Wednesday, July 1, 2015

July 1, 2015 Community Happenings


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UAS Seeks Sitka Host for German Exchange Student

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The UAS Sitka Campus is seeking a host family for a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange student for the 2015-16 academic year. CBYX is a reciprocal, public-diplomacy program which gives German young professionals the opportunity to live with an American host, study at a local college, and complete a six-month paid internship in their career field.

If a Sitka host is found, the first participant will be Alexander, from Dillingen, Bavaria. Alexander will be studying and working in Sitka from mid to late August through June 2016.

Alexander is a non-smoker, has no allergies, and has younger siblings at home. He expressed a specific interest in being placed at an Alaskan institution, and will be coming to Sitka if a host family can be found by mid-July.

Hosts can be a family or a single adult. The host is required to provide the CBYX student with a private bedroom and two meals per day. The host will receive a $225 monthly stipend to help with groceries. Transportation and all personal expenses are the responsibility of the student. UAS would consider two hosts for Alexander if necessary, each providing housing for one semester.

Alexander has been working in IT in Germany and will be in need of a half-time paid internship in his field of Information Technology. Any employer with the potential to sponsor this internship can also contact UAS.

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