BECOME A PROJECT PENGYOU LEADERSHIP FELLOW
Are you an American that has studied or lived in China and are back in the
United States after an unforgettable experience abroad?
Project Pengyou is currently recruiting passionate alumni of China study and
exchange programs to build and strengthen our robust grassroots network of
community chapters across the nation. Leadership Fellows will receive an
exclusive opportunity to participate in a four-day Leadership Training Summit
at Harvard University on October 10-13, 2014.
Join a groundbreaking nationwide network of next generation leaders
promoting Mandarin study and constructive exchanges with China.
Apply by Sept. 5 at 6:00 PM at www.projectpengyou.org/leadership-fellow/
HIGHLIGHTED BENEFITS
- Receive an exclusive invitation to a four-day Project Pengyou Leadership
- Training Summit at Harvard University from October 10 – October 13, 2014*
- Gain unique hands-on training in cross-cultural leadership and community-
organizing methods, and learn strategic skills to mobilize people and
resources as part of a national grassroots campaign
- Connect with other motivated like-minded Americans with firsthand China
experience from all across the country
- Meet government, business and civic leaders deeply experienced in US-China
cooperation, with ongoing access to new opportunities for valuable
connections, leadership skills and resume-building experiences
- Gain the opportunity to serve as the founder or leader of a Project Pengyou
Chapter at your university or institution, and be a pioneer of China exchange,
knowledge and action in your community
* Lodging in Cambridge, breakfast and lunch, and summit costs will be
covered by Golden Bridges Foundation / Project Pengyou. Participants will
need to find their own way to Cambridge, MA and cover for their own dinner.
TESTIMONIALS
Thank you so much for this tremendous opportunity. It has been life
changing. You have helped us all to grow and become better leaders and
ambassadors. I go home to help more underprivileged and underrepresented
groups learn about China. Thank you for allowing me to “sit at the table” and
provide my voice and share my story and hear others. Thanks again!!
- Russell B., Leadership Fellow-Saint Augustine's University
I cannot begin to express how truly grateful I am to have been selected to
attend this summit. I have learned so much from not only coaches and
community organizing lessons, but also from the remarkable fellows here. I
have been filled with such passion and excitement for US-China relations and
cannot wait to begin my Project Pengyou chapter at UVA to share this with me
peers. Thank you for sharing your courage and motivation with me, and I hope
to model that as I push to improve Chinese cultural awareness in my own life
and these those that I meet. I look forward to continuing to work with you!
- Alicia U., Leadership Fellow-University of Virginia
Thank you so much for all of your efforts to launch Project Pengyou and bring
other fellows out here to change our lives and give us the tools and training to
change the world. This is an amazing experience and opportunity. I hope we
can all work to make your dream, my dream, our dream come true!
- Annabel V, Leadership Fellow-Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
WHO SHOULD APPLY
Americans who have studied or worked abroad in China and are available to
participate in the entirety of the leadership summit at Harvard University from
October 10-13, 2014. (Fellows should arrive on the evening of October 9th. We
will begin at 8AM on October 10th).
Highly committed individuals with enthusiasm for Project Pengyou’s mission to
promote constructive China exchange.
Current students of a university, community college or high school (graduate
students also eligible)
Candidates should be able to demonstrate high potential for leadership, public
speaking, and event coordination responsibilities
Currently, forty fellows have already been trained across the nation. If your
school does not already have a leadership fellow and has not started a Project
Pengyou chapter, at least two candidates from your school must apply to be
considered. Candidates must be prepared to partner with other leadership
fellow(s) from their school to lead and mobilize their school’s Project Pengyou
chapter.
LEADERSHIP TRAINING SUMMIT
At the Leadership Training Summit at Harvard University, Leadership Fellows
will spend four days of active learning covering the topics of leadership,
organizing, action and U.S.-China bridge building.
Leadership, Organizing and Action
Derived from material developed by Harvard Professor Marshall Ganz, the
curriculum teaches leadership as accepting responsibility to enable others to
achieve shared purpose in the face of uncertainty. This program will explore
how leadership is exercised through the mastery of five practices, including:
- Public Narratives
- Building Relationships
- Structuring Leadership Teams
- Strategizing
- Leading Action
- US-China Bridge-building
Leadership Fellows will also explore the challenges and importance of US-
China people-to-people exchange with their peers and prominent experts in
the field.
Fellows will be immediately tasked to apply these practices in the real world
by organizing a Project Pengyou Chapter at their school, beginning with an
event on “Pengyou Day” November 20, 2014.
DEADLINES
September 5, 2014 6:00 PM EST : Fellows application deadline
September 8, 2014 6:00 PM EST : Semifinalists announced and invited for
Round 2 (including a video submission)
September 11, 2014 6:00 PM EST : Round 2 deadline
September 18, 2014 : Fall 2014 Project Pengyou Leadership Fellows
announced!
October 10-13 : Leadership Training Summit held at Harvard University
MORE INFO: www.projectpengyou.org/leadership-fellow/
