A NOTE FROM CARLA LINEBACK DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT

I’m happy to share this edition of the alumni newsletter. In addition to the former on-camera instructor of distance Robert Sanderson, SMAT 19 TESOL 2002, news and updates from alumni, I am MAT ALUMNI learning foreign language courses, Tim received his bachelor’s in history from excited to let you know that the online MEET IN JAPAN treated distance learning instruction the University of Colorado. He teaches alumni community and directory as a performing art. His goal is to run at Kindai, Osaka Jogakuin, and Hannan has a new look! The platform just Alumni Engagement Assistant Clifford an organic farm in Japan, recruiting Universities. Bob has been president released “the next generation,” Ohrnberger, PIM 74 candidate in volunteers in exchange for teaching of the Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching for which has better functionality. If you international education, went to Japan them English and Japanese, while teaching Japanese by Internet video to the past 17 years. haven’t already, I encourage you to in November to meet with alumni and prospective students. His trip was a students worldwide. register at connect.sit.edu now. This Joseph Shaules, SMAT 12 TESOL 1994, collaboration of several departments at is the place to go to receive and post Steve Cornwell, MAT 23 TESOL 1992, is is director at The Japan Intercultural SIT and The Experiment in International events information, news, jobs, and vice president and professor of English Institute. He has worked in intercultural Living. While there, he met with SIT best of all, use the customizable and and Interdisciplinary Studies at Osaka education in Japan, , and Europe Study Abroad alumni as well as with SIT searchable alumni directory. Jogakuin College. He helped write and for more than 25 years. Joseph also Graduate Institute alumni and prospective design courses for the New School’s MA teaches intercultural communication I love it when alumni stop by campus MAT students. Among them were: TESOL program and teaches in the online at the Keio University International to say hello! I had a lovely visit from Shari Joy Berman, MAT 10 TESOL 1979, portion of the program. Center and is the Japan Specialist for Salehuddin and Nahar Ahmed, now associate professor of English Intercultures, a consulting and training PIM 60 Intercultural Management Valerie Hansford, MAT 28 TESOL 1996, Education at Hirosaki University. company based in Germany. started her career as an English instructor 2000. Salehuddin was a Fulbright Originally hired to inaugurate an for a conversation school in Tokyo. She Diane Larsen-Freeman, SIT professor Scholar in Residence at SIT in English language learning center, she now teaches English and content-based emerita, was the keynote speaker at the 2004–05. After completing her SIT immediately began a medical course courses in English at Soka University. She Japan Association of Language Teaching degree, Nahar went on to earn a PhD there in 2012. Shari was president of the graduated from University of Manitoba in (JALT) Conference and attended the in Development Studies in China. Tokyo chapter of the Japan Association 1991 with her bachelor’s degree in applied alumni gathering. Diane has been director They are now living in Texas. for Language Teaching for three years economics. of the English Language Institute at the and national program chair for two. If you know of an SIT alum who is not University of Michigan since 2002. She is Ian Nakamura, JMAT 1 TESOL 1994, is receiving our news, please ask them Tim Cook, MAT 15 TESOL 1984, is the author of eight books and has made professor emeritus at the Centre for to reach out to me. teaching English conversation, reading, presentations in 65 countries. She a Liberal Arts and Language Education at and writing at Iwaki Meisei University. A visiting senior fellow at the University of Okayama University. Pennsylvania.

undergraduate and graduate students Prudence Ingerman, SMAT 19 TESOL Joshua Plotkin, TESOL Cert 2011, ALUMNI NEWS experience and respond to race and 2000, retired from teaching five years spent three years teaching English in racism at predominantly white institutions. ago but continues to stay busy! She has Brazil after completing his TESOL Tamara “Sasha” Adkins, WIP 17 International Studies 1995, is teaching Deniece is on the faculty at George written 13 books and knits 6-inch dolls course in Mexico. He is still in Brazil, at the Institute of Environmental Washington University and has been called Peace Pals which are given to lonely but now has his own business, Sustainability at Loyola University Chicago interviewed on National Public Radio, PBS, and needy children around the world (see BrazilianGringo.com, which helps and recently published From Disposable and other media organizations. knitting4peace.org). She continues to train Americans and other foreigners Culture to Disposable People: The teachers at a school in Guatemala and interested in teaching English in Brazil Unintended Consequences of Plastics. has knitting groups there and in Ecuador. to learn Portuguese, which is the (Photo left) biggest barrier to achieving long-term Karen Bauer, PIM 61 International success in Brazil. Education 2001, received a Certificate of Maryanna (Phillips) Koehring, MAT 30 Appreciation from the U.S. Department of French Certification and ESOL 1998, Jacob Renze, PIM 69 International State in recognition of her “contribution has started englishforthejob.com, Education 2009, has started a new to promoting higher education in the helping businesses with their English Spanish immersion preschool in United States through the diligence language programs. Her business offers Minneapolis with his wife and a friend. and excellent customer service you curriculum development and English Academia Elze was founded on the provided to multiple UAE government- language instruction. You can connect idea that all children should have access sponsored students and teacher groups with her on the alumni community and to equitable, quality education in summer 2018.” She also presented directory at connect.sit.edu. regardless of ethnic, linguistic, or Adam Freed, PIM 75 International “New Internationalization Potential in the economic background. Education 2015, has written an article, Middle East, Expanding Campus Goals” at “Achieving Great Study Abroad Chantal Sheehan, PIM 67 Development the Association of International Education Diversity Should Begin in Human Management 2007 and former World Administrators (AIEA) Conference in San Resources,” which was published in Learning Inc. student trustee, started her Francisco in January. Diversity Abroad. He was also asked own company to help nonprofits and small business executives deepen their Ina (Paiva) Cordle, WIP 4 International to co-chair the Education Abroad Studies 1977, is managing editor of The Knowledge Community for the Michigan understanding of finance. Realizing that Real Deal South Florida. She spent 19 years Association of International Educators there was a greater need, she founded as a business reporter at the Miami Herald. (MAIE.) He wrote, “I’m so grateful to SIT, Blue Fox, a coaching consultancy offering the faculty, and my cohort for giving a full range of back office support Anne Dodge, Experiment Italy 1969 me a firm foundation in experiential services. and PIM 32 International Administration education and a deep knowledge of Susan (Batchelder) Plimpton, ICT 1 Katharina Zellweger, PIM 46 Intercultural 1984, joined the after SIT education abroad. I wouldn’t be doing 1967, Experimenter Sweden 1963, Group Management 1990, manages the Hong and worked as a consultant around the what I do without SIT.” world. She and her husband, Charles Leader Italy 1968, and Chair Emerita of Kong-based KorAid Limited, an NGO she Kennedy, Experiment France 1960, are Congratulations to Andrea Gaytan, the World Learning Inc. Board of Trustees, established to focus on serving children now retired and spend their winters in MAT 29 TESOL 1997, who is the new has received the Global Minnesota in institutions and people with disabilities southern France. dean at Sacramento City College Ambassador Award. Having served nine in North Korea and in China. She is Davis Center. She has been at years on the board of directors of Global also a visiting fellow at the Center for Deniece Dortch, PIM 64 Intercultural University of California, Davis, since Minnesota, she was instrumental in International Security and Cooperation at Service, Leadership and Management 2009 as director of the AB 540 and creating their 2012-17 strategic plan and Stanford University in California. 2004, is a diversity scholar who strives Undocumented Student Center. continues to share her expertise as an to understand how African American Andrea has two children. honorary director. (Photo above)

SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAINING | GRADUATE INSTITUTE graduate.sit.edu these experiences on the lives of alumni FACULTY NEWS up to 20 years later. Read more on the OPPORTUNITIES UPCOMING Dr. Bruce Dayton, chair of SIT’s SIT blog and in this column by Alvino, & OTHER NEWS EVENTS Peace and Justice Leadership degree, published during International Education Show your SIT pride with a sweatshirt, We are planning several alumni spoke to Leaders Advancing Democracy— Week in the Brattleboro Reformer. water bottle, or other fun, branded item. gatherings, including, but Mongolia’s environment and urbanization International Education Assistant Visit SIT’s online store at: not limited to the list below. team on “Conflict Management and Professor Dr. Alla Korzh presented her cafepress.com/SIT. Invitations are sent to alumni Change Leadership.” LEAD Mongolia is a co-authored publication, Transnational based on your mailing address, program of World Learning made possible Activism of Young Ukrainian Immigrants, Alumni gatherings and other opportunities so please make sure we have by support from USAID Mongolia. at the University of Oxford in October are listed on our online community and your correct information. Events and she has been appointed as a social directory. If you would like to organize Dr. Alvino E. Fantini, professor emeritus, are also posted on the alumni science sub-panel chair at the American something in your area, write to has published a book related to World community and directory, Association of University Women [email protected]. Learning Inc. and the Federation of connect.sit.edu. The Experiment in International Living, American Fellowship Grant Committee. For more information on items in this Last fall, Alla gave a brown-bag lunch talk Intercultural Communicative Competence newsletter write to [email protected]. March 14 - Atlanta, GA in Educational Exchange: A Multinational in Brattleboro about her research. March 26 - Seattle, WA Perspective. (Routledge, 2018). The work SIT TESOL Professor Dr. Elka Todeva met March 28 - San Francisco, CA includes two research projects exploring with colleagues from Suleyman Demirel April 23 - Minneapolis, MN the nature of intercultural communicative University in Kazakstan in November, competence, its development during including faculty, PhD students, and senior May 29 - Washington, DC* intercultural exchange programs (both management. Elka presented on new *This gathering will be in conjunction summer Experiment and Academic Study trends in language teaching and learning. with the NAFSA Conference. Let us Abroad programs), and the impact of know if you are presenting a session!

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