[Intl] 2004 Goldman Sachs Prizes

[Jenna Graff <graff@vaxa.cis.uwosh.edu>]

Dear INTL Listserv Members:

If the following description fits with any initiatives you currently have
going, even if you think you are doing a piece of this, please let me
know by Friday, March 26.  If it looks like we can tie enough pieces
together, I will put together an application.  We may look better
than we think, and this could give us the opportunity to see ourselves
within the broader picture at UW Oshkosh!

Higher Education
A higher education institution
that shows exceptional commitment to promoting international knowledge
and skills K-16 through its teacher preparation program or through
creating ongoing partnerships with local schools to introduce
international content.

Jenna Graff
International Programs Coordinator
Office of International Education
Dempsey 337
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http://www.uwosh.edu/oie/oie.html
Phone: (920)424-0185
Fax: (920)424-0247

We are pleased to announce The 2004 Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes for
Excellence in International Education, which will award five $25,000 prizes
to schools, higher education institutions, states, and media/technology
organizations that are working to "put the world into world-class
education."  An alarming gap exists between the growing importance of other
world regions to our nation's economic prosperity and national security and
many young Americans' knowledge of the world that lies beyond our borders.
For the United States to continue to prosper, our young people must have an
education grounded in understanding other cultures, geography, history,
languages, and people.  The world will demand it of them-we must demand it
of our education system.

In June 2003, The Goldman Sachs Foundation and Asia Society created the
prize program, the first ever of its kind, to promote international
knowledge and skills in U.S. schools.  In its first year, the prizes drew
applications from 44 states and the District of Columbia, representing the
breadth of innovation in this burgeoning field.  Prizewinners were honored
in The New York Times and at a dinner attended by the U.S. Secretary of
Education, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, and 25 state
leadership teams in Washington, D.C.  The prizes also generated local and
national recognition in the media.  In 2004, prizewinners and finalists will
be invited to participate in the States Institute on International Education
in the Schools in Washington, D.C; may have the opportunity to work with
Asia Society's network of international studies schools; and may be invited
to speak at national education conferences.  Asia Society is also planning
the development of a best practices guide based on finalist and winning
innovations.

Full information the 2004 application process and on the 2003 prizewinners
is now available on our website at www.InternationalEd.org/prizes. Please
help us to spread the word about this opportunity in an exciting new field
of American education by forwarding this announcement to interested parties,
or by posting it on your website, listserv or in other appropriate
publications.  If you have prize related questions, please email
gsfprizes@asiasoc.org.

Best regards,

Vivien

Vivien Stewart
Vice President, Education
Asia Society
725 Park Avenue | New York, NY 10021
t: (212) 327-9285 | f: (212) 717-1234 | e: vstewart@asiasoc.org
AsiaSociety.org | AskAsia.org | InternationalEd.org

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2003 Prizewinners
o The John Stanford International School, Seattle, Wash. (Elementary/Middle
School)
o Evanston Township High School, Evanston, Ill. (High School)
o University of Vermont, Asian Studies Outreach Program (Higher Education)
o North Carolina (State)
o International Education and Resource Network (iEARN), New York, N.Y., and
Sesame Workshop's Global Grover, New York, N.Y. (Co-Recipients, Media and
Technology)

2003 Jury

Ralph Begleiter, Former CNN World Affairs Correspondent
Stephen W. Bosworth, Dean, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts
University
Gaston Caperton, Governor of West Virginia (1988-1996), President, The
College Board
Michael N. Castle, U.S. Representative, Delaware
Milton Chen, Executive Director, The George Lucas Educational Foundation
Henry Cornell, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs, and Asia Society Trustee
John M. Engler, Governor of Michigan (1991-2003)
Charlotte K. Frank, Senior Vice President, McGraw Hill
Antonia Hernandez, President, Mexican-American Legal Defense Fund
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor of North Carolina (1977-1985, 1993-2001), Asia
Society Trustee
Helene L. Kaplan, Senior Counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Charles E. M. Kolb, President, Committee for Economic Development
Kurt Landgraf, President, Educational Testing Service
William J. Perry, Former Secretary of Defense, Senior Fellow and Michael and
Barbara Berberian Professor, Hoover Institution
Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, Senior Vice President, International
Relations, The Boeing Company
Admiral Joseph Prueher, Former Commander in Chief, US Pacific Command
Richard Riley, Former US Secretary of Education
Morley Safer, Co-editor, 60 Minutes, and CBS News Correspondent
Mark Warner, Governor of Virginia
Frank G. Wisner, Vice Chairman, External Affairs, American International
Group, Inc.

2004 Timetable
Elementary/Middle and High School Applications Due      May 21, 2004
State, Higher Education and Media Applications Due      May 28, 2004
Review and Site Visits  August-October 2004
Award Ceremony  November 2004