Council of International Programs USA

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Fall 2014 Newsletter

Remembering
Mulu

Big things happening for John Carroll University and

VSSPU (Russia)

CIPUSA President, Lisa

Purdy, with Mulu Yennebat

To a man who
brightened the world
with just his smile...

We are deeply
saddened to announce
the passing of a dear
friend and former
participant, Mulu
Yennebat.

In April 2008, Mulu

The Volgograd delegation at John Carroll University
participated in CIPUSA
Workforce Developmen
Volgograd State Socio-Pedagogical University (VSSPU) in Volgograd, Russia has a and Entrepreneurship
large American Studies program of 50-60 students and 5 full-time faculty, all of whom Program funded by the
U.S. Department of
speak fluent English. Delegates from VSSPU met professors from John Carroll
University (JCU) in Cleveland, Ohio in the fall of 2012 during a CIPUSA Open World State. During his stay,

Higher Education program. This meeting laid the foundation for a professional
relationship that CIPUSA helped to nurture.
CIPUSA was awarded a State Department Peer-to-Peer Grant to benefit this
partnership in 2013. JCU faculty, lead by CIPUSA's Kate Windle Cohen, traveled to
Volgograd for the first in-person exchange portion of the program in May of 2014.
VSSPU faculty convened with the US team on John Carroll's campus last month for
the conclusion of the grant-funded portion of the program.
VSSPU faculty met with various administrative leaders and faculty to learn how an
American private university operates and to discuss new program ideas and future
collaborations between the two universities beyond the grant-funded period.
One of the main goals of the program was to set up classroom-to-classroom
interactions between students from both universities, and during the visit they were
able to test out the equipment already purchased and installed at VSSPU.
Once the equipment is installed at JCU, the classroom interactions between the two
universities can begin!
Next steps include:
Short-term faculty and student exchanges
The opportunity for JCU faculty to publish research in VSSPU's journals
Classroom-to-classroom lessons using purchased technology in Russian
Language, Russian Literature, Interpersonal Communication, Intercultural
Communication & Media Studies

Open World Ukrainian delegation enjoys Cleveland

program

he learned about
creating an
entrepreneurship
program in Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia.

Mulu was a social

worker and graduated
from Addis Ababa's firs
master's of social work
program that was
designed by CIPUSA's
friend and colleague Dr
Alice Butterfield at the
Jane Adams School of
Social Work in Chicago

He was one of the mos

sincere/genuine people
we have ever met and
helped CIPUSA
in enormous ways. He
will be dearly missed!
May he rest in peace.

Dec. 2nd is
Giving Tuesday!

On October 3rd, five Ukrainian

professors and a group
Giving Tuesday is a
facilitator visited Cleveland for
global
day dedicated to
eight days to examine higher
giving back!
education
teaching methodologies as
This December 2nd,
part of their Open World
donate to CIPUSA and
Higher Education Program.
make a difference in
Highlights Included Visits to: someone's life...make a
difference in the world

The Ukrainian delegation in front of the Superman

exhibit at Cleveland Hopkins Int'l Airport

Oberlin College, Kent State

University, Cleveland State
University, Case Western
Reserve University, and John
Carroll University.

Monies donated help to

keep the costs
reasonable for
participants from
developing countries

Professors from each of the schools discussed teaching methodologies, curriculum

development, syllabus oversight and departmental regulation, and methods of
evaluating student performance. The delegates spoke with professors of a multitude
of different disciplines, ranging from law and economics to psychology and TESOL.
Administrators and staff members from various schools also spoke on admissions,
career development, student affairs, and campus policies. The delegates expressed
surprise and fascination with what they learned while comparing it to their own
models.
The Open World program requires that the delegates meet with the office of a
member of Congress. State Director John Ryan of US Senator Sherrod Brown's
office explained what is changing in higher education in America, and the delegates
shared their views on the Ukrainian model.
Cultural activities included a trip to The Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame and Museum,
Edgewater Park, the Ukrainian Museum-Archives, the Oberlin Heritage Center, and
the Ukrainian Village in Parma, Ohio. Host families also regaled the delegates with
individual cultural excursions to the city's other museums and points of interest.

Celebrate the season with us!

to take part in our

individualized
programs.

For more info, please

visit our website

"We make a living

by what we get.
We make a life by
what we give."
-Winston Churchill

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Friday, December 5th
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Ten Thousand Villages
12425 Cedar Road
Cleveland Heights, OH

Join us for hot cocoa, cookies,

& holiday cheer at our annual
shopping event at Ten
Thousand Villages in Cleveland
Heights!
Ten Thousand Villages has been a Fair Trade Retailer for nearly 70 years, sharing
handmade goods, crafts, and artwork to help empower the world's artisans.
15% of sales made during our shopping event will be donated to Council of
International Programs USA, so not only will you be improving the livelihood of
disadvantaged artisans, you will also be supporting our mission of promoting
international understanding through cross-cultural exchange.
We look forward to seeing you!

Sincerely,
CIPUSA Team
Council of International Programs USA

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