DAOM program disappointment -clarification

May 14, 2007

Dear group,

Allow me to clarify what may have been perceived as a hurtful comment in my

previous post concerning the Korean students at Samra. Please know that what I

wrote was never with any pejorative intention. Rather, at Samra, as at many

schools, there are separate English and Korean Master's tracks. The DOAM

program was a year(at least) in the planning and was internally publicized as

being a Sunday program, unique among the DAOM programs. Though the Samra Korean

program director knew of that, and mentioned that some of his students would not

be happy with Sundays, the extent of that sentiment was not known to the DAOM

administration until the interview process. All along, until the last minute,

that was the plan, and that was how I (as well as others, too, I would assume)

prepared my scheduling until the rug was pulled out from under me. I only

mentioned the Koreans as I felt their Master's program director should have

shown greater responsibility by proactively

entering the dialogue with his students and the Doctoral planners. I accept,

at this point, the change with equinimity and will now do the one thing that I

can: plant seeds and hope that some of them blossom. So again, if any of you

are interested in pursuing a DAOM on Sundays only, or if any of you are involved

in the administration of another program and would be able to accommodate my

Sabbath observance, I would be most grateful for you to contact me.

Please accept with deepest sincerity any hurt felt. My last name is not Imus.

Yehuda

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May 14, 2007

Yehuda,

I wish you the best of luck in finding a program that will allow you to

observe the Sabbath on Saturdays.

Are these the seven schools that currently have a doctoral program, what am

I missing?

Samra, Emperor's - Los Angeles, PCOM-San Diego, Five Branches-Santa Cruz,

ACTCM- San Francisco, OCOM-Portland, Bastyr-Seattle.

Thanks for your letter,

k.

On 5/13/07, wrote:

>

> Dear group,

>

> Allow me to clarify what may have been perceived as a hurtful comment in

> my previous post concerning the Korean students at Samra. Please know that

> what I wrote was never with any pejorative intention. Rather, at Samra, as

> at many schools, there are separate English and Korean Master's tracks. The

> DOAM program was a year(at least) in the planning and was internally

> publicized as being a Sunday program, unique among the DAOM programs. Though

> the Samra Korean program director knew of that, and mentioned that some of

> his students would not be happy with Sundays, the extent of that sentiment

> was not known to the DAOM administration until the interview process. All

> along, until the last minute, that was the plan, and that was how I (as well

> as others, too, I would assume) prepared my scheduling until the rug was

> pulled out from under me. I only mentioned the Koreans as I felt their

> Master's program director should have shown greater responsibility by

> proactively

> entering the dialogue with his students and the Doctoral planners. I

> accept, at this point, the change with equinimity and will now do the one

> thing that I can: plant seeds and hope that some of them blossom. So again,

> if any of you are interested in pursuing a DAOM on Sundays only, or if any

> of you are involved in the administration of another program and would be

> able to accommodate my Sabbath observance, I would be most grateful for you

> to contact me.

>

> Please accept with deepest sincerity any hurt felt. My last name is not

> Imus.

>

> Yehuda

>

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>

May 14, 2007

Kokko,

Those, besides the " other " doctorates (ie. South Baylo's) are the only ones I

know of. Thanks for keeping me in line! Maintaining our individuality and

respecting the diversity of others allows us all to flourish and cultivate not

only Qi but also friendships.

Y

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