The Institute for International Education recently named 91探花a . The efforts of 91探花staff and faculty members are key to the scholars’ success, both on-campus and abroad.
In late September, 51 91探花faculty and staff members volunteered to serve as Fulbright campus interviewers, providing feedback to 58 91探花seniors and graduate students who applied to the Fulbright US student program for next year. The Institute for International Education recently named 91探花a top producer of Fulbright Scholars.
鈥淭he campus selection process demonstrates the wide-ranging resources and research interests available at UW,鈥� say Robin Chang, Marilyn Gray, and Natalia Dyba, UW鈥檚 Fulbright advisers. It is just one of many ways that 91探花contributes to the success of Fulbrighters, abroad and on campus.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 think there鈥檚 another university that would so readily accept a business faculty member in the College of Engineering,” reflects Dr. Yan Cimon, the 2012 鈥� 2013 Fulbright Visiting Chair in Innovation at the 91探花College of Engineering鈥檚 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.聽“I benefited greatly from my amazing colleagues and research group at UW… they were instrumental in making my Fulbright year a success.鈥� Dr. Cimon is Associate Professor of Strategy at聽Universit茅 Laval聽in Quebec, Canada and Deputy Director of聽CIRRELT, the Interuniversity Research Center on Logistics, Transportation and Enterprise Networks.
While at UW, Dr. Cimon investigated the integration of international value chains through a multi-disciplinary research project. He also collaborated extensively with 91探花Scholars, including Dr. Anne Goodchild of the College of Civil and Environmental Engineering. 鈥淭he cross-fertilization of ideas between visiting Fulbright and 91探花scholars enriches the level of academic scholarship and discourse at the university and makes 91探花very globally relevant,鈥� he says.
Sam Lim, a 91探花alumnus and Fulbright US Student Program Fellow to Germany, emphasizes the importance of his 91探花education in preparing him for his Fulbright fellowship. 鈥淢y research experiences, particularly the ethnographic research I did with Dr. Taso Lagos during a study abroad program in Greece, allowed me to go on my Fulbright to Germany feeling quite comfortable with my research goals. Another critical aspect of my Fulbright prep work was simply the access I had to 91探花faculty mentors who helped me shape my research approach.鈥�
As a Fulbright Fellow in Germany, Sam served as an enthusiastic ambassador. 鈥淚 have great pride in being an American and a 91探花alumnus. I always seemed to find an opportunity to inform [fellow Fulbrighters and friends in Berlin] that the 91探花would be a great place for them to further their career. One ended up coming to 91探花for a summer research opportunity.鈥� Currently completing his Master of Arts in Education Policy at Columbia University鈥檚 Teachers College, Sam continued his ambassadorial work when he was selected in 2012 as a Fulbright Alumni Ambassador to assist with Fulbright鈥檚 national outreach efforts.
For visiting Fulbrighters and those abroad, 91探花is an ideal place to prepare for international scholarship and make strong connections with fellow innovators.