U.S. Student Fulbrights have been awarded to six SDSU students for the academic year 2008-09. In addition, another faculty member received a grant administered directly by the Austrian Fulbright Commission. Several other SDSU applicants are either alternates or are awaiting decisions by the selected country.
Iliana Angulo-Arreda, SDSU graduate student in Public Health and Latin American Studies, will go to Brazil, where she will study psycho-social factors affecting women living with HIV/AIDS. She will be working with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Her undergraduate degree was in Biology, at UCSD. She plans to go on for a PhD after the Fulbright year.
Brian Camblin is enrolled at SDSU in the Bilingual Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development (BCLAD) program at SDSU, and plans to be a teacher. He was in Honduras for two years with the Peace Corps. Mr. Camblin will teach English in Brazil, and hopes to incorporate environmental topics in the classroom.
Andres Deza will work with the Universidad Catolica del Norte in Coquimbo, Chile, where he will conduct research on the significance of kelp forests for fish populations. He is an SDSU graduate with an MS degree in Biology/Fish Ecology. He plans to enter a PhD program in marine biology after the Fulbright year.
Erica Hashiba received a Fulbright grant to teach English in Macao. She is completing her Master's degree at SDSU in Linguistics, and her undergraduate degree was in Asian Studies, where she was awarded Most Outstanding Graduate in Asia Pacific Studies in 2005. She plans to enter a doctoral program in Sociology with an emphasis on Asia.
Eli Magana has been awarded a Fulbright grant to Korea, where he will enroll in Yonsei University's Korean Studies program. He is particularly interested in the formation of the Zainichi-Korean cultural identity and history. As part of the Fulbright year, he will also participate in intensive language study. Mr. Magana graduates in May with a degree in Political Science. This year he was an intern with the National Committee of North Korea in Washington, DC, and the prior year he studied in Japan.
Martin Lacayo-Emery, Master's degree student in Geography (graduating in May). He has received a Fulbright grant to Switzerland, where he will conduct research on visual analytics at the University of Zurich's Division of Geographic Information Visualization and Analysis.
Megan Strang, a full-time employee in the International Business program who is enrolled at SDSU in ESL classes, received an Austrian Government grant to Teach English in Austria. These grants are administered by the Austrian Fulbright Commission.
Since 2005, SDSU has had a total of seventeen students receive U.S. Fulbright grants. SDSU has had 43 faculty Fulbright Scholar recipients since 1993. SDSU's Fulbright program is operated through the office of international programs. The next cycle of U.S. Student Fulbright grants is open. The deadline to apply is Sept. 27, 2008. Interested students and alumni should see the website:
www.fulbrightonline.org and contact Dr. Pat Huckle, SDSU Fulbright Adviser at
huckle@mail.sdsu.edu.
The Fulbright Program, the U.S. government's flagship program in international educational exchange, was proposed to the U.S. Congress in 1945 by then freshman Sen. J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. In the aftermath of World War II, Sen. Fulbright viewed the proposed program as a much-needed vehicle for promoting "mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries of the world." His vision was approved by Congress and the program signed into law by President Truman in 1946. Fulbright grants are made to U.S. citizens and nationals of other countries for a variety of educational activities, primarily university lecturing, advanced research, graduate study and teaching in elementary and secondary schools. Since the program's inception, more than 250,000 participants - chosen for their leadership potential - have had the opportunity to observe each other's political, economic and cultural institutions.
SDSU is the oldest and largest institution of higher education in the San Diego region. Founded in 1897, SDSU offers bachelor's degrees in 81 areas, master's degrees in 73 and doctorates in 16. SDSU's more than 34,000 students participate in academic curricula distinguished by direct faculty contact and an increasingly international emphasis that prepares them for a global future. For more information, visit
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