A team of delegates from Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, Korea, along with the Education Director from the Consulate of the Republic of Korea in San Francisco, visited the Sonoma State University campus in early November with the intent of exploring a future partnership with SSU.
The represententives from Korea expressed their interest in sending Korean elementary school teachers for additional training to SSU and having SSU students and graduates to Gyeonggi Province to work in primary and secondary schools co-teaching in English classes with Korean teachers. Prior to being sent, the students and graduates would receive specific training in working with Korean students and teachers.
The group was welcomed by SSU President, Ruben Arminana and met with Mary Gendernalik-Cooper, Dean of the School of Education, Les Adler, Dean of the School of Extended Education, Helen Kallenbach, Sonoma State American Language Institute, Professor Hee-Won Kang and other faculty members from the School of Education.
The Korean delegates attending the meeting at SSU included:
-Mr. Ik-Jung Hwang, Head of Supervisors, International Affair Team, GPOE (Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education)
-Mr. Jong-Tae Kim, Supervisor, International Affair Team, GPOE
-Mr. Geong-Gi Park, Supervisor, International Affair Team, GPOE
-Dr. Seung-Um Choe, Professor Seoul National University, visiting Scholar, U.C. Berkeley
-Ms. Hee-Bang Noh, Education Director, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in San Francisco
