Olympiad Winners Escape to Tula this Week with Updates
This 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…