Polish Alumni Association
The U.S. Embassy in Warsaw has been developing the Alumni Association in Poland in order to bring former visitors of U.S. Government-funded programs together. Our goals are to help the Association to develop strength in numbers, network with other alumni of USG exchange programs, perform community service projects, support the next generation, and reach out to recruit new exchange participants.
Polish Alumni Association Events and News
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Ambassador Mull's Letter to Alumni
Dear Alumni,
The warm friendship between the United States and Poland today rests on the strong ties that have existed between the people of our two countries for hundreds of years. Poles were in the U.S. from the launch of the colony in Jamestown, Virginia; at our sides fighting for our independence in the American Revolution; and shoulder-to-shoulder with us in every major conflict in our history since then. Poles helped build the America we know and love today, not only on our farms and in our factories and mines, but in our universities, laboratories and important cultural institutions. -
Polish Fulbrighter member of the Academy
Szczecin, Poland – In June 2012 Polish Fulbright alumnus dr Robert Rumiński from the University of Szczecin was appointed Member of the Board of Directors of the Fulbright Academy of Science and Technology, USA. He is the only member who comes from other country than the USA. Fulbright Academy was established by Fulbright alumni to foster cooperation of members of academia around the world, and offer them opportunities for international cooperation, exchanges and internships.
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Polish Alumna Organized Conference About Women’s Day
Szczecin, Poland - - On March 8, 2012 IVLP alumna Jolanta Niemcewicz, Director of the Museum of National Remembrance about Polish Women and President of the Oleander Foundation organized a conference on the facts and myths of the International Women’s Day. Lecturers from the University of Szczecin and Lublin spoke about how the communist regime used that day for its propaganda, and what impact has this left on the way Polish people perceive that holiday today. One of the speaker guests was Prof. Betty Winfield from the Missouri School of Journalism faculty, American Fulbrighter in Poland, who gave a lecture on women in American democracy. -
Frankie Sturm visits Chelm
Chelm, Poland – Marek Sikora – an IVLP alumnus who is currently Deputy Director of Culture, Education, and Sport for the Lubelskie Region in Poland – was one of the organizers of the American Culture Day, which took place on February 23, 2012 at the Chelm high school where he used to teach. The Culture Day was combined with events that celebrated the Peace Corps, as the school had partnered with the Peace Corps for ten years (1991-2001) and hosted three Peace Corps volunteers who taught English during that time.
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Former Ambassador Feinstein Meets with Polish Alumni
Former Ambassador Feinstein met with members of the Alumni Association at his residence for a discussion round on Polish-US issues, and the role that alumni play in strengthening Polish-US relations. Jacek Nieckuła, Fulbrighter and president of the Alumni Association opened the discussion with the Ambassador, which was led Małgorzata Bonikowska, another former Fulbright scholar and editor of THINKTANK Magazine. This meeting is just the first of many planned alumni projects, designed to strengthen the contact between the Embassy and our alumni members, and involve them more closely in future activities.
Alumni Community Links
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Alumni Association Newsletter Winter 2010
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Global State Alumni Community Website
Register on the State Alumni website to network with the global community of alumni of U.S. government exchange programs and to join Polish Alumni Association profile on the website.
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Join Polish Alumni Association on Facebook