Dear President Ann Weaver Hart,

Dear President Ann Weaver Hart, 

Dear President AWH, Thank you very much for your kind response. Even though I studied at Washington University in St. Louis and Duke University for Master’s degrees, I have never attended such a wonderfully inclusive institution as the University of Arizona. As a student and a consumer of education, I also appreciate your commitment to diversity.

First of all, I would like to share my recent article about international trends in education, particularly as related to the humanities and community involvement. This is the website for my article (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2016/03/162_199799.html) and I have also attached it. In fact, my article was inspired by your November email last year entitled ‘Commitment to respect and equity.’ 

Secondly, I would like to make a suggestion about improving the University. I suggest a peer evaluation (peer review) system for students. Since I have studied here for one semester, I have met many good students who are not only diligent, passionate and positive, but also care for others. Even though their grades are not good, they are an example of good character. Students know more than their professors about these kinds of endeavors. I suggest that peer evaluation be part of the grade too (or distinction marks). This relates to Harvard graduate School of Education’s recent project ‘Turning the Tide-Inspiring Concern for Others and the Common Good through College Admission.’ I have also attached this. 

Thirdly, I often go to University’s recreation center and I think it is very nice. All the workers there are really kind and responsible for their job. At midnight, after they close, they usually start to clean the machines and mats. I saw that they were cleaning them diligently and meticulously. I was moved by their professionalism. I would like to pay them compliments as a rec center user. In light of this, I am sure that the University also stresses the importance of physical activities not only for sports fair play but also ‘sound mind sound body’ like what Eton College considers important. But whenever I get there, the smell from the urinals makes me uncomfortable and worried about hygiene. The rec center will be better if it has better sanitation. (There were no comment papers for a comment box in the rec center for a few months so I couldn’t suggest this directly to them.) Again, our rec center is really nice. I love it. 

Fourthly, The University of Arizona will be a better school if students guard against sexual misconduct including lascivious/lewd jokes or expressions. I have experienced some students that did not know the line of appropriateness in jokes and conduct—not only Americans but also international students. I think other schools are also struggling with sexual misconduct like as described in this article (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/30/us/colleges-beef-up-bureaucracies-to-deal-with-sexual-misconduct.html).

Finally, I am interested in publishing a manuscript that addresses these issues (common good) as well as social entrepreneurship in more depth. It also draws upon the importance of community responsibilities in education, recently called for by the Harvard Report in the statement “not just for brain, but heart for world.” As a student of the University of Arizona, I am sure that this publication would be contributing to the school too. I would appreciate it if you could provide me with any tips or resources for the publication process. 

Sincerely,