Group Study Exchange (GSE)

Chair
Chandra LaHusen
Justin Baird



The Rotary Foundation Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for business people and professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who are in the early stages of their careers. The program provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits in paired areas of different countries. For four to six weeks, team members experience the host country's culture and institutions, observe how their vocations are practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas.

In a typical four-week tour, applicants participate in five full days of vocational visits, 15 to 20 club presentations, 10 to 15 formal visits and social events, two to three days at the district conference, three to four hours per day of cultural and site tours, and three to four hours per day of free time with host families.

2009-2010 GSE Teams


Eastern Caribbean - District 7030

District 5110 Outbound February 28 - March 28, 2010. The team will visit Barbados, Dominica, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent.

Left to right (sponsoring club): Monica Holzmer (Springfield Twin Rivers), Shelly Kane (Springfield), Lillah McBride (Bend High Desert), Heidi Ellis (Eugene Airport), team leader Rick Francona.

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District 7030 Inbound

Left to right (country): Team leader Ine Tsai Meu Chong (Suriname), Liesl Harewood (Barbados), Melissa Mattoo (Barbados), Nerys Rudder (Trinidad and Tobago), Olivier Auguste (Martinique [France])



Brazil - District 4410:

District 5110 Outbound - May 1-31, 2010

Left to right (sponsoring club): Team leader Paul Spain, Hillary McBride (Eugene Southtowne), Lucas Rector (Coos Bay/North Bend), Kristi Hessman (Bend), Marc Trautz (Grants Pass).

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Recent GSE Teams

2008-2009 GSE Teams
  • India (District 3020) - Team Leader Tom English
  • Philippines (District 3870) - Team Leader Dell Gray
2007-2008 GSE Team

Argentina (District 4790) Team Leader Emily Francona

Previous District 5110 GSE Teams

The 2009-2010 GSE team selection committee - Chris Duncan, Paul Spain, Chandra LaHusen, Justin Baird, Dell Gray, Rick Francona, Jim Calvert

Hosting a GSE Team

If there are questions about the GSE program, please go to the Rotary International Website or contact a Rotarian in a club in your area.

Committee Members
Don Arkell
Justin Baird
Tim Bewley
Karen Brockett
Georgette Brown
Jim Calvert MD
John Cox
Chris Duncan
Mike Fischnaller
Rick Francona
Emily Francona
Jill Gleysteen
Dell Gray
Scott Hendy
Francie Kibby
Lynda Kristoffersen
Chandra LaHusen
Claire Little
Jack Ogden
Kathy Rosencrantz
Will Snyder
Paul Spain

Materials and Forms

Outbound Team:

Inbound Hosts

Committee Details: GroupStudyExchange