Kookhee, an organization run by the admissions office of Kookmin University (KMU), donated about 1.4 million Korean won to the Korea Child Prevention Association. It set up a photo booth as a way of enabling students to preserve their memories of the festival that was held in September. Members of Kookhee took pictures of students, let them decorate the pictures by themselves, and printed out the photos for them. In addition, students who did not take pictures at the booth were able to decorate their own pictures and print them. During the three-day festival, more than 100 students visited Kookhee’s photo booth every day, enabling Kookhee to collect the roughly 1.4 million Korean won that it later donated to the Korea Child Prevention Association. A Kookhee representative said, “We have planned many projects that we hope will promote our coexistence with the local community, going beyond promoting KMU. Though this is not much money, we hope it will be ofsome help for kids who are struggling.

The name “Kookhee” expresses the organization’s desire to bring happiness to KMU students. Since 2010, Kookhee has worked to promote KMU both inside and outside the university. One of Kookhee’s main activities is a campus tour for high school students who applied for a campus tour. Kookhee’s campus tour is more efficient than the others as the content of each tour is varied according to the department, whether it be in the humanities, natural sciences, sports, or the arts. In addition, for the indoor campus tour, Kookhee shares a vividpicture of campus life through videos created by KMU students. It also visits high schools to introduce KMU to students, providing them with information on the school’s history, scholarship system, and dormitory, among others.

Every year, Kookhee produces many photos that are used for websites, booklets, leaflets, and promotional videos, among others. It also films videos to many platforms, such as YouTube, so that as many students as possible can watch them. In 2016, Kookhee shot a video introducing KMU’s departments and
clubs. Every year in July and December, high school students from all over the country visit COEX, located in Samseongdong, to receive admissions counseling. There Kookhee provides guidance to ensure that the counseling goes smoothly. Its members also distribute brochures such as recruitment guidelines, give out souvenirs, and participate in exchanges with other universities.

Kookhee has tried to not only promote KMU to middle andhigh school students but also help KMU’s students. When the first semester starts, Kookhee conducts a campus tour for freshmen before the entrance ceremony. It introduces the KMU campus, which is still unfamiliar, and provides Kookhee members’ own experiences of the campus. The club has played a role in helping freshmen adapt quickly and informing them of the difficulties they may face. In addition, it conducts the “Kookhee Recruitment Briefing” for students interested in Kookhee both online and offline. Its members also conduct events that help students become more familiar with each other, such as online students events using SNS and offline events held on campus. Kookhee has pages on social media platforms such as Instagram and Naver Blog and makes card news and videos that it uploads to social media. Through email, Kookhee receives and tries to address individual student’s questions.

Kookhee also works to help the admissions office at someadimissions-related events, such as interviews, major careercampuses, and transfer exams. It even plays a role in hostingentrance ceremony, helping freshmen start their new life oncampus.

Members of Kookhee serve as more than ambassadors. They have always tried to promote KMU’s value outside of the university and KMU’s events to students inside the university. They have even made donations to contribute to the local community. Though Kookhee is known as the ambassador of KMU, its members are much more than ambassadors.

Kang Hyun-Jin

Reporter

hyunjinkang1228@kookmin.ac.kr