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That is a unique opportunity to meet with the delegation from Grand Valley State University, Allendale Michigan.
Our guests are Mark Schaub, PhD, Executive Director, Padnos International Center and Elena Selezneva.
Grand Valley State University (GVSU) is a public American liberal arts university located in Allendale, Michigan. The university offers over 200 areas of study, including 77 undergraduate majors and 28 graduate programs. Grand Valley is also ranked a Best Midwestern College by The Princeton Review. Grand Valley is ranked 10th among U.S. master's degree-granting institutions for total number of study abroad students, according to the Institute of International Education in New York. And our current Ambassador to Russia John Beyrle graduated from GVSU.
How to get a financial aid? What are the requirement for a Graduate Assistantship? Are there Athletic Scholarships available for the international students? What is the curriculum for the MBA program? and etc. – that is the scope of questions that has been asked during the meeting. The other thing that makes this event special is that Elena Selezneva has been actually graduated from Teacher-Training University in Volgograd several years ago and now she is doing two Masters programs in GVSU.
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Experimental learning with Senior English Language Fellow John Silver was of a great success among USG alumni and Volgograd AC patrons on Saturday noon! This is a second time when John comes to Volgograd with his presentation.
John Silver has been teaching English and training teachers for 15 years in America, the Former Soviet Union and Asia. He is currently working at the Institute of Management, Business and Law in Rostov-on-Don. John also works closely with the U.S. Embassy’s English Language Office to develop teacher training programs in the region. A graduate of the School for International Training in Vermont, John is an enthusiastic adherent of Experiential Learning. He especially enjoys teaching fun Communicative Language activities for speaking and listening.
This time John’s presentation "Communicative English Language Teaching Activities" was of great success among the participants. All of them feel comfortable talking and expressing their ideas in the English language, playing “Marshrutka Mayhem” game or drawing pictures on their neighbors backs. There were lots of fun and excitement.
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According to the agreement signed the American center is a part of the Oblast Scientific Library in Volgograd. That’s why we couldn’t stay away from the celebrations of the Library Day!
This was an outdoor event being held on the Library staircases.
The main idea was to attract or just give an idea that there’s an American center that promotes American culture and education in Volgograd!
And what could be better instrument for the realization of this outdoor project than an American center Mascot?
This Mascot was actually a gift from our Community Connections Alumnae – Radmila Michailovskaya who created and produced this wonderful cow with her own hands.
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During two days the American center has been a host for the finalist and alternative participants of the FLEX program. 88 participants from the central region and southern Russia arrived in Volgograd in order to take part in the parents meeting for those who won the contest and has become a finalist or semi-finalist of the FLEX program.
Elena Fomenko, Assistant FLEX program Coordinator for central and southern Russia answered all the parents and participants questions. Natalya Kozichuk, AC Director and AA Coordinator welcomed guests and told about the opportunities that the American center can offer to them in the future.
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Skype Video Conference with the Volgograd citizens who are now studying at the American colleges and universities.
With the new equipment that the AC in Volgograd could be able to purchase with the US Embassy grant we were able to organize a video conference through Skype with those citizens of Volgograd who are studying now at the American colleges and Universities.
This time our speaker was Vladislav Prokopov. He is a bachelor of economy in Mansfield University Pennsylvania. At present he works as a junior researcher in the International Research Center named after Woodrow Wilson, Washington USA.
This conference was truly successful, our guests were glad to learn more about education in the US from the person who has actually experienced it and was willing to share his experience.
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