Greetings to our friends from Asia! I have been deeply involved in international educational exchange throughout my career, encouraging and facilitating the flow of students and scholars to and from Asia and the United States. Based on my extensive professional experience, I can say with confidence that studying in the United States will enrich both you and the American college or Univ. you attend. You will benefit enormously from the education and the interaction with not only America students but with students from around the world. The receiving institution will welcome your many contributions to making a more diverse campus. Since 1997, more than 200 colleges and universities and more than 6,000 young people have participated in these programs, enabling talented students from Asia to gain entry into the American educational system.I look forward to seeing many of you attend colleges and universities in the United States. You will be making your own important contributions to mutual understanding while at the same time receiving the education, training and experience that will give you a competitive edge in this increasingly demanding and interdependent world. I wish you the very best as you plan for a future that will include valuable cross- cultural experiences! ACSAÀÇ ÀåÇбÝÀº ¿©·¯ºÐÀÌ ÁÖÀΰø ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. Çлý ¿©·¯ºÐ Àú´Â ±×µ¿¾È À¯ÇлýµéÀÌ ¹Ì±¹¿¡¼ ±³À°À» ¹ÞÀ»¼ö ÀÖµµ·Ï ÇÏ´Â ÀÏÀ» ÇØ ¿À°í ÀÖ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ±×µ¿¾È ¸¹Àº ÇлýµéÀ» º¸³» ¿Ô°í ÀÌ·¯ÇÑ ³ëÇϿ츦 ÅëÇÏ¿© ¹Ì±¹ÀÇ ´ëÇаú, Çлýµé ¸ðµÎ¿¡°Ô À̷οòÀ» ÁÙ ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù°í È®½ÅÀ» ÇÏ¿´°í ±× °á°ú ¹Ì±¹ Çлýµé »Ó¸¸ ¾Æ´Ï¶ó Àü¼¼°èÀÇ Çлýµé¿¡°Ô À̷οòÀ» ÁÖ´Â ÀåÇÐ±Ý Áö¿ø Çùȸ¸¦ ¸¸µé°Ô µÇ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. 1997³â ÀÌÈÄ·Î 170¿©°³ÀÇ ´ëÇаú 10,000¸íÀÌ»óÀÇ ÀþÀºÀ̵éÀÌ ÀÌ ÇÁ·Î±×·¥¿¡ Âü¿©ÇØ ¿ÔÀ¸¸ç, À¯ÇлýµéÀÇ Àç´ÉÀ» ¹Ì±¹ ±³À°½Ã½ºÅÛ ¾È¿¡¼ ÆîÄ¥¼ö ÀÖµµ·Ï Áö¿ø ÇØ ¿Ô½À´Ï´Ù. Àú´Â ²ÞÀ» °¡Áø ¸¹Àº ÇØ¿Ü ÇлýµéÀÌ ¹Ì±¹ À¯Çб濡 ¿À¸£±â¸¦ ±â´ë ÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ¿©·¯ºÐµéÀº ±³À°, ÈƷðú °æÇèÀ» ÅëÇØ Á¡Á¡´õ ±î´Ù·Î¿Í Áö°í »óÈ£ ÀÇÁ¸ÀûÀÎ ¼¼»ó¿¡¼ ¿©·¯ºÐµéÀÌ °¡Áö°í ÀÖ´Â ´É·ÂÀ» ÃæºÐÈ÷ ¹ßÈÖ ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ´Â ÀÎÀç·Î °Åµì³¯ °Í ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. °¨»ç ÇÕ´Ï´Ù. Sincerely yours, Samuel M. Shepherd, President ACSA(American Collegiate Scholarship Association) Samuel M. Shepherd, President, ACSA Samuel M. Shepherd • President, National Association of Japan - America Societies • Executive Director and CEO, Japan • United States Educational Commission 1994-2004 • CEA, Commission on English Language Program Accreditation