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December 10, 2010
Global UGRAD Fellows at Augustana College visit with the Mayor of Sioux Falls

Participants of the Global UGRAD in Eurasia and Central Asia program get involved in events in their host communities.

December 10, 2010

Participants of the Global UGRAD in Eurasia and Central Asia Program actively participated in volunteer events in their host communities.

December 7, 2010
by Betsy Engebretson
Anastasia Ekkert (left), Miss Russia, Elena Sadikova, Oscar Kuchera, and Marina

Growing up in the United States, it seemed like everyone was volunteering all of the time and the spirit of volunteerism was something I took for granted.

November 22, 2010
by Anne Johnson
Students representing Turkey in discussion at Model UN conference.

A group of ECA alumni and other university students debated the Turkey-Armenia relations in recent Model United Nations conference, organized by IREX, in Armenia.

November 12, 2010
Global UGRAD fellows prepare to take part in International Education Week

View videos from Global UGRAD in Eurasia & Central Asia fellows about International Education Week in the US

October 13, 2010
Students participate in community service at Wartburg College.

Students at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa kicked off their first few weeks in the US with more than 15 hours of community service in their host community.

October 7, 2010

Iana Starchykova from Ukraine kicked off the semester at Bowling Green State University as an educator in the classroom.

October 7, 2010
Global UGRAD Fellows at Bethany College

Global UGRAD University hosts welcome UGRAD fellows to campus.

October 1, 2010

Alumni Project Brings New Opportunities to People with Visual Impairment

May 12, 2010
by Jason Vuong Do

Elvin, an earnest exchange student studying at Berea College, Kentucky is savoring his last days in the United States before he has to return home to Mingächevir, Azerbaijan.