Olympiad Winners Escape to Tula this Week with Updates
Posted by albanytulain BlogThis is a photo of School #3 taken this morning in Tula, Russia. The students were eager to give our Olympiad winners a tour of the music room, the English…
We’re Instagram-Ready!
Posted by albanytulain BlogThe ATA uses Instagram and Pinterest! How cool is this sister-city organization? Just click on the Instagram button you see here and then add your own photos to our Instagram feed. The Pinterest button (the red one with the…
Broadway Show Tunes at the 2013 Songs at Sunset
Posted by albanytulain Blog, Business Development, Education & CultureOne of the highest attended fundraising events in the history of the Albany-Tula Alliance was enjoyed by nearly 100 guests last evening. Host Charlotte Buchanan graciously donated use of her beautiful home to welcome “The Six of Clubs”, a talented…
Welcome Helen Figge to the ATA
Posted by albanytulain Blog, Health & EnvironmentFigge has extensive experience in various aspects of healthcare including academics, clinical practice and clinical practice management. In her many professional career roles, she has been engaged and versed in various government initiatives including workforce development programs, regional extension centers,…
TV Studios in Elementary Schools in Tula
Posted by albanytulain Blog, Education & CultureSummary Excerpt from Dawn Weinraub’s May 2013 Trip …Next the driver took us to Lyceum 4. The principal is a wonderful young man (not shown in the photo above) whom I had met briefly in September when the Open World…
Press Event for the Russian Olympiad Winners
Posted by albanytulain Blog, Education & CultureSqueezed between the winners of the Russian Olympiad are visiting Russian guests Vladimir Andreev, Rector of Tolstoy State Pedagogical University, Vladimir Panin and Zhanna Fomicheva. They watched as winning students Will Heatley, a sophomore from Tamarac High School in Troy,…
Welcome to our Two Newest Members
Posted by albanytulain BlogThe Albany-Tula Alliance welcomes Senior Vice President at Schwartz Heslin, Kelly S. Walters and retired Capital Region evening news anchor and business reporter for WRGB TV-6, Jack Aernecke. Walters brings his expertise in finance, budgeting and accounting and will be a…
Russian Olympiad 2013 Announces Winners
Posted by albanytulain Blog, Education & CultureWinners: William Heatley (with guitar), a sophomore from Tamarac High School in Troy, NY and Margarette Keesee (third from left), a junior from Guilderland High School. Runners up were Jarita Liang (2nd from left) from Guilderland and Zilpa Okuor from…
Newest Member: Vera Dordick of Tangible Development
Posted by albanytulain Blog, Education & CultureThis blog post is long overdue and our apologizes to Vera Dordick, the ATA’s newest board member since this past summer, 2012. Dordick is the Principle at Tangible-Development, a public relations and business development firm serving the needs of the…
Win a Trip to Russia!
Posted by albanytulain Blog, Education & CultureThis marks the second time that the ATA is offering a region-wide Russian studies contest for high school students that are sophomores, juniors or seniors in a Capital Region. The Russian Olympiad is a three-part competition held during the month…
Many Thanks to CDPHP
Posted by albanytulain Blog, Education & CultureCDPHP recently gave a $500. donation to the ATA “Sponsor a Student” campaign to benefit the Albany-Tula Alliance Education programs in 2013. Their sponsorship will help us: -Plan and implement our Biennial Russian Studies Olympiad this Spring and send the…
A New Year’s Greeting from our Hero City
Posted by albanytulain Blog, Business DevelopmentThe Administration of the City of Tula congratulates you and in your name – all members of the Albany-Tula Alliance for Christmas and the coming New Year 2013! While appreciating your contribution to the development of friendly relations between the…
ATA Chair Visits Tula, a Summary
Posted by albanytulain Blog, Business DevelopmentReport on Visit to Tula November 11 – 18, 2012 Gerald R. Shaye At the invitation of Prof. Yuriy Chadaev, the head of the Innovative Business Incubator at TSU, I traveled to Tula arriving on November 12, 2012. Prof. Chadaev…
School #3 is an Inspiration to Tulans
Posted by albanytulain Blog, Education & Culture, Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical UniversityWinners of the Tula Essay Contest, Rose and Haewon visited School #3 in Tula, Russia and made friends with dozens of students that took us our for pizza and coffee after the period ended. Watch Part 2 of our trip…
Farewell to a Favorite; Mary Emerson
Posted by albanytulain Blog, Education & CultureThe ATA said goodbye last night to one of our hardest working and most dedicated board members – Ms. Mary Emerson. Emerson joined the sister-city alliance in 2005 and immediately volunteered to help organize responsibilities in the Education and Culture…
Summary of “Open World” Week in Photos
Posted by albanytulain Blog, Business Development, Education & CulturePhotos are now being posted at our Facebook and Flickr sites of all the activities that kept our Open World friends busy this past week. This is a photo taken after a tour of Albany High School where students from…
“Rose and Haewon in Tula” Video – Part 1
Posted by albanytulain Blog, Education & Culture, Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical UniversityFinally – Part 1 of a trip made to Russia with the Albany-Tula Alliance is complete. Just to refresh your memory, Guilderland High School Senior, Haewon Hwang and Ichabod Crane High School Senior, Rose Schneider along with 3 ATA members…
Thank you Sage Colleges
Posted by albanytulain Blog, Education & Culture, Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University, Tula State UniversityThe Sage Colleges have agreed to participate in our 2012 Open World Program by hosting a group of delegates and scholars from Tula on Wednesday, October 24, in Bush Auditorium. School of Management Dean Dan Robeson (who serves on the…
Learning the ABC’s of Open World
Posted by albanytulain Blog, Business Development, Education & Culture, Health & Environment, Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University, Travel & Tourism, Tula State UniversityThe ATA Education Committee is in full swing arranging an exciting schedule for five Open World participants from Russia. Dmitry Shmigirilov, Sergei Kurdumov, Oleg Pantukhin, Denis Bychkov and Ekaterina (Katya) Korableva with moderator Sergey Pukhanov arrive on Friday, October 19th…
Words by the Winning Duo
Posted by albanytulain Blog, Education & Culture, Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical UniversityJust posted on the Albany-Tula Website are Rose Schneider and Haewon Hwang’s reactions to visiting Moscow and Tula. Enjoy their write-ups and get ready to watch the editing video footage by Sonja Stark in a few weeks.