“This week is a chance to connect and move forward together,” Furman added.
Throughout the week, Scholars can engage with the campus and regional Fulbright communities by sharing experiences, interviewing applicants and enjoying the collegial camaraderie.
Students and faculty members with an interest to work across the globe as teachers, researchers and scholars are encouraged to attend one or more sessions to learn about Fulbright opportunities
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If you are a former Fulbright recipient and would like to join the celebration and reconnect with the Fulbright community, email Kris Crassweller at kac400@psu.edu.
The Fulbright Program at Penn State
In the 2016-17 awards cycle alone, the University produced 11 faculty and 12 student Fulbright Scholars. The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs once again recognized Penn State as a top leader in this prestigious program among U.S. colleges and universities.
The following Penn State faculty scholars were awarded Fulbright grants and a specialist award for 2016-17:
· Sam Bufford, Penn State Law, Romania
· Luis Ayala Hernandez, Earth and Mineral Sciences, Colombia
· Zuleima Karpyn, Earth and Mineral Sciences, Colombia
· Richard Kopley, Humanities, Switzerland (Specialist Award)
· Gerry LeTendre, College of Education, Japan
· Anthony Robinson, Earth and Mineral Sciences, Austria
· Sherry Robinson, Smeal College of Business, Iceland
· Robert Roeser, Psychology, India
· Jacqueline Stefkovich, Education, Croatia
· Ann Dougals Tarantino, Visual Arts and Department of Landscape Architecture, Brazil
· Karl Zimmerer, Geography, Spain
The following Penn State students were awarded Fulbright grants for 2016-17:
· Alexa Beil, ETA, Germany
· Adison Godfrey, ETA, Ecuador
· Jonathan Hanna, Research in Archeology, Grenada
· Conor Higgins, ETA, Malaysia
· Jennifer Kline, ETA, Malaysia
· Lauren Knoth, Research in Sociology, Finland
· Daniel Magerman, ETA, Uruguay
· Elyse Mark, Research in International Relations, Taiwan
· Devin McCoy, ETA, Germany
· Eric Obeysekare, Research in Information Sciences, Rwanda
· Brendan Tomoschuk, Research in Psychology, Belgium
About the Fulbright Program
Since its inception in 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 370,000 participants — chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential — with the opportunity to exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns. Over 1,100 U.S. college and university faculty and administrators, professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, and independent scholars are awarded Fulbright grants to teach and/or conduct research annually. The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program operates in over 125 countries throughout the world. For more information about the Fulbright Program, visit eca.state.gov/fulbright.
About the University Fellowships Office
The University Fellowships Office is part of Penn State Undergraduate Education, the academic administrative unit that provides leadership and coordination for University-wide programs and initiatives in support of undergraduate teaching and learning at Penn State. Learn more about Undergraduate Education at undergrad.psu.edu.