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JICUF Grantee Highlight – House Building Camp in Nepal

Luke Palermo building, grants, JICUF grants, Nepal, service, student funds, student program, students May 28, 2019

In fall 2018, third-year ICU student Hotaka Omata (second-year at the time) received a JICUF grant of ¥424,000 for his project to build housing in Nepal. Hotaka and seven other ICU members of the FIWC (Friendship International Work Camp), an inter-collegiate volunteer group, traveled to Ramche village, Nepal, which has yet to fully recover from the devastating April 2015 earthquake. JICUF interviewed three ICU students who took part in the trip.

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2019 Spring JICUF Undergraduate Research Day Held at ICU

Aki Takada Faculty, faculty program grant, faculty-grant, grant, senior thesis, students, undergraduate research day, URD February 27, 2019

The Spring 2019 JICUF Undergraduate Research Day (URD) was held on February 15th at ICU. 46 fourth-year students presented their research posters. The event was organized by Associate Professor Seunghun Lee with a grant from JICUF.

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JICUF Staff Visit ICU

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Last week, JICUF staff Fernando Rojas and Luke Palermo visited the ICU campus to promote opportunities that JICUF provides for ICU students. Here is a report from Luke.

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JICUF Grantee Highlight: Modern Dance Society “ICU x Taiwan x New York Dance Project”

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Mana Yamagata, a fourth-year Literature major, received a ¥474,500 grant this spring to plan a Modern Dance Society (MDS) performance. This fall, they invited New York-based choreographer and ICU alum Kensaku Shinohara and Taiwan-based dance group Seed Dance Company to ICU to put on a collaborative performance. The ICU × Taiwan × New York Dance Project: “Woohi Chung” (meaning “five minutes” in Chinese) was performed four times in the West Wing of the Diffendorfer Memorial Hall (known as the “Shin-D”) from September 18th to 20th. We interviewed MDS members to learn about their project.

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JICUF Hosts Global Link Summer Program for ICU Students

Aki Takada GL, GLNY, global link, Global Link New York, New York, student program, students, summer program, Washington D.C. August 1, 2018

In July, JICUF welcomed twelve ICU undergraduate students for our Global Link summer program. During the four weeks, from July 5th to 27th, the students were exposed to global careers in New York City and Washington, D.C. Calling on the wide network of ICU alumni and friends in both cities, JICUF organized office visits, professional roundtables, networking events, volunteer activities and professional skills workshops. The activities aimed to inspire the students as they contemplate their future career paths.

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JICUF Grantee Highlight: Japan-Philippines Student Summit

Aki Takada Faculty, faculty program grant, faculty-grant, grants, Philippines, photography intern, students, study tour August 1, 2018

Associate Professor Allen Kim (sociology) received a faculty program grant from JICUF last fall to hold the Japan-Philippines Student Summit (JPSS) this spring. Six students travelled to the Philippines with Professor Kim from March 7th to 15th. Below is a condensed version of the grant report from Professor Kim.

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ICU Team Wins Award at the 29th International Moot Court Japan Cup

Aki Takada faculty program grant, faculty-grant, hiromichi matsuda, international law, japan cup, moot court, student, students July 17, 2018

A team of ICU students participated in the 29th International Law Moot Court Competition Japan Cup held on July 7th and 8th, and received the Fighting Spirit Award. The students took the International Moot Court course taught by Assistant Professor Hiromichi Matsuda. JICUF has been supporting Professor Matsuda’s initiative to send ICU students to moot court competitions through the faculty grants program.

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2017-18 JICUF Study Abroad Scholars Return to Japan

Aki Takada 2017-18, scholarship, student, students, Study Abroad, Study Abroad Scholarship, U.S. July 2, 2018

In 2017, JICUF awarded Study Abroad Scholarships to five students with excellent academic standing. These students studied at ICU’s partner institutions in the United States and have recently returned to Japan. Three of the five students shared comments about their time in the U.S.

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Introducing Spring 2018 JICUF Grant Recipients

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In spring 2018, JICUF awarded grants to nine projects: three submitted by faculty, and six by students. Here are the summaries of the projects.

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JICUF Trustees Meeting Held at ICU

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On April 27th and 28th (Friday and Saturday), JICUF held its semiannual trustees meeting on the ICU campus. Nine JICUF trustees and four staff gathered on campus for an eventful two days.