From the Desk of Tara Hofmann
A New Year of Opportunities, Leadership, Accomplishments, and Challenges.
Tag: Featured
Don’t Miss the January Support Webinar on Travel Guidelines
Please join us for a webinar on Travel Guidelines on Thursday, January 10th at 8pm ET, 7pm CT, 6pm MT, or 5pm PT.
An Interview with Maggie Kane, AFS Returnee
Maggie Kane, AFS Returnee (U.S. to Italy ’08), has adopted a new model of social responsibility – pay-what-you-can restaurants and food markets.
Drumbeat: Take and Share the AFS-USA Alumni Survey
Have you studied abroad with AFS-USA? Take and share our Alumni survey with other Returnees to help us learn from your experiences abroad!
Contribute to Our Make Change Possible Campaign
Imagine what the world would be like if more teenagers had opportunities to live with a family and go to school in a country and culture different from their own.
Leadership Transition in the Participant Support Department
As previously announced, Kristen Bates will be leaving AFS-USA at the end of this month. The oversight for the department is being transferred to Melvin Harmon, effective Monday, 17 December.
Drumbeat: Log Your Study Abroad Outreach Competition Tasks
The last day to enter the Study Abroad Outreach Competition is Friday, December 21st!
An Update on AFS-USA’s Leadership Initiative for Teams (LIFT) Workshop
The Leadership Initiative for Teams (LIFT) workshop was created by AFS-USA’s Organizational Development team to strengthen the organization’s leadership development processes.
Congratulations, Susan Rowley!
Established in 1983, The Galatti Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service was established to honor AFS Volunteers whose commitment, dedication and exceptional journey
First NH19 Applications Distributed for Placement!
Some schools fill up even before the end of the year for the following Summer/Fall so we’ve made an effort to release a number of NH19 student applications for placement a bit earlier this year.