ACEBook: Now Taking Requests

We here at A.C.E. are always looking for new ways to engage our community at both the local and international level. Furthermore, we rely on input from every employee, partner, student, and casual observer of the goings-on at A.C.E. to help inform our decisions at every level of our operations. That being said, we have a question for you:

Thanks for your input. We’ll keep this poll open for a while and make adjustments to ACEBook and add new content accordingly. Check back often to watch us change and grow.

Remembering Professor Nara

A.C.E. only recently learned that our long time friend and colleague, Professor Takashi Nara, passed away last year. Professor Nara chaired the English language department at Morioka College in Sendai Japan. Formerly, he was the Executive Director of the Tokyo YMCA College of English, where our Tokyo affiliate ACE-J is now based, when that office opened almost fifteen years ago. Back in 1979, Professor Nara brought over 100 students to our Language Institute at Seattle Pacific College (now Seattle Pacific University), and in the following years brought hundreds more to the institute at Pacific Lutheran University, as he favored its more rural environment. Professor Nara, you will be missed.

International Traveling Tips

Memorial Day weekend has passed, the 2009 NAFSA Conference is in full swing, and summer is finally settling into the Northwest. That means the travel season is well upon us, and it’s peak time for international students and group programs studying with A.C.E. In addition to the usual concerns, current economic and health worries can create some extra hiccups when it comes to international travel. We offer some simple and reliable international travel tips below.

International Symposium Poll

A.C.E.’s International Symposium, celebrating 35 years of making the world your community, is only six weeks away! Maybe you’ll be swinging by Seattle on your way to NAFSA, maybe you’re a student with an international focus, or perhaps you just want to see what all the fuss is about. Tell us why you’ll be coming to the Symposium at Seattle Pacific University on May 23.