Mokpo Catholic University, Collaborative 'Healing Message' Relay

President of Mokpo Catholic University, Father Kim Yong-woon (Photo by Mokpo Catholic University)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Mokpo Catholic University (President Kim Yong-woon) announced on the 10th that it has been conducting a relay of love and communication involving the president, faculty, staff, and students since June 26 to overcome the COVID-19 situation.

In a reality where economic and psychological damages are increasing worldwide, until the day COVID-19 ends, the university community started a healing message relay as a coping strategy to overcome this by sharing emotional support and encouragement messages, thereby reducing psychological distance and creating a community culture of communication and empathy.

The healing message relay is sent to school members every Friday through SNS notification services.

The first messenger, President Kim Yong-woon, delivered a message saying, “These days, the voices of students are filled with excitement and joy. I pray that the Lord’s peace and warm comfort will overflow so that we can overcome the realities of COVID-19 and final exams well.”

The third messenger, student Noeul, representative of the Class President Committee, sent the message, “Thoughts are like two sides of a coin; if you hold good thoughts, you will only see good things.”

The healing message relay has created a space for communication and sharing among the president, staff, and students by allowing faculty, staff, and students to freely nominate the next messenger, and as of the 8th, 11 messengers have delivered healing messages.

Additionally, through a faculty meeting on the 25th of last month, a ‘Life Safety Management Model’ was established to spread awareness of life safety in preparation for COVID-19 and to optimally maintain the physical and mental health of university students and the local community, and it has been in operation since the second semester of the 2020 academic year.

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