CKAA seeks to support the Korean Studies program at Cornell.  Currently there is no Korean Studies major and no endowed professorship.  These are just 2 of CKAA's long term goals to establish this for future Cornell students. 

Overview
Number of Korean and Korean American undergraduates: ~350
Enrollment figures for Korean language courses: 50-70 per semester
Number of faculty teaching Korean Studies: 6
Number of Korean titles in the Cornell East Asia Series: over 17, including 13 translations of Korean literature www.einaudi.cornell.edu/eastasia/CEASbooks

Korean Language Program
From a one-course offering in 1988, the Korean language program has developed into a full-fledged language program.  It now offers six course a semester: a three-year sequence of courses for true beginners and a two-year sequence for heritage students.  Advanced students with very specific needs have the option of taking an Independent Study.  The program is staffed by one full time Senior Lecturer (Hairhin Diffloth), and a half-time Teaching Associate and a Teaching Assistant.  It enrolls a mixture of students with multiple objectives for learning the language.  Enrollment varies from 50-70 students a semester.  The majority of students are Korean Americans from various disciplines, but the number of non-heritage students, including graduate students, who are interested in doing research in Korea has been steadily growing in recent years.