Monday, October 29, 2012

Week of September 24 included IIE site visit from Amy Nemith

IIE has their site visit from the 24-26th. Activities include individual meetings, group lunch with fellows and program staff. Amy Nemith, Associate Director at Institute of International Education does a presentation about the Humphrey Program and IIE's support of the program. Amy also attended the weekly seminar that included a teleconference with Dr. Lindsay's class who invited the scholars to hear Dr. Antoine M. Garibaldi.
The first Movie Night of the semester - this year Leila extended invitations to former Humphrey Scholars who are studying at Penn State. After a potluck dinner, the fellows enjoyed the movie.
The work week ends with a site visit to the South Hills Business School located in State College, PA. Fellows received a warm welcome from the founders, Paul and Maralyn Mazza. The Mazzas have hosted the fellows for many years. Some fellows expressed interest to return to the school to meet with staff.