Student Stories

Capstone Internship

 i. Conversation with Flagship Alumni: Focus on Capstone Internships
 ii. Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia
 iii. A. Kasteev Museum of Arts
 iv. The Kazakhstan Foundation for Cultural, Social, and Educational Development
 v. Kazakhstan Press Club
 vi. Legal Policy Research Center
 vii. 365 info.kz Analytical Web News Portal

 

How does Flagship interrelate with your professional/career development?

 i. Tyler Le (2021)

 ii. Leanna Kramer (2020)

 

Awards and Recognition

 i. Flagship Students Receive Boren, Fulbright and Peace Corps awards (2020)

 ii. Three UCLA Russian Flagship Students Win Critical Language Scholarship (2021)

iii. Russian Flagship senior wins Boren Award, State Department internship (2021)


Kazakhstan and Central Asia

i. Four Russian Flagship Students Receive "Visualizing Central Asia" Grants

 ii. Podcast Interview with political science and Russian studies double major Joseph Matveyenko regarding his various projects related to civic society, activism, ecology, and art in Kazakhstan

iii. Podcast Interview with Russian studies major and digital humanities minor Juliette Oliver about her summer study abroad in Almaty, Kazakhstan 2020 (virtual) 

iv. Podcast Interview with bioengineering major Tyler Le about his Flagship capstone year in Almaty, Kazakhstan 2020-2021 (virtual)

v. In this podcast, alumni Morgan Hansen (2020) and Melissa Miller (2019) discuss the host family experience in Kazakhstan during the 2017 RLASP program and share their story of giving Russian toasts at a first birthday party

vi. Podcast Interview with English and History double major Alexa Black about her Flagship capstone year in Almaty, Kazakhstan 2020-2021 (virtual)


Flagship Students & COVID-19

 i. Alexa Black and the capstone year in Almaty, Kazakhstan 2020-2021 (virtual)

 ii. Tyler Le and the capstone year in Almaty, Kazakhstan 2020-2021 (virtual) 

 iii. Daniela Dayen discusses starting her first year at UCLA during the pandemic

 iv. Amy Cabrales highlights the pros and cons of virtual learning in her first year

 v. Juliette Oliver reflects on maintaining closeness and connectivity during the pandemic

 vi. Matthew Lacaire details the ways that UCLA classes and clubs adapted to remote learning

 vii. Meri Makhmuryan on starting at UCLA as a transfer