For the fifth time, members of our Association met as part of the “Alumni Carnival.” In January and February this year, Polish alumni held a series of regional meetings, having fun, participating in interesting events, and discussing plans for the future.
The meetings were attended not only by members of the Alumni Association, but also by participants of all US Department of State programs who have not yet joined the “Alumni family,” such as FLEXers and Fulbrighters.
During this year’s carnival season, alumni met in Warsaw, Szczecin, and Krakow. They had the opportunity to visit the Research Station of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Palmiry, where they delved into the basics of research in the field of animal systematics, the development of research on ecology and evolution, faunistics, physiography, phylogenetics, and zoogeography.
Another group learned about the life and work of General Tadeusz Kościuszko by visiting his museum in Krakow and viewing the forts surrounding the Kościuszko Mound, finally climbing to the top of the mound.
Yet another group strengthened the community of West Pomeranian alumni during a meeting at the “Nowy Browar” restaurant in Szczecin and by planning future activities.
