Florida Colombia Partners of the Americas

Save the Date!

Florida Partners of the Americas Symposium, on Saturday, September 28 from 10 am to 12:30 pm.

It will be online and in-person at locations in Florida and Colombia.

Registration link forthcoming.

In the meantime, you can visit our chapter website, https://fl-poa.org/

The Community of Practice for Education is happy to announce the Conversations in Education Series, with this upcoming webinar focusing on K-12 After School & Saturday Programs. Speakers of all languages are welcome to join because real-time translation will be offered through Microsoft Teams.

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Trish Schoch met up with other Colombian Partners members in Barranquilla (bottom L-Camilo, R-Trish; top L-R: Federico, Isabel, & Fabian.

FELIZ DIA DE ACCION DE GRACIAS !!!

OFFICIAL NOTICE: Florida/Colombia chapter of Partners of the Americas will hold its next quarterly meeting (Zoom) on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 10am ET. Anyone interested in tuning in, please contact John Schoch at email: "[email protected]"

OFFICIAL NOTICE: Florida Partners will hold its next quarterly meeting via Zoom on Saturday, Oct. 17 starting a 10am. Anyone interested in tuning in, please email John Schoch: "[email protected]"

Jorge Fabian Gonzalez visits in April 2013 in partnership with Florida Colombia Partners of the Americas, Partners of the Americas, Center Eastern Colombia Chapter, and U.S. Department of State. The trip focused on , and he was able to travel throughout the state and meet with contacts at Miami Dade College, Stetson University, University of Miami, Florida International University, Face to Face Languages, Seminole State College of Florida, Mainland High School, Blue Lake Elementary and others. Shout out to John Charles Schoch whom coordinated the efforts and traveled with Fabian.

We just completed our chapter meeting this morning which included members from across the globe- Colombia, Florida, and Thailand.

Our Florida Chapter of Partners of the Americas is holding a quarterly meeting at Stetson U., DeLand, in room 121 of Davis Hall at 10am this coming Saturday, February 1, 2020. Working with partners in Latin America we conduct education and culture programs and exchange visits. We welcome anyone interested in helping with those activities.

US Senator for Florida Marco Rubio Chairs Hearing on Strengthening U.S.-Colombia Relationship

https://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=F2ECD3DF-33D0-4D7B-965B-C8382445CF3E

Rubio Chairs Hearing on Strengthening U.S. Colombia Relationship Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, September 18, 2019, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) will convene a hearing titled, “U.S.-Colombia Relations: New Opportunities to Reinforce and Strengthen Our Bilateral Relationship”. Rubio is Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on...

In collaboration with FIU’s Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs, Global Americans produced a white paper for U.S. Southern Command titled “The Future of U.S.-Colombian Relations.” The report, based on several months of research, looks at potential scenarios for security, diplomatic, and economic relations between the two allies in the context of dramatic changes to Colombia’s party system, growing political polarization, and the humanitarian and political crises in Venezuela.
https://theglobalamericans.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/07.02.FINAL_The-Future-of-U.S.-Colombian-Relations..pdf (there are two dots before pdf file extension)

theglobalamericans.org

Florida Colombia Partners of the Americas updated their business hours.

Florida Colombia Partners of the Americas updated their address.

Florida International University Stempel College signs partnership with Universidad de Cartagena

https://news.fiu.edu/2019/stempel-college-signs-partnership-with-universidad-de-cartagena

Stempel College signs partnership with Universidad de Cartagena Stempel College has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Universidad de Cartagena to collaborate on educational and research endeavors. The partnership builds upon the college’s efforts to create strong bonds with research institutions throughout Latin America and, particularly, Col...

Universidad de Córdoba representatives visit Stempel College, sign partnership agreement

https://news.fiu.edu/2019/universidad-de-cordoba-representatives-visit-stempel-college-sign-partnership-agreement

Universidad de Córdoba representatives visit Stempel College, sign partnership agreement Representatives from the Universidad de Córdoba in Colombia recently visited Stempel College as the two institutions embark on a new research project together.

Aiyanna Maciel, President of the Stetson Partners Campus chapter, served as the Membership & Youth Leadership Intern this summer at the International Office in Washington, D.C. and was responsible for supporting both the Membership Team and Youth Leadership teams.

Some of the work included outreach for the upcoming Higher Education Partnership Conference in Cartagena, working on the Youth Leadership and Education & Culture Final Reports for the Department of State, data entry, creating presentation materials for various programs, providing feedback on existing programs, and helping the Membership team manage, improve, and expand communication with the PartnersCampus Network.
If you are interested in hearing more, or joining Partners Campus, please contact Aiyanna Maciel at [email protected].

The Florida-Colombia Partners of the Americas would like to congratulate Aiyanna Maciel, the president of the PartnersCampus chapter at Stetson University. The PartnersCampus chapter at Stetson University is the second student chapter in the United States. If you are interested in hearing more, or joining Partners Campus, please contact Aiyanna Maciel at [email protected].

Chapter president Tony Abbott was fortunate to secure funding from Stetson University to take four students on a Mentored field Experience to Colombia in May 2018. Site visits and networking opportunities were organized by Partners of the Americas associates, Lorena Lopez and Luis Carlos Villanueves (Bogota), and Maralex Martinez (Barranquilla). Students made many contacts, established a Partners Campus Chapter at Stetson and will host visitors from Colombia and Panama in October 2018. (see our FB photos)

Chapter president Tony Abbott was fortunate to secure funding from Stetson University to take four students on a Mentored field Experience to Colombia in May 2018. Site visits and networking opportunities were organized by Partners of the Americas associates, Lorena Lopez and Luis Carlos Villanueves (Bogota), and Maralex Martinez (Barranquilla). Students made many contacts, established a Partners Campus Chapter at Stetson and will host visitors from Colombia and Panama in October 2018.

Stetson University sponsored a trip in Partnership with FL CO Partners in May 2017. A student chapter has been formed as a result with visits from Colombia planned for 2018! Photos by Luis Carlos Villanueves.

Attend or tune in with our Florida Chapter quarterly meeting on April 21, Stetson U., Lynn Business Center, Rm. 429 from 10am-1pm. A key item is developing our Two-Year Plan of Action. Anyone interested or curious invited to participate.