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“My American Experiences” series

16 May 20238 July 2023 usalumni

We continue the series of interviews under the common title: “My American Experiences“.

As part of this project, we invite personalities of Polish public, social, economic, cultural and political life who were participants in the programs of the US Department of State (including the Fulbright Program, IVLP, Edward R. Murrow Program, Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program and other). We will ask guests about their experiences in the US and the impact of these experiences on their public life, professional or scientific career.

Alumni Carnival – this is how we had fun in 2023!

7 March 20238 March 2023 usalumni

This is the second edition of the “Alumni Carnival”.
This year, we managed to organize this event in as many as 9 provincial cities, i.e. in Gdańsk, Katowice, Kielce, Kraków, Łódź, Opole, Poznań, Szczecin, Warsaw and Brussels. “Alumni Carnival” is a series of regional meetings of Alumni over coffee & tea & beer & wine (drink to choose from).

Xmas Party #2022

10 December 202211 December 2022 usalumni

Despite technical difficulties and organizational inconveniences, we managed to organize Xmas Party 2022. We invited members, partners and friends of the Alumni Association, who met at the “Kompania Piwa” restaurant in Warsaw. There were also distinguished guests from the US Embassy in Poland and the Polish-American Fulbright Commission. Read More

Alumni Thanksgiving 2022

3 December 20226 December 2022 usalumni

Members, partners and friends of the Alumni Association met in Krakow to celebrate one of the most important American feasts – “Thanksgiving”.

After two years of pandemic separation, we could meet to talk, recollect, but also make new friends in a family atmosphere. And all this with a home kitchen full of American flavors. Read More

The stay of Prof. David F. Forte in Poland 10/20 – 11/11/2022

11 November 20228 July 2023 usalumni

On October 20 – November 11, Poland was visited by Prof. David F. Forte. David Forte is professor of constitutional law, lecturer at many American and European universities, including his Alma Mater: Cleveland State University. He has collaborated many times with the US Congress and the US Department of State on international law and human rights. He is also a double Fulbright scholarship holder. In Poland, he took his scholarship in 2019.
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“American Debates” – a series of discussions about contemporary America

10 November 20227 July 2023 usalumni

We are launching a new project under the common title “American Debates”. We will discuss contemporary America, and more specifically the international, military and economic policy pursued by the US government, or the US’s relations with other countries, including Poland in particular. We will invite specialists, scientists and journalists to participate in the discussion and share their knowledge and opinions.

We invite you once a month at 6 p.m. by organizing a LIVE at:
– our fanpage on Facebook: www.facebook.com/StowarzyszenieAlumni/
– our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/StowarzyszenieAlumni

The “American Debates” project is supported by the US Embassy in Warsaw.

“Profession”, a series of interviews with Alumni

22 October 20226 December 2022 usalumni

We are launching a new project under the common title: “Profession”.

“Profession” will be a series of interviews with members of the Alumni Association, whose professional life is related to a profession that cannot be pigeonholed in an 8-hour day of office work, requires a lot of commitment and initiative, and is associated with far-reaching self-discipline. We will try to familiarize our audience with the backstage of these professions, tell about their positive and negative aspects, show the variability of the profession over the years, related to, for example, the development of modern technologies.

The interviews will be conducted by Zbigniew Bartuś, journalist, reporter, columnist for Dziennik Polski and the media of Polska Press Group. Zbigniew is a member of the Alumni Association. He went to the USA as part of the IVLP (2000) program.

Alumni integration trip to the Nida River, September 16-18, 2022

20 September 202230 September 2022 usalumni

On September 16-18, 2022, members of our Association met for an integration trip. This time we came to the Świętokrzyskie region, and more specifically to the Nida basin.

During the whole stay, we were hosted by the agritourism farm “Sabat” in Imielno. It was our starting point throughout our stay and a place for shared meals, meetings and fun. The stay program was very rich. And it was taken care of by Wojciech Sołtysiak (IVLP, 2013) – member of the team “Life4Delta – restoration of the inland delta of the Nida River”.

It all started on Friday afternoon, when we met around a barbecue and campfire. With good food and various drinks, we spent time late at night, chatting long.

American Day 2022

17 September 202221 September 2022 usalumni

After two years of the pandemic, the Regional Chamber of Commerce in Katowice returned to the event of “American Day”. On September 14, entrepreneurs were invited to its headquarters in Katowice so as to learn about investment opportunities in the United States, engage in dialogue and open up to the cooperation of representatives of the SME sector from Poland and the USA. The event also promoted partner relations between the two countries. Read More

Graduation of the Fulbrighters

10 September 202213 September 2022 usalumni

On Friday, September 9, 2022, the Polish-U.S. Fulbright Commission organized the graduation of the Fulbright Program alumni for 2021/22. Graduates of this edition came to the ceremony at Klub Niebo, Nowy Świat 21 in Warsaw. Read More