Four Korean guests are on the Metropolitan Campus for the academic year taking classes to improve their English-language skills and interacting with faculty and students.

Malcolm Sturchio, center, emeritus, chemistry (Metro), chatted with Heung-Woo Yi, left, televison producer, Munhwa Broadcasting Corp., and Young Doo Lee, professor of English literature, Gyeongsang National University.

The University has had long-standing relationships with Korea, which were begun in the 1960s by Malcolm Sturchio, emeritus, chemistry (Metro), and director, Center for Elementary Science, continuing education (Flor), and the late Peter Sammartino, founding president.

Assigned to the communications section of the School of Communication Arts are Young Doo Lee, professor of English literature, Gyeongsang National University; Seung-Hun Oh, reporter/journalist, The Munhwa Ilbo (Munhwa daily newspaper); and Heung-Woo Yi, television producer, MBC (Munhwa Broadcasting Corp.). Keun Soo Lee, business professor, Kyung Hee University, is with the MBA Office.

Carol Cochi, left, MAT’87 (Metro), and coordinator, English Language Institute (Metro); and Michael Yang, MBA’78 (Flor), Hyundai executive and engineering (Metro), were on hand at the reception.

The Office of Global Partnerships hosted a reception for these visitors in November. Local guests included Dong Il Ahn, local television and radio personality, “Saturday Invitation,” Korea Television Station, and “Morning News” anchorman and “Current Events” host, both for Radio Seoul, all in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area; Seonja Kim, mathematics (Metro); Carol Cochi, MAT’87 (Metro), and coordinator, English Language Institute (Metro); and Michael Yang, MBA’78 (Flor), a long-time friend of FDU, and an executive at Hyundai who is currently teaching an engineering course at the Metropolitan Campus.

December 2002/
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Flor =
College at Florham, Madison, N.J.

Metro =
Metropolitan Campus, Teaneck, N.J.

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