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Welcome, Fulbright Visiting Scholars!
See photos and read about past scholar activities on the Enrichment Blog
Welcome to the United States and to your Fulbright program. The Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) sends you its best wishes for your Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program. We are delighted to provide all incoming and continuing Fulbright Visiting Scholars information about the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Enrichment Program for 2012-13. The Enrichment Program, implemented by CIES on behalf of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), offers a variety of enrichment activities in different locations throughout the academic year. These activities are designed to enable scholars to better experience America and to further the Fulbright Program’s goal of increasing mutual understanding between the people of the U.S. and people of other countries. We hope that you will be able to take advantage of these events, based on your location.
Visiting Scholar Seminars
Each year the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs sponsors a series of enrichment seminars for Fulbright Visiting Scholars on topics of global importance. Scholars hosted at institutions outside major metropolitan areas have the opportunity to apply to attend one of three Visiting Scholar seminars scheduled throughout the academic year. Seminars include interactive discussions, community service projects, and local cultural activities designed to introduce the Fulbright Visiting Scholars to different aspects of the topics. Through local experts (such as public, private and/or non-profit leaders) and members of the academic community, the seminar presents different perspectives on the selected topic. Through community outreach activities and discussions, Fulbright Visiting Scholars learn how the selected topic impacts communities in the U.S. (specifically the host city) and explore its impact on their own home countries.
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| October 31 – November 4, 2012 | |
U.S. Elections in a Battleground State: Observing Democracy in Action |
| New Dates Feb. 27 – Mar. 2, 2013 | |
Public Health – Global Health Issues |
| April 10 – 13, 2013 | |
Social Entrepreneurship: Doing Well by Doing Good |
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| Recent Seminars: |
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| March 28 – 31, 2012 | |
Diversity: A Chicago Work in Progress, Chicago, IL |
| March 7 – 10, 2012 | |
Human Rights: Building a Society that Protects Human Rights and Celebrates Diversity, Birmingham, AL |
| November 2 – 6, 2011 | |
Human Rights and the Global Democracy Movement, Atlanta, GA |
| April 13 – 16, 2011 | |
Living Sustainably: Vermont as an Incubator of Innovation in Food and Energy, Burlington, VT |
| April 6 – 10, 2011 | |
Valuing Diversity & Resolving Conflict, Philadelphia, PA |
| March 30 – April 2, 2011 | |
Democracy and Human Rights: An Exploration, Chicago, IL |
Visiting scholars in the following locations will be able to participate in on-going enrichment programs in their areas. Scholars in these locations will be contacted by regional coordinators. If you are located in one of these key areas and do not hear from the enrichment coordinator by Sept. 1, please feel free to contact her or him yourself. The coordinators may be reached by email as follows:
Arizona:
Alexandra Humphreys, Instruction & Education Librarian, Arizona State University
Alexandra.humphreys@asu.edu
Boston (including Massachusetts and Rhode Island):
Royce Anderson, Executive Director, International Center of Worcester, Clark University, MA
icw@clarku.edu
Chicago (including suburbs):
Lexy Gore, Associate Director – Outreach, WorldChicago
lgore@worldchicago.org
Colorado:
Karen de Bartolomé, ExecutiveDirector, WorldDenver
kdebartolome@worlddenver.org
Georgia:
Irene Bailey, Manager, Global Partnerships, Georgia Council for International Visitors
Irene@gciv.org
New York City (including surrounding suburbs and Connecticut):
Asya Dinets, Director of Enrichment Programs, One-To-World, New York, NY
asya@one-to-world.org
Northern California (north of Monterey):
Marilyn Herand, Coordinator for Northern California Fulbright Visiting Scholar Enrichment
mherand@sbcglobal.net
Oregon:
Julie Walkin, International Initiatives Coordinator, Oregon State University
Julie.walkin@oregonstate.edu
Southern California (south of Monterey):
Ann Kerr, Coordinator for Southern California Fulbright Visiting Scholar Enrichment
University of California at Los Angeles
akerr@international.ucla.edu
Washington:
Era Schrepfer, Executive Director, Foundation for International Understanding through Students (FIUTS), Seattle, WA
era@fiuts.org
Washington, D.C. (including Maryland and northern Virginia):
Jeanine Greene, Coordinator for Washington, D.C. Fulbright Visiting Scholar Enrichment
Jm.rtgreene@verizon.net
Fulbright Association:
The Fulbright Association (FA), comprised of alumni and friends of the Fulbright Program, invites visiting scholars to participate in enrichment activities organized by many of its 48 chapters located throughout the country. Like the other enrichment activities, these programs are supported by the U.S. Department of State. Visiting scholars will be contacted by the local FA chapter in their area. For more information, please visit http://www.fulbright.org/about-us
Through these opportunities, we invite you to experience the Fulbright world outside the classroom.
Best wishes for an enriching experience in the United States!
For questions about enrichment, please write to enrichment@iie.org
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