Get to know the Spring Fellows 2017

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Spring Fellows 2017The first delegation with a total of 21 fellows from Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia will visit the U.S. from April 18- June 2 2017 to participate in seminars, round-table discussions, site visits, and will have interactions with U.S. leaders. A 4-week tailored internship with mentoring, multicultural events and participation in volunteer activities as well as in the Professional Fellows Congress in Washington, D.C. will be also included in the 6-week professional fellows program. Participants will prepare a 6-to-9 month individual Action Plan for follow on activities. They will have various opportunities to experience the American family life and the diversity in the U.S. through staying with American host families during their internship in Chicago (Illinois), Port Clinton (Ohio), New York City, Albany and Rochester (New York), Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), Charlotte (North Carolina), Albuquerque (New Mexico), Silver Spring (Maryland), Charleston (West Virginia), and in Washington, D.C.

A second European delegation is expected in the U.S. from October 4-November 17, 2017. The Out-Bound component is schedule for summer 2017 when American Mentors who hosted the spring 2017 fellows will travel to Europe (for up to 2 weeks for each mentor) to provide joint workshops with the alumni and on- site consultation to help implementing new projects. Web-based technology, social media, and public outreach efforts will strengthen the identity of the Professional Fellows Program and lead to wider alumni and international networking and collaborative projects.

12 U.S. mentors travel to Europe in February

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The third outbound delegation with 12 U.S. mentors will travel to Europe from February 18 through March 12, 2017. Each US mentor will stay on this program for 14 days on individual schedules with support and program arrangement of his/her European fellow whom the U.S. mentor hosted during the spring or fall of 2016. US mentors will have various site visits to their fellows working sites, and will contribute assistance, and provide trainings, workshops, consultations to their fellows to complete their follow on activities. African American members of the U.S. mentors delegation will also contribute to the Black History Month celebration in Hungary and Romania. WSOS/GLC Project Manager, country directors and alumni assist to the U.S. delegations.