Aug
19
2007
Staff Report
LAHORE: A group of 15 Pakistani educators recently returned home after completing a three-week summer course at Plymouth State University (PSU), New Hampshire, the United States.
Funded by the US State Department, the Pakistan Educational Leadership Institute (PELI) was organised by PSU and the Lahore-based NGO Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA), stated a press release on Friday.
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Jul
30
2007
Following are links to select news coverage of this year’s PEL Institute:
Friday, July 27, 2007
By BOB MARTIN
HOLDERNESS - Just a day after returning from Washington D.C. as part of a seminar, 15 educators from Pakistan participated in a commencement ceremony this week, making them the fourth graduating class of its kind at Plymouth State University…
DURING THE Wednesday afternoon closing ceremony for the 2007 Pakistani Educational Leadership Institute Participants Sarwat Naz Qureshi of Pakistan proudly displays her certificate.
A story also ran in the “Union Leader” on Saturday, July 21–It’ll be posted when a copy is available.
the “Record Enterprise” Thursday, Aug. 2.
PSU Says Goodbye to Pakistani Educational
08/02/2007 – PLYMOUTH— After more than three weeks of intense training sessions, meetings at Harvard University and the U.S. State Department in Washington D.C., this year’s 15 participants of Plymouth State University’s Pakistani Educational Leadership Institute (PELI) officially completed their program with closing ceremonies July 25 on the PSU campus, leaving for home the next day.
Pakistani Educational Leadership Institute participant Faiza Shahrukh receives her certificate from Plymouth State University President Sara Jayne Steen at closing ceremonies held last week. Fifteen Pakistani educators completed an intensive three-week summer program of study in professional development at PSU last week.
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Jul
25
2007
After more than three weeks of intense training sessions, meetings at Harvard University and the U.S. State Department in Washington D.C., as well as a handful of shopping trips, this year’s participants of Plymouth State University’s Pakistani Educational Leadership Institute will officially complete their program with the PELI Closing Ceremonies Wednesday, July 25 at 3:30 p.m. in the Newfound Room of Prospect Hall on the PSU campus.
Jul
20
2007
Media Note
Office of the Spokesman
US Department of State
Washington, DC
July 20, 2007
US State Department Hosts Pakistani Educators for Special Training Program
WASHINGTON D.C. –The U.S. Department of State welcomes a group of 15 Pakistani educators and administrators, who arrived in the United States earlier this month for an intensive summer training program on the campus of Plymouth State University in Plymouth, New Hampshire. Under a Citizen Exchange grant from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Plymouth State University (PSU) is hosting a group of Pakistani educators for the fourth consecutive year as part of its Pakistani Educational Leadership Institute. Since 2004 PSU has trained 65 educators from Pakistan in three summer institutes; this group brings the number of program participants to 80.
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Jul
10
2007
Writer and videographer Mary Ann Sullivan is capturing much of this year’s PELI experience on video. Check it out at: www.getsaint.com/pakistanis.
Check back to Mary Ann’s Web site as she promises that more clips will be posted after this weekend.
You can see more of Mary Ann’s work online at: www.getsaint.com..
