A Learning Journey to Japan: Disaster As A Springboard For Building Thriving Resilient Communities
ICU Alumna, Carolyn Treadway (JYA ’61) will be returning to Japan this November to take part in a Learning Journey with a focus on Disaster as a Springboard for Building Resilient Communities.
Interview of ICU Alumna: Yuki White
Yuki White is an ICU ’06 graduate who is currently living and working in NYC as an artist. She has studied at the New York Fashion Institute of Technology until 2014. Her paintings have been shown in both public and private exhibitions in and around New York City and her work was recently selected to be featured in Amazon Art Collections.
ICU Alumnus Bob Aron Shares Why He Continues to Support Tohoku
The great earthquake, tsunami and subsequent disasters in Northern Japan on March 11, 2011 sent ICU alumnus and current Dean of Program Development at DeVry, Bob Aron a thousands of miles away, into a state of shock. He shares his thoughts below on why he continues to do all he can to support Tohoku and the ICU professors and students involved in rebuilding/relief efforts:
Global Link Student: JiYeon Yoo
My name is JiYeon Yoo, and I am going to graduate ICU in March 2015. This is my last year at ICU after one year exchange at Yonsei University in Korea. I was born in Seoul, South Korea and I moved to Osaka at the age of 11 first and then moved to Tokyo. I am also a ICU High School graduate.
Global Link Student: Anan Ogawa
My name is Anan Ogawa, and I’m a senior student in ICU. (I can’t believe that this is the last year!) I plan to graduate in March 2015. From next April, I will start working in a trading company in Japan.
ICU Alumna and Husband Honored by Consulate General of Japan in LA
On Tuesday, May 27, 2014, the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles conferred the Commendation of the Consul General on Mr. Ted Tokio Tanaka and Mrs. Masako Unoura-Tanaka.
Global Link Student: Chie Hirata
My name is Chie Hirata, and I am a sophomore student at ICU. I plan to graduate in March of 2017.
JICUF attends OACAC Conference in Tampa
Program Director Mark Flanigan attended the annual Overseas Association for College Admissions Counseling (OACAC) Conference, which was held at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa Bay, FL. This was a nice chance to meet and network with new colleagues in global education. In this Blog post, Mark shares more about his experience there.
JICUF Launches Global Link
Over the July 4 weekend, five ICU students arrived in New York City as the pioneering participants in Global Link, a new summer program administered by the Japan ICU Foundation.
Interview with ICU Alumnus and JICUF Visiting Professor Dr. Satoshi Tomioka
Professor Satoshi Tomioka is an ICU alumnus from the class of ’87. He is currently a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Delaware, and recently returned to ICU as a JICUF Visiting Scholar to participate in the Formal Approaches to Japanese Linguistics conference.