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Friday, 02 April 2010 08:41

On March 26 ARC organized workshop for alumni Focus: Achieving Your Highest Priorities. The workshop gathered 13 people, including 11 alumni of the USG sponsored programs and was held by a certified trainer of FranklinCovey Company Anastasiya Gogoleva and. FranklinCovey Co is a worldwide leading company providing training and consulting services. Some of their clients in Ukraine are:

 

-         Raiffeisen Bank Aval

-         Radisson SAS

-         AXXA

-         Telenor

-         DataGroup

-         Office Solutions

-         Horizon Capital

-         Sandora / Pepsi Co

 

Workshop participants learned and mastered:

 

•    FranklinCovey’s world famous time management principles

•    Skills of planning your weeks and organizing your days so

your time is spent on tasks that really matter

•    How to clearly define your goals and break them down into key tasks

•    The ability to reduce stress by eliminating unnecessary activities

•    Skills for mastering information management with a proven planning

system

•    How to balance work and life priorities
 
ANNOUNCEMENT!
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce the
2010 Alumni Grants Program.

The program is intended to provide financial support to US Government-funded
exchange and training programs alumni to implement projects that promote
democratic advancement and economic reform in Ukraine.
Alumni and recipients of all US Government-funded exchange and training
programs, including ECA, USAID, USDA and FEP, Department of Commerce SABIT
trainings, as well as other target groups with an alumni connection are
eligible to apply.

Download Program Description and Application (in MS Word format)
(in English and Ukrainian) and Sample Budget (MS Excel)
at http://kyiv.usembassy.gov/grants_exchanges_eng.html

Applications will be accepted from February 1, 2010 until March 14, 2010 and
will be reviewed by an Embassy selection committee.


Відділ преси, освіти та культури Посольства США в Україні оголошує про
початок  програми для колишніх учасників програм обмінів на 2010 рік.

Метою програми “Гранти для учасників програм обмінів” є надання фінансової
підтримки колишнім учасникам програм обмінів та стажування, що фінансуються
урядом США, для реалізації проектів, спрямованих на розвиток демократичних
перетворень та проведення економічних реформ в Україні.
Учасники всіх програм обмінів та стажування, що фінансуються або
фінансувались урядом США, включаючи такі агентства як Бюро з питань освіти
та культури (ECA), Агенство США з Міжнародного Розвитку (USAID), Департамент
сільського господарства США (USDA) та Програма обміну викладачами (FEP),
Департамент торгівлі США (програма  SABIT), мають право подавати проекти.

Заявки прийматимуться Комісією програми “Гранти для учасників програм
обмінів” з 1 лютого до 14 березня 2010 року.

Завантажити аплікаційну форму (документ MS Word) та зразок бюджету (MS
Excel) (англійська та українська мова)
http://kyiv.usembassy.gov/grants_exchanges_ukr.html
 
A SPECIAL MOVIE NIGHT DEDICATED TO THE WORLD AIDS DAY

On December 3, 2009 the Alumni Resource Center (ARC) administered by American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS held a special movie night dedicated to the World AIDS Day observed annually on December 1st.  

To raise awareness that HIV positive people face,  alumni watched Philadelphia – one of the first mainstream Hollywood films released in 1993 to acknowledge HIV/AIDS, homosexuality and homophobia. It was written by Ron Nyswaner and directed by Jonathan Demme. The film stars tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robars, Antonio Banderas, Mary Steenburgen, Anna Deavere Smith, Lisa Summerour, Chandra Wilson and Ron Vawter. It was inspired by the story of Geoffrey Bowers, an attorney who in 1987 sued the law firm Baker & McKenzie for unfair dismissal in one of the first AIDS discrimination cases.

The movie was followed by pizza party, where alumni discussed the film as well as HIV/AIDS issues in Ukraine and worldwide.

 
EURO 2012
On December 3, 2009 the Alumni Resource Center (ARC) administered by American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS hosted a special presentation on 2012 UEFA European Football Championship was  conducted by Viktor Andrusiv, Deputy Editor, Information Centre “UKRAINE-2012”.The session was mainly focused on Ukrainian issues regarding EURO 2012 and included included, but was not limited to:-         Tournament history-         Political and economical issues-         Expectations from Ukraine-         Organizations involved in preparation and conductionPreparation challenges and so far results

The presentation was followed by informal discussion with Viktor and network building. ARC would like to thank Mr. Andrusiv for his very informative presentation!

 
 
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS IN THE US - A SPECIAL PRESENATION

On October 26, 2009 ARC and Kyiv EducationUSA Advising Center hosted a special presentation on the US educational opportunities  and undergraduate  programs in the US. The presentation was held by admission officers of two American Unievrsities -  University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls, IA) and Iowa State University (Ames, IA). We discussed:

  • Educational opportunities in the USA;
  • Undergraduate programs in the USA;
  • Application process and tips for applying;
  • Standardized tests.
 


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