TOP CORPORATIONS BOOSTTUJ NGO TRAINING PROGRAMSI

n September, Citigroup generously donated $80,000 to support
a new NGO internship program for TUJ students. The financial

giant previously gave the school ¥3.5 million in 2003 to underwrite
an alumni reunion.
The internship program will offer selected undergraduate
students the opportunity to work in NGOs and support thedevelopment of NGO activities in Japan. Citigroup’s grant will
primarily be used to fund Japan-based NGOs, enabling theseorganizations to offer paid internships to TUJ students. TUJ interns
will consequently gain a better understanding of how NGOs function
and be able to make a worthwhile contribution to their operations.
Philip Morris Japan K.K. (PMJ), also a TUJ financial supporter since2003, has agreed to donate $50,000 for the 2007-8 fiscal year. The
funds will be used for TUJ’s NGO Skills Development Training in theContinuing Education Program and the undergraduate program’s “NGOsand International Development” course. PMJ’s support over the years
has allowed TUJ to upgrade both programs, resulting in a significant
increase in the number of students taking NGO-related courses.
TUJ is committed to maintaining its position as the leading
foreign university in Japan and to continuing its support of thelocal community. The consistent and generous aid from top-notch
companies like Citigroup and PMJ helps us achieve these goals.

(From left to right)
President Ann Weaver Hart; Mr. Randy Hart; Mr. James Mortensen, CEO, Philip Morris Japan; Mr.
Peter Nixon, Director, Corporate Affairs, Philip Morris Japan; Ms. Atsuko Iwaki, Executive Corporate
Social Advisor, Social Contributions Dept. Manager, Amway Japan Limited; and Dr. Solomon Luo,
Board of Trustee, Temple University, at Supporters’ Dinner.

D O N O R L I ST 2006-2007
Institutional Donors
TUJ Patron (¥5,000,000 and above)
Philip Morris Japan K.K.
Supporting Sponsor (¥2,500,000–¥4,999,999)
United States-Japan Foundation
Diamond Donor (¥1,000,000–¥2,499,999)
Amway Japan Limited
HSBC
The Ogasawara Foundation for the Promotionof Science and Engineering

25th
Anniversary
Special Issue

Gold Owl Supporters (¥100,000–¥499,999)
Danno, Koichi (BOG)
Doi, Etsuo (BOG)
Dorman, Bill (Faculty/Staff)
Fukushima, Sakie (BOG)
Gistren, Tomas (Faculty/Staff)
Kajiya, Morishige (Student)
Kaneko, Midori (BOG)
Kang, Suk Young (Student’s parent)
Kawashima, Shinkichi (Student’s parent)
Kitamura, Naoya (Student’s parent)
Morita, Susumu (Student’s parent)
Nakane, Shigeru (Student’s parent)
Namegawa, Meishuku (Student’s parent)
Shibata, Takeshi (Student’s parent)
Smith, Allan D (BOG)
Taruta, Hiroshi (Student’s parent)
Yamaguchi, Tetsuo (Student’s parent)
Yasutomo, Dennis (BOG)
Silver Owl Supporters (¥50,000–¥99,999)
Ando, Takao (Student’s parent)
Arai, Yasunobu (M.Ed. ’00)
Asai, Sae (Student’s parent)
Fujimoto, Motoharu (Student’s parent)
Fukuzawa, Hisashi (Student’s parent)
Hamaya, Shin (Student’s parent)
Hata, Jyoji (Student’s parent)
Ikeda, Shinji (Student’s parent)
Ishihara, Yuumi (Student’s parent)
Jordan, Thomas F (BOG)
Kamikubo, Eiji (Student’s parent)
Kato, Chie (Faculty/Staff)
Kato, Youichi (Student’s parent)
Kimura, Harunobu (Student’s parent)
Mashiko, Kiyofumi (Student’s parent)
McDonald, C (TUJ Friend)
Murakami, Tetsuya (Student’s parent)
Murakawa, Yoshiko (Student’s parent)
Nishimura, Hiroyuki (Student’s parent)
Nishio, Hajime (Student’s parent)
Numazawa, Kazuyuki (Student’s parent)
Saitoh, Masao (Student’s parent)
Sakuyama, Shunji (Student’s parent)
Sato, Toshimichi (Student’s parent)
Seki, Kenzaburo (Student’s parent)
Shimada, Koji (Ed.D. ’75 / BOG)
Sudou, Masahiro (Student’s parent)
Suzuki, Hiroshi (Student’s parent)
Togane, Yukio (Student’s parent)
Uchida, Kazuo (Student’s parent)
Ueda, Chikara (Student’s parent)
Umeda, Mamoru (Student’s parent)
Watanabe, Eriko (Student’s parent)
Watanabe, Keiichi (Student’s parent)
Yamamoto, Mikine (Student’s parent)
Yasutani, Sayo (Student’s parent)
Yokozawa, Toshiaki (B.A. ’92)
Yoshino, Hiroki (Student’s parent)
Bronze Owl Supporters (¥10,000–¥49,999)
Baca, David (M.Ed. ’88)
Bonamigo, Louis G. (B.A. ’00)
Diener, Jeffrey (Faculty/Staff)
Hayama, Sairan (Faculty/Staff)
Hill Anton, Karen (BOG)
Ikeda, Kazuko (M.Ed. ’04 / Faculty)
Ikegami, Hisao (BOG)
Korpiel, Eric (Faculty/Staff)
Maruno, Koichi (M.Ed. ’05)
Matsumoto, Hiroshi (BOG)
Matsuoka, Michiyo (B.A. ’93 /Staff)
O’Mochain, Robert (Ed.D. ’05)
Schmitz, Kathleen (Faculty/Staff)
Shibata, Hisa (M.Ed. ’04)
Summers, Katherine (Faculty/Staff)
Takahashi, Naoyo (B.A. ’90 /Staff)
Takahashi, Yuichi (B.A. ’05)
Tanaka, Noriko (M.Ed. ’84)
Taniguchi, Susumu (MBA ’02)
Wilson, Matthew (Faculty/Staff)
Yamagata, Mihoko (M.Ed. ’97)
Yamazaki, Asako (Ed.D. ’96)
Yokozawa, Toshiaki (B.A. ’92)
Yoshida, Hiroaki (B.A. ’93)

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TUJ 25th Anniversary
Symposium

Toasting TUJ’s 25th at the
U.S. Embassy

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25th Anniversary Special
Alumni Reunion a Winner

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

Top Corporations BoostTUJ NGO Training Programs
Donor List 2006-2007

International Education—A Concept in Search of Substance
Despite the quickening spread of globalization, doggedly domestic perspectives and agendas still rule theeducational realm here in Japan and abroad. People continue to debate the merits of an “international”
education, and even what the term signifies. Since international education is TUJ’s primary focus, we
decided to commemorate the university’s 25th anniversary with a symposium designed to discover whatsuch an education means in the Japanese context—and the role it can play in Japan’s future.

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UJ’s 25th anniversary symposium beganwith two powerful arguments for“Doubt—questioning authority
and conventional wisdom—is thetransforming international education in Japan.

core educational curriculum,” stated

Noted author and emeritus professor

Dr. McCormack, who sees a related

Dr. Gavan McCormack of Australian National

crisis developing in Japan’s schools as

University based his keynote remarks onnationalism intensifies. “A true 21st-century

over four decades spent observing Japan.

international education must grapple with
global issues such as war, ecological crises
and nationalism, and shift perspective on
the world to allow us to see ourselves asothers do.”
Sakie Fukushima addressed theissue from her position as senior client
partner and regional managing directorof top executive search firm Korn/Ferry
International. To become globallymarketable, she said, Japan’s students need
to overcome their low motivation to learn,a declining ability to deal with others, and

Ms. Sakie T. Fukushima
Regional Managing Director-Japan; Leader, Global Consumer
Markets-Japan,Korn/Ferry International

fears of not having the “right” answer.

(Note: “BOG” stands for Board of Governors)

Note: We would like to apologize for leaving Mr. Shinkichi Kawashima(Student’s parent) off the 2006-2007 donor list in TUJ Times vol. 8,
under Gold Owl Supporters.

She urged educational institutions to trainorganization,” Fukushima stated. “Students

students to think logically and flexibly, andmust become dynamic, decisive, charismatic,

to give them overseas experience.

entrepreneurial risk-takers with global“Japanese companies are looking for

Temple University, Japan Campus

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25th Anniversary Symposium

Individual Donors
Conwell Contributors (¥500,000–¥999,999)
Anderson, Ronald (BOG)

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Dean Patterson to Retire atYear’s End
Temple Educational Center
Project Update
AEP Takes a New Name

communications skills, and understand

EDITORS’ NOTESDr. Gavan McCormackchange agents who are useful from day

networking and human relationships. Those

Have some news to share? Send your recent events to us at alumni@tuj.ac.jp and we’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.

Emeritus Professor and Visiting Fellow,
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies,
Australian National University

one, can work globally across borders,

who remain looking inward will be left

and possess skills that transcend a specificbehind.”Editors: Chie Kato, Mayu Ozawa, Doug Jackson
Photographers: Ryan S. Brandenberg, Mikio Kobayashi

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INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION IN JAPAN:
BREAKOUT PANELS

Two special sessions highlighted specific aspects of international education in Japan. One session focused on what humanresources businesses are seeking and the problems Japanese universities face in producing such graduates, while theother focused on issues affecting the integration of English into Japan’s elementary and junior high school classrooms.

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2005 International Institute ofManagement and Development
survey revealed that Japan ranked 56thout of 60 APEC nations in how satisfied
business leaders were with theirnation’s university system. In a Times
Higher Education Supplement 2007
survey, just four Japanese institutions
appeared among the world’s top 100
Mr. Douglas L. Peterson
universities. These shocks spawned
Representative Director andChief Executive Officer,
a vigorous debate on the quality of
Citigroup Japan Holdings Ltd.
Japan’s postsecondary educational
system.
Three panelists—Citigroup Japan Holdings Representative Director and
CEO Doug Peterson, Yokohama City University President Dr. Bruce Stronach,and veteran freelance journalist and International Christian University
lecturer Nozomu Nakaoka—explored the topic from various angles.
Citigroup’s Peterson, a veteran campus recruiter, gave a global employer’sview. “While Japanese universities do a good job at instilling technical skills
and teambuilding, there’s a large gap
in communications skills, global mindset
and leadership,” he noted.
His company looks for people who
listen well, can communicate complex
ideas clearly to large and small groups
in ways that have value, and canmotivate people. “We want the ‘nails
that stick up,’ who take the initiative,
because that’s how we stay innovative.”
Dr. Bruce Stronach
While attending the Wharton
President, Yokohama City University
School, however, Peterson saw Japanese
students regularly avoiding classes that required public speaking, debate
and dialogue. “Compared to students elsewhere, the raw material here thatcomes into our organization does not have the same leadership skills.”
According to Dr. Bruce Stronach, students should be able to fit inseamlessly in foreign university environments. “Universities must therefore
train students to be more intellectual flexible, accept risks, and have more
confidence in their own abilities.”
Unfortunately, he said, Japanese universities are “siloed,” allowing little
chance for new ideas and new perspectives. “In the Japanese university zemi
system, professors are all-powerful,
controlling the flow of knowledge andpotentially the student’s employment.
This system severely limits the diversity,
creativity and flexibility of education.
We need more competitive faculty
personnel practices, promoting by
ability rather than age to encourage
younger faculty.”
Dr. Stronach added that Japan’s
Mr. Nozomu Nakaoka
long-entrenched placement system—inFreelance journalist and lecturer,International Christian University
which professors personally recommendn the mid-twentieth century, research in America claimed thatbilingualism and early exposure to a second language harmed
children. That argument is still made in Japan, with some observers
saying bilingual Japanese don’t function well in either language andactually lose their cultural identity.
Many parents and educators, however, believe current researchand common sense show that acquiring second-language proficiency
makes sense, and the earlier the better.
Satoshi Tsuzuki, a senior specialist in the International Education
Division of the Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau at the
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT),
led off the presentation. MEXT is finishing up a five-year action planthat has significantly upgraded the language proficiency of English

THE UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE —DEVELOPING HUMAN RESOURCES
FOR A GLOBAL JAPANYOUNG MINDS —ENGLISH FOR CHILDREN IN JAPANThree experts on the subject of teaching English,
including a government official, described how thelanguage fits into Japan’s educational scheme—and
why that process is still problematic.

From both a business and educational standpoint,
Japanese universities are lagging behind. Threepanelists explained what is lacking, and what needs
to be done to stay globally competitive.

MODERATOR:

Dr. Kirk R. Patterson
Dean, Temple University, Japan Campus

students to companies and are then given extensive in-house training—is disappearing.
Nozomu Nakaoka said students are asking for more professional
knowledge, and companies are expecting such knowledge, leaving
liberal arts faculties high and dry.
Intellectual models are also scarce, he believes. “In the prewar
days, many writers were able to write in English and tell foreigners
about Japan,” he said. “Japan now lacks leading thinkers such as
Nitobe Inazo and Suzuki Daisetsu.”
All three panelists cited critical thinking as a weakness, with Peterson
noting that using PowerPoint is not a substitute for analysis and qualityof thought. Nakaoka added: “Most Japanese think the system is not yet
broken, but there should be a sense of emergency.”

MODERATOR:

Dr. Kenneth G. Schaefer
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies,
College of Education, Temple University, Japan Campus

teachers, Tsuzuki said, including higher
TOEIC scores and more study abroad. Hethen outlined a new program startingin April 2008.
“The new course of study will deal
with many areas, including science,
math and so on,” Tsuzuki reported.
“Classes at the junior high school level
will allot more class hours to English.
Mr. Satoshi Tsuzuki
We also want to strike a balance
Senior Specialist,
among reading, writing, speaking andInternational Education Division,
Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau,
listening.”
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science
He added that foreign-language
and Technology
studies should start in elementary school
but involve different subjects thanthose taught at junior high. “For example, we will not teach them grammar,
but we will teach a foreign language to enhance their communication skills.”
Dr. Mitsue Allen-Tamai, professor of education at Chiba University, hastaught English for 25 years. She believes the spoken language and written
language should be separated inelementary school, and that the key
is getting students to read. “If you
focus on that, it’s surprising how they
develop,” she said.
About 1.4 billion people can speak
English, Dr. Allen-Tamai noted. “If you
think about business, however, about
one-quarter of the people have tocommunicate in English. That’s theDr. Mitsue Allen-Tamai
society we’re sending our children into,
Professor, Faculty of Education,
and why we have to teach English from
Department of English, Chiba University
the elementary school level.”Dr. Mike Bostwick, director of the English Immersion Program at Katoh
Gakuen, discussed the common myth in Japan that introducing a second
language damages your native tongue.
“In the 15 years of our English immersion program, we’ve seen no delay
in first-language development, and no research supports the loss of a primarylanguage in a majority-language context. When I hear ‘experts’ talking about
one or two hours a week endangering their Japanese-language proficiency, I
just roll my eyes.”
Dr. Bostwick noted anotherproblem with English-language
education in Japan—its shallowness.
“A lot of the topics you’ll find in ajunior high textbook, for example, holdvery little interest. We now know thatstudents learn most effectively when
there’s integration across subject areas
and they can engage at a much deeper
level.”
Dr. Mike Bostwick
Director of the English Immersion Program,
Katoh Gakuen (PreK-12)

1. Minato City Deputy Mayor Shigeru Nomura
gives a kanpai speech

RECEPTION
PA R T Y

2. TUJ Governor Dr. David Satterwhite(pictured right) and Dr. Robert Dujarric,director of TUJ’s Institute of Contemporary
Japanese Studies

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3. From left to right: Ms. Yukari Ogihara,
English teacher, Nanryo High School; Mr.

Kazuo Tonouchi, English teacher, WarabiHigh School; and Mr. Masaaki Motoki,
English teacher, Warabi High School.
4. Ms. Hisa Shibata (M.Ed. ’04, pictured right)
with a friend
5. Assistant Dean and General Counsel Matt
Wilson expresses TUJ’s appreciation to theattendees at the reception’s end

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25TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL ALUMNI REUNION A WIN NER

P R O F E S S O R
S U R V E Y

Approximately 150 TUJ alumni, faculty
and guests gathered on October 26

for TUJ’s 25th Anniversary Special Alumni
Reunion at the Sheraton Miyako Hotel inRoger Buckley

Shirogane. The night featured plenty ofUndergraduate

friendly mixing, raffle prizes, and even a“taste of TUJ home” as two chefs served
up fresh Philly cheese steaks from a special

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wagon.

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TUJ Dean Kirk Patterson and the TUJ
Alumni Association co-hosted the festivities,
with the Alumni Association planning

William Clark

and organizing the event. To make theUndergraduate

25th Anniversary Special Alumni Reunion
memorable, the TUJ Alumni Association
conducted a survey in August that asked
alumni to submit the names of past andpresent TUJ professors they’d like to see at2

the event.
The eight professors cited most often

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were honored with a mention on the

Roman Cybriwsky

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Undergraduate

named, six professors were able to attend:
Roger Buckley, William Clark, Roman
Cybriwsky, Patrick Rosenkjar, Sidney Weeks,
and Michael Williams. Representing thegroup, Professor Williams recapped his
career at TUJ since 1982, adding, “Twenty-

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five years is a long time, but I’m looking

Patrick Rosenkjar

forward to the next 25!”.
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Another special aspect of the evening

TESOL, Undergraduate,
IELP/APP

was the Alumni Association’s first-everelection. Alumni attending cast their ballots

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for six Executive Committee positions in
2008: president, vice president, treasurer,
and three executive member slots. The
results will be announced in late November.

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Midway through the party, Alumni

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Association members surprised Dean

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Patterson with a bouquet and a gift. “Asmany of you know, Dean Patterson isnight stay at the Tokyo Prince Park

Association President Yuichi Takahashi

Tower Hotel. Alumni attendees

commented. “He has worked very hard

also left with special omiyage

to develop TUJ, and we see the results allbags containing a TUJ calendar foraround us. I want to take this opportunity

2008, a 25th anniversary leaflet

to show our appreciation for his efforts.”

tracing the history of TUJ, andThe night’s final big attraction was theraffle. A total of 28 prizes were given out,
including the top three prizes: a Mandara
Spa massage gift coupon, dinner for two
at a Hotel Okura restaurant, and a one-

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leaving TUJ at the end of this year,” Alumni

Post-it notes in a box bearing the
TUJ 25th anniversary logo.

Sidney Weeks

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MBA alumni group

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Professor Shinya Watanabe with alumni

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Over 150 gathered for the special event

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Alumni Association Vice President Michiyo Matsuoka(B.A., ’93) makes some opening remarks

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Alumni Association President Yuichi Takahashi

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Old TUJ yearbooks went on display

16 Kenro Kimino (B.A., ’05) and Mamoru Shimada(B.A., ’98)

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Professor Michael Williams

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B.A. alumni pose for the camera

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Alumni vote for TUJ Alumni Association officers

10 Candidate statements on display at the Alumni
Association Election booth

15 Professor Roger Buckley poses with happy alumni

17 Many alumni commented on the high-quality buffet
table after the event

Michael Williams
Undergraduate, IELP

18 Marlene Stump (B.A., ’06) presents Professor Roman
Cybriwsky with his prize at the raffle drawing

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TOASTING TUJ’S 25TH AT THE U.S. EMBASSY
On November 6, U.S. Ambassador J. Thomas Schieffer and Mrs. Schieffer hosted a reception at the
Ambassador’s Residence to celebrate TUJ’s 25th anniversary. Among the more than 100 guests attending
were many powerful supporters of TUJ, including members of the TUJ Board of Governors, MEXT and
Minato City officials, contributors, and key clients. A main campus delegation that included President Hart
and Dr. Solomon Luo of the Temple University Board of Trustees flew in for the event.

DEAN PATTERSON TO RETIRE AT YEAR’S END

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UJ’s personable and popular dean, Dr.

aspirations.

Kirk R. Patterson, has announced that

his tenure, TUJ strengthened its financial“I’m extremely thankful for thefooting, increased its academic quality, andhe will be retiring at the end of this year.

support and guidance I’ve received fromnearly doubled its undergraduate and total

After serving as dean since January 2002,

everybody at the main campus, and fromenrollment. Much of Temple’s reputation

he’s returning to his native Canada.

my TUJ colleagues,” he continued. “I’mas a truly international university is built on“Serving as dean of TUJ during thissure that TUJ will continue to build on thethe success of our Tokyo campus. We are

period of growth has been an honor, andfoundation established through 25 years of

deeply committed to TUJ’s continued vitality

the perfect capstone to my career,” Dean

dedication and hard work by many faculty

and growth.”

Patterson stated. “Getting to know TUJ’s

and staff and, with President Hart’s support

students and alumni has been the best partand leadership, will remain a pioneer in

Patterson’s successor is already in progress,of the job. I feel privileged to have had theinternational education.”and TUJ hopes to have a new leader in placechance to make a difference in their lives“We are grateful for Kirk’s service,” said

and to help them realize their dreams andTemple President Ann Weaver Hart. “During

An international search for Dean

before the end of December.

“ Getting to know

TUJ’s students andalumni has been thebest part of the job

Guests enjoy some conversation in the Ambassador’s
Residence garden.

”
Dean Patterson with (from left to right) Alumni Association members Michiyo Matsuoka (B.A., ’93),
Ayako Tada (B.A., ’05), and Yuichi Takahashi (B.A., ’05), who organized his surprise bouquet and present
at the almni reunion.

TEMPLE EDUCATIONAL CENTER
PROJECT UPDATE

Temple University President Ann Weaver Hart and Ambassador J. Thomas Schieffer
Temple University’sVice President
for Institutional
Advancement,
Stuart Sullivan with TUJGovernor Koichi Danno
TUJ Governor Hisao
Ikegami enjoys aconversation with Adelaide
Ferguson, Assistant Vice
President for International
Programs.

The Temple Educational Center (TEC) project went throughsome unexpected developments over the summer. In June,name in October to Academic English Program (AEP). “English”

Tomoe-site, on which TUJ had been hoping TEC to construct a new

designed to teach the language to non-native speakers.
AEP’s intensive English-language program helps students obtain
the wide range of academic skills they need to prepare for university-

experience hiccups,” TEC Director Hisaya Sugiyama commented. “We’ve

level instruction in English-speaking countries. Students who

made some minor adjustments in our tactics, but the project concept iscomplete the program are therefore prepared to enter TUJ or Temple

intact and I strongly believe that we’re moving in the right direction.”

University’s main campus, as well as other universities and colleges in

According to Sugiyama, the changes may delay the project slightly,

the U.S. and other English-speaking countries.

but the team is again making steady progress in discussions with the“By renaming our pre-project’s financial advisor, design architect, and Minato City officials,

undergraduate academic English

who continue to show wholehearted support for the project concept.

program, we’re declaring that the

Meanwhile, the project recently received some significant new

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UJ’s Academic Preparation Program (APP) officially changed its

is being included in the name to emphasize that the program is“A building project of this size and complexity is bound to

From left to right: Robert Reinstein, Vice President for International Programs
and Dean, Beasley School of Law; TUJ Governor and former Chief Cabinet
Secretary, Hiroyuki Hosoda; President Hart and Mr. Randy HartT

TUJ learned that the Japanese government will expropriate thegovernment office building.

From left to right:
Mrs. Wendy Luo,
Ambassador J. Thomas
Schieffer, Mrs. Sussane
Schieffer, and Dr.
Solomon Luo.

AEP TAKES A NEW NAME

new AEP is the gateway for Japanesefinancial support. Mr. Seon-Kyu Jeon, father of a TUJ student andstudents to the whole world of

the CEO and president of KoMiCo, Ltd., a global leader in precision

undergraduate study through thecleaning technology for the semiconductor industry, donated $50,000

medium of English, not just narrowly

in August, the first half of his pledge of $100,000.

focusing on entry into Temple“TUJ has opened up a new educational model and is achieving

itself,” said AEP Director Patrick

great success,” Jeon said. “It is my great pleasure to support the

Rosenkjar. “We hope that many

new building project.” TUJ is extremely grateful for Mr. Jeon’s

Japanese students will recognize

contribution, and will strive to achieve the longstanding dream ofthat the AEP can open the door tobuilding a permanent campus.

an international future for them.”

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