The Vietnam Education Foundation 2011 Annual Report

Page 232 Annual Report 2011
DAY 5 – MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2011:
(Lecture Sessions at River Beach Resort’s Conference Room)
(F and VS must wear nametag)
7:00 am Breakfast
(Cycle Café Restaurant, River Beach Resort)
8:15 – 9:30 am Visa Requirements, Traveling, and Entry into the United States
9:30 – 10:15 am Finance & Travel
10:15 – 10:30 am Tea/Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00 am Insurance
Ms. Sandarshi Gunawardena, VEF Senior Program Officer
Ms. Kristin Oberheide, VEF Program Associate
Ms. Que Nguyen, VEF Assistant Director of Finance and Administration
Mr. Khiet Bui, Travel Manager, Accident & Health Department, Chartis Vietnam
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Health, Wellness & Safety (Topics include health check-up and immunization
requirements by U.S. universities and related VEF policies)
12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch
Dr. Lynne McNamara, VEF Executive Director
(Cycle Café Restaurant, River Beach Resort)
1:00 – 3:00 pm Studying, Training & Academic Expectations in the United States
3:00 – 3:15 pm Tea/Coffee Break
(Topics include campus orientations, language assistance, course choices, grading,
advisers, thesis/dissertation)
Dr. Lynne McNamara, VEF Executive Director
Dr. Phuong Nguyen, VEF Country Director
Comments by Mr. Steven Pappas, VEF Board Member
Dr. Tiendung Le, VEF Alumni Fellow, Cohort 2005
Ms. Uyen Cao, VEF Alumni Fellow, Cohort 2005
3:15– 4:00 pm VEF Grant Terms: Expectations
(Topic to include funding, graduate assistantships, VEF policies)
Dr. Lynne McNamara, VEF Executive Director
4:00 – 4:30 pm Maintaining Connections to Vietnam and Re-entry
Ms. Sandarshi Gunawardena, VEF Senior Program Officer
Comments by Dr. Tiendung Le, VEF Alumni Fellow, Cohort 2005
Ms. Uyen Cao, VEF Alumni Fellow, Cohort 2005
4:30 – 5:15 pm Collection of signed VEF Grant Letters
- PDO evaluation
4 VEF Pre-Departure Orientation, Cohort 2011