World Learning partnered with the University of Utah to host this year’s NESA UGRAD Re-Entry Workshop in Salt Lake City. All eighty-one participants spent April 1st-4th engaging in seminars, discussions and activities aimed at better preparing them for life after UGRAD. Students reconnected with friends across the program on the first night of the workshop through a dinner hosted by the University …
Photos have always played an important part in the UGRAD Experience. They are able to capture a moment in time, a memory, and as such will always serve as a reminder of what happened during a student’s time in the United States. The amount of photos that our UGRADs take is staggering, and each photo has a story. That got …
The UGRAD experience has been life-changing for me. It not only broadened my cultural horizon and stimulated my motivation on studying history but, most of all, it showed me I could explore and engage my potential to the fullest. When I came back from my one-academic semester at Nazareth College (Rochester, NY) in May 2009, I started sharing my experience …
Natasa Kurucki (2009-2010) Host university: North Dakota State University, Electrical engineering Home university: University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences Since I returned from UGRAD, I got involved in the Skin Cancer Awareness project with another UGRAD alumna Gordana Ilic. I also taught English as part of the free tutoring sessions for college entrance exams. I gave several presentations …
During the fall, the UGRAD team launched a campaign called Mission: Internship to help students prepare for intern experiences during the spring 2015 semester. This initiative went a long way to help many UGRADs think about their professional development goals and successfully secure impressive opportunities to hone their skills and apply their knowledge in a real-world context. All of our students have worked …
For all of you basketball or non-basketball fans, you may have heard March Madness is here! This basketball tournament rocks the U.S. each year and is a competition in which universities and colleges in the U.S. compete to be the nation’s best. The men’s tournament gets underway first, and then the women have their turn. In the men’s tournament, there are 7 UGRAD …
Last month, our “From Where I Stand” article was one of most popular pieces in the history of the Global Gazette! Since then, we have received even more updates from UGRAD alumni. We are excited to share round two of these with you. Once again, join us in celebrating these incredible alumni who are leaders and change-makers in their home …
The UGRAD students from Serbia and Montenegro came to Washington, DC for their Mid-Program Workshop from February 5-8. They participated in team-building activities, created project plans for their communities, and attended skill-building workshops on topics such as leadership, professional networking, public speaking, advocacy, resource mobilization, and proposal writing. Along with learning skills for their internships and careers, they also had a chance to …
Marco Antonio Bustamante Yupanqui, Colorado State. After completing my experience with UGRAD, innumerable doors have opened for me. During my final semesters at my home university I received a grant from the Alumni Engagement Initiative to implement a natural resource conservation project in the Andean region of Lima. Because I am conscious of and interested in climate change and the …
Sovannara Uk, Cambodia, 2013-14 UGRAD Alum In Cambodia, children more or less take their seniors as role models. This can be a direct or indirect influence. One common thing almost all of us have experienced is a question asked by our parents or our elders. “What do you want to be when you grow up?” This question was also asked by my dad …