East Sussex, England
The second PEN-International Summer Leadership Institute, a multinational week-long program for postsecondary deaf and hard of hearing students, took place 9-16 August, 2008 at Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England.
Approximately 50 participants: Eighteen deaf and hard of hearing international students, fourteen sign language interpreters and voice language translators, faculty members, speakers from the National Technical Institute for the Deaf and PEN-International's partner programs in Japan, China, and Russia, and a representative from the Nippon Foundation of Japan participated in the program. There were also two deaf and hard of hearing students from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, courtesy of the Alfred Bader family who provided significant funding to support this Institute.
The goals of the Institute were to promote development of leadership skills among postsecondary student leaders who are deaf and hard of hearing; to focus on self-advocacy skills; and to engage in learning about Deaf Culture and awareness. This was accomplished through ice-breaking activities, training workshops by faculty members, student leadership presentations, evening cultural performances and demonstrations, team-building exercises, and social hours in the pub on the Castle grounds. In addition, there was an educational daylong field trip to London.
It was clear that the 2008 Summer Leadership Institute was a resounding success, as was the 2006 Institute. Faculty members, interpreters, translators and students immediately bonded, and the cultural exchanges and exposure was a tremendously positive experience for everyone involved.
To view materials, please click on the links below.
Table of Contents
- For NTID Students
- Summer Institute Faculty
- Participating Institutions
- Information packet for faculty and students
- Leadership Resources
- Summer Institute schedule
- Photos
- Photo Album
- Media Coverage
- Student Presentations
- Student Testimonials and Journals
- PEN-International Summer Institute organizers
Contact information
Denise Kavin, Ed.D., Senior Project Associate
Postsecondary Education Network-International
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology
52 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5604
585-475-4661 tty
585-475-2939 voice
585-475-2790 fax
dkavin@mail.rit.edu
***This Summer Institute was conducted by PEN-International, a program funded by grants from The Nippon Foundation of Japan. Additional generous funding was received from Dr. Alfred Bader.***
