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International Women’s Day and Fair at the Union League Club of Chicago

Posted on March 18, 2011 by | 1 comment

Dr. Joaquín Villegas, Monica Swope, Maria Petrova, Dr. Ana Gil-García, Kay McSpadden, Don Garner, Julie Oh and Ceyda Aykan

The Chicago Chapter of the Fulbright Association participated in partnership with World Chicago in the celebration of the International Women’s Day that took place at the Union League Club of Chicago on March 7, 2011.

Board member Dr. Ana Gil-García and Elio Leturia, Fulbright Association, Chicago Chapter president

Our chapter also participated in the fair that started in the morning. During this time, board members had the opportunity to promote Fulbright and our chapter and distribute information about our activities and the Fulbright programs.  The fair was followed by a luncheon where keynote speaker Deborah L. DeHaas, gave a preentation “The Business Case for Diversity: Why Developing Women Leaders is Imperative to the Success of Global Companies” in which she discussed the important role of women in the corporate world and the efforts that are being made to offer them equal of opportunities.

Dr. Erika Cook, Maria Petrova, Monica Swope, Julie Oh, Ceyda Aykan and Kay McSpadden after the luncheon at the Union League Club of Chicago

Three current Fulbright students accepted our invitation to participate in the event. Ceyda Aykan, from Turkey, studies painting at the Art Institute of Chicago, Maria Petrova from Russia, who specializes in American Literature at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Julie Oh from Canada, who is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Photography at the Art Institute of Chicago.

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Chicago Celebrates 10th Annual International Women’s Day

Posted on February 5, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Deborah L. DeHaas

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to attend the 10th Annual Chicago Celebrates International Women’s Day Fair and Luncheon featuring Keynote Speaker Deborah L. DeHaas, Vice Chairman and Regional Managing Partner at Deloitte LLP.

With 5,000 professionals, Deloitte is the largest Big Four firm in the region.  In this role, Deb leads the quality, client satisfaction, growth, marketplace, and human resources initiative in the region. Her presentation will be “The Business Case for Diversity: Why Developing Women Leaders is Imperative to the Success of Global Companies”

Monday, March 7, 2011

The Union League Club of Chicago. 65 West Jackson Boulevard

10:30 a.m. – International Fair

12:00 p.m. – Keynote Luncheon

$60 – Luncheon Ticket | $75 – Display table at the International Fair (non-profit organizations)~includes one lunch ticket | $100 – Display table at the International Fair (for-profit organizations)~includes one lunch ticket | $600 – Display table at the fair and 10-top luncheon table

Registration is available online at www.chicagowomensday.org.

Sponsored by American Association of University Women-Illinois, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Consulate General of Canada in Chicago, Fulbright Association-Chicago Chapter, The Musicians Club of Women, National Association of Women Business Owners-Chicago Area, Organization of Women in International Trade-Chicago, Ovarian Cancer Symptom Awareness Organization, Professional Women’s Club of Chicago, The Union League Club of Chicago Authors Group, Women of the World, Women’s Business Development Center

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Knock, knock. Bring the world to your home

Posted on January 29, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Dr. Ana Gil García, board member of the Chicago Chapter of the Fulbright Association welcomes every year 10 students from different countries of the world for a dinner in her home during the Fulbright Enrichment Seminar.

Each year, the State Department sponsorsFulbright Enrichment Seminars throughout the country. The IIE (Institute of International Education) Midwest Regional Center organizes the Fulbright Enrichment Seminar in Chicago and brings over 140 first-year Foreign Fulbright students from around the world together to spend four days in the City.

The Seminar will be held March 24 – 27, 2011.The Home Hospitality Evening will be on Friday, March, 25, 2011. We invite you to open your homes to two or three Fulbrighters for dinner and a short visit. This wonderful experience is a highlight for our students as they are eager to better acquaint themselves with their host culture in the U.S.

Contact Joseph P. Graff at 312-254-3207 or jgraff@iie.org for more information.

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Brunch at the museum

Posted on January 13, 2011 by | 1 comment

First row: Cristina Sisson, Megan Spillman (IIE,) Lisa Vásquez, Monica Swope, and Margo McFarland. Back row: Stephen Hill, Erika Cook, Jason Romano (U of Chicago,) Elio Leturia, Korynn Elliott (IIE) and Joseph Graff (IIE.)

No, it’s not a movie with Ben Stiller. It happened during the day.

Over 70 Fulbrighters got together to celebrate the 2010 Holidays on Saturday December 18th at the Museum of Science and Industry. A hearty and delicious brunch was shared during the last event of the year 2010.

Monica Swope, president of the Chicago Chapter of the Fulbright Association welcomed Fulbright students, scholars and alumni. The objective of this gathering was to celebrate the holiday season.

The event included a free visit to the museum where over 60 Christmas trees, each one corresponding to a different country, were exhibited. These trees represented the various cultures and holiday traditions and were decorated by volunteers from Chicago’s ethnic communities in an exhibit called  “Christmas around the world.” Photo courtesy of Anthony Charles Moody

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Welcome Fulbrighters!

Posted on October 29, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Close to 50 Fulbright students from different countries of the world were welcome by past Fulbright recipients and members of the board of the Chicago Chapter of the Fulbright Association on Saturday October 23, 2010 at the International House of the University of Chicago in Hyde Park.

Besides food, beverages and animated conversation, we all had the chance to enjoy the presentation of storyteller Beth Horner, who entertained the audience with interesting stories and tales from Chicago and other parts of the world. Halloween was a good reason for her to share with us some spooky, and in some cases, hilarious stories.

We all left with a great community-building experience and a bag of Halloween treats! (Photos courtesy of Margo McFarland, Past President)

Storyteller Beth Horner sharing her stories, some of them passed on to her by her grandmother

A group of current Fulbright students shared a nice afternoon at the International House of the University of Chicago

Fulbright Association Chicago Chapter President Monica Swope and storyteller Beth Horner after the performance

Fulbright Association Chicago Chapter board member Lisa Vázquez attended the Welcome Event with her baby!

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Dr. Ana Gil-García named among the 100 Most Influential Latinos in the United States

Posted on October 18, 2010 by | 1 comment

Dr. Ana Gil-García

Past President of the Chicago Chapter of the Fulbright Association Dr. Ana Gil-García was named among the top 100 most influential Latinos in the United States by  Hispanic Business magazine in its October edition.

“This a recognition to my work and effort to serve the community and to preserve the Hispanic values,” Dr. Gil-García said when she learned she had been selected among the top 100 influentials.

Ana Gil-García was president of our chapter for two years in a row, from 2005 to 2007. Ana is a professor at the Department  of Educational Leadership and Development, Northeastern Illinois University. A native to Margarita Island, Venezuela, she is a three-time Fulbright scholar and has an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership. She has additional expertise in the areas of psychometrics and global teaching and learning strategies across content areas. She is the author of 17 journal articles and a presenter both nationally and internationally.

Currently, Dr. Gil García is teaching in Yerevan, Armenia.

Congratulations for her latest accomplishment!

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Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at the National Museum of Mexican Art was a success

Posted on October 11, 2010 by | 1 comment

Dr. Joaquín Villegas, Fulbright Association Chicago Chapter Board member presenting the Latin American panelists during the central event.

Over 100 Fulbrighters and guests got together at the National Museum of Mexican Arts in Pilsen, Chicago this past September 17, 2010 to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Everybody had the opportunity to visit the “Vida Breve: Day of the Dead 2010” exhibit and enjoy delicious Mexican food prior to a very interesting panel.

Monica Swope, President of the Chicago Chapter of the Fulbright Association opened the central event “Bicentennial Independence Movements in Latin America: An Inspiration of National Unity” that was moderated by Dr. Joaquín Villegas. He introduced the members of the panel: Consul General of Ecuador Gonzalo Andrade, Alberto Sanabria from Paraguay, Rafael Romero from Venezuela, Nora Hipolito from Argentina, Salvador A, Cicero from Mexico and Diego Silva Ardila from Colombia.

Consul General of Ecuador Gonzalo Andrade talking to the audience during the panel discussion. Fulbright Association Chicago Chapter Board member Cristina Sisson translates his presentation.

The event was also attended by a high school student group from Ecuador. One of the students delivered a speech inviting the audience to visit her country and delighted everybody with a poem that she vigorously recited. The panel discussion and questions from the audience were moderated  by Fulbright Association Chicago Chapter Director of Communications, Elio Leturia.

A group of visiting Ecuadorean students who attended the event pose for the photo with the panelists Salvador A Cicero and Diego Silva Ardila.

A large audience attended the event at the National Museum of Mexican Art.

Chicken and beef fajitas, frijoles charros and rice, guacamole, chips and salsa, nopales were served prior to the panel discussion, along with wine and refreshments.

Photos courtesy of Ivan Cruz

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Get ready for the 2010 Hispanic Heritage Month celebration!

Posted on August 28, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Mark your calendars for September 17. The  Fulbright Association-Chicago Chapter is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen.

“Bicentennial Independence Movements in Latin America: An Inspiration of National Unity” will bring together Fulbright students, scholars, teachers, alumni and members of the Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay and Venezuela consulates to celebrate the bicentennial of the independence of these Latin American countries.

Friday, September 17, 2010
6:00-9:00 p.m.
National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 West 19th Street, Chicago, Illinois

Please attend with your family and friends

Cost: $25.00 (for Fulbright Association Members); $30.00 (for non-members); $10 (guests of current visiting Fulbright grantees); free for visiting Fulbrighters
includes hors d’oeuvres and beverage
Please pay at the door

R.S.V.P to Monica Swope,
Chapter President, at swopemo@yahoo.com
or at 773.852.1882 before Friday, September 16th.

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2010 Spring Farewell and Dee Sarelas Service Award Ceremony

Posted on May 6, 2010 by | 1 comment

The Chicago Chapter of the Fulbright Association, The Institute of International Education (IIE), and the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business invite you to attend the Fulbright 2010 Spring Farewell and Dee Sarelas Award Ceremony

Saturday, May 8, 2010

5:00-7:00 pm

at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (6th Floor Executive Dining Room of the Gleacher Center)

450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL

Cocktail Reception 5:00-5::40 p.m. to be followed by

Welcome Remarks by Monica A. Swope, Chapter President

Speaker introduction by Richard H. Thaler, author of Nudge and the Ralph and Dorothy Keller Distinguished Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics

Keynote Speech by Ayelet Fishbach, Ph.D, and Professor of Behavioral Science Marketing and Fulbright Senior Scholar (U.S. to Israel, 2000)

Presentation of the Dee Sarelas Service Award

The cost of the event is $35.

The Institute for International Education invites visiting Fulbrighters to attend without charge.

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Let’s show our hospitality!

Posted on February 25, 2010 by | 1 comment

The Palmer House Hilton Hotel

As part of the Chicago Fulbright Enrichment Seminar on March 11-14, 2010 the home hospitality evening will be held on Friday, March 12, 2010.  The home hospitality evening is consistently rated by the Fulbrighters as a highlight of the seminar, and we rely on the generous support of hosts to make it happen.

We invite you to open your home to two or more Fulbrighters for dinner and a short visit on March 12.  As an alternative, you may host Fulbrighters at a local restaurant. You have preferences for hosting Fulbrighters of particular cultural backgrounds or fields of study. Your flexibility and generosity are greatly appreciated.

We have a good number of Muslim students from around the world (Africa, Europe, Middle East and Southeast Asia) who may require a Halal dinner. In general, a vegetarian meal or a meal with fish is considered Halal.

The seminar will be held at the Palmer House Hilton hotel, 17 East Monroe Street in Chicago. We ask that you provide transportation for your guests unless you are easily accessible via public transportation. If you are accessible via CTA trains and/or buses, we will work with you to determine the best route from the hotel. If you are not accessible via CTA, we highly encourage you to pick up your guests at the hotel or provide transportation between your home and the CTA station nearest to your home.

If anyone is interested, please contact Joanne Forster at jforster@iie.org or 312-346-0026, ext. 205.

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