Participants then attended professional development workshops presented by Embassy staff and successful alumni on effective grant writing, social media branding, and public speaking. During lunch, one of Algeria’s oldest alumni, Ambassador Nourredine Djoudi, delivered a moving speech about how his studies at Bowdoin College in 1954 as a Fulbrighter during the Algerian war of independence influenced his view of the U.S. and as an Algerian independence movement leader and diplomat. Later, Ambassador Polaschik delivered certificates to the 2016 Alumni Grant Award Winners. The Alumni Day concluded with an Exchange Programs Fair, where over 200 visitors were able to ask questions and meet with alumni who had been on previous exchange programs.
October 26, 2016