Alum Features

Nov 22

YSEALI PFP: A Partnership Between eastern Iowa and the Philippines

Earlier this year, Apols Garmay of the Philippines was in Iowa City as a Fellow for the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative...

Apr 16

Taghreed Al-Alawi: Bringing Community Service Back to Bahrain

Taghreed Al-Alawi is an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) alum from the Kingdom of Bahrain who traveled to eastern Iowa for...

Feb 6

Gonzalo Diaz: Bringing Iowa City to Argentina’s Classrooms

Gonzalo Diaz is an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) alum from Argentina who traveled to eastern Iowa for a program...

Jun 10, 2023

Patience Ziramba’s Mandela Washington Fellowship: Using Newfound Business Skills for Success

Patience Ziramba from Zimbabwe came to eastern Iowa in summer 2022 as a Mandela Washington Fellow. She is an accomplished writer and...

May 4, 2023

The Impact of Dennis Jarpah's Mandela Washington Fellowship: Improving Healthcare in Liberia

Dennis Jarpah of Liberia came to Iowa as a Mandela Washington Fellow in the summer of 2022. As a proprietor of Den-Vera Medical...

Mar 2, 2023

The Blue Butterfly In The Hands Of EFL Educators: Dua Jabr Dajani's Reflection of Iowa

Dua Jabr Dajani of Palestinian Territories was one of the English language teachers we hosted last August for an International Visitor...

Jan 19, 2023

Nuravni Sallons and Life After IVLP Exchange

Nuravni Sallons is an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) alum from Suriname who traveled to eastern Iowa for her program...

Dec 15, 2022

International Exchange has a Lasting Impact: Milan Radovic's visit to Iowa

International exchange has a lasting impact on all parties involved. Lifetime Member Denise Tiffany recently shared with us an account...