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In a first-of-its-kind initiative, a Rochester, NY college will be conducting a leadership workshop for 20 deaf college students from the USA, China, Japan, Russia and the Philippines, August 5-12 at the Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England.
A total of 16 sign language interpreters and voice language translators from each country to support communication access will be present. All speaker materials will be translated from English into Chinese, Japanese, and Russian.
The International Summer Leadership Institute is sponsored by the Postsecondary Education Network-International, a grant program funded primarily by The Nippon Foundation to improve technological college education for deaf students in various countries. The National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology, in Rochester, NY, USA, is home base for PEN–International, and is world-renowned for its leadership in higher education for deaf students.
“Gaining access to education and employment is critical for deaf students, and the level of access varies in each country,” said James J. DeCaro, director of PEN-International, and former Dean at NTID. “The main goal is to help these students help themselves by giving them critical leadership and self-advocacy skills.”
Participating students passed an extensive application, interview and selection process. Students will learn through hands-on exercises about leadership styles, self-determination and advocacy, developing effective communication and persuasion skills, and forming alliances. They’ll gain a better understanding about diversity, deaf culture, empowerment, achieving goals, employment and work-based learning, as well as support/access services for deaf students in postsecondary education.
Throughout the week, students will prepare and give group presentations on leadership, cultural activities and exchanges, and keep daily written or video journals. When they return home, they are expected to give presentations about their experiences at their college or university, as well as complete projects that influence policy and/or make a substantial contribution to their educational institution and/or surrounding community.
England’s John Hay, senior lecturer of Deaf Studies and British Sign Language/English Interpreting at Wolverhampton University, and his sons, David and Gordon Hay will be presenting on Deaf Culture and Leadership. The senior Hay is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts as well as a Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship recipient.
The Summer Institute is also sponsored by RIT Trustee Dr. Alfred Bader of Wisconsin, who originally purchased Herstmonceux Castle for his wife Isabel, which they later donated to Queens University in Canada. All participants will be staying in Bader Hall dormitory on the grounds of Herstmonceux Castle. Visit www.quensu.ca/isc for more information about Dr. Bader’s story.
NTID is the world’s first and largest technological college for students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. NTID is one of eight colleges within RIT, an internationally recognized leader in computing, engineering, imaging technology, fine and applied arts, and for providing unparalleled support services for students with hearing loss. More than 1,100 students with hearing loss from around the world study, live and socialize with 14,400 hearing students on RIT’s Rochester, NY campus. Visit the RIT/NTID web site
To get more information, a copy of the schedule, or to set up interviews, please contact Bill Clymer at 585-475-6894 before August or +447789370527 Aug. 5 -12.
To learn more about the International Summer Leadership Institute, visit http://www.pen.ntid.rit.edu/summer-institute.php
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, a Rochester, NY college will be conducting a leadership workshop for 20 deaf college students from the USA, China, Japan, Russia and the Philippines, August 5-12 at the Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England.
A total of 16 sign language interpreters and voice language translators from each country to support communication access will be present. All speaker materials will be translated from English into Chinese, Japanese, and Russian.
The International Summer Leadership Institute is sponsored by the Postsecondary Education Network-International, a grant program funded primarily by The Nippon Foundation to improve technological college education for deaf students in various countries. The National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology, in Rochester, NY, USA, is home base for PEN–International, and is world-renowned for its leadership in higher education for deaf students.
“Gaining access to education and employment is critical for deaf students, and the level of access varies in each country,” said James J. DeCaro, director of PEN-International, and former Dean at NTID. “The main goal is to help these students help themselves by giving them critical leadership and self-advocacy skills.”
Participating students passed an extensive application, interview and selection process. Students will learn through hands-on exercises about leadership styles, self-determination and advocacy, developing effective communication and persuasion skills, and forming alliances. They’ll gain a better understanding about diversity, deaf culture, empowerment, achieving goals, employment and work-based learning, as well as support/access services for deaf students in postsecondary education.
Throughout the week, students will prepare and give group presentations on leadership, cultural activities and exchanges, and keep daily written or video journals. When they return home, they are expected to give presentations about their experiences at their college or university, as well as complete projects that influence policy and/or make a substantial contribution to their educational institution and/or surrounding community.
England’s John Hay, senior lecturer of Deaf Studies and British Sign Language/English Interpreting at Wolverhampton University, and his sons, David and Gordon Hay will be presenting on Deaf Culture and Leadership. The senior Hay is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts as well as a Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship recipient.
The Summer Institute is also sponsored by RIT Trustee Dr. Alfred Bader of Wisconsin, who originally purchased Herstmonceux Castle for his wife Isabel, which they later donated to Queens University in Canada. All participants will be staying in Bader Hall dormitory on the grounds of Herstmonceux Castle. Visit www.quensu.ca/isc for more information about Dr. Bader’s story.
NTID is the world’s first and largest technological college for students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. NTID is one of eight colleges within RIT, an internationally recognized leader in computing, engineering, imaging technology, fine and applied arts, and for providing unparalleled support services for students with hearing loss. More than 1,100 students with hearing loss from around the world study, live and socialize with 14,400 hearing students on RIT’s Rochester, NY campus. Visit the RIT/NTID web site
To get more information, a copy of the schedule, or to set up interviews, please contact Bill Clymer at 585-475-6894 before August or +447789370527 Aug. 5 -12.
To learn more about the International Summer Leadership Institute, visit http://www.pen.ntid.rit.edu/summer-institute.php