Applications - Thanks To Scandinavia

2014 U.S. Multiculturalism Study Trip
November 2 – November 8, 2014
New York City
A joint project of Thanks To Scandinavia and the major schools of journalism of the
Scandinavian Countries
The 2014 U.S. Multiculturism Study Trip to New York for Scandinavian students of
journalism aims to increase transatlantic understanding on the people-to-people level.
Thanks To Scandinavia recognizes that the issues of immigration and integration have
become increasingly important, and sometimes contentious, in Scandinavia and hopes
that providing an active understanding of the U.S.’s experience with diversity – both
positive and negative – will be interesting and highly relevant to Scandinavian journalism
students, the future opinion makers in society.
This trip will focus on issues of diversity in the U.S. including ethnicity, religion, culture,
international relations, and media using New York City’s experience as the “melting pot
of America” as the backdrop for discussion. The trip will introduce students to ethnic
and religious community representatives, and to people who deal with diversity on an
academic level and in practical terms in the political, educational, media and other
systems. Applicants are encouraged to review last year’s itinerary, included, for a better
understanding of the types of programs and meetings that will take place during the
trip.
About Thanks To Scandinavia:
Thanks To Scandinavia, founded in 1963 by Danish entertainer Victor Borge and New
York attorney Richard Netter, is a scholarship organization that has funded thousands of
students from the Scandinavian countries, and more recently from Bulgaria, to study in
the United States and Israel. It was founded to express lasting gratitude to the ordinary
individuals who performed extraordinary acts of courage by saving their Jewish brethren
during World War II. In 2001, Thanks To Scandinavia became an institute of AJC
(www.ajc.org); its funding is independent and it retains its own board. For more
information about the foundation, please visit www.ThanksToScandinavia.org.
Date: November 2-8, 2014 in New York City, NY, USA
Cost: Thanks To Scandinavia will cover the cost of flights (as long as booked before a
certain date), hotel, and most meals and transportation within New York. Students will
be responsible for a $300 registration fee, transportation to/from their local airport and
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the New York airport, some meals and pocket money for the trip. If students wish to
come to the US earlier than November 2 or leave later than November 8, they will be
responsible for any additional travel and hotel costs.
Eligibility: Applications are accepted through select schools of journalism in Aarhus,
Gothenburg, Helsinki, Stockholm, and Volda. The trip is open to students in their last
year of an undergraduate program as well as graduate students.
Application deadline: Monday, September 15, 2014. Applications should be
submitted directly to TTS at [email protected].
Application Materials: Student applications should be in English and include the
following materials in the order listed:
1. Attached application form
2. Resume
3. Official transcript of undergraduate work and graduate work, as applicable (with
unofficial translation into English)
4. 1,000-1,500 word original essay on why you want to join this trip, what you
hope to get out of the program, and what you intend to do with what you learn.
5. Reference letter preferably from a professor or professional associate.
Applications will not be considered complete without all of the above materials.
Questions: Contact Kelly Ramot, Executive Director of Thanks To Scandinavia, at
[email protected].
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2014 Multiculturalism Study Trip
November 2 – November 8, 2014
New York City
APPLICATION FORM
NAME:
DATE OF BIRTH:
CITIZENSHIP:
PASSPORT NUMBER:
CURRENT ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE
home:
cell:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
UNIVERSITY:
PROGRAM OF STUDY:
EXPECTED DEGREE:
EXPECTED YEAR OF GRADUATION:
Please attach resume, transcript, original essay, and reference letter to this application
form in one pdf if possible.
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2013 Multiculturalism Study Trip to New York for Scandinavian
Students of Journalism
November 3 – November 9, 2013
A joint project of Thanks To Scandinavia and the major schools of journalism of the
Scandinavian Countries
Program
Sunday, November 3
3:00 pm
Check in to the hotel
6:15 pm
Meet in hotel lobby
6:30 pm
Welcome Dinner
Angelo’s Pizza, Times Square
Monday, November 4
9:45 am
Meet in hotel lobby
10:30 am – 1:30 pm
Lower East Side Food and Culture Tour
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Immigration in the U.S: Challenges and Successes
Julissa Gutierrez, Director of Civic Engagement, NALEO
3:30 - 4:30 pm
An Introduction to Jewish Media in the U.S
Jane Eisner, Editor and Publisher of The Forward
5:00 – 5:30 pm
9/11 Memorial, World Trade Center
6:30 – 8:00 pm
Dinner at Pete’s Tavern, Union Square
Tuesday, November 5
10:15 am
Depart hotel lobby
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Tour of The International House
Led by Megan Amouzou, Director of Admissions
12:15 – 1:30 pm
Lunch with students of Columbia Journalism School
Mel’s Burger Bar
1:45 – 2:15 pm
Tour of the Columbia Journalism School
led by Kim Wall, TTS scholar and student at Columbia
Journalism School
2:15 – 3:30
Free time to explore Columbia and the surrounding
neighborhood
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3:30 – 4:30 pm
Reporting in a Social Media World
William Grueskin, Dean of Academic Affairs & Professor of
Professional Practice, Columbia Journalism School
5:00 – 7:00 pm
Tour of ABC Studios and live taping of ABC News
Eliana Larramendia, Editorial Producer, ABC News
Eric Avram, Senior Executive Vice President of Specialized
Units
Terri Whitcraft, Senior Producer of Specialized Units
7:30 - Midnight
Making Waves – AJC ACCESS Gala at City Winery NYC
Wednesday, November 6
9:30 – 10:30 am
Ethics in Public Relations- It is possible!
Emmanuel Tchividjian, Senior Vice President & Chief Ethics
Officer, Ruder Finn
11:30 – 12:30 pm
Discussion on American Journalism
Michael Slackman, Deputy Foreign Editor, New York Times
Shreeya Shinha, Senior Staff Editor, New York Times
12:45 – 2:15 pm
Lunch at Chevy’s Restaurant, Times Square
3:00 – 4:15 pm
News in a Digital Age
Almar Latour, Executive Editor, Wall Street Journal
4:30 – 5:30 pm
Museum of Modern Art
5:30 – 7:00 pm
Free afternoon
7:00 – 9:00 pm
9/11 and the Muslim Community
Dinner with Hussein Rashid, Muslim Activist, Academic, and
Speaker
Thursday, November 7
10:00 – 10:30 am
Why We Give Thanks
Kelly Ramot, Director, Thanks To Scandinavia
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Israel and the U.S.
Yotam Goren, First Secretary in the Israeli Permanent
Mission to the UN
12:30 – 1:45 pm
Global Jewish Advocacy
David Harris, Executive Director of AJC
2:00- 3:00 pm
Judaism 101
Steve Bayme, Director of Jewish Life at AJC
3:00- 4:00 pm
The Importance and Challenges of Inter-group
relationships in the U.S.
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Ann Schaffer, Director, Belfer Center of Religious Pluralism,
AJC
4:00- 6:00 pm
Reception with TTS Board, TTS Scholars, and Scandinavian
diplomats
8:00 – 10:30 pm
Mamma Mia, The Broadhurst Theatre
Friday, November 8
9:30 – 10:30 am
My Rescue from Denmark
Leo Goldberger, Holocaust Survivor
11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Tour of United Nations
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Lunch at Asian Station, near the UN
3:00 – 5:00 pm
Mormonism 101 and Tour of the Church of Latter Day Saints
Ahmad Corbitt, Director, New York Office of Public and
International Affairs for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints
6:30 – 9:30 pm
Small Group Shabbat dinners at the home of AJC leaders
Saturday, November 9
9:00 am
Depart hotel
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Tour of Harlem
Vince Morgan, Community Development Banker
12:00 – 2:00 pm
Final Lunch at Dinosaur BBQ, Harlem
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