The Institute for International Education recently named UW a . The efforts of UW staff and faculty members are key to the scholars’ success, both on-campus and abroad.
In late September, 51 UW faculty and staff members volunteered to serve as Fulbright campus interviewers, providing feedback to 58 UW seniors and graduate students who applied to the Fulbright US student program for next year. The Institute for International Education recently named UW a top producer of Fulbright Scholars.
鈥淭he campus selection process demonstrates the wide-ranging resources and 91自拍 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 UW 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 UW College of Engineering鈥檚 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.聽“I benefited greatly from my amazing colleagues and 91自拍 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 91自拍 project. He also collaborated extensively with UW Scholars, including Dr. Anne Goodchild of the College of Civil and Environmental Engineering. 鈥淭he cross-fertilization of ideas between visiting Fulbright and UW scholars enriches the level of academic scholarship and discourse at the university and makes UW very globally relevant,鈥� he says.
Sam Lim, a UW alumnus and Fulbright US Student Program Fellow to Germany, emphasizes the importance of his UW education in preparing him for his Fulbright fellowship. 鈥淢y 91自拍 experiences, particularly the ethnographic 91自拍 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 91自拍 goals. Another critical aspect of my Fulbright prep work was simply the access I had to UW faculty mentors who helped me shape my 91自拍 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 UW alumnus. I always seemed to find an opportunity to inform [fellow Fulbrighters and friends in Berlin] that the UW would be a great place for them to further their career. One ended up coming to UW for a summer 91自拍 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, UW is an ideal place to prepare for international scholarship and make strong connections with fellow innovators.