Dong-Eui University Student Counseling Center, Wise College Life Essay Contest Awards Ceremony

Winners and attendees of the Dong-Eui University Wise College Life Essay Contest are taking a group commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] The Student Counseling Center at Dong-Eui University held the ‘2021 Wise College Life Essay Contest Award Ceremony’ on the 27th in Room 218 of the Creative Hall.

The contest received 37 essays, selecting 2 Grand Prize winners, 2 Excellence Award winners, and 4 Encouragement Award winners.

The contest was held for currently enrolled students who have used the Student Counseling Center, aiming to discover successful cases of adapting to college life and to spread the value of counseling.

About 10 people attended the award ceremony, including Director Go Mina of the Student Counseling Center, staff, and awardees.

The Grand Prize winners were Jeong Il-ji, a senior majoring in Public Administration and Policy, and Choi Seong-gyeong, a junior in the Department of Lifelong Education and Youth Counseling, each receiving a scholarship of 350,000 KRW.

The Excellence Awards went to Lee Ji-hoon, a senior in the Department of Chinese Language, and Shin Hyun-joo, a sophomore majoring in Advertising and Public Relations.

Jeong Il-ji, who won with the essay titled ‘The Student Counseling Center is My Hand,’ introduced how he transformed himself into a more positive person by utilizing the Student Counseling Center instead of enduring difficult situations alone.

Choi Seong-gyeong, who won with the essay titled ‘The Student Counseling Center is an Opportunity to Reach Out,’ said, “College students are at the end of adolescence and the beginning of adulthood, so it is a time full of worries, and receiving help is natural.”

Choi expressed her award acceptance speech, saying, “The Student Counseling Center was one way to move toward a healthy adulthood, and I want to tell students struggling with school life that ‘all you need is the courage to reach out.’”

Director Go Mina of the Student Counseling Center said, “I hope students continue to be the protagonists of their lives and lead wonderful lives as they do now.”

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