The season for freshmen students to visit the campus for the first time has come. Freshmen who are full of expectations about campus life will have time to get adapted to the college campus. Also, sophomore students who didn’t enjoy college life last year due to COVID-19 will have more time to get adapted to college life. Many students who visit the campus for the first time go through a similar process but in their process, they may miss the many benefits of using the campus wisely.
The benefits that Hongik University students can enjoy off the campus are well known among the students. However, when we asked students about the benefits that they can profit from using the school facilities, nine out of ten students answered that they didn't know about school opportunities. Therefore, in this article, I would like to show some tips you can use to enjoy campus life and reap a variety of benefits.
- Hongik Main Library: A Library beyond a Library
Many students only consider the main library as a place full of university books or a place where we study at test preparation time. But the main library is a place full of all kinds of services that we could consider as a library beyond the library. One example is the 'e-book device loan service' that began last December. It is a program to increase the use of e-books, so it is worth trying for students who like to read books conveniently. There are many online library services that you can use. The integrated thesis service that the Korean Information Service System provides is one. With its’ help, you could easily be granted access to over 1.3 million domestic academic journals necessary for your campus life. Other online services you could use from the library are the e-magazine services, such as 'Moazine' and 'PressReader'. 'Moazine' is an e-magazine service that provides 213 different domestic magazines. Famous magazines such as Vogue, GQ, Lonely Planet, or TIME are also included. Those of you who are interested in reading magazines, but couldn’t because of their cost, should try to use this service. 'PressReader' is also an e-magazine service that provides magazines from over 120 different countries in 60 different languages. It could be very helpful for research or for students who want to study foreign languages.
- School Contests: A chance to test our competitive edge.
Just like in middle and high school, there are on-campus competitions at Hongik University. Presentation contests and book review contests are major examples. A presentation contest judges a student’s presentation ability, and a book review contest tests your logical and critical thoughts. If you want to test your ability, participating in an on-campus competition could be a useful experience. Details about various contests are at the Hongik University website on the student notice board. You should look for future notices and participate in a contest.
- In- School Facilities: Places that might be helpful in our daily lives
Students can receive support from internal facilities at the school, such as career counseling and aptitude tests at the Employment Support Center. Moreover, there is a Student Counseling Center that provides counseling on inconveniences you might have from school life. Lastly, I want to let you know that you can get a body composition test at the Health Care Center for free. There are a lot of other school programs you can get help from, so try to enjoy the various benefits from the available school program.
- Volunteer Scholarship: Jobs with many advantages
Hongik University provide part-time jobs with a good work environment and pays more than the minimum hourly wage. The program is called 'Volunteer Scholarship’ and the most common jobs are working at the school administration office or in a department office. Also, there are types of jobs that recruit for a specific period of time, like Controlling Commissioner or Guide for an essay-type examination. Working at school in a familiar environment is a great advantage, so applying early is recommended. Recruit notices and details are on the notice board in the Classroom, so take a close look at them from time to time.
Suggestions that have been written in the article are just the tip of the iceberg. There are many tips to enjoy school life that we haven't shown in this article. We would like you to use the tips introduced in this article meaningfully, while trying to find your own way to use school wisely on campus. Last but not least, we hope you enjoy the campus life you dreamed of while reaping from the various benefits provided.
Kim HyunRim arnoldkim123@naver.com
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