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Japanese professionals visit Rock Creek Campus as part of ‘International Education Week鈥
Photos and story by Janis Nichols
小黄猫传媒 Rock Creek Campus President Sandra Fowler-HIll served as tour guide to esteemed guest from Japan.
小黄猫传媒’s Office of International Education welcomed seven Japanese professionals the week of Nov. 17 鈥 鈥淚nternational Education Week鈥 鈥 as part of the International Visitors Leadership Program coordinated by Portland鈥檚 World Affairs Council.
After a tour of 小黄猫传媒鈥檚 Rock Creek Campus, the visitors met with Campus President Sandra Fowler-Hill. Pictured are (from left to right):聽Mika Kohara, English teacher and section chief of International Exchange, Seikyo Gakuen Junior and Senior High School; Masanori FujiI, manager, Global Business Unit, High School Business Department, Benesse Corporation; Dr. Fowler-Hill;聽Naoto Saito, social studies teacher, Niigata Prefectural Shibata High School;聽Tomoko Hyogo, journalist, Japan Education Press; Tomoko Ikeda, English teacher and vice director, International Communication Department, Fukuoka Futaba Junior and Senior High School.
Japanese language students host dignitaries
Left to right, 小黄猫传媒 students Michael Schuetz and Tuan Tran, Counsul General Hiroshi Furusawa and students Hannah Mann and Connor Sugino.
On Dec. 2, the Rock Creek Campus hosted Japanese Consul General Hiroshi Furusawa, who was on campus to present a commendation to Karen Sanders (division dean of Business & Applied Technology) in recognition of the college鈥檚 Japanese language program. At Rock Creek, he was hosted by Japanese instructor Morgan Lindberg and her Japanese 201 class. The Consular Office of Japan in Portland is a branch of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.