BFTF Alumni Anna Nesenko, Ukraine, runs track at Wake Forest (distance races), and around the world at the top levels of international Competition. See the April Issue of Cross Country Journal.
Anna Runs with World’s Best
October 5, 2009 – 2:33 pm
Essay Winners announced at American Univ. Bulgaria
August 10, 2009 – 12:10 pm
Nearly fifty Alumni essays were submitted for the “Amazing Essay Contest” for the 2009 Conference. The selection panel commented on how difficult the decisions were and the overall quality of the essays. The Winners pictured (click for larger version) were: Richie Mathes (3rd Place, KY, US), Sanja Bulatovic (Honors, Montegnegro), Ines Kavgi? (Honors, Slovenia), Bermet Raimbekova (Honors, Kyrgyzstan), Aida Bekbosun (1st Place, kyrgyzstan), Elina Beketova (2nd Place, Ukraine), Visar Ramaj (Honors, Kosovo)
Read the essays: Open Essays
Nassar Saidat’s OneCityIndy About to Kick Off
August 9, 2009 – 12:58 pm
Nassar Sa9dat’s ambitious One-Indy follow-on project is scheduled to kick off August 23rd in Indianapolis, IN, US
Web page:http://www.onecityindy.org/
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=131439&id=601711158&saved#/group.php?gid=35910815979
YUP Program Featured
August 9, 2009 – 12:47 pm
The follow-on project Youth Understanding Politics (YUP) hosted 22 students form Belgium, Germany, Moldova, Romania, Slovenia and the Ukraine for 10 days in Slovenia, July12-21, 2009. The project was funded by the EU, with help from BFTF. The program is featured at the State Department Alumni site (https://alumni.state.gov/news2/alumni-news/ben-franklin-summer-institute-alumni-engage-in-transatlantic-dialogue#URy1O1bq5jTPY8VYP_m3-g). BFTF Alumni Monika Sobocan, Damjan Denkovski, Likia Feghuu, Line Kuppens, Patricia Weykopf, Mark Peng, Robert Forberg, Anna Shelestun, Andreea Ramona Onofrei, and Dexter Zhang conceived and produced the successful program. Click Image for larger picture
BFTF Pictures
August 9, 2009 – 12:42 pm
Pictures form the summer conference are available at: http://picasaweb.google.com/bftf2009/BenFranklin2009?feat=directlink#
More at : http://picasaweb.google.com/bftf2008/BulgarianBenPictures2009#
Plus Thousands at your various FaceBook entries. Contribute yours to the first site listed.
Also collectively we can add Tags for the pictures.
Bulgarian Summer Confernce Received Press
August 9, 2009 – 12:22 pm
In Memory - BFTF’s Ross Smith
August 9, 2009 – 12:16 pm
Ross Kennedy Smith (’82), the Web Instructional Guru for the BFTF Institute, and longtime successful Wake Forest
Debate Coach (1985-2007) and Director of Debate (2007-2009) who lead the squad to two national championships, 2 final rounds, and four more final-four teasms, passed away July 20th, 2009. Memory of Ross Facebook site: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=131439&id=601711158&saved#/group.php?gid=107618687381&ref=ts
Wake Forest Guest Book: http://www.wfu.edu/wowf/guest/smith/index.php
Pictures: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=131439&id=601711158&saved#/album.php?aid=131439&id=601711158
NAMES AND ADDRESS
July 25, 2009 – 5:08 am
We have put together a list of all attendees with their e-mails and addresses. There are some addresses/e-mails missing. You your information is missing please e-mail it to Linda Petrou at petroull@wfu.edu. Again, this is a List of BFTF 2009 Conference Attendees
Environmental Proposals
July 23, 2009 – 3:28 pm
As promised, Sherry Keneson-Hall, the Cultural Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy, forwarded to us the information to apply for a grant for a project on the environment. The application information can be found here. The deadline is July 29th. If you have questions, Sherry Keneson-Hall’s e-mail is at the bottom of the the attachment.