Taiwan-Korea 2007

Dr. Robert Gaddis, Dean of the School of Music, recently traveled to Taiwan to establish an educational partnership with the Tainan University of Technology.  While in Taiwan, he also met with the President of Yung-Ta Institute of Technology and Commerce to discuss the possibility of a partnership.

Dr. Gaddis then traveled to South Korea where he met with the Mokwan University (Methodist) to discuss partnership opportunities.  He heard the Christian Unity Trio (CU Trio) from Campbellsville University perform.  Dr. Gaddis was also in attendance at Ms. Dong-Yun Kwon's (CU's adjunct professor of bassoon) performance with the Korea Sinfonietta.

L-R: Dean Robert Gaddis and Dr. Hong-Chu Chen, President of Tainan University of Technology at the Signing Ceremony for the Educational Partnership.

Lunch with President Chen and Dr. Hua-Hui Tseng, Dean of the College of Arts at Tainan University of Technology.

L-R: Dr. Hua-Hui Tseng, Dean Gaddis, and President Chen at lunch after the signing ceremony.

Dr. Gaddis & Miao Ling, flute professor at Tainan University of Technology.

Miao has been a friend of the Campbellsville University School of Music for several years, serving as hostess and coordinator for three recruitment visits made by Dr. Gaddis to Taiwan which has resulted in several music students attending CU. Thank you very much for your excellent work, Miao!

L-R: Dr. Robert R. Hwang, President of Yung-Ta Institute of Technology and Commerce, Kaohsiung, Taiwan and his wife,

Dr. Christine Min-Shih Du, Associate Professor, Taipei Medical University during a dinner meeting with Dean Gaddis to discuss the establishment of an educational partnership with Campbellsville University.

The family of Yi-Ni Tsai, a CU student from Taiwan.

Standing is Mr. Chun, Yi-Ni's uncle, and seated are Mr. and Mrs. Steven Tsai, Yi-Ni's parents. Mr. Chun and the Tsai’s were instrumental in arranging a meeting between Dr. Gaddis and the officials from Yung-Ta Institute of Technology and Commerce.

The Christian Unity Trio (CU Trio) from Campbellsville University as they performed in one of their concerts in Busan, Korea.

The members (L-R) are Sungman Lee, violin, HaNa Park, piano, and Wansoo Cho, violist.

OK, I confess. We gave in to the temptation for Western culinary, TGIF in Busan, Korea.

Pictured above are the Sungman Lee, Wansoo Cho, HaNa Park, (CU Trio) and our chauffer for the trip, graduate clarinet student, Il Hun Jang, and Robert Gaddis.

CU Adjunct Professor of Bassoon, Dong Yun Kwon performed as a soloist with the Busan Sinfonietta on May 21, 2007, in Busan, Korea.

Mrs. Kwon is also the mother of junior oboe major, Yoo-Jin Lee, and the entering freshman violinist, Myung Lee.

The photo above includes faculty and administrators of Mokwon University in Daejeon, Korea.

L-R are Ju Ik Sung, Orchestra Conductor; In-Guk Song, Wind Ensemble Conductor; Dr. Gaddis; Jae-In Bang, Head of International Relations Section; Byung-Gil Kang, Vice-President; and Hyo-Jin Kim, alumae of Mokwon and current bassoon graduate student of Campbellsville University.

Updated 05/31/2007