On June 30, Professor Shin Jin-kyo, Department of Business Administration, was appointed the head of Daegu Technopark planning. Daegu Technopark announced the appointment following an open-recruitment process. He will carry out planning for Daegu industry and an overhaul of planning and evaluation of projects for Daegu-city.Prof. Shin graduated from Keimyung University and received a master’s degree and doctorate from the Graduate School of Business at Yonsei University. He has been recognized for his research on regional industry and his leadership qualities.
Do you know the meaning of “white night”? White night is the phenomenon of the sun not going down below the horizon, at a high latitude, in summer. In the novel White Night, two characters’ lives look like a white night.Ryo-ji and Yoki-ho experience their first love with each other. However, one day Ryo-ji witnesses a scene in which his father has sex with Yoki-ho, who has been forced into prostitution by her mother. He then kills his father by stabbing him with scissors and kills his mother to conceal his crime. Yoki-ho kills her mother by opening a gas pipe and letting the gas leak. The murd
Students of the College of Fine Arts organized a wall painting volunteer team and promised to make beautiful wall paintings on April 1. They are going to draw wall paintings in the dark areas of cities, such as in public facilities, guard posts, and land bridges. In addition, local residents can also participate in the volunteer work. Lee Se-ho, a student of the Department of Interior & Environment Design, and the head of the volunteer team, said, "I feel proud that we can do wall-painting for the local community, and I believe that through this event local residents can gain more interest in
Students take pictures of cherry blossoms Cherry blossoms next to Shattuck building
On Tuesday, March 10, Ying Dong Ling, a celebrity on the talk show Misuda, was appointed medical publicity ambassadress. In Daegu City hall, she received a commission plate from Kim Bum-il, the mayor of Daegu City. Ying Dong Ling said, “It will be difficult for me to study medical services. However, I will try to visit many medical institutions and experience more through them, which I believe can help me.” In the event, a male singer, Kim Yong-bin, was appointed medical publicity ambassador, and Katheryn Bailey, last year's medical publicity ambassadress, also attended the event. Ying Dong Li
Students eating dinner Exchange students and buddies
Son Chil-kyu graduated from the Department of Composition at Keimyung University. He climbed many kinds of Korean mountains as well as mountains in other countries.The Gazette interviewed him and asked him some questions about his life and his thoughts about mountains.1. I know you have climbed many mountains. Is there any particular reason why you started climbing?In the 1970s, our society experienced many democratic movements. At that time, some students just stayed in music cafs, while others like me went climbing to spend their university life. However, we all had one thing in common in th
Professors from the College of Environment are to support their students by providing funds. They made an agreement to make a fund that should be used to help needy students. Professors will pay an endowment for a period of ten years and this money will be used for scholarships. Professors from the College of Environment have often helped disabled and parentless families. Even though the money is not enough to help everyone, it will make a difference. Some professors from the College of Environment regularly donate the necessities of life and spend time with the disabled.
Merry Christmas! Keimyung’s Beautiful Chapel
My Personal View of the GazetteHello, my name is Lee Sang-wook. I'm a junior student in the Department of American Studies. I'm really happy that my article can be included in the Gazette. I sometimes read the Gazette, and I would like to express my personal view of the Gazette.First, the Gazette needs to try to give useful information to international students. Most foreign students don't know much about Keimyung University and Korea. Hence, the Gazette needs to include many articles about Korean culture and society to say nothing of Keimyung University news. If the Gazette can play such role
On November 5, Kim Jin-myung, a senior in the Department of English Language and Literature, was selected to join the 2009 Study of the U.S. Institute for Korean Undergraduate Student Leaders. Since September, the U.S Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) has tested university students through resume submission, English screening, a telephone interview, and a final videophone interview. From next January, Kim Jin-myung will participate in a leadership program, history and culture courses, and cultural exchange for six weeks in Chicago. ECA provides a round-trip airplane ticket, boar
The Gazette interviewed Daria Ishkora, Lennart Kaag, Pei-Rong Chen, foreign exchange students, about their first impression of Keimyung and the differences between their university and Keimyung.Gazette: Would you introduce yourself?Lennart Kagg: Hello. My name is Lennart Kaag. I'm from Netherlands. In the Netherlands, my major was International Business Economics. But, in Keimyung, I'm majoring in Supply Chain Management.Pei-rong Chen: My name is Pei-rong, Chen. I am from Taipei in Taiwan. My university is Tung-hai University, Taichung, which is a city in the middle of Taiwan. This university
Jack-o'-lanterns Professor Parker Students making jack-o'-lanterns
Keimyung University successfully finished its second recruitment of freshmen with 5500 students accepting offers, registering an overall competition rate of 4.61:1. The School of Medicine had the highest competition rate of 23.62:1 with 614 students applying for 26 places. Kang Mun-sik, superintendent of admissions, said, “The competition rate is similar to that of last year, but the number of applicants increased by 1110.” He added, “Through setting up specialized programs, we will continue to recruit excellent students.”
The cafeteria in the new welfare center Service counters The dining area