Student Spotlight

Jae Young Lim, a junior Global Affairs major, was recently featured in the local news for her work with Onhappy, a local NGO that operates 10 children’s centers in Incheon to provide English education programs to underserved communities.

In this interview, rising sophomore Dawn Oh talks about why she left California and decided to come to Mason Korea.

Jihyo Cha graduated last fall with a BA in Global Affairs and a minor in Communications. Since discovering her passion for PR and communications during her undergraduate years, she began her first job right after graduating.

For students at George Mason University seeking to learn Korean, Mason’s branch campus in Incheon, Korea presents a fantastic learning opportunity. Kelly Byrd and Summer Olympic Brown, both Korean majors at Mason’s Fairfax campus, are studying abroad at Mason Korea where they are part of the inaugural batch of interns at Mason Korea’s Industrial-University Collaboration Foundation (IUCF).

Jin Seong Choi, a graduating senior, was awarded the Peter Stearns Award for Global Citizenship by George Mason University’s Global Affairs program.

Summer Olympic Brown is a junior study abroad student from the Fairfax campus. She is double majoring in Conflict Analysis and Resolution with a concentration in Global Engagement and Foreign Languages with a concentration in Korean. As an aspiring diplomat and Korea enthusiast, Brown is thrilled to be back in Korea for the third time to fully immerse in Korean culture and language.

Ha Eun Choi graduated last summer with a BA in Global Affairs and a minor in International Security. Having entered Mason Korea with limited English proficiency and zero study abroad experience, she graduated with honors and landed an official UN internship.

Da Jung (Michelle) Jung graduated last summer with a BA in Conflict Analysis and Resolution. She was recently awarded scholarships from several esteemed graduate programs in the field of international affairs. She confidently states that her undergraduate career paved the way for her graduate school success.

Kelly Byrd, a junior majoring in Foreign Languages with a concentration in Korean Studies, is a study abroad student from Mason’s Fairfax campus. She is currently interning at the Industrial-University Collaboration Foundation (IUCF) at Mason Korea, where she has the opportunity to work using Korean while helping connect professors with research opportunities.

Seihoon Lee, a junior business major at Mason Korea, recently won second place at a university business plan competition called “Growth to Professional” run by EY Korea and JA Korea. After successfully pitching a business plan to EY consultants, his team placed second among ten teams, resulting in a hard-earned 600,000 KRW award.