TUJ and to dig into their bank accounts to SPRING-TERM TUJ FUND RAISING help TUJ continue its mission of providing TEMPLE UNIVERSITY JAPAN international education opportunities. No CHANGES AT TUJ GOES ON amount is too small—or too large. Vol. 4 New Learning Center New Building Fund Grows Donors List 2004–2005 TUJ TIMES Summer 2005 he TUJ Building Fund continues to Institutional Donors TUJ Patrons grow. Donation pledges now amount Philip Morris Japan K.K. to ¥218 million, but a lot more money Diamond Owl Supporters Tis needed to construct the new TUJ Citigroup International EDUCATION MINISTRY OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZES TUJ campus. Gold Owl Supporters Of this amount, alumni contributed PricewaterhouseCoopers s of February 14, TUJ alumni and will be better able to meet the needs of its ¥106 million, including a $1 million (¥105 Individual Donors students can use the degrees and growing student body. At the same time, million) donation by Koji Shimada (EdD Gold Owl Supporters credits they earned at TUJ to apply we are well aware that as the first Foreign he Writing Center at the Tokyo ’75). Faculty, staff, students and friends Ronald J. Anderson (BOG) Shin Heng Chong (Student’s parent) Ato any university in Japan, national, University, Japan Campus, we have a campus was expanded in January into of TUJ gave ¥112 million. Corporations public, or private, for enrollment in special responsibility to work even harder a Learning Center that includes the mainly donated the remainder of the Simon Locke (Faculty) Masaaki Matsuoka (Student’s parent) graduate studies or in undergraduate to contribute to the further development Tlanguage lab. In addition to tutoring money. Masaru Miyata (Student’s parent) programs. In the past, some universities of the Japanese education system.” in writing, students can now receive TUJ officials expect the number of Etsuko Nakahara (Student’s parent) accepted TUJ credits but others did To be officially recognized as a foreign tutorial help in reading academic texts, as foreign and Japanese students to grow as Michiko Ogawa (Student’s parent) not because the Ministry of Education, university in Japan, TUJ needed to meet well as assistance in Japanese, Korean, a result of the removal of many barriers Lee W. Schvaneveldt (MEd ’00) Science, Sports, Science and Technology a number of criteria, including offering Chinese, math, psychology, and computer by the education ministry. Koji Shimada (EdD ’75/BOG) Atsuko Teramoto (Student’s parent) did not officially recognize TUJ as a degree programs equivalent to those at its technology. Because TUJ is housed in a building university. parent institution (Temple University, in Dean Patterson addresses reporters at a press conference. designed for corporate offices, Dean Kirk Silver Owl Supporters Yukiteru Hata (Student’s parent) That has now changed. The education Philadelphia) and having recognition as a Since 1982, when Temple University set R. Patterson would like to relocate to a Osaka Campus Hideyuki Kando (Student’s parent) ministry notified TUJ in February that full university in its country of origin (the up the Japan campus, TUJ administrators multi-tenant international educational Shizue Komatsu (Student’s parent) he Osaka campus of the graduate it recognizes TUJ as the first “Foreign United States). have been trying to gain recognition center. The money in this fund will help Masaoki Matsumoto (Student’s parent) University, Japan Campus.” “Now that TUJ is on the same level from the education ministry so that TUJ education program moved from the achieve the goal of a new TUJ campus Emi Mori (Student’s parent) “This recognition speaks highly of as other universities, I hope to see an could sponsor student visas, resolve YMCA to a building opposite JR with expanded educational facilities. Sachiko Nakajo (BA ’93) TOsaka station at the beginning of this Dai Nochiide (Student’s family) Temple University as an institution increase in the number of students,” disadvantageous tax issues, and receive term. The new location reportedly is just a Ryuichi Shioda (Student’s parent) of higher education and of American commented Taku Shinohara, former a deferment for students paying into the Seijiro Taba (Student’s parent) short walk from Osaka station. Annual Fund: education general,” said former U.S. editor of The Temple Voice and a 2002 National Pension Plan. The new facility has two classrooms that Donations for Scholarships Bronze Owl Supporters ambassador Howard Baker. TUJ graduate. “However,” he added, Perhaps the most contentious issue has can be converted into a single room. This Mitsuyo (Saito) Akiba (BA ’93) “It’s been a 23-year process, with the “TUJ needs to maintain a certain level been the student ineligibility to obtain and Other Causes Mitsue Allen Tamai (EdD ’00) single expanded room was put to good use last three years being the most intense,” of improvement in the service it offers to commuter passes. The new recognition he amount of money collected this year Ada Angel (MEd ’94/faculty) when one of the lecture series was held for added Kirk R. Patterson, dean of TUJ. students to retain its brand recognition paved the way for resolving this and other for scholarships and other purposes David Beglar (EdD ’00) 90 people on February 19. Thomas Boardman (Staff) According to Dean Patterson, “with this and to provide the level of education that long-standing issues. As a result, TUJ totals ¥10.6 million. Alumni, faculty, The new Osaka campus has a larger Scott Dotterer (MA CST ’80/faculty) recognition and the confirmation of our students at all educational institutions should be able to attract more students, Tand staff gave approximately ¥700,000 Bea Dwiwati (Faculty) academic quality that it represents, TUJ require.” including international students. library than the previous campus and for scholarships, and the university Jeffrey Hulihan (Faculty) more speedy computers according to doubled this amount, so students were Kazuko Ikeda (MEd ’04) Tomoko Nemoto, assistant director of the able to receive ¥2.1 million in scholarship Christina Junko Itaya (MEd ’90/faculty) graduate educational program. In addition Megumi Kawate-Mierzejewska (EdD ’02/faculty) money to pay for their education expenses. to being the new home for the program, Fujiko Komatsu (MFA ’70) Parents of APP and undergraduate the facility is expected to be used for Hubert Lerch (Faculty) students dug into their pockets and gave Shigeru Maruyama (Student’s parent) RAILWAY PASSES AT LAST various other TUJ academic programs. ¥3 million to the university. Frederick Myers (Faculty) On November 20, more than 70 alumni Phillip Morris donated ¥5 million to Satoko Ohya (MEd ’04) and guests, including two representives Paul Raudkepp (Staff) fter 23 years of negotiations, the students to enjoy this privilege.” support the NGO program that is run by from the YMCA, attended a party at the Patrick Rosenkjar (EdD ’95/faculty) burden on students to pay full fare The discounts apply to commuter passes the Continuing Education. Miyako Hotel in Osaka hosted by the Kathleen Schmitz (Faculty) for commuting to TUJ has been and long-distance tickets. The Ogasawara Foundation contributed William Schrade (Faculty) lifted. TUJ students can now obtain “We are grateful to JR East and other graduate education program. Katherine Summers (Faculty) A ¥1 million to upgrade the biology lab. The new address of the Osaka campus is Osaka the same discounted transportation railway companies for eliminating this Alumni also made donations for specific William Swinton (EMBA ’98/staff) Ekimae Bldg. 3, 21st floor, 1-1-3-2100, Umeda, Noriko Tanaka (MEd ’84) passes that students at other universities long-standing inequity in the treatment Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0001. The contact numbers are purposes, such as the library and for film Michael Williams (MEd ’84/faculty) have been able to purchase. of TUJ and our students and, more Tel (06) 6343-0005, Fax (06) 6343-5511. editing equipment. Keiko Yamazaki (BA CLA ’92) JR East and other railway companies are importantly, for helping ease the financial The annual fund-raising campaign Akinobu Yoshikawa (Student’s parent) issuing discount passes to degree-seeking burden borne by TUJ students as they continues until the end of June. Alumni T-Time The list includes donors whose donations were confirmed as of April 1, TUJ students as a result of the education strive to realize their educational and are urged to reflect on the benefits that 2005. Not cited are donors with unconfirmed payments on their pledges ince the beginning of January, TUJ and anonymous donors. The list is regularly updated on the TUJ ministry’s decision to recognize TUJ. career dreams,” Dean Kirk R. Patterson they have received from their education at alumni website, at http://www.tuj.ac.jp/alumni. has set aside an hour in the middle of “I am very happy to obtain a pass,” said. the day called T-time when there are said Yuichi Takahashi, a senior at TUJ The amounts of money that students EDITORS’ NOTES no undergraduate classes or faculty and the former president of its student are able to save depend on distance and S • Join us in forming an Alumni Association Committee office hours. and let us know how you want to be involved. The government. “All my friends at TUJ are railway line, but many students can save The purpose of T-time is to free committee will serve as the voice of the alumni in 2-8-12, Minami Azabu, excited to know that we are the first TUJ from 30% to 70% on the passes. undergraduate students and teachers advising TUJ on various issues. Please contact us Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047 at [email protected] if you are interested in joining or for meetings, club activities, student Tel: 03-5441-9800 Fax: 03-5441-9811 chairing the committee or if you wish to recommend E-mail: [email protected] government activities, special seminars, alumni for committee membership. Students display their new discounted train passes. www.tuj.ac.jp/alumni and lectures and other events. Editors: Chie Kato and Alan Brender Sachie Kawamura (AA ’90) will leave her MORE BENEFITS FROM RECOGNITION ALUMNI NEWS: job as a chemotherapist at the end of April. She WORLD TRAVELER SETTLES DOWN ON A VINEYARD WHAT ARE TUJ has been working for five years in outpatient chemotherapy at a hospital in Matsue. She visits ALUMNI UP TO? patients’ homes and builds trust with them and a student visa, will attend TUJ in the TUJ Now Able to Send your news to [email protected] often helps patients cope with their final moments Profile: Nick Hasumi (BA ’95) summer session. of cancer. Nick Hasumi has forsaken globetrotting, working “My title was salesperson,” he says, “but I still Sponsor Student Visas Until recently, TUJ was only able to Sachie also translates for foreign visitors at the for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and being an export had tremendous opportunities to get involved in Yasuko (Odano) Steiner (BA ’00) has become hospital. “Nursing that I learned in the U.S. 10 n March 10, two foreign TUJ sponsor short-term cultural visas. These manager to become a farmer, or more specifically a production work.” CIO of Japan’s first private aircraft management years ago is now gradually becoming known in students became the first to receive visas were generally limited to students grape grower in Nagano. In the next three or four Nick says working at the winery was like company, started by her husband, Dominik. Japan, and I feel that we really need to catch up. who were studying in the United States years, he hopes to become a winemaker, once his attending school. “Everyday, I learned new things. student visas sponsored by Temple After graduating from TUJ, Yasuko worked as I hope some day Japanese nursing will be well grapevines have matured. The wish to create my own new wine grew bigger OUniversity Japan. The Ministry of and did not allow for foreign students to a data engineer. established as a result of combining the cutting- Far from enjoying the life of a country squire, and bigger in my mind. So I decided to move to Justice granted TUJ the right to sponsor spend sufficient time in Japan to pursue When her edge methodology of foreign nursing with our company asked Nick is toiling seven days a week. “It’s quite tough, Nagano in 2004 for my new adventure.” student visas as a result of the recognition full degree programs. own,” she said. [email protected] her to transfer to but I enjoy doing it,” he said. TUJ received from the education ministry. TUJ officials now believe they can In May, Nick will plant wine grapes in his the Hong Kong Susannah McManus, a former editor of The sponsor visas for students from other vineyard. It will take at least three years for “I am really lucky to be able to switch office, she turned Temple Voice and student at TUJ, had a baby those grapes to be ready for pressing into wine. to a student visa at this time, since my countries as well. down the offer. girl, Maya Jasmine McManus, on February 24 in Meanwhile, he is growing table grapes (kyoho), cultural activities’ visa was to expire this “We are very grateful to the Justice She then joined Denver, Colorado. which he describes as “naturally sweet, crisp, and the Customer In 1999, Susannah began attending TUJ month,” said Jesse Moore, an American. Ministry for quickly recognizing TUJ’s fresh.” Service Division because her husband had been posted to Tokyo. Victor Weber, the second person to receive designation as Japan’s first Foreign “My goal is to produce my own wine brand from of Bridge Information Systems, where she met When Taku Shinohara, then editor of The Temple University, Japan Campus,” said Kirk my own grapes. I want to start my winery in this her future husband, Dominik Steiner. When Voice, heard Susannah had layout experience at a place.” R. Patterson, dean of Temple University they discovered that Bridge was preparing newspaper, he recruited her for The Temple Voice. Nick’s dreams do not stop with producing his Japan. “This will enable TUJ to respond for bankruptcy, Yasuko and Dominik left the When Susannah’s husband was relocated to own wine. “After I have my own wine brand, I company, got married, and moved to Zurich. Miami, Susannah transferred her TUJ credits positively to the requests we receive from would like to provide a place where people can Their first child, Makoto Dominik, was born in to The University of Miami and completed the overseas students who want to get an actually taste my wine. The place would include a November 2001; the second baby, Renee Sakura, degree she started at TUJ. She also wrote articles American education while learning about tasting room, a restaurant etc….” arrived in September 2003. for The Miami Herald. After Nick graduated from Temple University, he Japan.” At the beginning of this year, Dominik decided Susannah and her husband, Julian, both traveled. “I have been to more than 60 countries so While gratified to receive this and other to work with investors and start up his own British citizens, are proud of their American-born far,” he says. “I had chances to enjoy local cuisine company in Japan. As a result, the family daughter. Now living in Denver, Susannah says benefits as a result of the new status from and drinks. Especially when I traveled in Chile Nick looks over his vineyard. will move back to Japan this summer from her daughter is “much lovelier in person, so come the education ministry, TUJ officials say and Argentina, I enjoyed their low-priced, but Switzerland. [email protected] and see our little American girl.” they will continue to work on addressing high-quality wine every day.” In 1992 and 1993, when Nick studied at TUJ, After he returned to Japan, he said, he became he had no idea he would someday become a wine various tax-related issues that TUJ faces. Tomonori Saito (BA B.K. Cottle (MEd ’03) was recently employed very interested in learning more about wine. aficionado. Instead, he was honing his academic The officials stress that TUJ is not seek- ’01) a cum laude graduate, by Dokkyo University and is looking forward to “As soon as I found out there was a wine-tasting skills to transfer to the main campus to study will become a published applying his TUJ ing government subsidies, but they believe class at TUJ offered by the Continuing Education RTF (Radio, Television, and Film). poet when his first book, experience in the the Japanese government should give the Department, I signed up immediately,” Nick said. After graduation, he headed for Hollywood “Testament”, is released by classroom. same tax status to TUJ as other universi- “To me, taking the class was just like opening a to make his name in show business. Instead, Shimpusha in April. In September door to the world of another planet.” he landed a job with the Los Angles Dodgers. ties to enable TUJ to provide even better Four years after 2004, B.K. and At the end of the term, the students and teacher “My title was assistant to the director of Asian programs and facilities for its students. graduation, he has finally his wife, Hiroko, Jesse Moore is holding his student visa visited a winery. Sandra Shoji, the wine expert relations, and my responsibilities included made his boyhood dream welcomed their who taught the wine-tasting class, recalled, “When translating for Japanese players and coaches as come true. He worked on first child, we were at Coco Farm and Winery, Nick started to well as gathering baseball-related information,” some of the poems with Professor Marianne Saya Elise, into walk with me along the path, and he asked, ‘does Nick said. Government Loans Available Pension Payment Exemption Jarvis. Proud of his TUJ degree, he said, “I clearly their family. Bruce accept volunteers?’ ” At this point, Ms. Shoji Nick is trilingual in English, Spanish, and stated that I’m a TUJ graduate in my writer’s B.K. received his Aikido instructor’s license in tudents who apply to TUJ for UJ students can defer paying into looked at the dapper urbanite, and reminded him Japanese. He also speaks Turkish and is studying profile.” [email protected] February 2005 after completing the 11-month undergraduate or graduate degree Japan's pension scheme as long as that being a city lad he might find vineyard work Korean. Yoshinkan Aikido Senshusei course. hard going. He replied, “No problem.” Nick, the wine connoisseur, world traveler, programs are eligible for low-interest they are full-time students and have Mina Takahashi (BA ’03) started working for Currently, B.K. is an assistant instructor at the Ms. Shoji then approached the manager to pave former Dodger employee, and present-day loans from the Japanese government made the necessary arrangements. the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan Yoshinkan Aikido Honbu Dojo in Kami Ochiai, S T the way for Nick to offer his volunteer services. vineyard tender, is certainly a good example of a (ACCJ) as its public relations officer in December. Shinjuku, Tokyo. B.K. would like to hear from as a result of the recent recognition of In the past, TUJ students over 20 “And voilà. Nick was the talk of his class for TUJ student who has carved a niche for himself Although Mina had working experience when fellow MEd ’03 graduates. He can be contacted at TUJ as the Japan campus of a foreign years old were expected to pay into the quitting his posh job and heading to Coco to be a in Japan because of his international outlook. she entered TUJ, she knew she wanted to be [email protected]. wine guy,” says Ms. Shoji. university. scheme, even though students at Japanese involved in public relations after graduating. Every weekend after that, Nick volunteered to For more information about Nick Hasumi, check These loans are different from the loans universities were allowed to defer During her studies at TUJ, she experienced Mark Smith (EMBA ’99) started his own work in the vineyard. He quit his job as the export his website in Japanese at http://blog.livedoor. available to students who go to Japanese payment. TUJ students now enjoy the a summer internship at Gavin Anderson & business late last year. His company, Skillhouse sales manager for a tool production company and jp/niconiconick. If you want to taste Nick’s grapes, Company and another internship at Fleishman- Staffing Solutions K.K., is part of the U.K.-based universities, but they are the same type of same deferral privileges as other Japanese started to work full time as a salesperson for the you can contact him at [email protected]. Hilliard Japan, where she continued working as conglomerate Skillhouse, which mainly provides loans that Japanese students can receive university students. winery. a full-time employee following graduation. After companies with IT and Administrative staffing to study abroad. To be eligible for this deferral, students two years of long hours at the prestigious PR services (short and long-term assignments and Students need to apply for these loans must apply to their local Shakai Hoken firm, she decided to move on. permanent positions). from the schools they are now attending. Jimusho (Social Security Office). [email protected] Mark is seeking small to medium-sized The schools have to be Japanese high specialty or general staffing-related companies to which is a California-based company specializing purchase. Mark is also interested in investing in in measuring instruments. It was disappointing schools or undergraduate programs. The a start-up operation if a professional can offer a for both Toru and TUJ that he could not have his Send us your news. loans are also available to students who Temple Professors to Display Art in Tokyo strong business plan in specialty staffing. degree and credentials printed on his name cards. received a degree within the past two We want to hear from you for the Alumni The artwork of three Temple University professors will be exhibited at Galleria Nike at the High School and [email protected] A company rule restricts those designations to News section. Send to [email protected] any years from these schools and programs. Junior High School of Art and Design in Suginami-ku, from June 30 to July 8, 2005. Admission is free. legal department employees. recent news about job or position changes, The Japan Student Services Organi- Professor Charles Schmidt’s paintings and drawings will be displayed, but he will remain in the United Toru Kitakaze (LLM ’04) attended the “Things that I learned in the program really marriages, births, moves, etc. The TUJ zation, which is under the education States. His protégés, professors Sarah Steinwachs and McDavid Henderson, will be in Tokyo this summer to swearing-in ceremony for admission to the New help me at work. For example, when finding Times is published biannually in print format teach art courses at TUJ. They plan to visit the gallery. York State Bar in January in Albany. He took the differences in contracts between the Japan and and on the TUJ alumni website: ministry, issues the loans. www.tuj.ac.jp/alumni. Fujiko Komatsu (Tyler ’70), an art teacher at the High School and Junior High School of Art and Design, July 2004 bar exam. the U.S. sides, I can make a strong argument is helping organize the exhibition. An artist herself, she was also one of Professor Schmidt’s students. Toru continues to work for the contract since I know the legal background of both sides department of Agilent Technologies Japan, Ltd., very well,” said Toru. [email protected]