Temple University Japan Campus

Congratulations, Class of 2020!

Bruce Stronach

I want to offer all TUJ graduates sincere congratulations on the completion of your degree programs. At the beginning of the spring semester you were all looking forward to the great ceremony that we have the first week of June and the president and the provost and I were all very much looking forward to being here to congratulate you and celebrate with you. But the world has given us a very different set of circumstances. The question is how will you face the challenges of today and tomorrow? I believe that everything that went into your TUJ education will prepare you well for today, tomorrow, and well into the future.

The only constant is change. Well, that's a very trite but also very true saying. The world we see today is not the world we will see in the next year, and as information and communication, and transportation, and medical technologies continue to develop, nothing will ever be as it was before. Education you have received at TUJ and the confidence that you have in your abilities will be the base upon which you will build your successes, whatever challenges may come your way. Once again, congratulations on your success and I hope that you will remain an active part of the TUJ community as you move forward with your life. Thank you.

George Miller

Congratulations to you all, Class of 2020 here at Temple University’s Japan Campus. You all have accomplished a pretty amazing feat. You spent countless hours reading and writing, you’ve created art and other projects from a wide variety, you’ve represented the university at conferences and at events all around the city, all around Japan, and elsewhere around the world. You’ve worked at internships and you’ve worked alongside professionals, you’ve held part-time jobs while maintaining the high academic performances that you have put together throughout your time here. You’ve organized exhibitions and events at school. You went on field trips with your classmates and built relationships there—relationships that will probably last you a lifetime.

Really, you’ve built a community and you’ve built a community here, at Temple University’s Japan Campus, a community that will be a part of you for the rest of your lives. You’ve helped to celebrate the opening of our brand new building and then, you know, this semester, you went into that difficult situation that we all went through and you handled things with an amazing level of professionalism. You’ve worked alongside other faculty and our staff during this very difficult time, and you’ve accomplished something that we absolutely, 100% should be celebrating. And as soon as we can, we will get into a room together because what you all have accomplished is a really, really amazing feat.

I look forward to seeing what you all do as your futures unfold and your careers progress. But remember one thing, you will always be Temple Owls, you will always be part of the community. I look forward to seeing you back on campus as soon as possible and look forward to following your lives. Thank you all, very much, and congratulations on all of your successes and hope for many, many more.

Mikiya Mori

Hi Class of 2020. How are you? Well, you’ve finally did it. You know, this program was very rigorous, right? Sixteen courses, two weekends per month. You have to juggle with your maybe work life, family life and student life, but you did that. Perseverance conquers. You are now folks alumni as well as TUJ alumni. I hope that you come back and share your posts and be as stories with us. I look forward to staying connected with you. Again, congratulations. And I wish you all the best. See you soon.

Tina H. Saunders

Congratulations Temple Law Grads of 2020. We are so proud of you that you’ve been able to reach this tremendous milestone in your life. We are so proud that you have been able to work hard and show great tenacity in these unprecedented times. But it’s remarkable that you’re able to accomplish your goals and you can do great things in the future.

Masako Tanaka

Congratulations on this achievement. Wishing you next success and good health. Please keep in touch.

Misako Goto-Hockersmith

Congratulations on all you have achieved. Happy graduation.

Tina H. Saunders

Again, we are so proud of you and we are happy to welcome you to the Temple Law Alumni family. You will always be a Temple Law Owl. Congratulations.

Min Lu

Congratulations, Class of 2020. You are great, you are amazing. You’re ambitious and you did it. You’re an achiever. You made us all here at Temple University just so, so proud of you. You worked so hard to achieve your goals and you did it. All of the hard work you have put in has paid off. I know it was not an easy task for you to find time to study every day when you had to work full-time and take care of family responsibilities. But you did it. Two thousand twenty has been a very special year for everybody in this work. We had to face a lot of different challenges but most significant challenge we’re facing today is social distancing. No matter how much we wish to, we couldn’t get together to celebrate your great achievement on the original scheduled date. However, there’s no doubt that we will welcome this special day very soon. We can’t wait for it. We can’t wait to see you on the day. Congratulations again, on your outstanding achievement. You are special.

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テンプル大学日本キャンパス２０２０年卒業生へのメッセージ

ブルース・ストロナクTUJ学長からのメッセージ

-卒業生の皆さんへ、この度は学位取得、本当におめでとうございます。春学期の初めの頃は６月の最初の週に卒業式、盛大なセレモニーを行う予定で、みんな楽しみにしていましたね。総長もプロボストも、そして私もここで皆さんとお祝いをするのを楽しみにしていました。でも、それから世の中ががらりと変わってしまいました。これから先の未来に直面するかもしれない困難に皆さんはどう立ち向かっていきますか？皆さんがTUJで受けた教育は今日、明日、そして遠い未来においても皆さんを支えていくと、私は信じています。変化こそ不変です。使い古された言葉かもしれませんが、でも事実です。今日我々が目にしている世の中は、来年には変わっているでしょう。情報、コミュニケーション、モノの移動、そして医療などにおける技術が、進歩し続けるなか変化しないものなどはないのです。 TUJで受けた教育や自分の能力に対する自信はどんな困難が待ち受けようと皆さんが成功するための基盤となるでしょう。改めて、皆さんのご卒業にお祝い申し上げます。今後も、TUJコミュニティーのメンバーとして関わりを持ち続けていただきたいです。ありがとうございます。

ジョージ・ミラー　教務副学長からのメッセージ

テンプル大学日本キャンパスの２０２０年卒業生の皆さん、おめでとうございます。みなさんは、素晴らしいことを成し遂げました。数え切れないほどの時間をかけて、読み、書き、様々な分野でアートやプロジェクトをつくり、日本や世界中で学会やイベントにTUJ代表として参加してきました。大学での勉強もしっかりこなしながら、インターンシップをしたりプロフェショナルと一緒に働いたり、日々バイトしたりしました。大学生活の中で、展示会やイベントを開催したりクラスメイトと研修旅行に行ったりするなかで、一生涯の友達、そして仲間と関係を築き上げました。皆さんは、ここテンプル大学日本キャンパスでコミュニティーを作ったのです。このコミュニティーは一生、皆さんのものです。新しいビルの建設もみんなでお祝いしましたね。今学期は、キャンパス閉鎖になり、苦しい状況に追い込まれましたが、みんな立派に対応しました。厳しいなか他の教員やスタッフと協力して皆さんがやり遂げたことは間違いなく、賞賛に値します。みんなまた集まれる日がきたら、一緒に祝いましょう。皆さんは、本当に本当に素晴らしいことを成し遂げたのです。皆さんが将来どんなことをしてどんなキャリアを築いていくのか、楽しみにしています。でも、一つだけ忘れないでください。皆さんは一生「テンプルアウルズ」で、このコミュニティーの仲間です。またキャンパスで皆さんとお会いするのを、また皆さんのご活躍の様子を聞くのを楽しみにしています。本当にありがとう。ご卒業と数々のご成功、おめでとうざいます。今後のご活躍を願っています。

森美樹也エグゼクティブMBAプログラムディレクターからのメッセージ

２０２０年エグゼクティブMBA卒業生の皆さん、こんにちは。お元気にお過ごしでしょうか？皆さん、やり遂げましたね。このプログラムは、とても厳しいものでしたよね？ 16コース、週末休みはひと月に２回。仕事や家族、また学生生活など皆さんは、様々なことをこなしながらやり遂げました。「Perseverance Conquers」ですね。皆さんはこれから、TUJの卒業生となります。いつか戻ってきて MBA後の人生についてシェアしていただきたいです。これからも、皆さんとつながり続けることを願っています。改めまして、お祝い申し上げます。今後のご活躍を祈っています。また会いましょう。

ロースクールティナ・サンダーズ　ディレクター

テンプル・ローの２０２０年卒業生の皆さん、おめでとうございます！人生における、この大きな地点へと到達できたこと私たちはみんな誇りに思っています。この前代未聞の事態のなか、皆さんが努力を続け強い気持ちで戦い抜いたことは、誇らしいことです。目標を達成できて本当に素晴らしいです。きっと明るい将来が待っているでしょう。おめでとうございます。今後のご活躍とご健康を祈っています。がんばって！時々連絡してくださいね。

- 数々のご成功、おめでとうございます。

- そしてご卒業おめでとうございます。

- 私たちはみんな誇りに思っています。そして、テンプル・ローの卒業生コミュニティーへようこそ。皆さんは一生「テンプル・ロー・アウル」です。おめでとうございます！２０２０年卒業生おめでとうございます！

大学院教育学研究科ミン・ルーアドミニストレイティブ・ディレクター

２０２０年卒業生の皆さん、おめでとうございます！皆さんは本当に素晴らしいです！意欲をもって、やり遂げました。成し遂げたのです。テンプル大学のみんなが誇らしく思っています。目標に向かって、本当に努力をしここまでやり遂げたのです。努力が実りましたね。簡単なことではなかったでしょう。フルタイムで働いたり家族の世話をしながら毎日勉強する時間を確保してきました。それでも、やり遂げたのです。２０２０年は、すべての人にとってとても特別な年になりました。それぞれ違った困難が待ち受けていました。今一番大きな困難はソーシャル・ディスタンスではないでしょうか？どんなに願っても予定の日程通りに集まって皆さんの功績を祝うことができません。でも、それができる日が必ずすぐに来ることでしょう。その日が本当に楽しみです。その時に皆さんにお会いするのが楽しみです。改めて、ご卒業おめでとうございます。皆さんはスペシャルです！

Temple University, Japan, founded in 1982 in Tokyo, is the oldest and largest foreign university in Japan. As a nationally recognized institution, we offer an extensive range of educational programs. Temple Japan creates a truly unique environment for learning that transcends borders. Our students come from more than 60 different countries to study within our dynamic, multicultural and multilingual setting. Through an educational approach that combines curriculum and service, students develop the critical thinking, cross-cultural communication, linguistic and professional skills necessary to achieve their academic, career and personal aspirations. Our students graduate having had an educational experience that sets them up for success in the global market.

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Class of 2020 Graduates

Doctor of Philosophy

May 2020

Aeric Tji Pun Wong
Education. The Effect of Vocabulary Use Reminders on L2 English Writing Tasks.

Raymond Kai Yasuda
Education. Affordances and Gratifications in the Formation of a Student-Centered Academic Community of Practice.

December 2019

Shzh-Chen Nancy Lee
Education. The Effects of Explicit Form-Focused Instruction on L2 Oral Proficiency Development.

J. Paul Marlowe
Education. The Effects of Sentence-Combining on the Longitudinal Development of Syntactic Complexity in L2 Writing.

August 2019

Mayumi Asaba
Education. Investigating Expertise: Four Case Studies of Experienced EFL Teachers in Japanese Universities.

Chie Ogawa
Education. A One-Semester Form-Focused Intervention on the Development of Speaking Proficiency.

Yukie Saito Ohyama
Education. Effects of Prosody-Based Instruction and Self-Assessment in L2 Speech Development.

Torrin Robert Shimono
Education. The Dynamic Cognitive Processes of Second Language Reading Fluency.

Master of Business Administration

May 2020

Chiemi Hattori

Kaeko Ojima

Terry Darnell Parchman

December 2019

Isaac Andrew Callicrate

August 2019

Christopher Brian Crawford

Gábor Gajdátsy

Emi Hatakeyama

Chisa Hayashi

Yuka Higashino

Dmitry Iretskiy

Takashi Ito

Harish Jothimani

Shinji Kito

Sanman Koyande

Miyoko Mita

Eriko Ogawa

Jessica Maryn Shacklett

Eric Stephen Smith

Vikram Venkataraghavan

Asako Yamaguchi

Takahide Yoshikawa

Master of Laws

May 2020

Yumi Chihara

Kevin Eugene Cunningham Jr.

Kenichiro Imase

Sawako Kakutani

Shinjiro Kato

Soichiro Kitazaki

Tomoko Kubo

Yukiko Nakazawa

Hideki Oba

Seycan Rafailovic

Ashton Lee Rooks

Miyuki Sano

Tomoyuki Sudo

Yoko Tsumori

Shinichi Uchiyama

Yuichiro Yamamoto

December 2019

Sooin Hwang

Mitsuko Ishikawa

Eun Kyung Kim

Daisuke Kono

Sheily Marie Virella Cosme

Keita Yamada

August 2019

Felipe De Senna Silva Araujo

Geoffrey Michael Clemens

Mayu Kazama

Shirvan David Micheli

Ayako Murai

Hideya Tsuba

Master of Science in Education

May 2020

David Scott Cochran

Elisa Hayashi

Miki Iwamoto

Mao Jimbo

Kylie Brooke Johnson

Minako Kishine

Omar Serwor Massoud

Hazel Faith Peralta

Misato Yamauchi

December 2019

Sarah Katherine House

Soren Kerr

Olivia Anne Marlin

Reginald Cortez Mathes

Danilo Vallejos Mutia

August 2019

Ayano Amano

Vibhor Bhatnagar

Alexander Sho Blocksom

Shizuka Brooks

Jacob Wesley Bryan

Zachary Wade Callaghan

Andrew Preston Cunningham

Matthew Robert Fraser

Travis Lynn Gasaway

Riko Inagawa

Jeffrey Alexander Isleib

Mari Kashiwagi

Patrick Scott Kirsch

Owen Mark Kozlowski

Abram Elijah Leon

Keiko Nakahori Miyauchi

Jennifer Lee Nihongi

Jonathan Paul Phipps

Nicholas David Roma

Eric Louis Roslansky

Yuko Tanahashi

Matthew Francis Wright

Juris Doctor

Bachelor of Arts

May 2020

Dhiraj Aryal

Chiharu Asai

Kevin Andrew Baltzell

Nicole Lynn Basso

Odessa G. Bellamy

Linh Ngoc Phuong Bui

Hannah Joy Calonge

Robert Reginald Caragay

Thierry Chan

Sophie B. Clark

Gilberto Cotzajay

Jennifer L. Cumbee

Benjamin R. Dague

Crystal N. Daniels

Joseph LaPica Drotos

Mercedes N. Ellingson

Joseph Eugene Esteban

Kenneth R. Fegans

Yuho Fukuhara

Alisa M. Garcia

Ricky E. Gomes

Ramsey A. Gomez

Victoria K. Gunn

Ziyi Guo

David W. Hamren

Olivia Anne Hayes

Rebecca L. Henry

Yuya Honjo

Renee H. Ishizuka

Nelson Charles Jeffers

Reina Jimbo

Takami Karyu

Sana Kato

Kotaro Kawasumi

Kim Lia

Joshua Burnham King

Victoria W. Kinkead

Hikaru Kobayashi

Hiyori Kobayashi

Kohei Komatsuzaki

Omar D. Kopti

Timothy A. Kreuziger

Ting-En Ku

Risa Kushida

Angelyn D. Labadan

Thieuquang Lechi

Ted T. Lee

James Christopher Lewis

Wenzhi Liu

Dennis Mitchell Livingston

Gelando T. Makrides Beltrani

Takahiro Mano

Meillyn Arabella Molina

Rayna S. Monk

Ryo Morita

Yuki Nakamura

Toshikatsu Nara

Kentaro Oshimoto

Megumi L. Owen

Derek M. Peco

Crystal Pena

Diana K. Perez Martinez

Johnny Phaxay

Melanie Rasich

Kaya M. Rist

Juan C. Rogers

Bowen Sai

Yuri Sakamoto

Danika K. Sam

Kazuhiro Sato

Yoshiko Sato

Chance Marsden Satterlee

William T. Schroeder

Joshua-Stephen H. Shibata

Tomoya Shigeta

Erika Shionoya

Matthew Sommers

Cory Sparks

Jajuan T. Stewart

* Sayaka Sue

Riki Tamura

Anthony Terrance Terry

Makoto Tsuchiya

Vivian R. Uhler

Ana N. Vigueras-LaRochelle

Ramiro Villanueva Rios

Charles J. Wagner

Chanin Wetchayanwiwat

Landon C. Wickham

*** Eric Williamson

Dominick P. Wynter

Tian Ying Xiang

*** Mary A. Yagisawa

Ahmet Yumusak

December 2019

Natua Djerek Ames Aderholt

Rika Aoki

*** Laney Elizabeth Bahan

Riku Hugo Brown

Yu Cao

Gavin Benjamin Carlson

Kazuto Chen

Thanh Van Dang

Amber Huynh Diep

Garnan Mahardhika Drajat

Michael Jasin Estifa

Mayuko Fujita

Anju Gautam

Akane Haga

Cody Show Hatfield

Jun Hiroyama

Michael Mahlon Hughes

Kan Ishiyama

Ryosuke Ito

Atsuya Izuka

Diego Jauregui

*** Kyle Benjamin Johns

Kazuya Kasakawa

Marcus Karl Gustav Kjell

Shota Kobayashi

Shoko Kondo

** Jado Kono-Morris

Mai Kotetsu

* Marki Anthony Li Diaz

I-Chieh Lin

Ting-Hsiu Lin

ZhenFeng Zhen Ling

Nagisa Maeda

Hiroyuki Maekawa

Vladyslav Matseychuk

Corey Michael McCarthy

Yoshitaka Mitadera

Miki Miyajima

Hiromi Morita

James Ryo Murakami

Chihiro Nagata

Serina Nakano

Rie Negishi

Caleb Michael Nelson

Ayaka Ogino

Kaoru Okamoto

Shannen Katerina Romero Perez

Anthony Joseph Rubino

Hanzla Iftikhar Saleemi

Atsumi Sato

Christopher Sim Mong Shen

* Alyssa Marie Stember

Haruka Sugimoto

Hiroyuki Suzuki

Taro Suzuki

John Szalas

Ayane Tamaki

Aaron Li Tan

Natsuki Tanaka

Sean Micheal Taylor

Mai Terasawa

Hibiki Tsuyoshi

Jennie Alena Unher

* Ratanachet Vipavasuphakorn

Lily Vivas

Shaun Patrick Whitsel

Chihiro Michel Yokoyama

Kaho Yu

Heyi Zhang

August 2019

Shierubano Syeda Ahmed

Kristin Trinity Anderson

Xavier Serge Maurice Barthelet

Piyawan Boonvieng

Benjamin Perry Boswell

Avery Scott Browning

* Andrea Michelangelo Cattaneo

Cristian Scott Chancellor

Szu-Chen Chen

Jane Noel Chetty

Ming Chang Chien

Christian Ryan Devlin

Joseph Francis DiGilio

Marissa Catherine Ford

Mayu Fujita

Kelynne Gilbert Gaines

Jerret Bryan Gardner

Ami Hataya

Yuchen He

Rio Hidaka

Momoko Honda

Nozomi Ihara

Yoshiaki Imai

Shelby Lynn Kaspar

Adam Winfield Keen

Kayo Kobayashi

Shunjiro Koike

Kristina Aiko Lastor

Devon Joseph Lazzari

Jacob Allen Liggett

Dung-Yeh Lu

Shohei Makino

Rina Maniwa

* Eri Matsukawa

Misaki Matsuura

Robert Louis Maxwell

William Thomas Meerwarth

Abel Nakao

Kurea Camille Ohta

Kasmira Yensee Olcay

Sarah Cruz Saucedo

Qixuan Shao

Mika Takita

Joysephine Tagaza Torres

Saad Abdulaziz Turkistani

Rikito Watanabe

Jun Xu

Sayuri Yamada

Honoka Yamaguchi

Shinnosuke Yasu

Saika Yoichizono

Shiye Zhang

Bachelor of Science

May 2020

Ecclesias Y. Fambro

Yudai Harashima

Eiji Hayashi

Charles P. Hoffman

Takeshi Maeda

Jared K. Parales

Michael A. Short

John A. Tevis

December 2019

Davy Derrell Davis

Allysa Miyuri Hertzog

Kaede Igei

Larnelle Michael Jarrette

Daiki Kishi

Gal Manoach

Jose Joaquin Medina Jr.

Naho Mizuguchi

Brandon P. Oliveto

Masami Sato

Larry Shells

Yu Stocker

Masayoshi Takaku

Miku Tanaka

Marcela Minoza Tani

Ayumi Tozawa

Jack William Yarwood

** John Paul Ybarra

Lu-Yen Yeh

August 2019

Justin Blake Dueitt

Yaqi Li

Jean-Paul Lo

Clayton Steven Skinger

Zachary P. Stoner

Tung-Lin Tsai

*** summa cum laude
** magna cum laude
* cum laude

PLEASE NOTE: As final action cannot always be taken by the time this program is published, lists of candidates and awards are only tentative. The student’s transcript is the official record of the university.

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