July 21, 2024

[Event Recap: 2024 New Students Send-off & New Alumni Welcome]

Dear Alumni,

The <Columbia New Students Send-off & New Alumni Welcome Event> was held at Yonsei University in Seoul, S.Korea on Sat, June 29th. There were about 160 newly admitted students, current students, recently graduated students, and alumni members who attended the event. President Yongho Kim(‘92GSAS) delivered the opening remarks, followed by introductions of the Columbia Alumni Association Korea's board of directors. Especially this year, Minyoung Jeong('19UPenn-SEAS), one of the board members of UPenn alumni club Korea was also in attendance and shared his congratulatory remarks. Finally, we shared welcome greetings to the new students and new alumni which was accompanied by cheers and applause from our senior alumni.

During the “Orientation” session, the officers from both undergraduate and graduate Korean Student Associations on campus presented “Columbian life in NYC 101,” providing freshmen with tips on school life and life in New York City. Concurrently, CAA Korea hosted a “Columbian life in Seoul 101” for new alumni, sharing information on how to connect with fellow alumni through various schools and social clubs, and stay updated with alumni news.

During the final "Networking" part of the event, we all gathered at one of the pubs, located right infront of Yonsei University, and got to meet everyone in a more casual environment.

We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to President Yongho Kim ('92 GSAS), Vice-President Sungwon Hwang ('99 SEAS/'01 GSAS), and Head of Audit Hyung Tak Hong ('05 GSAS) for their generous donations to make the event a success and to host the event for incoming freshment, current students, and new alumni.

Once again, congratulations to our new students and best wishes to our new alumni! Our next official event will be the <Columbia Year-End Gala> at Lotte Hotel in Seoul, S.Korea on Friday, December 6th. We look forward to seeing you all there!

Executive Board
Columbia Alumni Association Korea

To watch a short video blog of the event  CLICK HERE