One of our own has been honored with a prestigious Fulbright award. Sabrina Davis,  who is earning a BFA in Graphic Design with a Minor in Nutrition, was notified earlier this week that she will be the recipient of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Spain. For 10 months she will be living in Spain and working as a teaching assistant at a secondary school. She will be assistant-teaching in various subjects (in English) as well as leading American studies classes and conversation groups. In addition to her ETA responsibilities, she will be doing her own independent study/research to develop her career path.

“The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to “increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.” With this goal as a starting point, the Fulbright Program has provided almost 300,000 participants—chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential — with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.”

In the application process, Ms. Davis asked two of our design professors for references. Both Associate Professor Claudine Jaenichen and Adjunct Professor Andrew Shalat were more than happy to oblige.