The Gazette recently met the famous fairy tale writer Kim Myung-hee. She graduated from Keimyung University in 2006, majoring in creative writing. Now she is a Keimyung graduate student. Don't be surprised! She is 48 years old now. Most people think that it is a time to arrange and review their lives; however, she never thinks about that. She continues to work for her dream and a better future. She recently won the Buddha Literary Prize, a prize only awarded to writers who have worked for over 7 years in their literary field. It is also only awarded to one writer every 5 years. She has also re
Keimyung University’s Speed Limit club is readying a car to take part in the “Mini Baja Competition” from June 7 to 10 in Rochester, New York. The competition is run by the American Society of Automotive Engineers and sponsored by companies such as Toyota, Honda, Polaris, and Briggs & Stratton. Students from universities around the world join the competition to enhance their practical experience.Speed Limit is the only Korean team to have joined this competition for four consecutive years. The leader of Speed Limit, Kim Soon-dong, said “We hope that our car, DD 07, will finish in the top ten.
New freshmen enter Keimyung University annually. They need some help to get to know Keimyung University. That is why we have students guides, called EeKkeumi in Korean. These guides help freshmen and transfer students get information and guide them around the campus. I interviewed Jeong Yeon-chul, the leader of the students guides and a junior from the Faculty of Tourism Management Information System.Q. Could you introduce the freshmen guides? We help new students enter university. We belong to Admission Affairs, and we started in April, 2005. Now we have four members and we are going to have
What was the most challenging moment of your life? Challenge is a very important thing to do. We will meet one man who is very challenging. The Gazette interviewed Kim Ju-bum, the 37th General Student Council president of KMU, who graduated from the Department of Public Administration in 2002. Now he is an assemblyman of Dalseo-gu and the youngest assemblyman in Korea.1. How did you become an assemblyman of Dalseo-gu?To tell the truth, I wanted to study film in university. However, my family opposed studying film. Therefore, I entered KMU's Department of Public Administration. However, I got m
The Gazette went to Momoyama Gakuin University in Japan, sister school of Keimyung University and had time to inquire with Momoyama Gakuin University about the sate of employment, educational facilities, culture in 2005. The interpreter who helped us to communicate with the people concerned, was Kim Tae-hyun. She went to KMU from 1995 to 1998 and majored in Japanese Language and Literature. The Gazette had an interview with her. Gazette When the Gazette saw you speaking Japanese fluently at first, we thought you were Japanese. How do you speak Japanese perfectle?Tae-hyun My pleasure. I was del
Keimyung University's BISA cheering group has been cheering since 1996. BISA was the first cheering group in Daegu city and the Gyeongbuk area. BISA's purpose is to unite Keimyung's 20,000 students as one. There are two men and six women in the BISA cheering group. The Gazette interviewed Moon Sung-hoon, the leader of the cheering group. Let's meet this young ambitious spirit! 1. What are the qualifications needed to be a BISA member? I think it is very important to have pure passion. We recruit new members once a semester in front of Bauer Hall. All freshmen can apply for this, but we select
The Keimyung Gazette recently interviewed Lee Ji-eun. She graduated from the Department of Fine Arts in 1997. She once worked for Christian Dior and Kenzo as Antonio Mars’ first assistant. Now she is preparing to launch her own brand, “Kondji.” Let’s meet our famous fashion designer Lee Ji-eun and see how our alumnus succeeded. Q1. How did you become a fashion designer?When I first entered Keimyung University, I didn’t realize my talent for fashion design. There were a lot of good artistic students and I didn’t know what kind of job I wanted. I was looking for a field that I could do well in.
We have honorary scholarships that are awarded to students who donate their scholarship money to students with financial needs. Let’s meet the first and two honorary scholarship students, Kim Hye-jung and An Hyon-suk. Kim Hye-jung is a first grade student in the College of International Studies. She is the first ever honorary scholarship student in Keimyung University. She said, “I am happy to be able to help students with financial needs. My parents wanted me to keep the scholarship, but now they are my best supporters. I hope I can share my favor with other students. I think we can not live