SUNY Korea held its 2025 Commencement Ceremony on December 12th at the Incheon Global Campus (IGC) Auditorium, bringing together graduates, families, faculty, and guests from Stony Brook University to celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2025.
The ceremony was hosted by Dr. Amos Omondi, Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs, and opened with a congratulatory address by President Arthur Lee, who recognized the dedication, resilience, and academic accomplishments of the graduating students.
This year’s commencement honored over 81 graduates, including approximately 30 students from SUNY Korea and others completing their studies at the Stony Brook University main campus. The graduating class included undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral candidates, including a Ph.D. graduate in Mechanical Engineering.
The Valedictorian Award was presented to Joonhyeong Kim, a Mechanical Engineering student, in recognition of his outstanding academic performance. The ceremony also featured the announcement of outstanding honors – cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude – with recipients from departments across Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Business Management, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, and Technology Systems and Management.
The Commencement Ceremony concluded with the conferral of graduation diplomas, marking the culmination of years of hard work and dedication. SUNY Korea proudly celebrates the Class of 2025 and looks forward to their future achievements as history makers shaping the world ahead.
Written by Student Reporter, Onyinyechi Achi (onyinyechi.achi@stonybrook.edu)
Get Posts SUNY Korea brought together alumni, university leadership, faculty, and staff for its inaugural Alumni Night on September 18, 2026. Held under the theme of “Connect, Engage, Grow,” the gathering offered an opportunity to renew friendships, build new connections, and help shape the future of the university’s alumni community. Over dinner and conversation, graduates reconnected with classmates and faculty and met fellow alumni from different programs and grad
Professors Francois Rameau and Zhoulai Fu of the Department of Computer Science at SUNY Korea have been selected to participate in strategic R&D planning initiatives focused on next-generation robotics and energy-efficient AI. Through collaboration with leading Korean research institutes, the initiatives provide opportunities to develop their research concepts and establish pathways toward future national and international R&D projects. SUNY Korea has launched two strategic R&
On September 14, The Style Shop Korea celebrated its opening on the first floor of SUNY Korea Academic Building A. The shop was developed under the leadership of Professor Hyeseon Kim and the FIT School Club, MSC (Merchandising Society Club). What makes this Style Shop especially meaningful is that all of the products were created by FIT students. During the opening event, house music filled the space, creating a fashionable and energetic atmosphere in the style shop area. The shop fe
SUNY Korea celebrated the completion of its facility renovation project on September 14th, 2026, with a ceremony held on the fourth floor of Building C. The event brought together students, faculty, staff, university leadership, and visitors. The SUNY Korea Facility Renovation Project represents a multi-facility, three-year initiative aimed at revitalizing core academic and student service spaces across campus, including the SUNY Korea Library, classrooms, and the fourth floor corrid
SUNY Korea held its Fall 2026 Convocation on Thursday, August 27, welcoming 231 new students to the SUNY Korea community. The incoming Class of 2028 for Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and Class of 2030 for Stony Brook University (SBU) are represented by 20 countries around the globe, including South Korea, the United States, France, Mexico, and South Africa. The Convocation, held at the Incheon Global Campus (IGC) Auditorium, brought together new students, their families, fac