by Bahia Simons-Lane
October 10, 2018
After meeting with so many chapters and hearing their stories as part of our leadership program, here are some general recommendations from USJETAA on how to deal with some of the most common issues:
Establish a board of directors to help with maintaining institutional knowledge and to support transitions.
Due to the volunteer nature of JETAA leadership, many ...READ MORE »
In September, JETAA Rocky Mountain hosted the JETAA National Conference in Denver, Colorado. This annual event brings together 1 or 2 representatives from the 19 U.S. JETAA chapters to discuss chapter business, share strategies, and learn about opportunities to support their chapters. For the first time, USJETAA was a co-sponsor for the conference and we were very happy to ...READ MORE »
Originally posted September 13, 2018; Updated November 26, 2018
A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck Hokkaido on September 6, 2018, resulting in injury, death, power disruption, and property damage. Thanks to your efforts, USJETAA raised $335 to support recovery efforts on the ground.
One of the goals of USJETAA is to help alumni of the JET Program give back to the country ...READ MORE »
July 27th, 2018
By Bahia Simons-Lane and Jennifer Waldman
This year, USJETAA again facilitated a Leadership Program (formerly named the Mentorship Program), with the goal of providing JETAA chapters and subchapters the opportunity to work with USJETAA on the goals and priorities on which they would like additional support, covering areas such as governance, board-relations, membership outreach and marketing. The program is ...READ MORE »
April 18th, 2018
USJETAA partners with the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo to award microgrants (grants of small amounts of funding) to current American JET Program(me) teachers to support projects in schools and communities. Take a look the projects that were approved for the 2017-2018 grant year. We look forward to sharing the results once all the projects are completed!
Pre-Depature ...READ MORE »
USJETAA partnered with Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA (SPFUSA) to provide grants to JETAA Chapters and Subchapters across the United States from fall 2017 – spring 2018. As part of USJETAA’s mission to support the network of JETAA Chapters and alumni across the country, the SPFUSA/USJETAA grant provided a direct avenue for USJETAA to assist chapters in providing programming ...READ MORE »
In early February, JETAANY hosted a gala event to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the JET Program. More than 100 JET alumni gathered at the Dumbo Loft in Brooklyn dressed to the nines to eat, drink, and raise a glass to the JET Program an exceptional individuals in the U.S.-Japan community. After a wonderful taiko performance by NY Taiko Aiko ...READ MORE »
Event Date: February 24, 2018
Event Location: Park Inn by Radisson Resort, Kissimmee, FL
USJETAA was pleased to take part in Florida JETAA’s celebration of 30 years of the JET Program. The event was held from 9:45 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., giving the approximately 30 attendees and panelists the opportunity to meet, network and reconnect.
Representing USJETAA was Laurel Lukaszewski, USJETAA ...READ MORE »
Washington, D. C. (April 2, 2018) –The Board of Directors of the United States Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme Alumni Association (USJETAA) has elected Ms. Laurel Lukaszewski to join the USJETAA board of directors. Ms. Lukaszewski led USJETAA as the organization’s founding executive director until December 2017.
In 2013, the U.S.-Japan Bridging Foundation began an initiative to build capacity of ...READ MORE »
Thank you to everyone who attended the JET30 Reunion in Washington, DC, August 4-6, 2017 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel! We had over 280 JET alumni, family, and friends gather to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the JET Program. Whether you were able to join us or not, we ...READ MORE »
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