San Diego State University (SDSU) recently announced that eight students had been selected to take part in the Fulbright Program for the 2015-2016 year.
The program is sponsored by the State Department, and sends students aboard to conduct research and teach.
Over the past 10 years, 74 students from SDSU have won the honor, and 26 in the past three years. The Fulbright Program gives out approximately 8,000 grants each year, which enable U.S. scholars and students to study and teach abroad. Scholars from other countries are also brought to the United States as part of the program.
Three students will be doing research: Benjamin Aceves will work in Mexico City, conducting an analysis of the Mexican government's guidelines on childhood obesity; Sarah Alvy will work in India, studying recent legislation dealing with the social responsibility of corporations; and Katie Sievers will work in the Philippines, looking at fish distribution and whether marine protection is effective.
The other five will teach English and start projects in the countries they visit. Keanne Cash will go to Turkey; Jannet Cueva is scheduled for Spain; Elaine Flores will go to Thailand; Dillon Scalzo is off to Uruguay; and Katherine Vilchez will facilitate Skype-based discussions between Brazilian students and English-language students in San Diego.
SDSU officials could work with a flyer printing company on a mailer for students, staff, and parents outlining the program.
