DAY OF CARING, October 7, 2011

Stay tuned for photos from Day of Caring. The Humphrey Fellows and program staff spent the morning at SKILLS INC - a center that operates a day program for mentally challenged adults. We met wonderful residents who gave us all the opportunity to share the gift of time while making arts and crafts. The staff told us they were pleased with the interactions between the residents and the fellows. One example was Mouse who had not spoken for over two weeks - within an hour of making clay figures and puppets, he was talking freely and openly sharing conversation with several fellows. Posing for photos...and then there was Tom who shared his scrapbook with the fellows. Another resident who could not speak communicated non-verbally with the fellows....overall we were all touched and hope to return in the new year to spend more time with the residents of SKILLS. A staff member sent a message to us - after we left, Tom said, "I will miss them". It truly was a "Day of Caring"!

South Hills Business School - Sept 30, 2011

It will be hard to top this site visit - so far the BEST VISIT! Thank you to the Mazza's for hosting this visit.

Team Building at Tussey Mountain - Sept 30

Team building continues at Tussey Mountain....over one month ago...a very heavy rainstorm abruptly ended the activity. Finally the team resumes team buiding at the ropes course with Brynn and Bennett. Thanks to Diana for taking these very nice photos!

September 28th, 2011

The College of Education Fall Meeting - Dean Monk introduces new faculty and staff during a college-wide meeting held each fall. The Humphrey Fellows have the opportunity to introduce themselves to the audience during this event.
Before this event, Humphrey Fellow Denise Neddermeyer from Brazil was the guest speaker for the monthly African Studies brown bag.

Late September Photos

Some more memories of late September......Can you believe it is almost mid- November??

Dean Monk's Welcome Dinner

Dean Monk welcomes the Humphrey Fellows each year with a reception followed by a dinner held for faculty mentors, senior administrators, and program staff. This year, Cody Jameson, Program Manager from Institute of International Education attended during his official site visit to Penn State.

September 28th, 2011

Humphrey Fellow, Denise Neddermeyer participated in the African Studies Brown Bag;
Topic: Internationalization of Higher Education in Brazil and Government Policies Toward Building Collaboration with African Countries. At 2:30, the fellows attended the College of Education Fall Meeting held be Dean Monk. After a brief reception, the fellows were formally introduced to the college along with new staff and faculty. An event that everyone looks forward to each year.