Student Stories

Capstone Internship

 i. Conversation with Flagship Alumni: Focus on Capstone Internships (https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4UT0oYSYXY&t=118s)
 ii. Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia (https: //international.ucla.edu/RussianFlagship/article/227535)
 iii. A. Kasteev Museum of Arts (https: //international.ucla.edu/RussianFlagship/article/227562)
 iv. The Kazakhstan Foundation for Cultural, Social, and Educational Development (https: //international.ucla.edu/RussianFlagship/article/227570)
 v. Kazakhstan Press Club (https: //international.ucla.edu/RussianFlagship/article/227585)
 vi. Legal Policy Research Center (https: //international.ucla.edu/RussianFlagship/article/227589)
 vii. 365 info.kz Analytical Web News Portal (https: //international.ucla.edu/RussianFlagship/article/242994)

 

How does Flagship interrelate with your professional/career development?

 i. Tyler Le (2021) (https: //youtu.be/0Fam7pCy69Y)

 ii. Leanna Kramer (2020) (https: //youtu.be/pSjjJghjsYI)

 

Awards and Recognition

 i. Flagship Students Receive Boren, Fulbright and Peace Corps awards (2020) (https: //international.ucla.edu/RussianFlagship/article/219156)

 ii. Three UCLA Russian Flagship Students Win Critical Language Scholarship (2021) (https: //international.ucla.edu/RussianFlagship/article/240960)

iii. Russian Flagship senior wins Boren Award, State Department internship (2021) (https: //www.international.ucla.edu/institute/article/242117)


Kazakhstan and Central Asia

i. Four Russian Flagship Students Receive "Visualizing Central Asia" Grants (https: //international.ucla.edu/RussianFlagship/article/231883)

 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 (https: //international.ucla.edu/RussianFlagship/article/240852)

iii. Podcast Interview with Russian studies major and digital humanities minor Juliette Oliver about her summer study abroad in Almaty, Kazakhstan 2020 (virtual) (https: //international.ucla.edu/RussianFlagship/article/241118)

iv. Podcast Interview with bioengineering major Tyler Le about his Flagship capstone year in Almaty, Kazakhstan 2020-2021 (virtual) (https: //international.ucla.edu/RussianFlagship/article/241244)

v. In this podcast, (https: //international.ucla.edu/RussianFlagship/article/243196)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 (https: //international.ucla.edu/RussianFlagship/article/243196)

vi. Podcast Interview with English and History double major Alexa Black about her Flagship capstone year in Almaty, Kazakhstan 2020-2021 (virtual) (https: //international.ucla.edu/RussianFlagship/article/245500)


Flagship Students & COVID-19

 i. Alexa Black and the capstone year in Almaty, Kazakhstan 2020-2021 (virtual) (https: //international.ucla.edu/RussianFlagship/article/242650)

 ii. Tyler Le and the capstone year in Almaty, Kazakhstan 2020-2021 (virtual) (https: //international.ucla.edu/RussianFlagship/article/242658)

 iii. Daniela Dayen discusses starting her first year at UCLA during the pandemic (https: //international.ucla.edu/RussianFlagship/article/242668)

 iv. Amy Cabrales highlights the pros and cons of virtual learning in her first year (https: //international.ucla.edu/RussianFlagship/article/242676)

 v. Juliette Oliver reflects on maintaining closeness and connectivity during the pandemic (https: //international.ucla.edu/RussianFlagship/article/242679)

 vi. Matthew Lacaire details the ways that UCLA classes and clubs adapted to remote learning (https: //international.ucla.edu/RussianFlagship/article/242687)

 vii. Meri Makhmuryan on starting at UCLA as a transfer (https: //international.ucla.edu/RussianFlagship/article/242696)