Ellen Prusinski

Name: Ellen Prusinski

Status: PhD student in Education Policy at Indiana University

What do you do? I have spent much of the last two years in Indonesia, where I have focused on some of the educational challenges and opportunities facing Indonesia’s uniquely diverse population.

Tell us about your affiliations with Save the Children and Fulbright? As a graduate research fellow with Save the Children, I led a team of local assessors in conducting a study of second graders’ literacy skills in remote Belu, Nusa Tenggara Timor. Study results have been used to ensure that local programs address the specific needs of the area’s under-resourced schools and communities. With support from a Fulbright grant, I’m currently living in Central Java conducting dissertation research on the educational practices and messages surrounding transnational labor migration.

In a nutshell, how do you describe the nature of your dissertation research? My research, which includes participant observation and interviews with local community-based organizations, government officials, and migrant women workers, explores how information about labor nights and safe migration practices is shared at the local level.

What book you are reading right now?Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende

What do you do for fun in Indonesia?  I love visiting warung kopi and trying different varieties of Indonesian coffee.

Where else in Indonesia that you would like to visit? There are a lot of places in Indonesia I hope to visit, but Manado and Karimun Jawa are currently at the top of my list.

What dishes you like from the US/Indonesia? In the US, I love burritos.  In Indonesia, my favorite dish is tempe penyet.

Nasi goreng or burger and fries? Nasi goreng, dong!

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Dr. Adrian Rodgers, Direktur Eksekutif Konsorsium Pendidikan Guru Amerika dan Indonesia (USINTEC), selama beberapa bulan ini melakukan perjalanan ke berbagai pelosok di Indonesia.

 Kunjungan pertama Dr. Rodgers adalah ke Universitas Negeri Yogjakarta (UNY) pada tanggal 25 Juni, 2013. Ibu Retna Hidayah, dari kantor yang menangani urusan hubungan internasional, membantu mengatur pertemuan Dr. Rodgers dengan wakil rektor urusan Kerjasama, wakil direktur pasca sarjana, kepala bidang urusan internasional, dan dengan mahasiswa doktor UNY.

Tanggal 26 Juni Dr. Rodgers terbang ke pulau Sumatra untuk kunjungan satu hari ke Universitas Negeri Medan (UNIMED). Pertemuan di UNIMED dipimpin oleh Dr. Berlin Sibarani, wakil rektor 4 yang menangani urusan hubungan dan kerjasama.

Kunjungan berikutnya adalah padang. Dr. Rodgers menjadi salah satu ketua pertemuan tahunan USINTEC (Biannual Meeting) yang kali ini diselenggarakan oleh  Universitas Negeri Padang (UNP) yang berlangsung pada tanggal 28 Juni, 2013.  Selama di UNP, Dr. Rodgers  juga bertemu dengan para pemimpin di UNP untuk mendiskusikan lebih jauh tentang penawaran program magister ganda dalam bidang pendidikan olahraga. Beberapa petinggi dari UNP yang hadir di pertemuan tersebut adalah Dr. Ardipal, wakil rektor bidang kerjasama dan urusan asset, dan Dr. Syahrial Bachtiar, wakil rektor bidang urusan kemahasiswaan.

Kunjungan berlanjut ke pulau Sulawesi. Dalam masa 5 hari kunjungan Dr. Rodgers melakukan rangkaian kunjungan kampus dan pertemuan dengan kolega dari Universitas Negeri Manado (UNIMA), Universitas Negeri Gorontalo (UNG), dan Universitas Negeri Makassar (UNM).

Selama kunjungan di Universitas Negeri Manado (UNIMA) pada tanggal 2-3 Juli, Dr. Rodgers disambut oleh Dr. Nihta Liando yang telah mengatur pertemuan dengan para dekan fakultas di UNIMA.

Dr. Rodgers kemudian terbang ke Gorontalo mengunjungi Universitas Negeri Gorontalo (UNG). Disana, Dr. Rodgers disambut oleh Tryanti Abdurrahman dari pusat bahasa dan budaya UNG. Mrs. Tryanti (Tia) juga ikut mengkoordinasikan rangkaian pertemuan pada tanggal 4—5 Juli dengan rektor, wakil rektor, dan mahasiswa di UNG. Mrs. Tia merupakan alumni OSU (MA, 2011).

Kunjungan ke Universitas Negeri Makassar (UNM) menuntaskan perjalanan Dr. Rodgers keliling pulau Sulawesi. Selama di Makassar dari tanggal 5-6 Juli, Dr. Rodgers mengadakan pertemuan dengan dengan Dr. Eko Hadi Sujiono, wakil rektor bidang urusan pengembangan dan Kerjasama, dan Dr. Nurdin Noni. Dr. Rodgers juga menyempatkan untuk reuni singkat dengan Ms. Widya Kamila, mantan mahasiswa bimbingan dari program doktor sandwich-like di The Ohio State University tahun 2011.  

Selain melakukan menghadiri acara pertemuan tahunan USINTEC (USINTEC biannual meeting) di padang, kunjungan Dr. Adrian Rodgers ke Indonesia dan ke universitas patner adalah untuk membuka  kesempatan untuk 1) pertemuan secara terpisah dengan kordinator USINTEC di setiap universitas patner untuk mempelajari lebih jauh tentang institusi masing-masing dan permasalahan yang dihadapi. 2) Pertemuan dengan pihak lain, atas rekomendasi kordinator USINTEC, yang relevan dengan misi USINTEC. 3) Pertemuan dengan calon potensial mahasiwa magister ganda atau program sandwich, dan 4) membuka kesempatan untuk saling kenal lebih dekat. Informasi tentang USINTEC silakan diakses di www.usintec.org.  

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Dr. Adrian Rodgers, the executive director of the US – Indonesian Teacher Education Consortium (USINTEC), is traveling in Indonesia on a months-long trip across the region.

Dr. Rodgers’s first met with Universitas Negeri Yogjakarta (UNY) on June 25, 2013.  Retna Hidayah from the University office of International Cooperation arranged for his meetings with Vice Rector for Affairs & Cooperation, Vice Director of Graduate School, Head of International Office, and with UNY doctoral students.

On June 26 Dr. Rodgers flew to Sumatra for a day-long visit to Universitas Negeri Medan (UNIMED). He met Dr. Berlin Sibarani, vice rector 4 who is in charge of the office of International Affairs and Cooperation at the university.

USINTEC holds its biannual meeting in Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia

Padang was Dr. Rodgers’ next stop. While there he co-chaired the USINTEC biannual meeting, on June 28, that was organized by Universitas Negeri Padang (UNP). He also met with leaders at UNP to discuss further about offering a dual master degree program in sport education. Dr. Rodgers met colleagues at UNP including Dr. Ardipal, a Vice Rector for Cooperation and Assets Affairs, and Dr. Syahrial Bachtiar, a Vice Rector for Student Affairs.

Dr. Rodgers’ following stop was to the island of Sulawesi, where in the next five days he met colleagues at Universitas Negeri Manado (UNIMA), Universitas Negeri Gorontalo (UNG), and Universitas Negeri Makassar (UNM).

In UNIMA, Dr. Rodgers met Dr. Nihta Liando, who had arranged a meeting with the school deans at UNIMA on July 2-3, 2013.

He flew to Gorontalo where he was greeted by Tryanti Abdurrahman from UNG Language and Cultural Center. Ms. Tryanti (Tia) had coordinated meetings with the rector, vice rectors, and students at the university on July 4-5, 2013. Tia is also an OSU alumni (MA, 2011).      

Dr. Rodgers visit to Universitas Negeri Makassar (UNM) concluded his trip in Sulawesi. While in Makassar, he met Dr. Nurdin Noni and Dr. Eko Hadi Sujiono, Vice Rector for Development and Cooperation Affairs on July 5-6, 2013. Dr. Rodgers also had a chance for a small reunion with Ms. Widya Kamila, a former advisee from a 2011 doctoral sandwich program at The Ohio State University. 

In addition to attending the USINTEC biannual meeting in Padang, Dr. Adrian Rodgers visit to Indonesia and to Indonesian university partners provided an opportunity to 1) Meet individually with the USINTEC coordinator at the Indonesian university to learn more about their institution and the issues they face there. 2) Meet with others that the USINTEC coordinator would like him to meet, and have an opportunity to sort through questions. 3) Meet with some potential students, either dual degree or doctoral sandwich students, and 4) Have a chance to get better acquainted.  Read more about USINTEC at www.usintec.org.