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VIRA I. HEINZ PROGRAM FOR WOMEN IN GLOBAL LEADERSHIP. India South Africa Brazil Morocco New Zealand Senegal China. Where will you be this summer?. PROGRAM COMPONENTS. Year 1: 1. Leadership Development Retreat: Culture 2. International Experience & Experience Report Year 2:
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VIRA I. HEINZ PROGRAM FOR WOMEN IN GLOBAL LEADERSHIP IndiaSouth AfricaBrazilMorocco New ZealandSenegal China Where will you be this summer?
PROGRAM COMPONENTS Year 1: 1. Leadership Development Retreat: Culture 2. International Experience & Experience Report Year 2: 3. Leadership Development Retreat: Women 4. Community Engagement Experience (CEE) & CEE Report Networking & Mentoring
PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS • Duquesne • Pitt-Oakland • Pitt-Bradford • Pitt-Titusville • Pitt-Greensburg • Pitt-Johnstown • Washington & Jefferson • Waynesburg • Wilberforce • Carnegie Mellon • Thiel • Temple • Arcadia • Bethany • Chatham • Lincoln
APPLICANT PROFILE & DIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS http://www.viraheinz.pitt.edu/applicationprocess.html • Full-time, sophomore & junior women • 3.0 QPA • Accredited program in one country for at least 28 days • No International Experience (U.S. Citizens) • Diversity Indicators: GLBT Disability Financial Need (Pell Grant Recipient) Racial or Ethnic Minority • Regional Diversity What Makes for a Successful Applicant?
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE Ruweidah & Jenn “The thoughts and feelings associated with cultural immersion can be difficult to sort out without being prepared to understand these experiences… the VIH Program took me one step closer to figuring it out.”