Marianna Houston awarded Honorary Membership for Golden Key Honours Society

November 14, 2011 - ITLP founder and Executive Director Marianna Houston was awarded Honorary Membership for the Golden Key International Honour Society at the 2011 Induction Ceremony at CUNY Baruch College on November 11.

Golden Key is one of the largest, most renowned international honour societies with 400 chapters in eight countries around the world. Since it was established, Golden Key has recognized more than 10 million undergraduate and graduate students for their intellectual achievements. In addition, it has awarded $8 million in scholarships and awards to members in all fields of study.

Marianna was honored for her effort and utilization of art in the life of others. She received her award from Robert Smith of Baruch College’s School of Public Affairs.

Following fellow honorary Professor Elliot Axelrod’s keynote speech, certificates were given out to the new inductees of the honour society. In his closing address, Brian Lung, the president at Golden Key’s Baruch College Chapter, said: “I congratulate each one of you for being amongst the few individuals who have achieved this level of success.”

 

ITLP's Stefan Nowicki is the WSJ's Donor of the Day

June 24, 2011 - ITLP made the news with an impressive article in The Wall Street Journal about our esteemed Board member Stefan Nowicki, who was identified as the WSJ "Donor of the Day." Read the full article here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marianna Houston receives AAUW Legacy Ambassador Award

February 27, 2011 - Marianna Houston was honored for her work as founder of ITLP by the American Association of University Women (AAUW), who presented their Legacy Ambassador Award for Leadership to Marianna in a ceremony at their New York headquarters on February 27.

She was recognized by the association for moving their mission of “advancing education & equity for women & girls” forward.

Since 1881, AAUW has been one of the nation’s leading voices promoting education and equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research, and a nationwide network of more than 100,000 members and donors, 1,000 branches and 500 college/university institutional partners.

 

The International Theatre & Literacy Project Receives MacArthur Foundation Grant

April 2009 - The International Theatre & Literacy Project, in partnership with the Urban Gateways Center for Arts Education of Chicago, has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation's Chicago International Connections Fund.

The grant will be used to fund a University of Dar a Salaam theater arts student from Tanzania joining Urban Gateways in Chicago this summer as a primary theater teaching artist, and allow an Urban Gateways teaching artist to join The International Theatre & Literacy Project's summer 2009 programs in Arusha, Tanzania.

ITLP and Urban Gateways use the power of the arts to open new educational horizons in school-based and community settings. Urban Gateways is the oldest and largest multidisciplinary arts organization in Chicago, and The International Theatre & Literacy Project is a leader in developing models of theater-based education in developing nations.

"ITLP has brought some of the most talented arts educators in the United States to East Africa, and having Urban Gateways join us is another great step forward," said Marianna Houston, ITLP's Executive Director, "but this is also the first opportunity we've had to bring an African artist to the United States -- that will be such an exciting experience for everyone involved."

"There is so much that we share about our missions," Julie Simpson, Executive Director of Urban Gateways said, "we're thrilled to welcome the new artistic perspectives that will come from an exchange with ITLP."

The MacArthur Foundation grant is another achievement in a year of strong growth for ITLP, which recently sent out acceptances for its 2009 teaching artist roster.

 

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