CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: The Slavic and East European Interne

[Patricia A. Burak (OIS)]

Dear Zenon,
(if I may use your first name?)
I am a new subscriber to SEELANGS. I come to it from the field of
international educational exchange, although my connection is as a
teacher of Russia literature (I am the director of the Office of
International Services at Syracuse University, and an adjunct Asst
Professor in the Dept of For Lang, Lit and Linguistics). I am very
familiar with the use of the internet in the former Soviet Union,
through my work in international educational exchange.  I can give
you much insight, and forward your message to a large listserv of
overseas advisers, which includes probably 100 in the former Soviet
Union.

When I visited Russia and Ukraine to train advisers of prospective
international students in the FSU (a conference sponsored by USIA; I
was the primary presenter, joined by several others), the overall
theme of their comments back in 1993 (December) was the internet, and
how it has 'finally' opened them up to what is happening in the rest
of the (advising) world and in international educational exchange.
They (advisers there) have made rapid strides over these past three
years (and they were really cooking back then), and have their own
listservs among themselves.

Also, I use the internet for advising prospective and admitted
students from the FSU quite frequently. They email me questions
concerning their admission, housing, adjustment issues, bringing
their families with them, etc.

If youwould like more specific areas adressed, please feel free to
ask. I don't mind being quoted at all, if anything I say is of
interest to your article.  If you use titles, I do have my doctorate
(Doctor of Arts).
Patricia A. Burak, Director
Office of International Services
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York 13244-2380