With the end of the Thanksgiving holiday, the 2019 year-end party season has officially begun to wrap up the year.

Leading the way, the Hanyang University Northern California Alumni Association (President Tae-seok Um) held a year-end party at the Hilton Bayfront Hotel on the 1st, reflecting on the past year and pledging to engage in even more active endeavors in the new year. Approximately 120 guests, including alumni families, the International Foundation (Chairman Jong-hyuk Lee), Hanyang University President Woo-seung Kim, and Consul General Joon-yong Park of San Francisco, attended the event to strengthen fellowship and harmony.

Chairman Um Tae-seok announced that starting next year, students taking lectures from the Silicon Valley mentor team will be recognized for 3 credits, and outstanding scholarship recipients will be selected to support a visit to Silicon Valley.

Hanyang University President Kim Woo-seung expressed gratitude, noting the joyous achievement of both the main campus and the ERICA campus being ranked within the top 10 in the 2019 university evaluations, and stating that the alma mater is further developing thanks to donations from alumni around the world.

Meanwhile, at the awards ceremony for the essay contest held for high school children of alumni, certificates and prizes signed by the President, along with scholarships awarded by former Televideo Chairman Hwang Kyu-bin, were presented. The winners are as follows:

▲Grand Prize: Kim Ji-woo (Silver Creek High School) ▲Gold Prize: Oh Yoon-seo (Evergreen High School) ▲Silver Prize: Lee Jong-hyuk (Miti High School), Kang Dong-hyung (Leeland High School), Heo Hyun-woo (Valley Christian High School).