This presentation was given at the closing session of the 40th Anniversary of Fulbright Program in Russia in Moscow in April 2013.

2. Visiting
Scholars
35%
Graduate
Students
33%
FLTA
20%
FFDP
8%
RIEA
4%
VISITING FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS
- accomplished scholars who lectured, and/or conducted research at
a US institutions (3-9 months)
GRADUATE STUDENTS
- recent graduates or graduate students who studied for a master's
degree program at a U.S. university (up to 2 years) or researched or
did coursework at U.S. universities and archives (up to 1 academic
year)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING ASSISTANTS (FLTA)
- young teachers of English who completed a non-degree program to
refine their teaching skills (9 months)
FULBRIGHT FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (FFDP)
- junior teaching faculty who were introduced to best practices and
theoretical approaches to curriculum development at U.S.
universities (5 months)
RUSSIAN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS (RIEA)
- young professionals working in an international department at an
institution of higher education (3 months)
Russian Fulbright Alumni: Who are we?
An interdisciplinary community
* Based on information on fulbright.ru website
Why are we here?*

3. Russian Fulbright Alumni: Who are we?
An interdisciplinary community
What do we do?*
* Based on information on fulbright.ru website

4. Russian Fulbright Alumni: Who are we?
An interregional community
24%
12%
3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2%
42%
* Based on information available on fulbright.ru website
Where do we all come from?* 135 cities & towns

5. Russian Fulbright Alumni: Who are we?
A community of unique - yet similar - individuals
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Our last names start with…
* Based on information on fulbright.ru website
Our first names are…
What are we called?* 

6. Fulbright Orientation, Portland, OR
Pioneer Courthouse Square Echo Chamber
August 2008
Russian Fulbright Alumni: Who are we?
A community of people with the FULBRIGHT EXPERIENCE

7. Russian Fulbright Alumni Association
has existed since 2001
 Thematic and interdisciplinary conferences
(in Moscow, Yaroslavl, Saint Petersburg, Volgograd, Tomsk)
 Summer Schools for Humanities and Natural Science
(in Moscow and Kazan)
 Cross-university conferences
 Academic publications
 Picnics and other alumni meetings
 …

8. Since 2009 Russian Fulbright Association…
 43 candidates
 132 voters
 19 members of the elected
action group
…organized three Moscow picnics …elected an action group to
transform the Association

9. Association in 2012…
…adopted its own official logo

10. Association in 2012…
…participated in a FULBRIGHT + FLEX Alumni Reunion
Where:
St. Petersburg,
Griboyedov Library
When:
March 17, 2012
Who:
Fulbright + FLEX Alumni
Number of participants:
60
What:
Speech
Choir Performance
Reception

11. Association in 2013…
…organized its first Happy Hour for Fulbrighters
Where:
Moscow, Bar “Chili’s”
When:
March 29, 2013
Who:
Fulbright Alumni in Moscow
Number of participants:
20
What:
Conversations
New Friends
Business Connections
Beer, Wine and Fun

12. Association in 2013…
…is in the process of transition to the new
FulbrightAlumni.RU web site

13. Russian Fulbright Association today…
…utilizes several online resources
FulbrightAlumni.RU
WebMaster@FulbrightAlumni.RU
WEB SITE
EMAIL SUBSCRIPTION
-Alumni News
-Alumni Events Announcements
-Announcements of Events from Our Partners
-Friendly conversations and invitations
-Professional contacts
-Job postings
-Open only for alumni
“Russian Fulbright Alumni”
-- 117 members
FACEBOOK GROUP
“Russian Fulbright Alumni”
-- 47 members
LINKEDIN GROUP

14. Russian Fulbright Association today…
…has and aspires to develop relationships with:
 American Centers across Russia
 Embassy of the United States in Russia
 Other alumni program alumni groups
(FLEX, Muskie)
 National and International
Fulbright Associations
 …

15. What’s next?
Fulbright Alumni has the opportunity to become a real…
OF ACADEMICS OF PROFESSIONALS OF INDIVIDUALS
COMMUNITY
 Organize and participate in
conferences
 Collaborate on publications
and research projects
 Apply for grants
 Jointly contribute to the
development of science in
Russia
 Expand professional
network
 Mutual mentorship and
career-coaching
 Find business partners
 Share employment
opportunities
 Have friends all over the
country (and the world)
 Create a local
community in your town
 Go somewhere or do
something together

16. What’s next?
What can we do together?
• Exchange news about ourselves: Publish a newsletter with
news from alumni or/and maintain an open-submission blog
for all alumni to share their thoughts and ideas
• Share conference, publication, scholarship and job
announcements alumni and partner organizations organize
• Help other Fulbrighters (Russian and American) feel a part of a
friendly and supportive community in Russia
• Facilitate communication between alumni to help professional
collaboration and networking by sharing contact information
• Establish Fulbright alumni as a community of experts – by
organizing public lectures and maintaining database of field
experts to share with other organizations and media
• Serve as a platform for Fulbrighters to realize collaborative
projects that contribute to the development of our country
and society

17. What’s next?
Our next big opportunity we can’t afford to miss!
Applications from a group of >10 alumni
are accepted by May 12, 2013
Start a joint project in the area of:
• Empowering Women
• Outreach to Underserved Communities
• Entrepreneurship and Youth Employment
• Expanded Access to Education
• Environmental Protection
• Government Transparency
• Freedom of Expression
• Conflict Resolution
• Citizen Security
• Promoting Civil Society
Receive funding for it:
up to $25.000
JOIN OUR SKYPE CALL
THIS SATURDAY!

18. YOU!
And a couple of other enthusiasts like you who already volunteered…
What’s next?
WHO CAN MAKE ALL THIS COME TRUE?

19. Information Resources
What’s next?
Our Challenges
Material Resources
• Association’s activities rely
on project-by-project
contribution and in-kind
support by alumni
• Alumni’s work for the
benefit of the Association
is compensated with good
emotions and sense of
self-accomplishment only
• Association depends on
volunteers ready to
dedicate their time, work
and ideas or by supporting
other members who do
• Only by working together
we can keep our
Association alive
• Association’s livelihood
depends on alumni’s
interest to share and
receive information with
and from other grantees
• Communication resources
of the Association must
be filled with information
relevant for us
Human Resources

20. Interested to help? Here is what to do!
There 3 steps YOU can take!
Or come to talk right now!
1.
WRITE
RussianFulbrightAlumni@gmail.com
LEAVE WITH US:
• your email
• your ideas
• your wishes
2.
JOIN
FACEBOOK:
“Russian Fulbright Alumni”
LINKEDIN:
“Russian Fulbright Alumni”
VKONTAKTE:
“Выпускники программы
Фулбрайт в России”
!
3.
SHARE
Professional
• Conferences
• Job Listings
• Events
Personal
• Your Publications
• Your Life Event
• Your Career
Changes

21. RussianFulbrightAlumni@gmail.com
Write this down!

22. THANK YOU!