Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Prep Alumnus & the Refugee Crisis


St. John's Prep alumnus Michael Niconchuk is recording his experiences in a blog about his travels during his year as a Fulbright scholar. The English 4 blog Refugee Crisis: Poetry, Photography, and Society 2015-2016 has linked to Mike's blog. Members of the English 4 classes have read Mike's recent entry "Finding Sisyphus in Germany" to add to their understanding of the refugee crisis. Mike writes beautifully of his experiences and observations. English 4 students will comment directly on Mike's blog.

Michael Niconchuk

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Name: Michael Niconchuk
Exchange Destination: UK - England
Award Name: Fulbright-UCL Award
Host Institution: University College London
Home Institution: Tufts University
Level Of Study: Postgraduate
Discipline: Psychology
Award Year: 2015-16


Michael Niconchuk is a graduate of Tufts University, where he studied International Relations. At Tufts, Michael was awarded the Presidential Award for Citizenship and Public Service, the Oliver Chapman Leadership and Community Service Award, and the Anne E. Borghesani Memorial Prize. In addition, Michael spent much of his time at Tufts developing a micro-enterprise model with former combatants in rural Guatemala. Since Tufts, Michael has spent years working with at-risk and displaced youth in Latin America and the Middle East, particularly with young men at risk of violence and conflict with the law. Most recently, Michael has worked in the Syria humanitarian response, spearheading the design of new programs for violence reduction among youth in Za’atri Refugee Camp in Jordan. As a Fulbright-UCL Award recipient, Michael will pursue an MSc in Social Cognition, with the hope of integrating cognition research and principles into his work with at-risk youth in conflict and post-conflict areas.


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