{"id":3542,"date":"2024-11-06T15:30:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T06:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.syu.ac.kr\/eng\/?p=3542"},"modified":"2024-11-06T15:30:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T06:30:16","slug":"su-celebrates-118th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syu.ac.kr\/eng\/su-celebrates-118th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"SU Celebrates 118th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On October 7, Sahmyook University marked its 118th anniversary with a ceremony held at the Hong Myung-ki Hall in the Johan Building. Founded on October 10, 1906, in Sunan, South Pyeongan Province as “Uimyung School,” the university relocated to its current address at 815 Hwarang-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul, in 1949.<\/p>\n

The event drew over 300 attendees, including President Je Hae-jong, department heads, faculty, staff, and students.<\/p>\n

The ceremony commenced with a prayer by Vice President Park Cheol-joo, followed by a special performance from first-year theology students. Chaplain Choi Kyung-cheon shared remarks, and the Semelodia Singers performed, leading up to President Je’s commemorative speech. Awards were also given to long-serving staff members (30, 20, and 10 years) and individuals recognized for their contributions to the university.<\/p>\n

In his address, President Je highlighted the importance of the celebration, stating, \u201cThis occasion is about remembering our past and shaping our future.\u201d He acknowledged the sacrifices of the university\u2019s pioneers and expressed confidence that the combined efforts of everyone at Sahmyook would lead to an even brighter future.<\/p>\n

He also expressed heartfelt gratitude to \u201cthe dedicated students striving for excellence and the passionate staff supporting our mission,\u201d and extended thanks to alumni and predecessors for their contributions throughout the university\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

Sahmyook University is launching various activities to commemorate its 118th anniversary. The university museum is currently hosting a special exhibition titled “Sahmyook People, Sahmyook Love \u2013 Special Exhibition of Donated Collections,” running from October 1 to 30.<\/p>\n

A commemorative concert is scheduled for October 12 at the 70th Anniversary of Mission Hall (Main Auditorium), while a tennis tournament for sister institutions will take place on November 3. Additionally, a “YouTube Content Contest” for students is open until November 15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On October 7, Sahmyook University marked its 118th anniversary with a ceremony held at the Hong Myung-ki Hall in the Johan Building. Founded on October 10, 1906, in Sunan, South Pyeongan Province as “Uimyung School,” the university relocated to its current address at 815 Hwarang-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul, in 1949. The event drew over 300 attendees,… Continue reading SU Celebrates 118th Anniversary<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":3544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syu.ac.kr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syu.ac.kr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syu.ac.kr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syu.ac.kr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syu.ac.kr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3542"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.syu.ac.kr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3546,"href":"https:\/\/www.syu.ac.kr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3542\/revisions\/3546"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syu.ac.kr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syu.ac.kr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syu.ac.kr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syu.ac.kr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}