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TESOL Conference

November 12, 2011

• International Education in Ohio

o Why

o International Education Advisory Committee (IEAC)

�Strategic Plan for International Education in Ohio

�Educating Students for a Global Economy

• Cleveland Council on World Affairs (CCWA)

o History

o Programs

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International Education in Ohio

• Why??“The United States finds itself today at the heart of a paradigm shift …..to a world in which more countries are gaining prosperity and influence. We will be sharing responsibility with multiple players for addressing complex issues in trade, health, the environment and security.

Our state, too, is at a critical moment in history, a moment when our role as a manufacturing giant in basic industry is shifting to an economy based on innovative new products in sectors that were not imagined even a decade ago. Decisions are being made that will determine whether Ohio prospers or stagnates during the 21st century. Education plays a critical role in these decisions.”Strategic Plan for International Education in Ohio

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Ohio’s International Connections

• Most of Ohio’s citizens have ancestors who were born in another

country.

• Our museums have collections that help us to learn about the art

and culture of other countries.

• Products made in Ohio are sold around the world and we enjoy a

great variety of items from other countries.

• Ohioans are serving on military bases in many countries.

• Educational exchanges allow Ohio students to study abroad and

students from other countries to experience our American way of

life.

• Cities in Ohio have sister-city relationships with other countries.

• More than 110 native or home languages spoken in Ohio Schools

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Countries Connected to OhioAfghanistan Flanders Lithuania Saudi ArabiaAlbania France Luxembourg SenegalArgentina Gabon Malaysia SerbiaAustralia Germany Mali SingaporeAustria Greece Mexico SlovakiaBarbados Guatemala Namibia SloveniaBelgium Guinea Nepal South AfricaBelize Haiti Netherlands SpainBosnia and HerzegovinaHonduras New Guinea SwedenBotswana Hong Kong New Zealand SwitzerlandBrazil Hungary Niger TaiwanCameroon India Nigeria TanzaniaCanada Indonesia Norway ThailandChad Iraq Panama TrinidadChile Ireland Peru TunisiaChina Israel Philippines TurkeyColumbia Italy Poland UkraineCzech Republic Ivory Coast Qatar United Arab EmiratesDenmark Jordan Republic of Benin United KingdomEl Salvador Kenya Republic of Congo VenezuelaEgypt Kuwait Romania ZaireEthiopia Latvia Russia ZimbabweFinland Liberia Rwanda

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Cleveland’s Sister Cities

Achill Island, Ireland Holon, Israel

Alexandria, Egypt Ibadhan, Nigeria

Bahir-Dar, Ethiopia Klaipeda, Lithuania

Bangalore, India Lima, Peru

Braslov, Romania Ljubljana, Slovenia

Bratislava, Slovakia Miskolc, Hungary

Cleveland County, England, UK Rouen, France

Conakry, Guinea Segundo Montes, El Salvador

Fieri, Albania Taipei City, Taiwan

Gdansk, Poland Volgograd, Russia

Heidenheim, Germany

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Languages spoken in Ohio Schools

• The number of LEP students reported in Ohio

for school year 2006-2007 represents an

increase of 68 percent over the number

reported five years previously and an increase

of 182 percent over the number reported 10

years ago. The top 10 language groups include

Spanish, Somali, Arabic, Japanese, Pennsylvania

Dutch (a dialect of German used by the Amish),

Russian, Vietnamese, Ukrainian, Serbo-

Croatian and Korean.7

• What has been done in response to this data?

o International Education Advisory Committee (IEAC)

convened by the Ohio Department of Education

o Adopted the following mission statement:

�“To provide Ohioans with the necessary knowledge,

abilities and opportunities to thrive in a global society.”

o Developed a Strategic Plan for International Education in

Ohio:

http://www.thinkglobalohio.org/welcome.html

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Strategic Plan

• Defined International Education as a comprehensive approach that includes the following components:

oGlobal ContextoGlobal ContentoGlobal ThinkersoGlobal Systems

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Goals

1. Ohio citizens will understand the global context and diversity of relationships among themselves, their communities and the world.

2. Ohio educators will deliver global content as a component of a world-class education and will create systems to support it.

3. Students will become global thinkers with 21st century skills, so they can think critically and creatively across disciplines, manage complexity, embrace technology and value diversity.

4. Ohio citizens will achieve greater economic prosperity and improved quality of life.

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Actions

• Next steps are developing action plans

• Organizing for action

• Identifying and utilizing resources

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Mission:

The Cleveland Council on World Affairs

engages the community of Northeast Ohio

to achieve greater understanding of

international relations and global issues

and their impact upon our region.

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Quick History of CCWA• 1923 Women’s discussion group—focused on preventing war, later promoting

peace

• 1929 merged with Adult Extension Association (AEA)—held lectures

• 1933 Foreign Affairs Council of AEA become Foreign Affairs Council—held

lectures

• 1935 Brooks Emeny a number of program areas with lectures—”Foreign

Affairs are your affairs”

• 1939 International Visitor Exchange—Brooks Emeny

• 1945 CCWA MUN

• 1961 NCIV established—Katherine Bang of Cleveland chaired Executive

Committee

• 1963 CCWA IVP

• IVP 2001-2011 71 to 400+

• Programs 2001-2011 20 to 39

• Education:

� 2007-2011 MUN 2 conferences to 4 per year

� 2008-2011 Bridges to the World for Students 3 to 10 programs

Context in which CCWA operates has changed over the years!!

To a world of citizen diplomacy

Welcome…

International Visitors Program

Connecting you to the world

Macro Facts

• of 192 member nations in the United Nations, 48, or

exactly one quarter of them, have current heads of

state who are IVLP alumni

• State specifically requests Cleveland for the following:

– Small business development

– Entrepreneurship

– Health

– Biotechnology

– Diversity

– Education

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Welcome!

••Network that brings 300Network that brings 300--400 high ranking 400 high ranking international officials to our international officials to our city each year…city each year…

••Incredible array of themes Incredible array of themes and professionsand professions

••Link to every business, Link to every business, cultural, and social asset of cultural, and social asset of the local and global the local and global communitycommunity

••You play a vital roleYou play a vital role

Short TermShort Term——International International Visitors Leadership Program Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP)(IVLP)

Margarita ShulmanMargarita Shulman

Long Long TermTerm——Fee for Service Fee for Service

Community Connections Community Connections

Youth GroupsYouth Groups

OtherOther

Gina CirinoGina Cirino

Short

term/IVLP

30%

Other FFS

1%

Youth Groups

16%

Community

Connections

53%

International Visitors Department

FY 2011 ComponentsFY 2011 Components

Mutual Goal:

Provide opportunities for dynamic interactions which Provide opportunities for dynamic interactions which build mutual understandings on a personal and build mutual understandings on a personal and

professional levelprofessional level

Citizen DiplomacyCitizen Diplomacy

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IVLP

• U.S. Department of StateU.S. Department of State

• Emerging Leaders• Emerging Leaders

• Professionals in their • Professionals in their

home countryhome country

• Short Stays• Short Stays

• 1 • 1 –– 3 days of 3 days of

programmingprogramming

• Home Hospitality• Home Hospitality

Examples of themes we program:•• Trade and Business CollaborationTrade and Business Collaboration

•• Intellectual Property RightsIntellectual Property Rights

•• Journalist TrainingJournalist Training

•• Democracy and Rule of lawDemocracy and Rule of law

•• U.S. government and politics U.S. government and politics

•• Diversity /Tolerance / MulticulturalismDiversity /Tolerance / Multiculturalism

•• NGO management NGO management

•• Arts and CultureArts and Culture

•• HealthcareHealthcare

•• NGO Management /Association ManagementNGO Management /Association Management

Local Business Connections

• Tibor Navracsics:

Hungarian Business

• 5 mayors in Kosovo-

grant submission

• Brazilian Business men-

top country rising in

biotechnology industry

• Cleveland Clinic-Physician Connections

• IPR and Tech Transfer

Italian Delegations

• Wind Energy- European Connections City of Cleveland 2020 Plan/Company growth

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International Influence

Community Connections:

• Ideastream “Health

Specials”�Preventative

Health Show

• Visit to Cleveland Clinic,

University Hospitals and

Foundations�Creation

of two new children’s

hospital wards

Youth Programs

• Diversity

• Volunteerism

• Civic Activism

• Leadership

Volunteering

• Workshops

• High School Visits

• Home Stays

• Creating

Documentaries

School Connections• Brazilian Youth Ambassadors 2011

Jan. 12th – 24th, 2011

Westlake High School

• Serbian Youth Leadership 2010 Nov. 2nd – 26th, 2010

Shaker Heights High School

• Iraqi Youth Leadership Exchange 2010Aug.1- 13th, 2010

Various High Schools

• Windows on America (minorities in Germany)March 11-17th, 2010 Mayfield High School

• Windows on America (minorities in Germany)May 27th – June 2nd, 2010 Lakewood High School

(Last few years) (2008-2009)

• Serbian Youth May 2009- Berea High School

• Brazilian Youth Ambassadors Jan 2009 – Mentor High

• Windows on America 2008 - Mentor High

• Windows on America 2008 - Bay village

•Upcoming Youth Projects:

• Jóvenes en Acción – Mexican Youth Exchange July 22nd – Aug. 7th 2011

• Various High Schools

• Iraqi Youth Leadership Exchange 2011Aug. 5th – Aug. 16th 2011

• Various High Schools

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Exchange:PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE:

• Dick RussAnchor WKYC Channel 3

Nepal 2008

• Councilman Brian Cummins City of Cleveland

April 22-29, 2011-Pakistan

• Julian RogersCouncilperson – District 10

Cuyahoga County

May 2011 Nepal

• Mayor Joseph Cicero,Mayor of Lyndhurst, OH

May 2011 Kyrgyszstan

• Michael Love Economic Development CoordinatorCity of South EuclidMay 2011 Kazakhstan

STUDENT EXCHANGE:

•Serbia Youth Leadership Program (SYLP)– Spring 2010

• Terry Conlon, Shaker Heights High School

• Holly Rapp Gilmour Academy

• Heidi Kallenborn Perry High School

•Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP)– Summer 2010

• Cyrus Newlin Oberlin High School

• Naja Davis Family Laurel High School

• Tim McGarry Villa Angela St. Joes

• Emily Liptow Laurel School High School

• Ainsell Robson Laurel School High School

• Kathleen DeVito Rocky River High School

•Serbia Youth Leadership Program (SYLP)– Spring 2011

• Shannonrachel Taylor Berea High School

• Chelsea Maldonado Berea High School

• Kalin Ngo Westlake High School

• Brady Houlahan Berea High School

• Teacher: Roger O’Connor Berea High School

•Brazil Youth Ambassador Program– Summer 2011

• Mallia Worthy- Crumedy Saint Martin De Porres

• Kayleigh Feldkircher Westlake High School

• Antonio Gardner Shaw High School

•Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP)– Summer 2011

• Marissa Blankenship Westlake High School

• Addie Shiloh Shaker Heights High School

• Isaac Kim Oberlin High School

• Clea Newman Laurel High School

• Rauiteja Kasturi Shaker Heights High School

Speaker Programs

Jana Krasney—Speaker Programs’ Coordinator

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To engage the community of Northeast Ohio to achieve greater

understanding of international relations and global issues and

their impact upon our region.

Speaker events are a unique opportunity to interact face-to-

face with global government, business, media, research and

academic leaders while learning about crucial global issues

directly from the experts in the field.

WHY?

- Public Programs

- Young Professionals

Programs

- Cleveland Committee on

Foreign Relations

HOW?

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OUR PARTNERS

Cleveland State University E Prep

Romanian American Chamber of Commerce

Cleveland Institute of Art MotivAsians

Italian Consulate in DetroitNOIA Foundation City of Cleveland

International Newcomers Academy Shaw High School

Progressive Arts Alliance Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland International Film Festival Chagrin Documentary Film Festival

Tri-C

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– 170: Dr. Klaus Scharioth, German Ambassador to the United States

– 156: Renowned political pollster John Zogby

– 45: Clare Richardson, CEO and President of Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International

– 82: Dr. Zhao Gang, expert on renewable energy at the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology

– 233: Ambassador William R. Timken, Jr., former Ambassador to Germany and distinguished businessman and environmentalist

– 90: Former chief investigative Judge Raid Juhi

WHO in 2009-2010?

WHO in 2010-2011?

2011-2012

The Cleveland Council on World Affairs presents

COUNTDOWN 2012

A Series on Top Six National Security Issues

in the Run-up to the 2012 ElectionMajor Event

February 2, 2012 Evening Program featuring

PAULA DOBRIANSKY, Former Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs

BACKGROUND ;

In the run-up to the 2012 presidential election, the Cleveland Council on World Affairs is joining the national initiative “Top Six National Security Issues” led by World Affairs Councils of America, a national network that involves over 500,000 annually in global affairs. The Series is organized in an effort to bring crucial topics of national security back to the public debate across the country.

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Top Six National Security Issues

Winter at 6 PMEnergy

MICHAEL GRAETZ, Professor of Law, Yale University At The Union Club of Cleveland

Afghanistan and Pakistan

CHARLES DUNBAR, Former High Ranking Foreign Officer and President of CCWA At The Union Club of Cleveland

Winter at 6 PM

February 10, 2012 at 6 PM

Education: Competing Globally

VERONICA BOIX MANSILLA, Leading Expert on Education, Harvard UniversityAt Case Western Reserve University

February 28, 2012 at 6 PM

Economic Competitiveness

TBDAt The Union Club of Cleveland

March 2012

Middle East

A panel discussion with Cleveland Middle East Experts

April 17, 2012 China

MICHAEL SANTOROWorld Renowned Business Ethics Scholar At The Union Club of Cleveland

Education

• Model United Nations (MUN)

• Bridges to the World (BTW)

�Students

�Teachers

Cleveland Council on World Affairs

Model United Nations (MUN)

What is MUN? A worldwide program for middle school, secondary and college students to: 1) foster understanding about the United Nations, 2) educate participants about world issues, 3) promote peace, and 4) teach about the United Nations model of cooperation and diplomacy.

MUN's Purpose: The program involves students in a practical way in the study and discussion of global issues. Research about countries, oral debates, and written position papers encourage the development of critical thinking and demonstrative and writing skills. MUN is an interactive educational experience that teaches about the United Nations in a memorable and enjoyable way.

MUN's Process: MUN simulates the UN system of negotiation and diplomacy about critical world issues. Student delegates represent member states in the committees of the UN General Assembly. Students role play as "ambassadors" of assigned countries as they debate current issues on the UN's agenda from the perspective of that nation. They plot strategy, negotiate with supporters, navigate the UN's rules of procedure, and write resolutions that are voted on to become UN Mandates. The process educates participants in the functions of international debate, negotiation, and diplomacy. MUN helps produce informed global citizens who better understand the decisions their nations make and how those decisions affect politics locally and globally.

Aligned with a goal of ODE IEAC Strategic Plan: Preparing today’s students for a globally connected world.

CCWA’s MUN

• Beginning 68th year

• 1,100 students

• 100 volunteers

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Education Programs:Impact!!

Model United Nations 67th Year2010-2010 MUN/Jr. MUN Dates

MUN: Church of the Covenant—November 10-11, 2010

• 289 delegates (322 in 2009)

• 13 schools (14 in 2009)

MUN: Lorain County Community College; Spitzer Conference Center—November 18-19, 2010

• 152 delegates (190 in 2009)

• 7 schools (8 in 2009)

Model United Nations

Model United Nations

MUN: Church of the Covenant—April 13-14, 2011

261 delegates registered (314 in 2010)

17 schools reregistered (17 in 2010)

New schools participating:

Bay Village, CMSD Lincoln West, St. Vincent St. Mary

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JR. Model United Nations

Jr. MUN: John Carroll University; Dolan Science Center—January 6-7, 2011

• 207 delegates (206 in 2010)

• 10 schools (10 in 2010)

Collaboration

Bridges to the World

An initiative of CCWA that fully integrates with the Council ‘s signature programs by:

• Securing experts for our Speaker and International Visitors who provide:

� international education to students and adults that stress the importance of

establishing links between Northeast Ohio and the rest of the world at a time when

over one-half million of Ohio jobs are dependent upon exports and foreign

investment

� personal stories of their career path and the preparation needed to inspire student

interest in international relations, foreign languages and international cultures

• Using our network of schools involved with the Model United Nations conferences and

our speakers for outreach to Cleveland and Northeast Ohio public, charter, and private

schools.

Impact

• 1,200 students from Ohio, Maine, & Tennessee interacting with speakers and visitors in

a dialogue based on Q & A—HOTS

• 100 senior center residents in NE Ohio provided with a medium through they can be

connected

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Bridges to the World for Students

Distance Learning Initiatives in collaboration with ideastream• September 30, 2010: Ambassador John Bolton, former US Ambassador to the UN: The Middle East as

Priority and Emerging Trouble Spots in the World *

Participating Schools: Crestview Middle, Cuyahoga Falls High, Lake Catholic High, Mentor High, Midpark High, New London High, Revere High, Southington High

Participating Senior Residence: Laurel Lake

(estimated 225 students)

• November 2, 2011: Legislative Fellow from Central and Southern Asia: Dynamics of Democracy - India, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal and Pakistan *

Participating Schools: Crestview Middle, New London High, Summit Academy-Columbus

(estimated 75 students)

• January 20, 2011: Brazilian High School Students: Brazil and Volunteerism *

• Participating Schools Canton McKinley High, Columbus Alternative High, Crestview Middle, Cuyahoga Valley Career Center, Ford Middle, Green Local, Lake Catholic High, Summit Academy (Columbus), Trumbull Career & Tech Center, Upper Valley JVS, Columbus International High, Canton South High

(estimated 300+ students)

• January 26, 2011: Steven Weisman, editorial director and public policy fellow at Peterson Institute for International Economics: United States: Maintaining Economic Leadership in the Next Decade *

Participating Schools: Dover High, Ford Middle, Midpark High, North Canton Hoover High, Revere High,

Participating Senior Residence: Laurel Lake, RH Myers

(estimated 175 students)

• February 22, 2011: Carolyn Nordstrom, Notre Dame University Faculty: Piracy in the Waters of Globalization *

Participating Schools: Berea High, Jefferson County JVS, Mentor High, Midpark High, Scioto CTC, Vinton County Middle, Wickliffe High, Greenbriar Middle

Participating Senior Residence: Laurel Lake, RH Myer

(estimated 225 students)

* Video available for viewing at WVIZ

Bridges to the World for Students (continued)

• March 15, 2011: Peter B. Doran, Senior Policy Analyst at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) in

Washington D.C.: “The Big Triangle: Russia, EU and the US” *

Participating Schools: Bedford High, Ford Middle, Midpark High

Participating Senior Residence: Laurel Lake ,RH Myer

(*estimated 100 students)

• March 21, 2011: Henry Precht, Former Deputy Ambassador to Egypt and Former President of the

Cleveland Council of World Affairs: EGYPT: From Pharaoh to the Future of the Middle East

Participating Schools: Berea High, Dayton Summit Academy, Eastern Heights Middle, Midpark High, New

London High, Northwood Middle, Vinton County Middle, Youngstown Summit Academy, Berlin

Elementary, Mentor High, Ford Middle School

Participating Senior Residence: RH Meyer Senior Residence

• April 5, 2011: Dr. Arya Amirie, Founder and First Executive Director of the Iranian Institute for International

Political and Economic Studies in Teheran: Nuclear Weapons- Iran and the United States

Participating Schools: Brooklyn High, Canton South High, Eastern High, Lake Catholic High, Midpark High,

New London High, Sciotoville Community, Valley High School, Wickliffe High School, Laurel Lake Sr.

Residence, Berea High School

(*estimated 275 students)

• May 9, 2011: Peter Hiscocks, Senior Broadcasting Consultant for the Thomson Foundation : Training the

Global Watchdogs: Journalism for Social Development in Myanmar/Burma and Other Countries

• May 12, 2011: Korean Economic Institute, A Panel Discussion: The Future of Korea

* Video available for viewing at WVIZ

Bridges to the World

2011-2012Date TBD

Africa: The Fastest Growing Economy in the World

Bruce Wharton, U.S. State Department

January 2012

Kurdistan and Kurdish Minority

Quabad Talabani, Representative of the Kurdish Minority to the United States

January 2012

Afghanistan: From History to Future

Charles Dunbar, Professor at Boston University and former President of CCWA

March 2012

Fair Trade Coffee: Africa and Ethiopia

Majka Burhardt, Writer and Climber

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Goals for 2011-2012

• Increase the number of schools participating

in MUN by 10%

• Increase the number of BTW sessions by 50%

• Increase the number of student/senior citizen

BTW participants by 500

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Internship Opportunities at CCWA

• Internship Positions Available� Education Programs� Membership & Marketing

� Finance� International Visitor Programs� Public Lecture Programs

� Global Cleveland� Website Content Management

• What Interns Can Expect from the Council� Opportunities to complete projects that can be used in a work portfolio or for credit. Mentoring and

supervision in order to achieve their goals.

� Involvement in all Council events (attend lectures, speeches, discussions, etc.)� International Leadership Seminars, where selected members of the Board of Trustees will meet

informally with CCWA interns to share their professional experiences and expose interns to a wide range of international careers.

� Experience of day-to-day operations in a small, nonprofit organization involved in promoting international understanding through public dialogue and personal contacts.

� Exposure to international visitors as interns assist with coordinating custom-tailored programs for international visitor program participants.

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• What the Council Expects from Interns� Commitment to the mission of the Cleveland Council on World Affairs.� Development of goals for the internship and the desire to find ways to meet these goals.

� Knowledge about the projects they are working on and general Council activities.� Attention to detail in their work and provide documentation of program status so that other interns and staff can

continue projects where they get left off.

� Attendance at programs during the internship period.� Attendance at meetings appropriate to the intern's projects (as necessary).

• Requirements� A commitment of 12 to 15 regularly scheduled hours per week during office hours

� Interest in world affairs� Good phone presence and etiquette in English

� Excellent organizational skills� Excellent written and oral communication skills� Professional attire and demeanor

� Punctuality and a sense of responsibility

� Our internship positions are unpaid. However, student may receive financial support from universities.

• Application ProcessTo apply please submit the following materials:� Current resume� Cover letter describing your qualifications and interest in a specific position� Letter of recommendation, preferably from a past employer (mail original)� Short writing sample (for example a personal statement or 3-5 pages of a paper)

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World Affairs Councils of Americahttp://www.waca.org

OhioAkron Council on World Affairs

http://www.akronworldaffairs.org/Cleveland Council on World Affairs

http://www.ccwa.org/Columbus Council on World Affairs

http://www.columbusworldaffairs.org/Dayton Council on World Affairs

http://www.wright.edu/ucie/dcowa/Greater Cincinnati World Affairs Council

http://www.globalcincinnati.org/home/index.php

National Council of International Visitors

http://www.nciv.org/

Ohio

Akron International Friendship

http://www.acorn.net/aif

International Visitors Council, Inc.

http://www.columbusivc.org

Thank you

Richard A. Crepage, Ed.D.

Senior Director of Outreach and Education

Cleveland Council on World Affairs

rcrepage@ccwa.org

www.ccwa.org

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