2008 Woodie Awards
Fulbright winners named.
Students will use grants to conduct research and teach.
Kathleen Maynard and Alexander Richards
Issue date: 4/30/08 Section: News
Three students and one recent College alumni were recently selected to receive Fulbright teaching and research grants. Next year, William Fong '08, Hannah Coleman '08 and Gretchen Markiewicz '08 will teach in Colombia, Taiwan, and Bavaria, respectively. Danielle Preiss '07 will be conducting research in Nepal through a grant provided by the Fulbright Program.
Additionally, Melanie Ungar '09, Christopher Shelley '08 and recent alumnus Christopher Hoffman '07 will also be teaching next year in Austria as part of a separate program administered by the organization that oversees the Fulbright Program.
The Fulbright Program, which is sponsored by the United States Department of State, was established by Congressmen William J. Fulbright in 1946. According to the program's website, it is currently the "largest U.S. international exchange program offering opportunities for students, scholars, and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide." The primary goal of the program is to "enable the government of the United States to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries."
While he is abroad in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on his Fulbright Grant, Fong will teach English to young students. Specifically, he plans on incorporating shows like Thomas the Tank Engine and The Little Einsteins into his lesson plans to facilitate a cross-cultural experience that will help students better comprehend English idioms. In the long run, Fong hopes that his experiences in the Fulbright Program will help him achieve his goal of working with immigrant populations in Chinatown, New York. Keeping in step with the mission of the Fulbright program, Fong expressed his desire to alter the American education experience for Chinese immigrant population. "Currently, I feel that the U.S. education system subjects Chinese immigrants to Americanization and does not encourage them to be a bridge to a new culture."
Additionally, Melanie Ungar '09, Christopher Shelley '08 and recent alumnus Christopher Hoffman '07 will also be teaching next year in Austria as part of a separate program administered by the organization that oversees the Fulbright Program.
The Fulbright Program, which is sponsored by the United States Department of State, was established by Congressmen William J. Fulbright in 1946. According to the program's website, it is currently the "largest U.S. international exchange program offering opportunities for students, scholars, and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide." The primary goal of the program is to "enable the government of the United States to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries."
While he is abroad in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on his Fulbright Grant, Fong will teach English to young students. Specifically, he plans on incorporating shows like Thomas the Tank Engine and The Little Einsteins into his lesson plans to facilitate a cross-cultural experience that will help students better comprehend English idioms. In the long run, Fong hopes that his experiences in the Fulbright Program will help him achieve his goal of working with immigrant populations in Chinatown, New York. Keeping in step with the mission of the Fulbright program, Fong expressed his desire to alter the American education experience for Chinese immigrant population. "Currently, I feel that the U.S. education system subjects Chinese immigrants to Americanization and does not encourage them to be a bridge to a new culture."
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