The Vietnam Education Foundation 2011 Annual Report

Annual Report 2011 Page 231
DAY 4 – SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2011
(Lecture Sessions at River Beach Resort’s Conference Room)
(F and VS must wear nametags and white T-shirts with university’s name.)
7:00 am Breakfast
8:15 – 8:45 am Welcome remarks
(Cycle Café Restaurant, River Beach Resort)
Dr. Lynne McNamara, VEF Executive Director
Mr. Steven Pappas, VEF Board Member
Ms. Vanessa Tantillo, Assistant Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Consulate General, HCMC
8:45 – 10:30 am Immigration Obligations & Maintaining Legal Status while Studying & Training in
the U.S. (Topic to include maintaining J-status, international travel, employment and
reporting requirements, etc.)
Ms. Sandarshi Gunawardena, VEF Senior Program Officer
Ms. Kristin Oberheide, VEF Program Associate
10:30 – 10:45 am Tea/Coffee break
10:45 am – 12:00 pm Cultural Issues and Adjustments
Ms. Vanessa Tantillo, Assistant Public Affairs Officer,
U.S. Consulate General, HCMC
12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch
(Cycle Café Restaurant, River Beach Resort)
1:00 – 2:30 pm Living in the U.S.: Campus Life, Housing, Banking, Social Life, Travel, etc.
2:30 – 2:45 pm Tea/Coffee Break
Ms. Sandarshi Gunawardena, VEF Senior Program Officer
Dr. Viet Dinh, VEF Alumni Visiting Scholar, Cohort 2007
Dr. Tiendung Le, VEF Alumni Fellow, Cohort 2005
Ms. Uyen Cao, VEF Alumni Fellow, Cohort 2005
Dr. Thuy Nguyen, VEF Alumni Fellow, Cohort 2004
2:45 – 3:45 pm Understanding Legal Issues in the United States
Ms. Sandarshi Gunawardena, VEF Senior Program Officer
3:45- 4:15pm Photo Session of F and VS
Evening
VEF F and VS wear university T-shirt
There are different photo group sessions:
- F group
- VS group
- F & VS group
- Fellows, VS and VEF Board Member and VEF Staff group
FREE. Dinner and evening activities are on your own.
3 VEF Pre-Departure Orientation, Cohort 2011