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The
months of July and
August were busy with grantees departing for the
U.S. Pre-departure Orientations (PDOs) were held
to brief grantees about living and studying in the
U.S. In all, eight PDOs
were organized in these two months. The PDO event
for Global Undergraduate grantees held on July 14
was honored by the presence of Ambassador Munter
and his wife as chief guests. In August, more than 100 Global Ugrad
students began their semester of study in the U.S. Fulbrighters, Humphrey Fellows, Foreign Language
Teaching Assistants (FLTAs), and Teaching
Excellence and Achievement (TEA) grantees also
began departing. Fulbright interviews carried on
throughout Ramadan. U.S. Embassy staff
participated in record numbers with two embassy
volunteers present on every interview day.
Fulbright alumni were also invaluable in the
process, screening applications as well as sitting
on the interview panels.
From August 22-26, the EducationUSA Advising Team
at USEFP (consisting of 13 full-time staff members
across three cities) had the opportunity to meet
for their annual planning and training session under the
guidance of Ms. Kathleen Kisting Alam (REAC-SCA,
Regional Educational Advising Coordinator for
South and Central Asia) in the Islamabad head
office. Ms. Lubna Anwar, Educational Adviser at
the Lahore Consulate, was also able to
participate. Advising Pakistan also broke new
grounds using EdConnects technology for
cross-regional training with the United
States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF)
advising department during these meetings.
In addition to holding summer camps to guide
students through the application process, USEFP
launched SAT preparation classes in Islamabad. A
variety of sessions were organized on the revised
GRE with GRE prep classes now more focused on the
new format.
Fulbright and Humphrey alumni are reminded to mark
their calendars for 8th Annual Fulbright &
Humphrey Alumni Conference to be held in Islamabad
on October 7-9, 2011 on the theme of “Giving back:
The role of Fulbright and Humphrey Alumni in the
economic and social development of Pakistan." Plan
to join us!
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