M Beauty School :The Cook County Treasurer’s office holds the annual Korean Community Leadership Service Award to Isabella Lee (principle of IM Beauty School) who was active in beauty volunteer work for the elderly and for the low-income elderly. The Cook County Treasurer’s office holds the annual Korean Community Leadership Service Award Ceremony for Koreans who have contributed to the local community as a sincere taxpayer. This year, Korean winners were selected in 7 categories including economics, society, education, and elderly health. The award ceremony was held at 1:30PM on the 19th, yesterday at the Hanneul Social Welfare Center in Chicago. About 80 Korean community officials attended the ceremony, including Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, Lewis University professor Stephen Kurda, and Berlin City Councilor Benedikt Lux, attended the ceremony to celebrate
IM Beauty Schools 4th Graduation Ceremony
The End of I M Beauty Schools 4th Graduation Ceremony
4 classes, 39 graduates… Celebrating alumni and family gatherings
At Gleview Central Market Shopping Mall, I M Beauty School (Principal: Isabella Lee), located on the second floor, held its 4th graduation ceremony on Wednesday, the 14th. This year’s graduation ceremony included 17 students in the cosmetology course. 6 students in the esthetic course, 15 students in the nail technician course, and 1 student in the cosmetology teacher course for a total of 39 graduates.
On this day, the graduation ceremony began with a greeting from CEO Warren Sohng, followed by a congratulation from Principal Isabella Lee, a congratulation from the Board of Education, and It was held in order of graduation speech by alumni representative Roger Robledo.
Principal Isabella Lee said she was ”very happy and proud to have produced 39 graduates” and ”proud to have established themselves as hairdressers in the mainstream American society.” She finishes by congratulating the graduates.
I M Beauty School opened its school in September 2018, producing 15 first graduates in September 2019, 32 second graduates in September 2020, and 19 third gradautes in September 2021.
In July 2020, two years after opening, the school was accredited by the Federal Government to issue I-20 for foreign students, and in February 2022 it obtained the Accreditation for FAFSA application for the Federal Financial Aid Program.
I M Beauty School is not only a leader in beauty business, but also in the education business, and plans to create the best school, honest schools, and all schools together.
I M Beauty School renovated and moved to a new place.
I M Beauty School, which opened in 2018, has expanded. I M Beauty School renovated and refurbished 5,000 sq. ft., located in a two-story building inside Glenview Central Market Shopping Mall. According to Principal Isabella Lee, a beauty school designed by an expert was completed within a four-month construction period which transformed a large empty space. The newly renovated beauty school includes a main lecture room, an aesthetic practice room, a hair practice room, a Mani/Pedi practice area, a service room and a spacious school-affiliated comprehensive beauty clinic with the latest facilities and instruments.
Since its opening in September 2018, I M Beauty School has become a leading beauty school in the Midwest, producing about 15 graduates in 2019 and about 32 graduates in 2020. In particular, I M Beauty School was approved as the first beauty school run by a Korean-American. In July 2020, just two years after its opening, the school became eligible to issue I-20 to receive foreign students from the federal government and received FAFSA certification in November of 2023.
I M Beauty school is becoming more and more well-known and held in high regard. This is due in part to, as Principal Isabella Lee explains, “excellent faculty members and a powerful program.” In particular, the school boasts a 100% graduation rate, 87.5% of whom go on to pass their license test on their first attempt, as of 2020 NACCAS data.
Regarding the effects before the expansion, Principal Isabella said, “Now, students of other races can choose our school more freely to receive vocational training, and with the pandemic over, we will be able to open a new way for students and immigrants who want to use I-20 to acquire M-VISA.” She also explained, “With the clinic completed, which is comparable to any other place in the town, graduates can build their skills until they get settled, and they can provide services to real-world clients at any time.”
The expanded I M Beauty School is located on the second floor of the second building in the Jungbu Market Mall, and its address and contact information are as follows.
미용 라이센스 갱신, ’이것’ 잊으면 낭패
‘가정폭력방지법’ 1시간 교육 이수해야 연장
오는 9월 30일까지 미용 라이센스를 갱신해야 하는 미용사 등은 ‘가정폭력방지법’ 1시간 수업을 이수해야 하는 것으로 알려졌다.
이는 일리노이 주 새 미용법에 따른 것으로, 미용법을 관장하는 IDFPR(Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation)에서는 지난 2017년 1월 1일 자로 가정폭력에 관한 특별규정을 제정해 실행에 옮긴 바 있다.
이에 따르면, 일리노이주에서 활동하는 모든 미용 라이센스 소지자들 즉, 미용사, 네일 테크니션, 피부관리사, 브레이더, 미용교사, 네일 테크니션 교사, 피부관리 교사, 브레이더 교사 등은 2019년부터 라이센스 갱신 시 연장교육에 필요한 14시간 클래스 내에서 반드시 ‘가정폭력방지법’에 관한 1시간짜리 수업을 들어야만 한다.
IDFPR는 새로 지정된 1시간짜리 ‘가정폭력방지법’ 수업을 이수했다는 것을 증명하지 못하면 라이센스를 갱신할 수 없다고 홈페이지에 명시해 일리노이 주 8만 4,000명에 달하는 미용라이센스 소지자들의 주의를 당부하고 있다.
라이센스 갱신을 위해서 미용사들이 받아야 하는 14시간 연장교육도 IDFPR가 공인한 기관에서만 받아야 하며, ‘가정폭력방지법’ 수업 역시 주 정부가 공인한 별도 기관에서 받아야 해 현재 한인 미용관계자들이 다소 혼선을 빚고 있는 상태다.
IM뷰티스쿨(I.M. Beauty School)의 이사벨라 리 원장은 “이 혼선을 피하고 무사히 라이센스를 갱신하려면 늦기 전에 미용학교 등을 통해 연장교육을 신청해야 한다”며 “학교에서는 가정폭력방지법에 대한 클래스를 어디가서 받아야 하는지 등에 대한 정보를 줄 수가 있다”고 말했다
이와 관련, IM뷰티스쿨에서는 6, 7, 8, 9월에 걸쳐 매주 월요일 미용사 연장 교육을 하며, 가정폭력방지법 수업 이수에 관한 중요 정보도 제공하고 있다.<쟈니 리 에디터>
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