Stony Brook University SUNY Korea

Spring 2022 Career Design School was successfully held on May 11 at SUNY Korea. SUNY Korea Career Development Center invited two executives from OMNIOUS, a fast growing visual AI solutions developer for fashion retailers. The notable speakers gave a talk on the topic “Can Fashion & AI Collaborate?” and SUNY Korea students, both SBU and FIT had the great opportunity to learn about the grand topic “AI integrated in the fashion industry.”After the event, a lot of the students commented that the talk helped them become aware of the importance of data and data management in the fashion industry. *Related article: Click here 

SUNY Korea Admissions announces that the application deadline got SUNY Korea Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) programs for Fall 2022 Admission has formally been extended until 11:59 PM, June 30, 2022 (Korea Standard Time). Because applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, we advise you to submit your applications as soon as possible. For all international applicants, we highly recommend you to complete and submit your applications by May 31, 2022 (Korean Standard Time). For more details, please contact SUNY Korea Admissions. *Online application: http://www.sunykorea.ac.kr/page/apply *Inquiry: +82-32-626-1030 / admission@sunykorea.ac.kr / Kakao Channel (ID: suny-korea)

An Opening ceremony was held at the Global Lounge of George Mason University on April 18th to celebrate the launch of a Global Campus Program for the newly established Incheon Citizen Life College (인천시민대학).  Over 50 people including faculty, staff from IGC, and new students participated in this event.    As the first “citizen’s university” in the country, composed of eight different universities, Incheon Citizen Life College is operated by the Incheon Institute for Talent and Lifelong Education.  All the lectures provided by the Incheon Citizen Life College are free and the registration rate of the courses showed a high record of 180%  upon the beginning of its courses. The citizens will receive honorary degrees from the universities as part of the program.    SUNY Korea, along with the other universities at the Incheon Global Campus (IGC), will partake in supporting the education of Incheon citizens by offering a wide variety of academic courses, thereby contributing to the local community.   Related article: Click here                           Click here 

  On April 20th, at the IGC Small Theater, IGC students were given the opportunity to learn from and have a networking session with IGC Alumni working as professional CEOs.  Four notable IGC alumni working in the fields of real estate service, customized website application development, social media, and IT solution startups shared their journeys of starting their own companies after graduation. SUNY Korea’s proud graduates Soomin Seo (CEO of Livable) and Dongyeob Lee (CEO of Zero Class Lab) participated in this event. 100 % of the attendees responded that the event “exceeded their expectations” in the evaluation survey. One of the lessons students mentioned learning through the workshop included “the government funding process and starting prototypes with tools instead of starting the program from scratch”. Meanwhile, if you are interested in the startup companies founded by SUNY Korea students, please visit their websites below! - Zero Class Lab (https://www.zeroclasslab.com)   CEO: Dongyeob Lee, CS graduate - class of 2020 - Livable (https://livable.kr, https://www.instagram.com/livable_korea)   CEO: Soomin Seo, TS graduate - class of 2020

On April 13, SUNY Korea students had a wonderful time on campus, celebrating the Easter Event hosted by Student Affairs. Students participated in fun activities such as picking up eggs throughout the campus, painting their own eggs, and photo time with the bunny!     

SUNY Korea TS student Sunghwan Kim won the first prize for the “Library Learning Spaces Naming Contest” hosted by IGCF. Sunghwan’s idea “GloFore” was selected as the name of the reading room located on the first floor of IGC Library. If you are looking for areas to read or study, please visit IGC Library in May!       Relevant article: click here 

On April 6th, four currently enrolled SUNY Korea students shared their internship experiences at major corporations in Korea. The companies introduced by the students include JoongAng Daily, Livable, 4STEC, Zero Class Lab, SingLab and Mulawear. Students who participated in this event gave positive comments such as: through this event students learned “how one can emphasize their ability when they do not have previous work experience”, “the importance of seeking out opportunities” and “having the right mindset and attitude”. 

Spring 2022 Alumni Panel Event was held on Saturday, April 2 for SUNY Korea students. The event was hosted by SUNY Korea CDC. Four of SUNY Korea’s successful SBU& FIT graduate professionals, working in the fields of accounting, soft engineering, fashion marketing, and consulting shared their career journeys and tips for job preparation. SUNY Korea students were also given the chance to ask questions to the graduates in the Zoom break out rooms. One of the students that participated in the event gave the feedback as follows “It was a really meaningful time that we could ask questions that I have been wondering about but had nowhere to ask casually. All speakers answered sincerely and gave me insights such as the importance of internship experience, license, and communication with professors. Also, I was touched by the confident attitudes from the speakers while they were delivering their presentation.” 

Dresses made by students as AAS degree graduation works at SUNY Korea FIT won prizes for the Macy’s Flower Show in NYC. A signal that spring has arrived in NYC, the annual Macy’s Flower Show is on now at the Macy’s Herald Square flagship in NYC until April 10. The beautiful works of fashion design students are displayed in Macy’s windows, and the works include the dresses designed by SUNY Korea FIT graduates (Jiwon Park and Yoojin Lee).   To read more, check out the articles in the links below.  Click here Click here

Fashion Institute of Technology, New York recently ranked as the number 1 and number 2 fashion school in different categories.    “Fashion, business, design, marketing, and technology are all represented at this school” (Scholarships Hall)   “The innovative curriculum has been developed with business leaders to prepare students for real-life work, ensuring that they’re ready to jump into a full- time position as soon as they graduate” (Careeraddict)     References)   FIT Ranking No. 1 in 2022   Scholarships Hall Careeraddict    FIT Ranking No. 2 in 2022   CEOworld Magazine

Attention all FIT Applicants! The Final Deadline for FIT Applications for Fall 2022 is fastly approaching!   Your applications and documents are due SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2022, 11:59 PM (KST).   Visit the link below and submit your application now!     2022년 가을학기 FIT 지원마감일이 다가오고 있습니다!   지원서와 모든 제출서류들은 2022년 4월 30일 토요일 23:59시까지 제출하셔야합니다.    아래의 링크를 통해 지금 지원하세요.   Applications/지원서: https://apply.sunykorea.ac.kr/apply/      Inquiry/문의: 032-626-1030 | admission@sunykorea.ac.kr | SUNY Korea Admission (Kakao ID)

Dear SUNY Korea Students,   SUNY Korea’s COVID -19 Taskforce met on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, to review our current status. Following a comprehensive review, the committee has decided to end the two weeks of temporary online classes and return to the original mode of instructions, starting Monday, April 4.  Please make the necessary plans to return to in-person classes as before. Furthermore, the committee has decided that larger classes that were being taught online will continue to be online. However, they can have in-person exams. Instructors of those classes will inform you if any exams will be in person and will provide the necessary information to you promptly.   These decisions are based on our contingency plan since our reported infection rate is well below 5%. Also, as before these decisions are in full compliance with government regulations. Our main goal is to enhance your educational experience with paramount concern for your health and safety. All of the class management rules and policies remain as before. Please review them here again  http://www.sunykorea.ac.kr/sk/announcement   As before you are required to report any infections to your instructors immediately with proof of a positive test (RAT or PCR) taken at a medical facility. This is required in order to be excused from in-person classes for seven days of the quarantine period, which begins on the positive test date. During this period your instructors will accommodate you by providing all of the necessary information and resources to you.   Managing COVID 19 requires the cooperation of all of the SUNY Korea family. We believe that with precautions that we have in place attending in-person classes will not cause additional risk of infection, yet substantially enhances your educational experience. However, we ask you to follow our regulations and be vigilant both on-campus and off-campus to protect your health and that of your community. With the continued lowering of COVID -19 restrictions by the government, it is particularly important to be cautious during off-campus activities since they are much less regulated.    Thank you for your full cooperation and please send any questions or comments to  covid19report@sunykorea.ac.kr   Regards Hamid Hefazi, Ph.D., Provost and VP for Academic Affairs

March 18, 2022  Dear Our Campus Community, The year 2022 marks the 10th year of SUNY Korea – a moment in which we reflect on our past triumphs and look forward to growing further as a higher education institution. Great minds and forerunners once dreamed of a mere idea of creating a truly international campus where competitive academic programs of world’s renowned universities are offered. By the work of many, the mere dream started to take shape in late 2000 and became the reality we can see and touch through the long-awaited establishment of SUNY Korea in 2012. As the first American university established in Korea, SUNY Korea had to navigate through countless challenges to gain foothold with a single vision in mind – fostering leaders who can rise up to challenges of our time – and now, 10 years later, we begin to bear witness to the fruits of the journey. SUNY Korea’s student body has grown from dozens in 2012 to 1,336 as of Spring 2022, where over 40 countries are represented, across 5 departments from Stony Brook University and 2 departments from Fashion Institute of Technology, and it is set to expand its program offerings with an addition of the Department of Electric and Computer Engineering in Fall 2022. At the moment, over 500 SUNY Korea alumni are located around the globe, each making their own unique impact. SUNY Korea will have a 10-year celebration week on the 3rd week of June 2022 where the SUNY Korea community – students, faculty, administration, and staff – will come together to celebrate it with officials from the State University of New York, Stony Brook University, Fashion Institute of Technology, Korean government offices, and others joining us throughout the week. The week will be decorated with various events including an academic symposium, a fashion show, the Spring 2022 Commencement, and student events. It is such a privilege to find ourselves in this unprecedented moment to honor the past, celebrate our present, and envision our future. Please join us and celebrate the year together.    Truly yours,  Arthur H. Lee  President of SUNY Korea 

Mr. Young Mok Kim, the CEO of G&M Foundation, gave a career talk on Wednesday, March 16. The event was held on zoom for SUNY Korea students.  Mr. Young Mok Kim, a global leader and a specialist in foreign relations, shared his past experiences, global perspectives and insights for the changing world. One of the students that participated said, “Mr. Kim has inspired me to broaden my thinking on the multifaceted issues going on in the world and keep an open mind as I think about solving these issues.”

Dear Prospective Graduate Students,   This is to inform you of the application process for SUNY Korea Graduate admissions for the Fall 2022 semester.   Please see the details below and contact SUNY Korea Graduate Admissions Team at gradadmission@sunykorea.ac.kr if you have any questions. *Graduate Online Application Deadline: June 30, 2022   Eligibility M.S. degree   - A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university - A minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.00/4.00 - Official English test score. Fulfilled by one of two designated  tests ·        80 or higher of TOEFL iBT ·        6.5 or higher of IELTS * no subsection score under 6.0 Ph.D. degree   - A Master’s degree from an accredited college or university - Official English test score. Fulfilled by one of two designated  tests ·        90 or higher of TOEFL iBT ·        6.5 or higher of IELTS * no subsection score under 6.0   Required Documents 1.    Online Application -        M.S. Online Application Link (Click HERE) -        Ph.D. Online Application Link (Click HERE) 2.    Two Original Copies of Official Transcripts (English) 3.    Official English Test Scores (TOEFL iBT or IELTS) 4.    Official GRE Scores 5.    Statement of Purpose (SoP) 6.    Three Recommendation Letters   * All the required documents will be submitted via online application.   Important Notes * All documents should be original and written in English. * Official test scores and GRE scores must be submitted through the testing agency. ·       SUNY Korea Institution Code: TOEFL iBT 7499 (Graduate School) / GRE 7177   * Your official transcripts, official English test scores, and GRE score must be mailed to SUNY Korea Academic Building A201.   Mailing Address: To: SUNY Korea Graduate Admissions SUNY Korea Academic Building A201 119-2 Songdo Moonhwa-Ro, Yeonsu-Gu, Incheon, South Korea 21985   * Statement of Purpose (SoP) is expected to describe your academic or/and professional experiences and short-term and long-term academic goals for the major for which you will apply.   ·       For the master’s program, your statement of purpose must include your focus area. Please state your focus area at the top of the personal statement page.   ·       For the Ph.D. program, your statement of purpose must include research plan, and the type of research that you expect to conduct while in the program, relating it to one of the department’s research areas.       Should you have any questions or concerns about the application process, please feel free to contact us at gradadmission@sunykorea.ac.kr / 032-626-1121.   Thank you!   Academic Affairs