Fostering leadership, learning and empathy between cultures

2. NDSU Fulbright Fostering leadership, learning and empathy between cultures

3. The J. William Fulbright Program • Funded by a bill introduced by Fulbright for the “promotion of international good will through the exchange of students in the field of education, culture, and science.” • Fulbright is the most widely recognized and prestigious international exchange program in the world. • Fosters bilateral relationships between countries and governments to shape program goals and needs.

4. The J. William Fulbright Program • Fundamental Principles: • International Partnership • Mutual Understanding • 8,000 grants awarded annually • 300,000 participants since program inception

5. Types of Fulbright Programs • Scholars: • Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program • Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program • Students: • Fulbright U.S. Student Program • Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program • Fulbright Foreign Student Program • FulbrightmtvU Fellowship • Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program • International Fulbright Science and Technology Award

6. Types of Fulbright Programs • Teachers • Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program • Fulbright Classroom Teacher Exchange Program • Distinguished Fulbright Awards in Teaching Program • Professionals: • Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program • Cross-Category • Fulbright-Hayes Program

7. Fulbright Information • http://fulbright.state.gov/ • http://www.iie.org/en/Fulbright

8. Fulbright Scholars Holly E. Bastow-ShoopProfessorDepartment of Apparel, Design, and Hospitality Management 2007, India Fulbright-Hayes Group Project Fellowship

9. Holly E. Bastow-Shoop Acquire in-depth knowledge of Indian Culture Understand roles and significance of textiles Add to cultural diversity programs Develop cohesive teams to enhance university/K-12 connection Foster contacts for future collaboration

10. “India is poised…India is changing. As with all nations, change is inevitable, but the rate of change is amazing. I’m very pleased to have been able to witness a small part of it.”

11. Thomas BonSenior LecturerDepartment of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering 2010, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration Tashkent State Agrarian University

12. Thomas Bon • Taught courses on instrumentation, hydraulics, microcontrollers, and softwareapplications • Taught courses for students and faculty • Taught at the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration and at the Tashkent State Agrarian University

13. “Experiencing other cultures is a great way to learn to appreciate both their culture and your own.”

14. Robert HearneAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Agribusiness and Applied Economics 2009-2010, Bangkok, Thailand, Kasetsart University

15. Robert Hearne • Taught Principles of Microeconomics, Water Resources Economics, and Environmental Economics • Presented research at conferences in Manila, Philippines and Hanoi, Vietnam • Collaborative projects in Environmental Economics and Water Resources • Arranged field trips for students to learn about Agribusiness

16. “My Fulbright experience…really provided me with great opportunities for both teaching and learning, and demonstrated that these are not separate activities.”

17. Tom IsernDistinguished ProfessorDepartment of History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies 1991-1992, Wellington, New Zealand Turnbull Library

18. Tom Isern • Continued historical research on a variety of topics relating to agriculture in New Zealand • Senior Fulbright Scholar at the Turnbull Library • Conducted research on the interface of agriculture and environment

19. “The Fulbright experience opened a whole new facet of my scholarly research…”

20. Won KooProfessorDepartment of Agribusiness and Applied Economics 2006-2007, Seoul, Korea Korea University

21. Won Koo "I strongly recommend our faculty apply to the Fulbright Program.  It was a unique experience.  Fulbright provided me with opportunities to meet other people in the hosting country as well as professionals from other universities.  It was a great networking opportunity."

22. Larry PetersonProfessorDepartment of History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies 1982-1983, Oldenburg, West Germany Carl von Ossietzky University

23. Larry Peterson • Taught courses in American Visions and Values and the History of Sexuality in the West • Returned for a American Studies workshop in 2004

24. “Having a Fulbright was a life-transforming experience for me and my family."

25. BernhardtSaini-EidukatAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Geosciences 2007, Germany German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources University of Hannover

26. Bernhardt Saini-Eidukat Conducted research on Germanium-rich ore samples in order to understand Germanium concentration and locate more in the future Co-taught a class on Mineral Deposits at the University of Hannover

27. “Colleagues I met on my Fulbright were very gracious and welcoming, and I made a new life-long contacts, both personal and professional."

28. Herbert SnyderAssociate ProfessorDepartment Accounting and Information Systems Spring 2003, Mykolayiv, Ukraine Petro Mohyla University for the Humanities

29. Herbert Snyder • Taught E-Commerce at Petro Mohyla University for the Humanities • Worked with local entrepreneurs to improve web presence • Performed research that examined E-Commerce in the Ukraine

30. “Being a Fulbright scholar in Ukraine was an object lesson on how things can improve. Growing up during the Cold War, I never imagined a world in which I would be invited to the former Soviet Union and asked to teach school.”

31. DENNIS WIESENBORNProfessorAgricultural and Biosystems engineering 1997-1998, Cork, Ireland University College Cork Food Engineering Abroad: An Academic Year in Ireland

32. Integrated computer software applications into curriculum • Mentored senior students on professional presentation skills • Coordinated food & beverage processing field trips • Research collaboration: analysis of heat transfer in pilot-scale falling-film evaporator Dennis Wiesenborn Source: bluedolphin.ie

33. “[My Fulbright experience] has undoubtedly been one of the high points of my professional career.” Source: thisfabtrek.com

34. VisitingFulbright Scholar ManjanathNaikIndia Plant Pathology

35. ManjanathNaik • Teaches a course in fungal biology • Invited to guest lecture at Texas A & M University, Kansas State University, Washington State University, and Morgan State University

36. International Fulbright Fellows ItaiMutukwa Zimbabwe 2010-2012 Doctoral Program in Natural Resources Management

37. Yamaya Sosa Muchado Dominican Republic 2005-2007 Master’s Program in Visual Neuroscience

38. Sejaa Al-Badrani Iraq 2010-2012 Master’s Program in Chemistry Lawrence Masaba South Africa 2004-2007 Master’s Program in Animal Science

39. NDSU Fulbright Fellows KartikSundar 2010-2011, Puttaparthi and Bangalore, India Mobile Health Care “The Fulbright experience has been an awesome opportunity for me to explore India, learn about its eclectic culture, collaborate and build relationships with bright academicians and business leaders.”

40. Emily Hagemeister 2009-2010, Amman, Jordan Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship “My Fulbright experience was life-changing. I am proud to have represented my nation, my region, and my university on a mission of excellence, service, and mutual cultural understanding.”

41. Fulbright Fellows Ashley K. Randall 2007-2008, Switzerland Psychology Melvin D. Bolton 2004-2005, Netherlands Botany

42. Sarah J. Gregor 2003-2004, Germany Geology Paul P. Tinerella 2003-2004, Australia Ecology/Environmental Studies John C. Marma 1999-2000, Austria Geology

43. Other Institution Fulbright Fellows Karen PeirceGraduate writing coordinatorgraduate school 1993-1994, Ulsan, Korea English Teaching Assistant “Educational exchange can turn nations into people, contributing as no other form of communication can to the humanizing of international relations.”

44. Elizabeth BirminghamAssociate professorDepartment of english 1991-1992, Canberra, Australia