Two 成人头条 graduates awarded Fulbright Scholarships
Two 成人头条 graduates, Grace Garret, 鈥�21, and Darian L贸pez Robles, 鈥�19, have won prestigious Fulbright Scholarships to study abroad. Garret will travel to South Korea in January of 2023 as an English Teaching Assistant, while L贸pez Robles will use her Fulbright Scholarship to serve as an English Teaching Assistant in Argentina.
鈥淭he Fulbright Scholarship celebrated its 75th year last fall鈥攁nd this international scholarship stands for values that are lasting and as needed today as they were in 1946, just a year after the World War II,鈥� said Maiju Lehmijoki Wetzel, Ph.D., director of pre-health programs, who has supported 成人头条鈥檚 Fulbright applicants. 鈥淭hese values center around peaceful exchange of ideas and scholarship, celebration of human and cultural diversity, and coming together of creative minds. In my mind, the values of Fulbright are at the core of 成人头条鈥檚 values and the type of education we seek to create for our students. I am excited for this year鈥檚 Fulbright recipients, Grace and Darian, and I know that with them a piece of 成人头条 legacy is sent to South Korea and Argentina.鈥�
Garret, who is originally from Manchester, Md., earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in economics with a minor in business administration.
鈥淚 am excited to discover a new lifestyle and integrate myself as much as I can into society,鈥� said Garret, who is working toward her master鈥檚 degree in East Asian Relations at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. 鈥淚 am looking forward to making new friends and exploring new foods and activities. I hope to travel to different historic villages while I am living in South Korea and view their history. It is my goal to say yes to as many opportunities as I can while living there."
L贸pez Robles earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in international business with a minor in political science.
鈥淚 am most looking forward to immersing into a new country and culture,鈥� said L贸pez Robles, who was involved in the International Business Club, ALANA, and a member of the Ignatius Scholars Program at 成人头条. 鈥淢y goal is to enjoy the program to the fullest and everything that it will bring.鈥�
The facilitates cultural exchange provided in more than 140 countries around the world through opportunities to engage in research in a foreign country or teach English for students of various age groups. Through engagement in the community, grantees interact with their hosts on a one-to-one basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity, and intellectual freedom, thereby promoting mutual understanding. The program is sponsored by the U.S. Senate and various organizations in the host countries.