TIEP ALUMNI E-NEWS

Volume 3 - pdf to print	Spring 2005 Past Issues: Archive
Web:  www.utm.edu/tiep	E-mail:  tiep@utm.edu

Our 30th Year!! - Tennessee Intensive English Program - Our 30th Year!!

NEW!! EXTRA SUMMER TERM ADDED

TIEP Students & Staff Pose Before Halloween Party

How Many International Students Are There?

This is a question that prospective students always ask. For the answer we turned to the Director of International Programs, Sandra Baker, pictured above on the far left. She provided these statistics for Fall 2004...

In TIEP there were 58 international students.

Their countries of origin were Colombia, Japan, India, Korea, Senegal, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey.

In regular curriculum academic programs there were 167 international students.

The 28 countries of origin were: Albania, Brazil, Canada, China, Congo, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Russia, Senegal, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela.

There are 10 active sister university/college/institutional relationships in the Far East. Five of these relationships are with institutions in Japan, 3 in Korea, and 2 in China.

The Tennessee Intensive Language Program (TIEP) began its 30th year in the fall of 2004.

Writing 5 Class - Fall 1, 2004

NEW!! TWO SUMMER TERMS

To celebrate our 30th year TIEP has begun a new calendar with six terms per year making it easier for students to arrive at nearly any time during the year. This new flexibility serves students whose work or school schedules may not match the school year in the United States. Including mid-term entry, the new calendar makes it possible for a student to arrive on any one of twelve airport pick-up dates during the year. Take a look at the new calendar:

http://www.utm.edu/tiep (Choose calendar)

CARVE OUT YOUR NICHE & LEARN ENGLISH AT TIEP

There are many opportunities for both fun and language practice at social gatherings like the Halloween Party, meeting with an American Conversation Partner, attending the annual Thanksgiving dinner, taking an optional trip, watching free movies, or participating in some of the many other activities on campus.

Thanksgiving Dinner 2004

After a BIG, FREE Thanksgiving Dinner at the BCE... Can you find Ms. Sandra Baker?

Visiting Professor from Hirosaki University

The University of Tennessee at Martin and Hirosaki University in Japan have a visiting professor exchange as part of their sister university relationship. Professor Jinichi Sasaki is this year's distinguished visiting professor from Hirosaki University.

New Student Residences

Do you remember the dormitory called Austin Peay? A new, modern dormitory with all the comforts of home is now under construction. Take a look at what is there right now on one of the UT Martin Web Cameras...

Our Students Have What it Takes!

We recently heard from Usaku Ohshima. He now works in Taiwan for the company Canon where he uses both English and Japanese, but he is quickly learning Mandarin Chinese. He says he is working very hard, but he still seems to have some time to travel. He recently visited Taipei and Okinawa. He sent us a few photos of Taipei. Thank you for remembering us Usaku! We really enjoy hearing news from our former students.

We want to hear from YOU! Please send us your latest news, photos, thoughts, etc. We do remember our alumni and want to keep in touch.

UT Martin Graduate Kumiko Sato Visits

Kumiko Sato, a former UT Martin student, recently visited the UT Martin Campus. She is currently with the Hirosaki University in the Department of Life-Long Education in Japan.

It was a pleasure to see you again Kumiko!

International Families

Sung-Hwei Park and Shu-Chun Liu ("Angela") held their wedding ceremony on September 4 beside the Pacer Pond in Martin. Congratulations!!

Our Growing Family of International Students

Martin is a family-friendly place and a number of families have come here to study English. For some families only one member studies while for others the whole family is involved including the children who are enrolled in the local public school.

Congratulations! Please welcome...

Doo-Song Yoo and Kee-Hee Kim welcomed their new son, Edward Erum Yoo in May of 2004.

Doo-Sung Yoo, Kee-Hee Kim & Edward-Erum

Sung-Woo Hwang 'Peter' and Sue-Kyoung Kim have a new son. Their son William was born in July of 2004. They also have a four-year old daughter who had a birthday in September.

Alan Tu has sent us many photos and even video of his growing family from Taiwan. Thanks Alan!!

Korean Chosen as Outstanding Student for Summer 2004

Jae-Yeung Kim received the Outstanding Student Award for Fall 2, 2004. He owns a business in Korea and came to TIEP at UT Martin with his wife and two children to perfect his English skills and study in the UT Martin M.B.A Program. Congratulations!

Conversation Partner Program

Conversation Partner Program brings upper-level International TIEP students and American regular curriculum students together. Introductions take place in an information gathering and students meet several times over the course of the eight-week TIEP term.

Click to more about the TIEP Conversation Partner Program.

Advanced Test Preparation (ATP) Continues! Many students have already reached their goals!

Learn more about the new TOEFL, GRE, and GMAT Preparation courses.

UT Martin Graduates

If you graduated from UT Martin there are many new service available at the Office of Alumni Relations on their new web pages. You can find a link to request transcripts, find lists of alumni, add your information to receive UT Martin publication, etc. You can be sure to receive the latest information by adding your contact information to the list at the Office of Alumni Relations.

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