Glimpse News & Announcements http://www.glimpsefoundation.org/pressroom.php News & Announcements en-us GlimpseFoundation.org (c) 2007 The Glimpse Foundation Fri, 09 May 2008 17:45:10 -0400 60 Announcing the Fall Launch of the Glimpse Correspondents Program! If you are a talented storyteller; specialize in writing, photography or video; and will be living or studying abroad in Fall 2008, this is your opportunity As a Glimpse Correspondent, you will receive a 600 stipend, a professional editor, and the opportunity to be published in National Geographic Glimpse.]]> http://www.glimpsefoundation.org/pressroom.php#49 http://www.glimpsefoundation.org/pressroom.php#49 Glimpse is Hiring! Seeking a Designer. Our new Designer will be responsible for designing each quarterly issue of Glimpse Magazine, building upon our new website design for glimpse.org, generating Glimpse branding and advertising materials, managing the production of Glimpse rich media content, and executing color corrections.]]> http://www.glimpsefoundation.org/pressroom.php#50 http://www.glimpsefoundation.org/pressroom.php#50 Glimpse is Hiring! Seeking an Outreach Coordinator. The Outreach Coordinator will focus on: a recruiting new individual and institutional members and cultivating relationships with existing members, b managing Glimpses public relations efforts, and c helping to coordinate fundraising efforts.]]> http://www.glimpsefoundation.org/pressroom.php#48 http://www.glimpsefoundation.org/pressroom.php#48 Glimpse Quarterly Spring 2008: Spotlight on Japan Glimpse Quarterlys Spring 2008 issue offers a compelling look at the unique ways in which Japan integrates the old and new, as seen through the eyes of American students living there. ]]> http://www.glimpsefoundation.org/pressroom.php#47 http://www.glimpsefoundation.org/pressroom.php#47 New Board Chair and Board Members to Steer Glimpse Foundation's Expansion Chris Liedel, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the National Geographic Society, has been named Chair of the Glimpse Foundations Board of Trustees. This new leadership will help the Foundation strengthen its burgeoning relationship with the National Geographic Society, tap into new business networks and expand its constituency.]]> http://www.glimpsefoundation.org/pressroom.php#46 http://www.glimpsefoundation.org/pressroom.php#46 Magazine offers a 'Glimpse' at studying abroad Associated Press If youre planning on traveling or studying abroad, check out Glimpse magazine http://www.glimpse.org which is geared to college students and young adults interested in international issues. "We publish articles written by students living abroad to get at real life, rather than tourist attractions or news stories," said editorinchief Kerala Goodkin, who cofounded the magazine five years ago with a friend, Nick Fitzhugh. "Were trying to provide a cultural context to current events in the world."

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]]> http://www.glimpsefoundation.org/pressroom.php#45 http://www.glimpsefoundation.org/pressroom.php#45 Global Greening: Lessons from Abroad Glimpse Quarterlys special yearend issue offers a compelling look at how the rest of the world is responding to increasing environmental threats through the eyes of our student and young adult correspondents.]]> http://www.glimpsefoundation.org/pressroom.php#44 http://www.glimpsefoundation.org/pressroom.php#44 Reporters Venture to Eastern Africa to Cover Positive Stories Ignored by Mainstream Media Sarah Stuteville and Alex Stonehill, Glimpse contributors and Executive Editors of the The Common Language Project, will be launching the 2008 Eastern Africa Initiative to explore the issues of water scarcity, climate change and resource inequality in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia.]]> http://www.glimpsefoundation.org/pressroom.php#43 http://www.glimpsefoundation.org/pressroom.php#43