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Vocalist TJ Crawley performing live at the 2020 Fulbright Chicago Winter Reception

Posted on January 18, 2020 by | Leave a comment

TJ Crawley will be performing at the Fulbright Chicago Winter Wonderland Reception at Columbia College Chicago

NAMED “BEST GOSPEL Entertainer of the Year” at the 2015 Chicago Music Awards, vocalist Tina Jenkins Crawley will be performing at the 2020 Fulbright Chicago Winter Wonderland Reception.

Her repertoire includes upbeat jazz, familiar & current pop tunes with a jazz feel, upbeat hits from the decades—and all genre kind of background vibe. Tina will be accompanied by Amr Fahmy on piano.

DATE Friday, January 24, 2020
TIME 6:30pm – 8:30pm
LOCATION Columbia College Chicago, 1104 S. Wabash, 8th Fl, Chicago, IL 60605

RSVPs are required. Please R.S.V.P. clicking HERE.

COST FREE for current visiting Fulbright Students and Scholars and members of the consular corps.
$20 per person for guests, family members, Fulbright Association members and Fulbright Alumni. You can pay in cash, or check, or credit card onsite.

Light fare and wine/beer will be provided.

Street parking is available on Wabash Ave. and in nearby lots. Visit Spothero for deals.

If you will be using public transportation, you can plan your trip with the CTA Trip Planner: www.transitchicago.com
The building is walking distance to the Roosevelt Ave/State St. train stop.

If you have questions about the event, please email fulbrightchicago@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you at the event!

*Please note that photos and video will be taken at the event.

This program has been made possible by support from the Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

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Let’s celebrate 2020! RSVP for the Fulbright Winter Reception

Posted on January 7, 2020 by | Leave a comment

 

THE FULBRIGHT ASSOCIATION-Chicago Chapter and the Institute of International Education (IIE) invite you, your family, colleagues, and friends to attend the 2020 Winter Wonderland Reception. Reconnect in the New Year with fellow Fulbrighters and alumni!

DATE Friday, January 24, 2020
TIME 6:30pm – 8:30pm
LOCATION Columbia College, 1104 S. Wabash, 8th Fl, Chicago, IL 60605

RSVPs are required by Monday, January 20, 2020! Please R.S.V.P. clicking HERE.

»Light fare and wine/beer will be provided.
»The program will feature live music by Tina Jenkins Crawley who will be performing along with a pianist.

COST FREE for current visiting Fulbright Students and Scholars and members of the consular corps.
$20 per person for guests, family members, Fulbright Association members and Fulbright Alumni. You can pay in cash, or check, or credit card onsite.

Street parking is available on Wabash Ave. and in nearby lots. Visit Spothero for deals.

If you will be using public transportation, you can plan your trip with the CTA Trip Planner: www.transitchicago.com
The building is walking distance to the Roosevelt Ave/State St. train stop.

If you have questions about the event, please email fulbrightchicago@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you at the event!

*Please note that photos and video will be taken at the event.

This program has been made possible by support from the Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

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This weekend a night of theater for $10; only for Fulbrighters!

Posted on November 14, 2019 by | Leave a comment

“Exquisita Agonía” by Nilo Cruz, directed by Marcela Muñoz, Aguijón Theater.

IF YOU ARE A FULBRIGHT student or scholar, or a member of the Chicago Chapter of the Fulbright Association, you can come and see “Exquisita Agonía” this weekend (Friday 15, Saturday 16 or Sunday 17) for only $10! The play by Pulitzer-Prize winner Nilo Cruz, directed by Marcela Muñoz, is opening the 31st season of Aguijón Theater.

You only need to use the code FULBRIGHT when purchasing your tickets HERE.

DATES | TIME Friday, November 15, 2019, 8 pm. Saturday, November 16, 2019, 8 pm. Sunday, November 17, 2019, 6 pm.

LOCATION Aguijón Theater | 2707 North Laramie Ave., Chicago, IL 60639

COST $10 with code FULBRIGHT. Get your tickets HERE.

The play is presented in Spanish with English supertitles.

In “Exquisita Agonía,” world famous soprano Millie Marcel is unable to return to her elegant jet setting life after the death of her equally sophisticated and famous composer husband. An obsession with knowing exactly who received her husband’s heart leads Millie on a relentless pursuit to meet its recipient and, inadvertently, uncovering devastating truths within her own family.

Aguijón Theater is the oldest Latino theater company in Chicago and during the past 30 years has produced over 160 artistic events that include theater plays, monologues, music, poetry and dance shows, colloquia, recitals, staged readings, acting workshops, exhibitions, round tables, and book presentations.

The cast of “Exquisita Agonía” includes Cuban Sándor Menéndez (Imanol,) Colombian Andrea Leguizamón (Romy,) Mexican Víctor Salinas (Tommy,) Venezuelan Israel Balza (Amér,) Peruvian Elio Leturia (Dr. Castillo,) and Colombian Rosario Vargas (Millie.)

Check out what the Chicago Reader and Windy City Times had to say about “Exquisita Agonía.”

The show opened its 31st season on October 17 as part of the third edition of the Destinos Chicago International Latino Theater Festival organized and produced by the Chicago Latino Theater Alliance (CLATA) and runs through November 24 at Aguijón Theater, located at 2707 North Laramie Avenue in Chicago’s Belmont-Cragin neighborhood.

If you will be using public transportation, you can plan your trip with the CTA Trip Planner: www.transitchicago.com

 

 

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Free reception celebrating 2019 International Education Week!

Posted on November 14, 2019 by | Leave a comment

THE FULBRIGHT ASSOCIATION-Chicago Chapter and WorldChicago invite you, your family, colleagues, and friends to attend our International Education Week Reception.

International Education Week (November 18-22, 2019) was established by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences. We celebrate the benefits of international education with over 190 countries worldwide.

This year we are featuring Seth Green, left, founding director of the Baumhart Center, an interdisciplinary center at Loyola University Chicago that equips Chicagoland leaders and students with the business tools to accelerate social impact. Green is also an executive lecturer in the Management Department of Loyola’s Quinlan School of Business, where he teaches courses on nonprofit leadership, social entrepreneurship, and corporate social responsibility.

DATE Monday, November 18th, 2019
TIME 5:30-8:00 p.m.
LOCATION The Chicago School of Professional Psychology | 325 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60654

RSVPs are required. Please R.S.V.P. using this FORM.

COST FREE

If you will be using public transportation, you can plan your trip with the CTA Trip Planner: www.transitchicago.com

We look forward to seeing you at the event!

*Please note that photos and video will be taken at the event.

This program has been made possible by support from the Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

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Welcome to Chicago Fulbrighters! Let’s explore Chinatown!

Posted on September 11, 2019 by | Leave a comment

THE FULBRIGHT ASSOCIATION-Chicago Chapter and the Institute of International Education (IIE) invite you, your family, colleagues, and friends to attend our 2019 Fall Welcome. This year we are highlighting Chicago’s vibrant Chinatown neighborhood! Our Fall Welcome has two parts: A luncheon and a guided tour.

DATE  Sunday, September 29th, 2019

TIME  1:00-2:30p.m. Lunch
LOCATION MingHin Cuisine Chinatown, 2168 S. Archer, Chicago, IL
*Group will then walk to cultural activity

TIME 3-5p.m. Guided Tour
LOCATION Chinese American Museum of Chicago,  238 W. 23rd St., Chicago, IL

RSVPs are required by Sunday, September 22, 2019!  Please R.S.V.P. clicking HERE.

The purpose of this event is to welcome the visiting students and scholars who have recently arrived to Chicago for their Fulbright. The gathering provides an opportunity for Fulbright Association members of the Chicago Chapter to welcome and engage our guests, and for visiting Fulbrighters and alumni to affirm friendships as well as academic and professional connections.

COST This event is FREE for current visiting Fulbright Students and Scholars and members of the consular corps.
The cost for guests, family members, Fulbright Association members and Fulbright Alumni is $15 per person.

You may pay via PayPal by clicking HERE.

You may also pay cash in person, at the event.  We are unable to take credit card payments at the event.

Street parking is available.

If you will be using public transportation, you can plan your trip with the CTA Trip Planner: www.transitchicago.com

If you have questions about the event, please email fulbrightchicago@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you at the event!  *Please note that photos and video will be taken at the event.

This program has been made possible by support from the Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

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From Bulgaria, Past Fulbright Chicago President Ron Harvey visits Chicago, his hometown

Posted on September 10, 2019 by | Leave a comment

Dr. Ron Harvey, past president of the Chicago Chapter of the Fulbright Association, at the Chicago River.

By Ron Harvey—I LIVE IN Sofia, Bulgaria.  I am a community psychologist (DePaul, 2014) who teaches psychology at American University in Bulgaria (AUBG.) I did both my Fulbrights in Bulgaria (Fulbright U.S. student, 2009-2010; Fulbright Scholar, 2016).

I like living in Bulgaria and I love my work and students; AUBG hosts over 40 nationalities from the region, and every classroom of 32 students typically have between 8 to 12 nationalities. However, there is nothing that makes me appreciate Chicago and the United States as much as my yearly visits to my hometown. What I am about to write about my most recent 3-week visit are simple pleasures, but they mean a lot to me. And in my opinion, they reflect the ideals of the Fulbright program: cultural exchange.

It starts when getting off the plane and walking to passport control. Passport control at O’Hare Airport is an enormous room holding several thousand travelers being directed my locals. Every face of every worker looks familiar, but I do not know them. But I can smile at them and they smile back. This makes me happy. Also, cutting in line is an art form in Bulgaria; this does not happen here (very much).

In the past few years, I came home to visit my family over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. This year and last I visited in mid-summer. Chicago’s summer is glorious. I had forgotten how beautiful and vibrant this city is during summer. A walk from Millennium Park to Oak Street on the Magnificent Mile yielded at least 20 musical performances on sidewalks, makeshift stages, and of course the Pritzker Pavilion. Every musician was good! And everyone smiled at me who caught my eye! Who knew that Chicago was such a friendly city?

LOOK AT THAT SKYLINE! LOOK AT THAT RIVER! OMG, THAT LAKE! I walked and walked along the lake during the day when you can have the lakefront almost to yourself. It is gorgeous and peaceful most of the time, but sometime behaves like the Black Sea.

The Chicago skyline. Source Wikipedia

And the food! These are things you cannot get in Southeastern Europe: hot dogs (Chicago and Coney-style)! Deep dish pizza! Pancakes for dinner as well as for breakfast! A steak as big as my chest! REAL Greek gyros! ICE! RE-FILLS! Bottomless cups of coffee! This is not healthy list, but imagine having nothing even close to this for the past year.

I am in Chicago for a conference of the Society for Community Research and Action, hosted at National Louis University. Throughout the conference, I kept talking to my fellow community psychology scholars and students about applying for Fulbright, saying over and over, “Fulbright changed my life.” Without Fulbright, I would not be living in Bulgaria or doing the work I do now. Being reunited with Chicago is part of that experience, bittersweet as it may be.

It is totally worth it. Let Fulbright change your life too!

Dr. Ronald Harvey was the president of the Chicago Chapter of the Fulbright Association in 2013 and 2014.

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Former Fulbright Visiting Scholar from Kazakhstan returned to Chicago

Posted on September 6, 2019 by | Leave a comment

Dr Maxat Kassen from Kazakhstan presenting at Columbia College Chicago

ON APRIL 4, 2019 Dr. Maxat Kassen, a Professor of Political Science at the Eurasian Humanities Institute in Astana, Kazakhstan, visited Columbia College Chicago during a Fulbright Awards workshop led by Fulbright Chicago Chapter board member Elio Leturia.

Dr. Kassen, who came on a Fulbright Visiting Scholar to the United States in the years 2011-2012, had returned to Chicago to participate as panel chairman in the American Midwest Political Science Association annual symposium that was being held in the city, April 3-7, 2019.

More than 7,000 political scientists from universities such as Harvard, Cambridge, Oxford, University of Chicago, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and other research institutions from all over the world participated in this prestigious international scientific forum.

Leturia, who is the Fulbright faculty liaison at Columbia College Chicago seized the opportunity to invite Dr. Kassen to share his experience as an international scholar with an audience of prospective Fulbright applicants at his home institution.

Besides sharing his Fulbright experience in the United States, Dr. Kassen, who is a political analyst, presented his recently published book “Open Data Politics.”

Dr. David Comp, Dr. Marcelo Sabatés, and Pattie Mackenzie from the Office of Global Education of Columbia College Chicago with Dr. Maxat Kassen and Professor Elio Leturia.

“Thanks, Elio for inviting me personally to be part of your presentation. It was both an honour and a pleasure to meet you again after so many years since I returned to my home institution. You always remain a mentor and leader for all of us, Chicago Fulbrighters!” Dr. Kassen said. Leturia and Kassen had met previously when Leturia was President of the Chicago Chapter of the Fulbright Association in the years 2011 and 2012.

“If someday you visit Astana in the future you are always welcome in my house and my institute!” Dr. Kassen said to the workshop audience, sharing his Fulbright spirit.

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Two days of documentary films at Columbia College Chicago. Free!

Posted on April 24, 2019 by | Leave a comment

 

THE CHICAGO CHAPTER of the Fulbright Association is very pleased to partner with Columbia College Chicago Interdisciplinary Documentary Program and invite Fulbright alumni, students and scholars to attend DOCYOURWORLD, two days of documentaries through screenings and panel presentations. The best of all: It’s FREE!

Two feature-length documentary films, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” and “Cowspiracy” plus two receptions are part of the program.

All panels and screenings take place at Film Row Cinema, Columbia College Chicago, located on the 8th floor of 1104 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60605.

DAY 1  |  Monday, April 29th, 2019

NOON-1 PM Opening

Skatepark: Concrete Dreams screening
+Hill Climb, a short documentary
with Nick Nummerdor, Little Cabin Films

 

1:10- 2 PM Student Showcase

Tyger Alex L. Jansen
Mixed Identity Carlie Keller
And That’s How it Happened Camryn Peterson
Saranghae Rita Dennin and Michael Chen
Untitled Anna Lee Ackermann

2:10- 3 PM Nature

Eric Koppen, Columbia College Chicago
Lindsey Higgins, Freelance photographer
Dan Protess, WTTW
Tom Desch, House Painter Media

3:10- 4 PM Chicago Activism

Margaret Byrne, Raising Bertie
Fareed Alston, 12 Days in Ferguson
Laurie Little, Sisters March

4:10- 4:50 PM Different Types of Docs

David Berner, Radio, Columbia College Chicago
Emily Railsback, CTVA, Columbia College Chicago

5- 5:50 PM Student & Faculty Collaboration

Microcosm / Lady Parts Justice
Michele Hoffman-Trotter, Science, Columbia College Chicago
Ruth Leitman, CTVA, Columbia College Chicago

6- 7 PM Reception

7- 9:30 PM Won’t You Be My Neighbor

Screening and Q&A with Los Angeles-based producer and ’99 Columbia College Chicago alumna Caryn Capotosto

DAY 2   |  Tuesday, April 30th, 2019

10 AM- 3 PM Docs in Progress

(With lunch at noon)

Faith No More, Brent Kado
Jubilee Showcase, Steve Ordower
More Than Just the Blued, Rondell Merrill
The Bewitching Hours, Elio Leturia
The Sebastopol Siege, Mimi Wilcox
Undue Burdens, Andrea Raby
Vibrations, Benjamin Steger
Surfing the Rust Belt, Tim Brutsman, Anjali Paul, Max Harris-D’Amato

6- 7 PM Reception

7- 9:30 PM Cowspiracy

Documentary Slapdown “Come for the film, stay for the fight”

 

Street parking is available.

If you will be using public transportation, you can plan your trip with the CTA Trip Planner: www.transitchicago.com

If you have questions about the event, please email Elio Leturia at eleturia@colum.edu. We look forward to seeing you at the event! *Please note that photos and video will be taken at the event.

This program has been made possible by support from the Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

 

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2019 Spring Farewell in Pilsen!

Posted on April 18, 2019 by | Leave a comment

THE FULBRIGHT ASSOCIATION-Chicago Chapter and the Institute of International  Education (IIE) invite you, your family, colleagues, and friends to attend our 2019 Spring Farewell.

This event has two parts: A museum visit, and a restaurant gathering.

DATE Sunday, April 28th, 2019
TIME 1:30-2:30p.m.
LOCATION National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th St, Pilsen Neighborhood
*Guided tour OR self walk thru

TIME 3-5p.m.
LOCATION D’Nuez Restaurant, 2000 W. 18th St. (b/t S. Wolcott and Damen) Pilsen

RSVPs are required by April 26, 2019! Please R.S.V.P. using this FORM.

After you RSVP you may pay via PayPal by clicking HERE.

You can also pay at the event using cash, or check. We are unable to take credit card payments at the event.

It is time to give a fond farewell to the visiting Fulbright students and scholars who will soon be returning to their home countries/kickoff summer break. What a great opportunity to gather with the Fulbright Association members of the Chicago Chapter to say ‘thank you’ to our guests, and for visiting Fulbrighters and alumni to affirm friendships as well as academic and professional connections.

This year we are highlighting Chicago’s vibrant and ever-altering Pilsen neighborhood!

COST FREE for current visiting Fulbright Students and Scholars and members of the consular corps.
$15 per person for guests, family members, Fulbright Association members and Fulbright Alumni.

Street parking is available.

If you will be using public transportation, you can plan your trip with the CTA Trip Planner: www.transitchicago.com

If you have questions about the event, please email fulbrightchicago@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you at the event! *Please note that photos and video will be taken at the event.

This program has been made possible by support from the Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

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What does personalized medicine, data gathering and cybersecurity mean to all of us? FIND OUT!

Posted on March 20, 2019 by | Leave a comment

THE CHICAGO CHAPTER OF THE FULBRIGHT ASSOCIATION in partnership with the Global Health Initiative of Northwestern Medicine, invite you to attend a forum focusing on the medical, legal and privacy issues of personalized medicine, and data gathering.

The educational forum will comprise:

Dr. Joyce Ho, the Lead Investigator for Northwestern University’s participation as a Health Care Provider Organization in The Precision Medicine Initiative, a long-term collaborative effort between the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other research institutions, which focuses on a person’s genetics, lifestyle and environment in determining the best approach to treatment and prevention of disease.

Kurt V. Jose, CEO of IndiviDx, a clinical laboratory specializing in Pharmacogenetics testing; Cyber Security Expert from the FBI

Each year the frequency of data breaches continues to increase with the health industry being one of the most compromised fields. How is personal data protected, how do providers of genetic testing safeguard data, how accurate are commercial DNA tests, and what is being done to make data more secure? – These will be some of the questions and topics discussed.

DATE Thursday, March 28, 2019

TIME 5:30pm-7pm

LOCATION Hughes Atrium at 303 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611 (the building is called the Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center)

COST FREE to current visiting Fulbright Students and Scholars, Fulbright Alumni, Association Members, friends, colleagues, and family members.

The expert panel will focus on the use of health information technology, access to health data, accuracy concerns of genetic testing, cyber security, and legal aspects of personal health data gathering.

In addition to serving as an educational platform for a compelling and a timely topic, this event will present an opportunity to learn from the experts, participate in a discussion, meet fellow Fulbrighters, and forge new connections.

Please R.S.V.P. using the online form or clicking on this link: https://bit.ly/2Hwc6PO

We look forward to seeing you at this event!

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