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A Message From the DreamersWhat is your Dream?
Dreaming is a great way to
look into the future, planahead and reflect on your
actions. The Ad Astrateam visited several
universities in the cityinterviewing over 100
students about theirhopes for the upcoming
year! Heres someinspiration from local
dreamers.
May all your dreamscome true!
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June 2Ad Astra Cultural Series
Findingyourpassionandeventually
yourdreamjobdoesnotmean
lockingyourselfupinaclassroom,
fran9callywri9ngCVsandcover
le=ers,nervouslyspeakingwith
poten9alemployersandscheduling
atonofinterviews.Some9mesits
goodtostopandreflectinorderto
getafreshlookatthingsfroma
differentperspec9ve.
WeatAdAstrabelievethatcareer
planningandpersonaldevelopment
happenallaroundus.Infact,its
actuallyagreatideatogetoutofyour
regularrou9neandtoexplore
differenteventsandtoexperimentin
differentseHngs!
Thissummerwearefocusingonthis
typeofexplora9on.Weareleavingthe
conferenceroomsandheadingoutintothecity!Wewillspendthe
summermonthsfocusingoncultural
ac9vi9es,puHngourlanguagestouse,
buildingrela9onships,making
connec9ons,andmee9ngnewfriends.
Forourfirstevent,AdAstraisgoingto
theBrancusiArtGalleryforanexhibit
featuringar9stsfromacrosstheglobe
fromUzbekistan,toLithuania,Turkey,
Greece,Belarusandover18other
na9ons!Timetogetinspired!
June 8, Veni, Vedi ,Spune
WhereelsecanyouhearpoetryinTaki
Taki,alanguagespokenbyonly
300,000peopleworldwide?AtVeni,
Vedi,Spune,ofcourse!
OnJune8attheIonCreangalibraryin
Chisinau,Moldova,membersofthe
interna9onalcommunity
gatheredtosharepoetryin
14differentlanguages.
Thiseventwasthefirstina
seriesofpoetryevenings
organizedbyvolunteers
fromtheUSPeaceCorps,
theAmericanCouncilsand
AdAstraGroup.The
eveningbroughttogether
EUandUSvolunteers,membersoflocalandinterna9onal
organiza9ons,scholars,diplomatsand
students.
Par9cipantswerele^withagreater
apprecia9onforforeignlanguages,
andafreshlookathowpeopleofthe
worldperceivebeauty,passion,love,
joyandmanyotherconcepts
conveyedbyfamousliteraryworksaswellasoriginalworks.A^ertheevent
par9cipantshadachancetomakenew
connec9onsanddiscussnewideas.
June 28, An American Aroundthe World, Poetry with SamOakland
Forsomeofustravelingisadream,for
othersachoice,andyetforothers,its
aprofession.SamOakland,aFulbright
ProfessorofLaw&Literatureat
MoldovanIRIMUniversitymetwith
students,aspiringpoetsandtravelsto
tellstoriesofhisjourneyaroundthe
worldfromSwedentoChina,Belarus,
Moldovaandmanyotherstopsalong
theway.
Toillustratesomeofhisstories,Sam
sharedworkswri=eninlanguages
rangingfromArmeniantoZulufroma
bookhedesignedandhelpededitat
PortlandStateUniversityinOregonin
180aswellassomeofhisoriginal
worksfromhisbook:Manha=an
WomanandSmilesAcrossaTeacup.
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July 3, 2013 Ad Astra Meetswith Companies at Moldova
StateUniversityCareer Center
Nojob,no
experience,no
experience,nojob
acyclefamiliar
tostudentsand
companiesalike.
Oncebroken,it
couldbecomeasolu9ontoyouth
unemployment.
Wesay:Noexperience,No
problem..GetSome!
TheAdAstrateam,incollabora9onwith
theStateUniversityofMoldovaCareer
Centerpresentedthisvisiontolocalandinterna9onalcompanies.
AdAstraintroduceditsini9a9ve,Career
ForMe,anonlineplaormwere
studentsandcompaniescanconnectas
earlyasthefirstyearofuniversity.
AdAstraadvocatedforearly
engagement,proposingthatcompanies
connectwithstudentsbyofferingthem
smalltasks,researchassignments,and
othertypesofshort-termprojects.
Companiessharedtheirconcernedof
workingwithyoungpeopleandbrought
upissueswhichtheyarecurrentlyfacing
onthejobmarket.
Duringthediscussionthepar9cipants
discussedsolu9onsproposedbyCareer
ForMe,andsomeagreedtopar9cipateintheprojectofferingtask-based
hiring.
July 2, 2013 Ad AstraGroup meets members of
Junior ChamberInternational
TodayAdAstrametwithJunior
ChamberInterna9onal,agroup
ofyoungentrepreneurswho
understandyouthissuesbothas
employersandasrecent
universitygraduates.AdAstra
gaveashortpresenta9onabout
Career-for.me,anonlineplaormdesignedtohelpcompaniesand
studentsconnect.Thepresenta9onwas
followedbyalivelydiscussion.
JCImemberstalkedaboutthedifficul9es
theyfacedasyoungprofessionals
enteringthejobmarketaswellasthe
challengestheyarenowfacingwhen
hiringyoungprofessionalsintheir
posi9onsasRmanagers,Directorsand
businessowners.
JCImembersofferedfeedbackaswellas
theirsupportfortheCareer-for.me
youthemploymentproject.Membersof
JCIwereinvitedandagreedtobethe
earlyadaptors!
July 16, Pilot at the HospitalNew Program Launched
Theperfectjoboutisoutthere,youjust
havetofindit!Buthow?Explore
experimentandconnectthatsone
waytofindtheidealfit.
Inournewpilotprogramwewillhelp
studentsandyoungprofessionalsdojust
that.
Byorganizingsitevisitstolocal
businessesandins9tu9ons,wewillhelp
youngprofessionalstakealookinside,
talktotheprofessionalsandbe=er
understandtheday-to-dayac9vity
whichgoesoninoffices,hospitals,
factoriesandotherplacesofwork.
Itsnotalwayslikethemovies,andits
importanttounderstandthatbeforedivingintoacareeryourenotreallyall
thatinterestedin!
OurfirstvisitwastotheOptometryunit
oftheChisinauospitalNumber3.We
hadachancetotalktodoctorsand
surgeons,seepa9ents,visitthe
opera9onroomsandlearnaboutstate-
of-thearttechnologywhichcanshow
theeyeatthecellularlevel!Wewill
con9nuetoconductsimilarvisits!
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July 19,Some Ice-CreamPlease! DrancorFactory Visit ts not like in the
movies!
Con9nuingwithour
ilotprogram,theAd
Astrateamvisitedthe
DrancorIce-Cream
actory.Wemetwith
hetechnicaland
aboratorydirectorwhogaveusaprivate
ourofthefactory.
verydetailoftheice-
ream-makingprocess,the
unc9onofeachmachine,aswell
sthejobdescrip9onofeach
mployeewasexplained.
Duringthetour,studentscould
earnaboutdifferenttypeofskills
nvolvedinice-creammaking.
tudentssawtheworkof
managers,laboratoryworkers,
hemists,foodtechnicians,
perators,drivers,andpenguins
whoworkinthefreezer!
Staytunedforfuturevisits!
Meeting New Students,University AdmissionsBegin
Wasitdifficulttopickyourmajor?
4%ofstudentssayYes!Would
youhavelikedtousecareer
cervicesiftheywereavailableto
you?74%ofstudentssayYes!
Manystudentswhocameto
submittheiradmissionsforthe
upcomingyearhadstruggledwith
makingtheirdecisions.Studentscrowdedaroundbulle9nboards
tolearnmoreaboutvarious
majors.
A^erall,whodoIwannabe?isa
difficultques9ontoanswer.Even
studentswhosaythatitwasnot
difficulttopicktheirmajordeferthis
momentbysubmiHngdocumentsto
differentfacul9esanduniversi9es.SomeapplyforLaw,Marke9ng,
MedicineandArchitectureallatonce,
thenleaveituptofate.
Fewofthestudentswemetmadetheir
studychoicesconsciouslythrough
carefulresearch,self-reflec9on,
planningoranalysis.
Studentswerentevensurewhich
criteriatouseinordertomaketheir
decisions!Sta9s9cssurelywasnta
criteria-knowingthatoutof18,000
studentsenrolledintheStateUniversity
ofMoldova,,000appliedforthefaculty
ofLawdidntscarestudentsapplyingfor
thismajor!
Whenaskedabouthopesanddreams,
oneanswerwhichappearedmosto^en
wasIwanttogototheUSA.
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