Sungsoo Hwang

236C DeVos Center
(616) 331-6580
hwangs@gvsu.edu

Sungsoo Hwang is a post-doctoral fellow at the Johnson Center for Philanthropy and adjunct faculty at the school of Public and Nonprofit Administration. He is receiving his Ph.D. in public affairs from the University of Pittsburgh and worked as a project team member for the Pittsburgh Neighborhood and Community Information System. He conducts research in the areas of public nonprofit partnerships and local governance with an emphasis on utilizing information technology such as Geographical Information Systems.

• The book I am currently recommending to my friends is ... The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
• To relax, I like to ... play tennis and soccer; Watch ESPN.
• My favorite pig-out food is ... Korean BBQ and pasta anything
• The best advise I ever got was ... to meet people from different parts of world, travel to other states, and foreign countries while in college.
• When I first came to Grand Rapids, I was surprised by ... (1) the wind-chill effect during the winter amd (2) the impressive GVSU facilities.