Dong-A University Career Development Center Holds Performance Presentation and Awards Ceremony

The Career Development Center at Dong-A University’s Institute for Educational Innovation held the 2023 first semester performance presentation and awards ceremony.

The awards ceremony was organized to recognize outstanding students who participated in the ‘Career Peer Mentoring’ and ‘Career Clubs’ programs over the past three months and to share their achievements.

The ceremony took place on the 14th at Kyungdong Hall, College of Humanities, Seunghak Campus, Dong-A University, with attendance from Jo Gyu-pan, Director of the Career Development Center at the Institute for Educational Innovation, Professor Bang Hee-won of Dong-A University, and the award-winning students.

The Career Peer Mentoring program aimed to enhance students’ career competencies and broaden their perspectives by developing communication skills and resolving career-related issues through counseling activities. Thirty-four ‘Leaders (career mentors)’ and thirty-five ‘Daum (career mentees)’ completed the program.

At the awards ceremony, the ‘Excellent Career Portfolio Award’ in Career Peer Mentoring was given to students Kim Ga-eun, Kim Su-hyun, Lee Sang-won, and Park Ji-min, while the ‘Best Couple Award’ was presented to the pairs Kim Bo-min?Choi Mi-so, Han Bo-kyung?Park Ah-hyun, and Lee Dong-yoon?Kim Su-hwan.

Kim Bo-min, representative of the career mentors, shared, “Through mentoring activities, I realized that it was not just about giving help but about mutual exchange and positive influence, and I could see myself growing after the program ended.”

Choi Mi-so, representative of the career mentees, said, “I am grateful to have had one-on-one mentoring with a senior from the same department, which helped me better understand and receive advice about my career. It was a time to resolve career concerns and understand both the school programs and myself.”

Attendees of the '2023 1st Semester Career Development Center Performance Presentation and Awards Ceremony' are taking a commemorative photo.

The Career Clubs program was operated for eight weeks with the purpose of forming teams to organize career activities and achieve desired career goals. Thirty-one teams comprising 134 members completed the program.

Nine career club teams, totaling 38 members, received awards in the fields of career specialization and career planning.

The Grand Prize was awarded to the ‘Light On’ team; Excellence Awards went to ‘Chiboo (Chwippu)’ and ‘Gwanggi Todaewang’ among two teams; and Encouragement Awards were given to six teams: ‘Safety First,’ ‘Thomas,’ ‘GTQ (Glint Talented Queens),’ ‘zㅣjon TOEIC,’ ‘DREAM Hanbaljjak,’ and ‘PDMS.’

Moon Seok-hyun, leader of the ‘Light On’ team which won the Grand Prize, said, “Interacting with club members allowed us to share career information, interests, and experiences we knew, which helped us create connections in the industry. It was a great help in building my career in the semiconductor manufacturing field.”

Director Jo Gyu-pan said, “It is meaningful to share the results of a semester’s hard work, and I feel proud and encouraged to see students earnestly contemplating and exploring their careers. We will continue to strive to develop programs necessary for your career decisions.”

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