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University of Science
TUJ has concluded an agreement with

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Institutional Donors
TUJ Patron (¥5,000,000 and above)

The newest addition to our lineup of
TUJ-branded goods is a cotton canvas tote

Supporting Sponsors (¥2,500,000–¥4,999,999)

Tokyo University of Science (Tokyo Rikabag, available in natural white. You canDaigaku) to design and deliver English-

purchase these convenient tote bags at thelanguage courses for Tokyo University

Information Center (open from 8 a.m. to

Amway Japan Limitedof Science graduate students. TUJ Dean

8 p.m. Monday through

HSBC

Kirk Patterson and Academic Preparation

Friday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Program Director Patrick Rosenkjar met

on Saturdays) for ¥1,500.

Diamond Donor (¥1,000,000–¥2,499,999)

The Ogasawara Foundation for the Promotion of
Science and Engineering
Individual Donors

Shin Takeuchi on March 13 to sign theGold Owl Supporters (¥100,000–¥499,999)

The new curriculum will include oral

and a multicultural perspective. Students

the Fox School of Business and Managementin Japan are also demanding high-level

offers at the main campus. Since thebusiness programs to make themselves

Fox School is fully accredited by AACSB

more attractive to potential employers, andInternational, the premier accrediting

overseas students are seeking opportunities

TUJ will offer a Bachelor of Businessagency for business administration programs

to learn about how to work in and with

Kaneko, Midori (B.O.G.)

Administration (BBA) degree as part of its

worldwide, TUJ’s BBA program will also be

Japanese corporations.

Kang, Suk Young (Student’s parent)

thriving undergraduate program. Our BBA

AACSB-accredited.

Anderson, Ronald (B.O.G.)

Our new tote bag is easy to slingover your shoulder and is big
enough to hold A4 documents.

Danno, Koichi (B.O.G.)
Doi, Etsuo (B.O.G.)

presentation and scientific writing courses
for Ph.D. students and general English

Fukushima, Sakie (B.O.G.)

courses on science fiction films for master’s
students. Tokyo University of Science isthe first Japanese university to form such

Board of Governors
Scholarship Fund Makes
Student Lives Easier

master’s sections and to add undergraduate
courses in April 2008.

The TUJ Board of Governors Scholarship
Fund raised almost 4 million yen to support
18 students in spring 2007 and 21 students
in summer 2007. The students received

Kitamura, Naoya (Student’s parent)“I chose this major because I’m really
TUJ is adding theinterested in working as a stock analyst in

new BBA program to

the future,” says one student, Yuko Sasaki.

Smith, Allan D (B.O.G.)

meet several specific“The business major will help me achieve

Taruta, Hiroshi (Student’s parent)

needs. Japanese

my dream not only to become an analyst

Yamaguchi, Tetsuo (Student’s parent)

companies are moving

but also to gain in-depth knowledge of theaway from traditional

business world today. I want to increase

Morita, Susumu (Student’s parent)

Yasutomo, Dennis (B.O.G.)
Silver Owl Supporters (¥50,000–¥99,999)

HR and staffing

my business sense by discussing with

¥300,000, based upon academic merit andArai, Yasunobu (B.A. ’93)

models, while foreign

professors.”

financial need.

Asai, Sae (Student’s parent)

corporations often cite

Fujimoto, Motoharu (Student’s parent)

the difficulty of hiring

to TUJ's fast-growing undergraduate

Hata, Jyoji (Student’s parent)

qualified employees as

program, which offers 10 other majors

have been distributed. We are confident

Ishihara, Yuumi (Student’s parent)a major impedimentand which attracts students from about 40

of maintaining an equally strong level of

Jordan, Thomas F (B.O.G.)

to doing businesscountries worldwide. It will help to further

in Japan. Both arestrengthen TUJ's ties with multinationala range of scholarships, from ¥25,000 toThis is the first time grants from the
TUJ Board of Governors Scholarship Fundsupport for future students. TUJ’s Board,Ando, Takao (Student’s parent)

Fukuzawa, Hisashi (Student’s parent)

Kato, Youichi (Student’s parent)
McDonald, C (TUJ Friend)

The BBA program is the latest addition

consisting of 23 prominent figures from

Murakami, Tetsuya (Student’s parent)

looking for employees

corporations, many of which already hirebusiness and educational organizations,

Murakawa, Yoshiko (Student’s parent)with critical thinking

TUJ interns and graduates.

helps guide the ongoing development
Tokyo University of Science President Shin Takeuchi andTUJ Dean Kirk Patterson at the signing ceremony.

Kajiya, Morishige (Student)

Starting with the fall 2007 semester,Namegawa, Meishuku (Student’s parent)

an affiliation with TUJ. The intention is
to increase the number of doctoral and

New Business
Administration Major
To Be Launchedcourse curriculum will be identical to what

Dorman, Bill (Faculty/Staff)

development through content-based

Summer2007

United States-Japan Foundation

with Tokyo University of Science President
agreement.

Vol. 8

Philip Morris Japan K.K.

Sakuyama, Shunji (Student’s parent)
Shimada, Koji (Ed.D. ’75/B.O.G.)

of TUJ and works with Dean Patterson

Sudou, Masahiro (Student’s parent)

to increase international educational

Togane, Yukio (Student’s parent)
Uchida, Kazuo (Student’s parent)

opportunities in Japan.

Ueda, Chikara (Student’s parent)
Watanabe, Eriko (Student’s parent)
Yokozawa, Toshiaki (B.A. ’92)

In Memoriam: Marianne Jarvis
We are saddened to report that long-time TUJ teacher Marianne Jarvis passed awayin her native England on January 16. Marianne, who joined TUJ in 1995, was a dedicated,

Bronze Owl Supporters (¥10,000–¥49,999)
Baca, David (M.Ed. ’88)
Bonamigo, Louis G. (B.A. ’00)

William Swinton, Director of Undergraduate Business and Special Business Programs,with Yuko Sasaki, one of the first prospective BBA majors.

TUJ 25th Anniversary Kicks
Off with Logo Contest

and analytical skills

A special 25th Anniversary Committee iscommented on being informed of theplanning and organizing a variety ofdecision. Mr. Wang’s winning logo will

events such as symposia, conferences,be highly visible during the six-month

As many TUJ alumni are no doubt

student festivals, and alumni events.

celebration.

aware, 2007 marks TUJ's 25th anniversary.

To kick off the celebration,

hard-working writing instructor. From September 2001 until she retired four years later,

Hill Anton, Karen (B.O.G.)

That TUJ has not only survived but also

we held a 25th Anniversary

she was the director of the TUJ Writing Center (now the Teaching

Ikeda, Kazuko (M.Ed. ’04 / Faculty)

thrived over this period—during which

Logo Design Contest in early

Ikegami, Hisao (B.O.G.)

about 40 other foreign universities came

March. Dean Patterson and thecommittee eventually selectedand Learning Center). Her legacy will last for decades to come in

Kato, Chie (Faculty/Staff)

the form of her students and contributions to developing the TUJ

Korpiel, Eric (Faculty/Staff)

and went—is a testament to solid support

writing program.

Maruno, Koichi (M.A. ’05)

from alumni and the dedication and hard

TUJ art student David Wang’s

Matsumoto, Hiroshi (B.O.G.)

work of many staff and faculty, past andlogo to symbolize the occasion.

present.

“I’m very surprised and honored“Marianne was an exceptional teacher and woman in manyO’Mochain, Robert (Ed.D. ’05)

ways—devoted, selfless, and with an infectious charisma that drew

Shibata, Hisa (M.Ed. ’04)

others to her,” said Professor Mariko Nagai, who worked with

Summers, Katherine (Faculty/Staff)

Professor Jarvis at the Writing Center. “She loved people; she loved
students. She loved life and embraced it wholeheartedly. She broughtlife wherever she went. The TUJ community will truly miss her.”

Marianne Jarvis nearher home in Lancashire,
England. A friend and
TUJ alumna took the
picture in 2006.

TUJ's recognition by the Ministry of

Takahashi, Yuichi (B.A. ’05)

Education two years ago was an indication

Tanaka, Noriko (M.Ed. ’84)

that we have graduated from being an

Taniguchi, Susumu (MBA ’02)
Yamagata, Mihoko (M.Ed. ’97)

outside observer to an active contributor

Yamazaki, Asako (Ed.D. ’96)

to Japan’s higher education system. To help

to receive this award,” Wang

highlight 25 years of accomplishment, TUJ
will be organizing a six-month celebration

Temple University, Japan Campus
Azabu Hall, 2-8-12 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047
Tel: 03-5441-9800 Fax: 03-5441-9811 E-mail: alumni@tuj.ac.jp
Website: http://www.tuj.ac.jp/alumni

EDITORS’ NOTESof the anniversary that will run from

Have some news to share? Send your recent events to us at alumni@tuj.ac.jp andwe’ll run them in the newsletter. And if your mail and/or email address have changed,
please let us know so that both TUJ and Temple University can stay in touch with you.

graduation week until early December.

Editors: Chie Kato, Mayu Ozawa

TUJ Dean Kirk Patterson made a surprise visit to David Wang’s art classto announce that David’s entry had won the 25th Anniversary Logo
Design Contest.

ALUMNI NEWS What Are TUJ Alumni Up To?
Temple Educational
Center Update

has concluded an agreement that allows it
to use space at Fukuoka Jogakuin’s Tenjin

Gary Schrader (B.A. ‘06)

brought lots of colorful, eye-opening, and precious

During his last semester at TUJ in spring 2006,

experiences to the Shibata family. Hisa has been

seminars, and events. The new facility

Tomomi Sekioka (B.A. ‘99) graduated cum laude

Gary was able to earn his degree in Businessinvolved in a number of volunteer activities,

promises to bring a few key improvementsfrom TUJ. She worked as a reporter for Bloomberg

Administration, with a focus on human resource

including The Japanese Red Cross Language

to the center’s program. One benefit isNews for nine years—including an internship for

management. He later secured a sales andService and the not-for-profit organization Grave-

Temple Educationalthat the center will be able to host the

one year—following her graduation from TUJ. She

Free Promotion Society. shibata@purple.plala.or.jp

Center (TEC)

distinguished lecture series, which previously

left the company in March to pursue a new career.

/ http://www.shizensou.net

project. Sugiyama,

was only possible at the Tokyo and Osaka

With her expertise as a journalist and network

an internationallycenters. Another is that TESOL Fukuoka

experienced

Center students will have access to Fukuoka

architect who

Jogakuin’s computer labs, enabling TUJ toearned an advanced

offer computer-based courses there. TUJ anddegree from Harvard

Fukuoka Jogakuin will have a cooperativeat Higashimachi Elementary School. Later

University’s Graduate

relationship going forward, includingin the month, students at Takanawadai

sharing information on student recruiting.

Elementary School got an insider’s view

Hisaya Sugiyama
has been hired
as director of theHarvard-trained architect
Hisaya Sugiyama willtake the lead in the
Temple Educational
Center project.

Send your news to alumni@tuj.ac.jp

School of Design, will be responsible for

Undergraduate Program

satellite campus for classes, weekend

news, she now works as a director in the publicFirst-graders at Higashimachi Elementary School tune into
Professor Svetlana Vassiliouk as she introduces Russia’s
popular cartoon character Cheburashka.

accelerating the process of securing the site,of China, and kids at Shibaura Elementarydeveloping the concept, and overseeing the

School learned about Germany. TUJ intends

planning, design and construction of thisto continue this service, including involving

unique facility.

TUJ students in the future.

relations and marketing communications division

MBAof ACCESS Co. toswaynet@yahoo.co.jp

Kazuhisa Hirano (MBA ‘00) has co-authored
KC Beerain (B.A. ‘02) joined TUJ's undergraduate

Dorama De Manabu Jissen: Naibu Tosei, a bookprogram in 1998 and earned his B.A. degree inon J-SOX, Japan’s legislative equivalent to theenvironmental studies from the main campus in

Sarbanes-Oxley

2002. After graduation, KC came back to JapanAct of 2002 thatand enrolled at Tokyo University. He was accepted

was meant to curbin the Agriculture and Forest Science Department,

advertising position at Daijob, Inc., a major staffing

corporate financial

graduating in 2006 with a master’s degree inagency. Gary credits Tomas Gistren, manager

misbehavior in theforest science. Currently, KC is a Ph.D. candidate atof TUJ’s Career Development Office, for helping

United States. Mr.

TUJ has also retained Mitsubishi

the university with a focus on rural development

him find a career in Japan despite his minimal

Hirano’s book, his

Estate as the project manager, Shimizu

and poverty reduction in Nepal. He volunteers

Japanese-language ability. Since August 2006, Garyfourth, takes the

Corporation as the local architect andfor various activities related to environmental

has adjusted to the unique and challenging life

form of a novel

contractor, and New York City design firmand developing-world issues and teaches NGOof a foreign businessman living in Japan. Thoughsupplemented withcourses at TUJ's Continuing Education Program.

at times it has been difficult, the life lessons,extensive notes

enterbee@yahoo.com

endurance, and overall understanding that he has

explaining what

gained are invaluable. gary.schrader@daijob.com

J-SOX is all about

Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) as thedesigner. Together with Merrill Lynch Japan,
the project’s financial advisor, they form astrong team. KPF, known for its expertise

The Academic Advising Center on the first floor of Azabu
Hall is now more spacious and accessible.

Professor Deans
Appointed New Director of
the Undergraduate Programin mixed-use buildings and educational

to succeed Professor Matthew Wilson as

facilities, began the concept design phasedirector of the undergraduate program,in mid-March. TEC will accommodate
the university’s rapidly growing student
population and also serve the community
as a center of international education,intercultural exchange, and community
activities.
“This will be a demanding projectand require a great deal of coordination
between the user groups, equity partners,
designers, and contractors,” Sugiyama
commented. “I’m thrilled to take on thischallenge, and believe my background willcontribute to the project’s success.”

TUJ Campus Makeovers
and Moves
The main space on the first floor of
Azabu Hall got a makeover during theDecember 2006 break that will make iteasier to serve our fast-growing student
body. The space, shared by the Academic
Advising Center and Continuing Education,
was reconfigured to give both programs
more room and better usability, including
new service counters to improve interaction
with students.
In Fukuoka, the TESOL Fukuoka Center

Minato City and TUJTighten BondThe TUJ library began lending its books
through Minato City libraries in February ofthis year. Minato City residents who hold a
Minato City library card are therefore able
to borrow books from TUJ’s collection atand how to successfully build internal controls in

Professor Phil Deans has been named

a company. The book is both a practical guide and

TESOL

effective May 1. He will also assume thea good textbook for students studying business or
accounting. Mr. Hirano currently oversees internal

new position of chair of the research

Toyotsugu Matsui (M.Ed. ‘02) moved from a

auditing at Manulife Life Insurance Company.

program, supporting and encouraging

Kyoto Prefectural high school to Daido Institute of

hirano-cello@jcom.home.ne.jp

research activity by TUJ faculty members.

Technology (DIT) in Nagoya in 2003. He has taught(Professor Wilson continues to serve as

basic English and English literature at DIT for the

Associate Dean overseeing all academic

past four years. Toyotsugu’s aim is to get students

programs.)

interested enough in English to halt the decline inLawtheir English ability, which is becoming a pressing

Sid Weeks (J.D. ‘95 and LL.M. ‘03) had a very

their local library. In addition, the librarya full-time faculty member in July 2006,

Sakurako Oshima (B.A. ‘03) has been teachingproblem these days. His hobby is taking pictures

fortunate 2006. He and his wife, Youko, were

has launched a “Minato-ku Guest Patron

was previously a tenured faculty member

English for 18 years to businesspeople, students,of trains and he is now preparing a collection of

blessed with their second child, Louis Yoshito.

Program” in which 50 guest library cards

at the School of Oriental and Africanhousewives, and anyone else who wants to learn

train photographs with essays in Japanese forLouis and Youko are

were issued to Minato City residents for theStudies at the University of London. He

the language. In

publication. tmatsui@daido-it.ac.jp

doing wonderfully, and2007 calendar year. The library guest patronholds a Ph.D. in politics and international

April 2006, she

program allows cardholders to browse therelations from the University of Newcastle

set up her own

Hisa Shibata (M.Ed. ‘04) welcomed her firstin kindergarten. Sid alsocollection, check out library materials, andupon Tyne and is currently completing ancompany to offer

granddaughter, Sara, in September 2005. Hisa

joined Gemstar Multimedia

use in-house reference materials. All the

MBA in higher education management at

English training,

enjoyed her first visit to the main campus inLimited as its VP of IP,

cards were given away within a few weeks

the University of London. “I am delighted

interpretation,

Philadelphia last summer, and she is traveling

Legal and Licensing.

after the program was launched.

to have joined Temple,” he says. “TUJ

translation, andthis summer to

He is enjoying his work

Another recent highlight of TUJ’s

is a wonderful institution at the cutting

language consulting

Boston to attend

licensing the top electronic

services to the Minato community was aedge of the internationalization andservices. On top ofher daughter's

manufacturers and mobile

series of lessons combining cross-cultural

globalization of higher education, andthat, she was able tograduation at

providers in Japan and teaching international

it provides a stimulating, challenging

publish an English

Harvard. Hisa

IP licensing at TUJ. Between family, work, andatmosphere for faculty and students.”

grammar bookand her familyteaching, 2006 did not offer much sleep but wasfor intermediate

have beenfull of joy and satisfaction. sid_weeks@yahoo.com

and higher levels in October 2006. Sakurako

hosting study

has already started writing a second volume, anabroad students

interactive business English book, and hopes tofrom TUJ sincehave it on the market at the end of this year or

her graduation

the beginning of next year.

in 2004. These

sakurako@officebi.com / http://www.officebi.com

students haveinsights and English instruction for students
at Minato City elementary and junior highProfessor Deans, who joined TUJ as

schools. During March, TUJ faculty and staff
of various cultural backgrounds visited five
Minato schools to conduct lessons about
their home countries. Akabane Elementary
School students learned about Sri Lanka,
Koyo Junior High School students heard
about Australia, and Russia was the topic

Professor Deans,the new director of
the Undergraduate
Program, will also
assume the chair of the
Research Program.

big sister Grace is now