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SUNY Korea Freshmen, Gather Around! Hosting The Spring 2023 New Student Welcome Week Various programs prepared for freshmen from February 20th to 24th.
The State University of New York, Korea (President Arthur H. Lee) announced that they will hold a welcome week event for the 2023 Spring semester freshmen.
The five-day welcome week event at SUNY Korea in Songdo Global Campus, Incheon, will be attended by newcomers from six different Stony Brook University departments: Computer Science, Technology and Society, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Business Management, and Electrical and Computer Engineering.
The main events include △ A Campus Tour △ Department of Education and dormitory guidance △ Orientation led by the Student Services Team △ Lunch in each department, and other various activities. New students will have time to get to know each other and be informed about university life during the welcome week event. In particular, on the 24th, the last day of the welcome week, the Spring 2023 Convocation will be held at the Incheon Global Campus Auditorium to celebrate the first big step up of college life for freshmen.
President Arthur H. Lee said, "We have prepared various programs to help students adapt well to university life and maintain their studies. Students are the key reason why SUNY Korea exists, and we will provide excellent educational opportunities to help develop students into talented people to become the next generation of the world". He also said, "As it is the first face-to-face event since the end of indoor face masks, we will make every effort to ensure the health and safety of students."
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