities in the Cheonan and Asan region. Through the program, industry-academic partnership will be activated by integrated joint research projects and material sharing, technical training for cooperative business and special lecture offerings. For this, the Center for Innovating Engineering Education at Cheonan campus will establish a cooperative system incorporating 9 departments of the College of Engineering, related administrative sectors such as the Business Incubation Center and SME Industry-Academic Cooperation Center, local governments (Chungnam Province, Cheonan City), centers for innovative engineering education in local universities, and cooperative firms. Meanwhile, all departments of engineering and architectural engineering at Jukjeon and Cheonan Campus are included in accreditation through ABEEK (Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea) and, as such, are recognized for their world class quality of engineering education. At present, centered around the Center for Innovative Engineering Education of both campuses, various efforts such as holding Capstone Design competitions, establishing infrastructure related to engineering education, and employing additional faculty are being prioritized to further improve engineering education quality at Dankook. Note) Capstone Design (Creative integral design) Project This is an integral design course to educate individuals in the creative design techniques related to industrial fields. Engineering students will learn the entire process of planning, designing, and producing industry systems, components or processes based on theories learned in undergraduate studies instead of writing a senior graduation thesis. This course will help engineering students solve the problems they will face in the field.

DKU Holds KUST (Korea University Sport Federation) Meeting for University Sports Development

Tue, 15 May 2012 02:28:35 +0900

KUST Meeting was held on the 3rd at 10am in Jukjeon Campus Conference Room to standardize and stimulate interest in university sports. Presidents and interested parties of 16 universities nationwide attended the meeting to discuss improvements and direction, along with current issues of Korea’s university sports. In this meeting, various arguments were made on ▲ how to improve the university entry screening system for student athletes; ▲ how to eradicate the paid scout system for scouting student athletes; ▲ main issues of university sports at each member university. Especially, the self-reflecting voices of universities calling for improvements in the system focused on recently raised issues of match fixing and scout issues in university sports, and various countermeasures and agenda to prevent these autonomously by universities were discussed in depth. “It’s time to suggest a direction for university sports and to discuss realistic and detailed policies since university sports is recently experiencing a gradual decrease in interest,” said Dankook President Hosung Chang. “We can start to implement more make realistic policies based on today’s discussion.” KUST Association, Inc. was established on July 16, 2010 to manage and direct overall university sports, to create advanced university sports culture, and to promote revival and financial independence of university sports in jeopardy. Hosung Chang took the 2nd Presidential Chair of KUST last February, and 51 universities currently serve as members of the organization.

Madam Younghee Lee Donates 100 Million Won, Family of Deceased Manjung Daebong Kang and Medical School Alumni Association Each Donate 10 Million Won for University Development Fund

Tue, 15 May 2012 04:44:44 +0900

Madam Younghee Lee (2nd semester of masters studies in Ceramics) donated 100 million won for university development. Madam Younghee Lee, currently undergoing her graduate studies in Ceramics (2nd semester, master’s) donated 100 million won for university development to President Hosung Chang on February 27th. “My relation with the university started when I entered graduate school here in 2011, and my classes have brought me to love the university,” said Lee. “I hope that this donation can be used for educating excellent students and developing the university.” Meanwhile, Madam Lee is planning to open an individual exhibition on April 18th at Insadong Gallery with her ceramic pieces she has made since entering the university last year. Family of deceased Manjung Daebong Kang donated 10 million won the University Scholarship Fund In remembrance of the 10th anniversary of the passing of his wife’s father, the late Manjung (晩亭) Daebong Kang (姜大鳳), Hakjun Kim, the Chairman of the Dankook University Educational Foundation, donated 10 million won for scholarship funding in conjunction with the family of the deceased on March 2nd. Chairman Kim and the family of the deceased said that they will donate 10 million won every year starting this year following the will of the late Kang under the title ‘Manjung (晩亭) Scholarship’ following the late Kang’s pen name. Five students per year will be selected to receive the scholarship, and each will receive 2 million won. Manjung (晩亭) Daebong Kang (姜大鳳, 1915-2002) was born in Jeonju City and graduated from Kyungsung Professional School of Law. He is noted for his work as the executive director of Seoul Bank and as the first president of Seoul Guarantee Insurance Co., Ltd. The Medical School Alumni Association donated 10 million won for the University Development Fund The Medical School Alumni Association (President Jungkeun Hyun, professor of Nano Biomedicine) donated 10 million won for university development to President Hosung Chang at Cheonan Campus on March 30 at 11:30am. A spokesperson for the Medical School Alumni Association said that the association will continue to support future university development and young students’ studies.

Event Held for Visitation of Graduates Now Serving as Senior Government Officers

Tue, 15 May 2012 04:43:07 +0900

9 senior government officers, all graduates of our university, visited the school A major event was held for students preparing for the national civil service examination “The National Examination is one of the paths by which citizens can serve our nation. For those who strive to do their best in the face of any problem in the process, we will be standing here. We will be your mentors. We hope all of your dreams come true and wish to meet you again in the future.” Graduates spent a meaningful time with the students who dream of becoming government officers serving our country. On March 24th in #215 of Social Science Hall, senior government officers who graduated from Dankook visited students and offered advice about preparing for the National Exam. Senior government officer participants in this event hosted by the Civil Service Examination Union which is composed of Social Science University (Dean Soon-chul Ahn) and successful candidates of the National Civil Service Examination from our university are as follows: Hyun Chul Park (RDA, Rural Development Administration, entry class of 76), Joon Chul Son (National Assembly Intelligence Committee, entry class of 77), Hyung Shin Kang (Environmental Dispute Committee of Ministry of Environment, entry class of 78), Chae Young Kim (National Assembly, entry class of 79), Suk Namgung (Socio-cultural Research of National Assembly Research Service, entry class of 79), Hae Nam Moon (Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, entry class of 80), Tae Hwa Kim (Military Manpower Administration, entry class of 81), Yoo Chul Jung (Korea Correctional Service of Ministry of Justice, entry class of 81), and In Su Kim (Administrative Appeals Bureau of Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission, entry class of 82). About 70 students preparing for national examinations like the National Civil Service Exam, Foreign Service Exam, and CPA exam participated in the event, which gave them the opportunity to reevaluate their dreams and to gain vital information on exam preparation through group conversation with graduates for about 1 hour and 30 minutes. For the group mentoring system, Bon Hwan Yang (entry class of 84), Director of Chuncheon Youth Detention Center of the Ministry of Justice; Kyong Yong Lee (entry class of 84), Head of Operational Support Division of the Ministry of Environment; Dong Myung Lee (entry class of 84), Publicity Manager of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy; Hee Su Kim (entry class of 84), Head of Housing Construction and Supply division of Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs; Pil Kyo Im (entry class of 93, Secretary of Vice Chairman of Korea Communications Commission; and Jung Hyo Choi (entry class of 96), Spokesperson (Deputy Director) of the Military Manpower Administration, participated as mentors and directly interacted with students. “I was intimidated by the thought of ‘can I really do it?’ but I gained confidence and desire to accomplish my goals from the practical advice of the graduates,” said attendee Tae Rim Lee (senior, Political Science & International Relations). “I will do my best to succeed so I can later share the advice I received with students in the future.” “I hope this event helps students prepare for National Examinations,” said Hae Nam Moon, Head of the Civil Service Examination Union. “This event was prepared so Dankook students can inherit the traditions of successful graduates.” He also said he is planning to support students by holding similar events regularly.

Korea’s First Ever Release of Digital Album as Student’s Talent Donation

Tue, 15 May 2012 04:43:44 +0900

Taec Yeon Ok of the group 2PM has released a digital album to support his fellow Dankookians and less fortunate neighbors Registered a song on Melon, needs active participation of students, faculty members and alumni by downloading Our university has released a digital album entitled Blue Bears (featuring Taec Yeon) 1st Album , signifying Korea’s first donation album. The album features Taec Yeon, current students and alumni. This album is made as a talent donation by the participants, and the profits will be used to help less fortunate neighbors. This is a campaign album for fundraising. This digital album contains a new song, The Wing, for which Taec Yeon Ok (senior, Management) and students in the department of Vocal Music at Dankook University wrote the lyrics, composed the song, and sang together. The album also includes a remake of the song Night Like Tonight, which was a hit in the early 90s. Taec Yeon Ok personally wrote the rap lyrics for The Wing and Night Like Tonight and participated in the singing. He also appeared in the music video of The Wing. For this project about 100 people including Taec Yeon, Dankook University alumni and students participated in supporting roles as staff in choreography, video and design for a year, producing 2 songs and two related music videos. This album is currently registered on the music site, Melon, and the university asks for active participation of our university’s students, faculty members and alumni. Since this the first domestic and international release of a digital album that is made through the talent donation of university students, it will serve as a project promoting new donation culture in universities. Starting from this musical talent donation of our students, our university is planning to develop various cultural contents of talented students, alumni associates, and professors and open a talent donation concert. Title: Blue Bears (featuring Taec Yeon) 1st Album Musicians: Taec Yeon of 2PM and the Blue Bears Songs: 1. Night Like Tonight (remake) 2. The Wing (new song) is a project album made through the talent donations of 2PM member Taec Yeon Ok and Dankook University alumni. Profits will be raised for school development and delivered as scholarships to young people experiencing economic hardship. The album is a love practice campaign for social organizations and less fortunate neighbors who need help. Despite his busy schedule, Taec Yeon Ok wrote the rap and lyrics for both songs and devoted himself in a professional manner. Ji Yoon Yang (Department of Vocal Music) composed and arranged the song, and Jae Young Song added MIDI parts. Three other students (Doo Ri Moon, Kyung Eun Kim, Sun-hee Park) in Vocal Music participated as vocalists. Min Lee played solo cello for The Wing. Planning, production, and producing of the project was done by Bong Jun Lee, CEO of Hojin Communications and a representative of Dankook’s alumni. 1. Original Lyrics/Composition – Jung Sun Lee, Arrangement (MIDI)- Jae Young Song Rap Lyrics, Rap- Taec Yeon Ok, female vocals- Doo Ri Moon, Kyoung Eun Lee This is a very well known song among the generations, and we saw not only the people in their 30~40s but also young people in their 20s becoming one as they sang the song in a music café near H university. So, we selected and remade this song. A house beat that younger listeners like is added to the song. A mixture of Taec Yeon Ok’s middle-low-tone rap, which is different from his original rap style, and the powerful yet unique vocal color of female vocalists Doo Ri Moon and Kyung Eun Lee adds freshness to this song. An electronic sound was used in the entire song, arranged by Jae Young Song, a composer and pianist who can perform all kinds of genres like classical, jazz, and pop. He has already released a hip hop album, Sonz Family, and currently he is waiting for the release of his piano digital single albums Margin and Love. 2. Composition, Lyrics, MIDI – Ji Hoon Yang, Rap Lyrics & Rap- Taec Yeon Ok Female Vocals- Sun Hee Park (Feat.), Cello- Min Lee The Wing is an electronic hip hop song that mixes a dreamy sound with an addictive piano melody. This song delivers a supportive message to spread one’s wings and freely take to the sky when one experiences difficulties or failures in life. The powerful rap of Taec Yeon Ok sets the tone, and the voice of female vocalist Sunny adds a dreamlike sweetness to the song. Unlike other popular existing songs that are mainly performed with electronic instruments, this song has exquisitely mixed the acoustic sounds of piano and cello to the electronic sound and gives a feeling of crossover music. Emotional instrumentals and cheerful rhythms add a spark to the sound in this new song. 3. About 100 Dankook University students participated to produce music videos for the album’s songs by planning, directing, and acting. * This song can be downloaded at all music websites including Melon, Naver, and Bugs. Melon : http://www.melon.com/cds/album/web/albumdetailmain_list.htm?albumId=2087406&MAIN=MAIN_NA Soribada : http://www.soribada.com/#/Music/Album/?TID=KD0005124 Mnet : http://www.mnet.com/album/249223 Bugs Music : http://music.bugs.co.kr/album/322529 Olleh Music : http://www.ollehmusic.com/#/AlbumDetail/f_Album_info.asp?album_id=80284901&us=X Naver Music : http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=314594 Daum : http://music.daum.net/album/main?album_id=596667

Best Prize, Korea-China International Art Fair / Photography Division Silver Prize

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:46:27 +0900

Mr. Kim Tae-woo (Graduate School, Oriental Painting Major) wins best prize at the Korea-China International Art Fair. Graduate students Mr. Kim Tae-woo(Oriental Painting Major) won best prize at the '2011 Korea-China International Art Fair' last July. ▶ [Calm - Early morning] ▶ [Calm - Curves of daytime] This event was an opportunity for artists from China and Korea to mingle, and featured 107 influential artists, from current professors to arts students and new artists. Mr. Kim presented 6 pieces in all, and won the opportunity to hold an individual exhibit along with the Best Prize he won at the award ceremony. The individual exhibit will be held at the Seoul 'AP Gallery' for a week from October 5th. The Community Service Team Wins the Silver Prize at a Photography Contest The Cheonan Campus Community Service Team won Silver Prize at 'The 5th Sky and People Photography Contest', hosted by the Metropolitan Air Environment Agency. ▶ [Silver Prize Winner - Tail-catching] The Community Service Team had presented a picture taken during their activities in Mongolia last summer (Title: Tail-catching), and won the Silver Prize along with KRW 500,000 at the award ceremony early this month. A representative said that "although it is a small sum, we will use the entire winnings at the 'Rice Distribution Service'".

A series of constructions completed... the opening ceremony of the West Building and the 2nd Art Building

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:13:23 +0900

Dankook university opened its West Building and the 2nd Art Building in order to secure its education and research resources. The opening of the Jukjeon Campus West Building, installation of entrepreneurial education and movie contents industries. The opening ceremony of the Jukjeon Campus West Building was held at 11 am on the 20th, at the West Building lobby. The West Building spans 11,751㎡, with six floors above ground and two below. Various facilities related to research in cooperation between industry and academics, entrepreneurial education center, movie contents creation related labs, etc. The lobby is currently showing selected pieces from the 700 items donated by Park Chul, the ex-manager of the International Rotary area 3720. ▶ The opening ceremony of the Jukjeon Campus West Building ▶ Exhibit hall of the West Building Lobby At the opening ceremony, the signboard opening ceremony for the Hyungji Apparel Co. President Choi Byung-oh lecture hall was also held, in thanks for his continuing financial support for the university's students. ▶ the signboard opening ceremony for the Hyungji Apparel Co. President Choi Byung-oh The opening ceremony for the 2nd Art Building. The opening ceremony for the Cheonan CamBuilding pus 2nd Art was held at 10 a.m. on the 22nd, at the front yard of the 2nd Art Building. It was created in order to solve the College of Art's space problem and establish a refreshing studying environment. Its construction began on January this year, and was completed after 8 months. It spans 4,259.55㎡, with two wings (A/B) that are three stories high, and contains the lecture halls/ research labs/ practical labs for the College of Art's Arts and Crafts, Sculpture, and Literary Creation Majors. ▶ The opening ceremonty of the Cheonan Campus 2nd Art Building