Won Institute of Graduate Studies
| Motto | Personal Development. Professional Achievement. |
|---|---|
| Type | Graduate School affiliated with Won Buddhism |
| Established | 2001 |
| Director | Rev. Bokin Kim, Ph.D. |
| Undergraduates | 87 |
| Alumni | 145 |
| Location | , , |
| Website | www.woninstitute.edu |
The Won Institute of Graduate Studies is the only regionally accredited graduate school for Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, and Won Buddhist Studies in Pennsylvania, located in Glenside, Pennsylvania.
The Won Institute offers professional doctorate, master's, and certificate programs in Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, and Won Buddhist Studies. The institute maintains on-site acupuncture clinics: professional, student, community, veteran's and a Chinese herbal medicine clinic. In 2017, the Institute launched their Go to Them: Meeting The Health Care Needs of Veterans project in efforts to provide Veterans and military officials who suffer from trauma, PTSD and stress, with ear acupuncture or NADA.
All of the graduate programs include non-denominational sitting and moving meditation. This intensive focus on meditation helps create compassionate, competent meditation teachers, and gives acupuncturists a profound tool for treating patients.
The Won Institute prides itself on its diverse faculty, many of whom are also professional practitioners, business owners, and meditation practitioners. Combined with small class sizes, this truly makes the Won Institute a one-of-a-kind learning environment.
The school is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
History
In 1993, the third head dharma master Daesan spoke to senior disciples regarding starting an educational institute in the United States. In 1999, the development team of The Won Institute submitted its first application to the Pennsylvania Department for Education for Won Buddhist Studies. In 2001, The Won Institute of Graduate Studies received final approval from the township zoning hearing board for Glenside location and a location was purchased. In 2002, The Won Institute of Graduate Studies opened its doors. 2004 marked the first graduating class of four students – one Applied Meditation and three Won Buddhist Studies. As a discipline, acupuncture was added in 2005 and Chinese Herbal Medicine was added in 2011.[1]
Mission
The mission of the Won Institute of Graduate Studies is to provide quality graduate-level professional education and training in the practical applications of spirituality and the healing arts for the well-being of individuals and society. It is guided by the conviction that meditation is essential to spiritual cultivation, and that spiritual cultivation is necessary to balance material and technological advances.[2]
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Coordinates: 40°05′57″N 75°09′16″W / 40.09927°N 75.15431°W
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