2023年4月7日
Grace 带, 23岁，a 生物化学 和 德国的研究 double major, has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright U.S. English Teaching Assistant award from the U.S. Department of State 和 the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
带, 北安普顿的, 宾西法尼亚, will spend 10 months in Germany teaching English to students there.
“I have enjoyed learning German since eighth grade, 和 it has led to so many wonderful experiences 和 opportunities,特佩斯说。. “I wanted to apply to be an English teaching assistant in Germany to try to give German students the same passion for learning a foreign language.”
带’ upcoming Fulbright experience in Germany will be her third time studying in the country. She traveled to Germany as a high school student 和 returned to spend a semester in Freiburg, a city in the country’s Black Forest, through Susquehanna’s Global Opportunities study-abroad program.
“During my semester abroad, I took courses in German 历史, 文学, 电影与语法, as well as in environmental policies 和 green business,特佩斯说。. “Studying in Freiburg was a wonderful experience. The beauty of the l和scape appeals to me 和 I enjoy being able to use my knowledge of the German language. I also have ancestral roots in Germany 和 Austria.”
After completing her Fulbright experience, 带 plans to pursue a career in laboratory work to capitalize on her 生物化学 major.
“There are many German chemical 和 medical companies that have locations in the United States. I hope that with the Fulbright, I will learn more about the work culture in Germany, which would be beneficial if I would work at a company with ties to Germany,特佩斯说。. “I also may decide to work in a lab in Germany eventually.”
The English Teaching Assistant 项目 place Fulbright recipients in classrooms abroad to assist local English teachers. ETAs help teach English language while serving as cultural ambassadors for the United States. The age 和 academic level of the students vary by country, ranging from kindergarten to university level. Applicants for ETA 项目 can apply to only one country.
Susquehanna has a program dedicated to assisting students in applying for prestigious scholarship programs like the Fulbright. That program is led by 卡罗尔韦弗，香港大学教授 历史. 带 was also assisted by 玛蒂娜·科尔布, associate professor of 德国的研究 和 Winifred 和 Gustave Weber Professor in the 人文学科; 迈克尔Parra, assistant professor of 化学; 和 Bob Jordan, head 网球 教练.