Welcome ITE Scholars

Karina Munoz-Baltzar Ramata Diallio Anahit Vardanyan Anu Jain Darmini (Ni Komang Darmini) Hoa Pham Janett Perv

The seven current International Teacher Education (ITE) Scholars will be introduced on “Share Our World” January 8 at a virtual gathering. The new and returning scholars will share their experiences and impressions at the gathering.

“Sisters are excited to welcome the new scholars and are looking forward to meeting them at the January webinar. We are honored to be part of their support system in the United States,” said Bev Card, International Executive Board Chairman.

Members will have the opportunity to meet: Anu Jain, India, who is studying at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Darmini ( Ni Komang Darmini), Indonesia, studying at Ohio State; Hoa Pham, Vietnam, studying at the Harvard Graduate School of Education; Janette Perv, Estonia, studying at the University of Minnesota, Duluth; and Anahit Vardanyan, Armenia, studying at Boston College.

Over the years, scholars have expressed the importance of the support of their A∆K sponsors.

Accepting this responsibility for the new scholars are Kate Smith and Cathy Murray, MA Epsilon, sponsoring Anahit; Martha Raphael and Maggie Bilodeau, MA Beta, sponsoring Anu; Chris Snapp, Debbie Schlechty and Jane O’Neil, OH Alpha Theta, sponsoring Darmini; Ann Hunyadi and Nancy Gustafson, MA Mu, sponsoring Hoa; and Carol Sigfrinius, Diane Rutherford and Marla Gibbons, MN Eta, and Claudia Mescher and Ivy Hanson, MN Phi, sponsoring Janett.

Returning for their second year are Karina Munoz-Baltzar from Mexico who is attending Arizona State, Tempe, and Ramata Diallo of Mali, a student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Katrina’s sponsors are Helen Valliere and Vaunee Ann Lewis, AZ Theta. Denise Dragich, PA Mu is Ramata’s sponsor.

Greeting cards, gift cards and notes of support are always appreciated by the scholars. Addresses and birthday dates can be found on the International website.

The International Teacher Education (ITE) Scholars and Board invite you to “Share Our World”

Get to Know our 2021-2022 ITE Scholars in A Virtual Gathering Saturday afternoon, January 8, 2022

(4:00-5:30 EST, 3:00-4:30 CST, 1:00-2:30 PST)

Plan now to join our seven 2021-2022 International Teacher Education (ITE) Scholars in a virtual gathering, “Share Our World,” on Saturday afternoon, January 8, 2022. Information on how to join the virtual gathering will be posted on the International website and on AΔK CONNECT in the coming weeks. S/P/N presidents and regional IVPs will also have the information to share with you.

ITE Scholar Grateful for Your Support

Dear Alpha Delta Kappa Sisters,

Hope you all are doing well. I am writing to you from my cozy room in Seattle. My third September in the US, third autumn in Seattle, and I am feeling much bonded with Seattle gloomy days. Little did I know that I am still here now.

I received the Foundation’s donation money to my checking account on September 3rd, which went directly to my September rent. Thank you so much for the continuous support and encouragement from the A∆K network, which is not only financial support but also emotional courage. While I am waiting to know more on how my next months will be, I still phone home on a daily basis as Vietnam went into the fourth consecutive month of lockdown due to Delta virus surge. My hometown tightened the control over local traveling. Now people need to have written documents or approval to travel on the street for essential groceries or to specific locations. My parents are taking it day by day. Mom has thankfully gotten her second shot as a community frontline worker; Dad is still waiting on his first shot. I hope he and many more people in Vietnam will be able to get one soon.

It is definitely hard to live in limbo like this for me personally, for my parents, my friends and people in different vulnerable situations. However, I am truly grateful for what I am having at this very moment as well as the new experiences I continue to add in my memory box about the US. I am hopeful that more positive experiences await me. I still have an open heart and mind for what is coming my way so that I know I will be okay. At least, I continue to learn new things every day.

Sending you all love and gratitude,

Trang