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USF Fulbright Day 2019 Highlights
USF’s second annual Fulbright Day was held on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. USF Fulbright Day is a campus wide event that celebrates international education
through USF’s Fulbright legacy with the Fulbright Scholar Program (for U.S. and foreign
Faculty) and the Fulbright Student Program (for U.S. and foreign Students).
Recently, USF was named the TOP PRODUCING INSTITUTION for Fulbright US Scholars for 2017-18, with 12 USF faculty members receiving Fulbright’s!
On April 10, three events were held to celebrate USF Fulbright Day: a USF Fulbright
Student Alumni Panel, a Celebratory Reception, and a Special Conversation with Mr.
Hoyt Purvis, former chair of the Fulbright Scholarship Board and press secretary to
U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright.
The Alumni Panel featured USF student alumni sharing their Fulbright experiences,
including why they applied, and how a Fulbright impacted their career goals.
Mr. Purvis was a special guest speaker for the Alumni Panel. Panelists included:
Jenna Dionisio
Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to Malaysia
Mary Wynn Karatal
Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to Turkey
Catherine Law
Genshaft Foreign Fulbright Postgraduate Award Recipient from Scotland
Kevin Orner
Lauren Shumate
Aroushad Tahsini
The Celebratory Reception brought together students, faculty and staff to network
and celebrate USF and Senator J. William Fulbright. Former Faculty and Student Fulbright
alumni were in attendance, along with USF’s current foreign Fulbright Faculty and
Students.
The Alumni Panel began at 2:30pm and the Celebratory Reception commenced at 4pm. Both
events were held in MSC 2708.
