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JICUF Publishes Organizational Brochure
We are pleased to present our new organizational brochure available in both Japanese and English.
Interview with Former OYR Emily Kariya of Santa Monica HIgh School
Emily Kariya is a former OYR (’92-93) and an accomplished Japanese Language Teacher at Santa Monica High School in Southern California. She welcomed a combined ICU-JICUF team to her classes this past autumn as part of our September Admissions school visits. JICUF had the chance to follow up with her and learn about her own specific connections to Japan and ICU.
JICUF Awards New Grants to ICU Faculty and Students Mark Flanigan
We are pleased to announce that under our new grants initiative for ICU students and faculty, we have now awarded 12 grants totaling ¥3,016,000 and $10,200, respectively. We received 24 grant inquiries this term, and 16 were invited to submit grant proposals. This is a very encouraging start to what promises to be a dynamic new initiative for the JICUF.
Arigato to Tara DeWorsop
JICUF Program Director Tara DeWorsop moved on from her work at the Japan ICU Foundation at the end of last month after a five-year tenure.
ZYGON PUBLISHES PAPERS FROM JICUF-ICU CONFERENCE
The current edition of Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science is a selection of papers written by scholars from China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan for a conference held March 18–23, 2015 at the Dialogue House on the ICU campus. Dr. Thomas John Hastings, former JICUF Senior Research Fellow in Science and Religion, planned and convened the conference and co-edited a special issue of Zygon.
Interview with Othmer Chair Hiroshi Kouchi
The Donald F. and Mildred Topp Othmer Distinguished Professor of Sciences at ICU was established through a generous bequest from Professor Donald Othmer, and his wife, Mildred Topp Othmer, of Brooklyn, New York. This honor is bestowed upon top scholars in Japan.
Professor Hiroshi Kouchi was awarded the Othmer Distinguished Professorship in April, 2013.
ICU Information Session on Sunday, March 13, from Noon-2PM in NYC
Join ICU President Junko Hibiya on Sunday, March 13, in NYC! President Hibiya will be speaking at our free Information Session and answering questions about various ways to study at International Christian University (ICU) in Tokyo, Japan.
Introducing ICU’s Campus Grand Design
ICU has recently announced its Campus Grand Design!
JICUF Visits ICU to Promote Grants and Global Link
JICUF staff visit ICU at least once a year, if not more often, to check in with their counterparts and maintain a current impression of campus life. My JICUF colleague Tara DeWorsop and I spent two weeks at ICU this past January. The main objective of our visit was to highlight our new JICUF grants initiative and continuing Global Link program.