tag:cuse.nd.edu,2005:/newsFlatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement | News2024-03-12T10:16:00-04:00tag:cuse.nd.edu,2005:News/1605062024-03-12T10:16:00-04:002024-03-12T10:16:42-04:00Notre Dame a top producer of Fulbright students for 10th straight year<p>The University of Notre Dame is a top producer of Fulbright students for the 10th consecutive year, according to the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, which administers the Fulbright Program on behalf of the U.S. Department of State.</p><p>The University of Notre Dame is a top producer of Fulbright students for the 10th consecutive year, according to the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, which administers the Fulbright Program on behalf of the U.S. Department of State.</p>
<p>Twenty Notre Dame students were awarded Fulbright Scholarships in June of last year for the 2023-24 academic year, tied for 16th among doctoral institutions in the U.S.</p>
<p>Notre Dame has been a top producer of Fulbright students 11 times since 2009-10. Full results are available online at the Chronicle of Higher Education.</p>
<p>“It was an honor to work alongside Mathilda Nassar, Emily Hunt and Kayla Hurd to prepare our students for all forms of Fulbright application,” said Elise Rudt-Moorthy, associate director of national fellowships at Notre Dame’s <a href="http://cuse.nd.edu">Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement </a>(CUSE). “Over the six months of the application process, we grew to know and like their narratives, ideas and goals and we are thrilled that Notre Dame’s selectees are currently actualizing their plans.”</p>
<p>Hurd, assistant program director in the <a href="https://graduateschool.nd.edu/">Graduate School’s</a> <a href="https://graduateschool.nd.edu/graduate-training/research-communication/the-office-of-grants-and-fellowships/">Office of Grants and Fellowships</a>, said, “Notre Dame is proud of the legacy that being recognized as a top-producing Fulbright institution for a consecutive decade brings to not only the University as a whole, but to the students that embark on a life-changing year abroad. It has been an honor to work with Notre Dame’s graduate students, faculty and staff throughout our Fulbright internal review process and to watch our students grow with curiosity and prosperity as they gain confidence in their writing. We aim to train the very best global citizens in their search for cross-cultural understanding and collaborative global leadership, and this distinction could not have been possible without the dedication, time and effort from the faculty and staff, especially the other members of the Grants and Fellowships and CUSE teams.”</p>
<p>Established in 1964, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the U.S. government’s flagship educational and cultural exchange program, offering students the opportunity to study, teach or pursue research or other projects abroad.</p>
<p>For more information on this and other scholarship opportunities, visit <a href="http://cuse.nd.edu">cuse.nd.edu </a>(undergraduate students) or <a href="https://graduateschool.nd.edu/graduate-training/research-communication/the-office-of-grants-and-fellowships/">graduateschool.nd.edu/professional_development/research/ </a>(graduate students).</p>
<p class="attribution">Originally published by <span class="rel-author">Erin Blasko</span> at <span class="rel-source"><a href="https://news.nd.edu/news/notre-dame-a-top-producer-of-fulbright-students-for-10th-straight-year/">news.nd.edu</a></span> on <span class="rel-pubdate">February 13, 2024</span>.</p>Erin Blaskotag:cuse.nd.edu,2005:News/1594882024-01-26T12:29:00-05:002024-01-26T12:29:34-05:00Alumna Becca Blais recognized as Notre Dame’s first Samvid Scholar<p>University of Notre Dame alumna Becca Blais, a recent Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient for her work at the intersection of data science and politics, has been named a 2023 Samvid Scholar. She is Notre Dame’s first Samvid Scholar and one of just 20 members of this year’s cohort, which was selected from a pool of nearly 1,000 applicants.</p><p>University of Notre Dame alumna Becca Blais, a recent Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient for her work at the intersection of data science and politics, has been named a 2023 Samvid Scholar. She is Notre Dame’s first Samvid Scholar and one of just 20 members of this year’s cohort, which was selected from a pool of nearly 1,000 applicants.</p>
<p>Established in 2021, the Samvid Scholars Program empowers mission-driven graduate students with exceptional track records of impact to lead transformative change for society through leadership development, community and financial support.</p>
<p>The award, underwritten by Samvid Ventures, covers tuition and fees up to $100,000, or $50,000 per year, for eligible graduate programs. Scholars engage in two years of leadership development, including in-person and online seminars, workshops, networking events and an annual conference.</p>
<p>A 2018 Notre Dame graduate in political science and peace studies, Blais is co-founder and executive director of Bluebonnet Data, a nonprofit that recruits, trains and organizes people with skills in coding and data science to form volunteer data teams for down-ballot political campaigns.</p>
<p>Along with fellow co-founder Nathán Goldberg, she was named to this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the category of consumer technology.</p>
<p>“The Samvid Scholarship is a game-changer for making graduate school more financially accessible for impact-focused students. I’m incredibly grateful for this opportunity to pursue an MBA at Stanford and further my abilities to make positive social change,” Blais said. “Thank you to the many friends, colleagues and mentors who helped me get to this point!”</p>
<p>A 2017 Truman Scholar, Blais is currently pursuing a master’s degree in business administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.</p>
<p>As an undergraduate, she was deeply involved in <a href="https://studentgovernment.nd.edu/">Notre Dame Student Government</a>, serving as student body president and vice president, director of Internal Affairs, and a member of the Judicial Council.</p>
<p>She also traveled extensively. She accompanied a faculty delegation on a visit to a partner university in Bangladesh; participated in an immersion course in Ireland and, with the <a href="https://socialconcerns.nd.edu">Center For Social Concerns</a>, a summer service learning program in China; led a student group to West Virginia to build homes with Habitat for Humanity; and backpacked in India and Ireland.</p>
<p>Additionally, she volunteered at a local homeless shelter, worked as a notetaker for Sara Bea Accessibility Services and served as vice president of Be the Match on Campus, a nonprofit advocacy group for the national bone marrow donor registry.</p>
<p>Jeffrey Thibert, the Paul and Maureen Stefanick Director of the <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu">Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement</a> at Notre Dame, recommended Blais for the Samvid.</p>
<p>“I’ve known Becca for over seven years now, and I am consistently impressed by what she has been able to achieve,” Thibert said. “How could I not be impressed? Truman Scholar, founding BlueBonnet, Forbes 30 Under 30, on her way to a Stanford MBA, Samvid Scholar ... it’s quite a trajectory.”</p>
<p>He continued, “But what’s impressed me even more is that she has always been an extraordinarily kind and compassionate person who keeps others at the center of her work. She exemplifies Notre Dame’s ideal of using her learning in service to justice, and I hope that our students can look to her as an example of what it’s possible to achieve with a sense of mission grounded in a moral orientation toward justice and driven by a recognition that making an extraordinary impact means making an extraordinary effort.”</p>
<p>For more on this and other scholarship opportunities, visit cuse.nd.edu.</p>
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<p class="attribution">Originally published by <span class="rel-author">Erin Blasko</span> at <span class="rel-source"><a href="https://news.nd.edu/news/alumna-becca-blais-recognized-as-notre-dames-first-samvid-scholar/">news.nd.edu</a></span> on <span class="rel-pubdate">December 11, 2023</span>.</p>Erin Blaskotag:cuse.nd.edu,2005:News/1594892024-01-26T12:28:00-05:002024-01-26T12:29:07-05:00Senior Kendra Lyimo named 2024 Marshall Scholar<p>University of Notre Dame senior Kendra Lyimo will study in the United Kingdom next year as a member of the Marshall Scholars class of 2024. Lyimo is the 11th Marshall Scholar in Notre Dame’s history. With the award, she will continue her education in London, with a focus on the art of the African diaspora.</p><p>University of Notre Dame senior Kendra Lyimo will study in the United Kingdom next year as a member of the Marshall Scholars class of 2024. Lyimo is the 11th Marshall Scholar in Notre Dame’s history. With the award, she will continue her education in London, with a focus on the art of the African diaspora.</p>
<p>“My goal as a Marshall Scholar is to understand the diverse contexts and interests of artists spanning the U.S. and the U.K. while conducting accessible, global-oriented research that will feed into my future doctoral research,” Lyimo said.</p>
<p>In applying for the scholarship, Lyimo worked closely with the <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu">Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement</a> (CUSE), which promotes the intellectual development of Notre Dame undergraduates through scholarly engagement, research, creative endeavors and the pursuit of fellowships.</p>
<p>Emily Buika Hunt is assistant director of scholarly development with CUSE.</p>
<p>“I am so happy to congratulate Kendra on her selection as a 2024 Marshall Scholar,” Hunt said. “Kendra is an extraordinary young scholar and individual who strives to share her passion for contemporary African art with the world. I’d like to thank the faculty and staff across Notre Dame who supported Kendra during the application and interview process.”</p>
<p>“Congratulations to Kendra Lyimo and her family on this wonderful accomplishment,” University President <a href="https://president.nd.edu/about/">Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.</a>, said. “Kendra’s interdisciplinary scholarship and global perspective make her an ideal recipient of this prestigious award. She represents the very best of Notre Dame.”</p>
<p>A first-generation college student from a working-class background, Lyimo is an art history major and Africana and Italian studies minor from Minnesota. Inspired by the art of her father’s native Tanzania, she has distinguished herself as a serious scholar of East African art and identity and the art of the African diaspora during her time at Notre Dame.</p>
<p>A Beinecke Scholar and 2024 Rhodes finalist, Lyimo is a research assistant and gallery teacher at the <a href="https://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu">Raclin Murphy</a> (formerly Snite) Museum of Art.</p>
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<p>“I seek to understand the stories of contemporary African diasporic artists and advocate for their political, social and cultural concerns, which may implicate the U.K. and the U.S. The extraordinary work and distinct perspectives of these diasporic artists can help nations like the U.K. and the U.S. understand how our world is connected, what the diaspora means for individuals’ national identities, and where these communities need support.”</p>
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<p>Additionally, she has served as a research assistant in the <a href="https://artdept.nd.edu/">Department of Art, Art History and Design</a> and as an undergraduate research fellow with the <a href="https://ndias.nd.edu/">Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study</a>, where she assisted Mary Phillips, institute fellow and an associate professor of Africana studies at Lehman College, with a biography of Black activist and educator Ericka Huggins. She also assisted <a href="https://artdept.nd.edu/people/tatiana-reinoza/">Tatiana Reinoza</a>, assistant professor of art history, with the creation and curation of “All My Ancestors: The Spiritual in Afro-Latinx Art” at the Brandywine Workshop and Archives in Philadelphia.</p>
<p>Lyimo’s studies have also taken her abroad.</p>
<p>As a <a href="https://studyabroad.nd.edu/programs/rome-international-scholars/">Rome International Scholar</a>, she researched expressions of multicultural identity in the work of contemporary Afro-Italian artists through the <a href="https://rome.nd.edu/">Notre Dame Rome Global Gateway</a>. She researched contemporary Irish designers through the <a href="https://dublin.nd.edu/">Notre Dame Dublin Global Gateway</a>. And she explored art in Kenya and Tanzania with support from a Gero Family Travel Grant from the Department of Art, Art History and Design.</p>
<p>On the volunteer side of things, Lyimo serves as a tutor with the <a href="https://rclc.nd.edu">Notre Dame Robinson Community Learning Center</a> and as an academic peer mentor with the <a href="https://msps.nd.edu/get-involved/educational-outreach/">Building Bridges Mentoring Program</a>, part of <a href="https://msps.nd.edu/">Multicultural Student Programs and Services</a>.</p>
<p>“I seek to understand the stories of contemporary African diasporic artists and advocate for their political, social and cultural concerns, which may implicate the U.K. and the U.S.,” she said of the focus of her studies. “The extraordinary work and distinct perspectives of these diasporic artists can help nations like the U.K. and the U.S. understand how our world is connected, what the diaspora means for individuals’ national identities, and where these communities need support.”</p>
<p>As a Marshall Scholar, Lyimo plans to pursue a master’s degree in the history of design from the Victoria and Albert Museum and Royal College of Art in London, along with a master’s degree in African studies from SOAS University of London. Post-scholarship, she intends to pursue a doctorate in art history with a focus on the art of the African diaspora. Career-wise, she plans to work as a professor or curator.</p>
<p>“In the future, I envision my role, whether that be in the context of a university or a museum, to be that of someone who can facilitate international conversation about diversified, Afro-diasporic art and artists as a way of challenging traditional conceptions of identity and art history,” she said.</p>
<p>While Lyimo is the University’s only 2024 Marshall recipient, two others — senior Dane Sherman (philosophy and psychology) and alumna Elsa Barron (class of 2021) — were finalists for the award. Lyimo was among four Notre Dame finalists for the 2024 Rhodes Scholarship, the others being Sherman, senior Annika Barron (global affairs and neuroscience and behavior) and alumna Cate Prather (class of 2022). Senior Bupe Lughano Kabaghe (global affairs and political science) was short-listed for the Zambia Rhodes.</p>
<p>Founded in 1954 to commemorate the Marshall Plan, the Marshall Scholarships support Americans of exceptional ability to pursue graduate-level studies in the U.K., covering university fees, cost of living, research and thesis grants and travel to and from the U.S., among other expenses.</p>
<p>For more on this and other scholarship opportunities, visit <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/">cuse.nd.edu</a>.</p>
<p class="attribution">Originally published by <span class="rel-author">Erin Blasko</span> at <span class="rel-source"><a href="https://news.nd.edu/news/senior-kendra-lyimo-named-2024-marshall-scholar/">news.nd.edu</a></span> on <span class="rel-pubdate">December 11, 2023</span>.</p>Erin Blaskotag:cuse.nd.edu,2005:News/1576772023-11-02T12:32:00-04:002023-11-02T12:32:10-04:00Notre Dame recognized as top producer of Gilman Scholars<p>The University of Notre Dame has been recognized by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, a division of the U.S. Department of State, as a top producer of Gilman Scholars among “medium” institutions (5,000 to 15,000 students) for the 2021-22 academic year.</p>
<p>As announced Wednesday (Nov. 1) during the 2023 Global Inclusion Conference, Notre Dame was a top-three producer of Gilman Scholars among “medium” institutions (5,000 to 15,000 students) during the 2021-22 academic year.…</p><p>The University of Notre Dame has been recognized by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, a division of the U.S. Department of State, as a top producer of Gilman Scholars among “medium” institutions (5,000 to 15,000 students) for the 2021-22 academic year.</p>
<p>As announced Wednesday (Nov. 1) during the 2023 Global Inclusion Conference, Notre Dame was a top-three producer of Gilman Scholars among “medium” institutions (5,000 to 15,000 students) during the 2021-22 academic year.</p>
<p>Chosen as part of a highly competitive selection process, Gilman Scholars spend a year studying abroad and upon returning to the U.S. complete a follow-on service project to spread awareness of the scholarship program.</p>
<p>The Gilman Top Producer campaign recognizes U.S. colleges and universities for their dedication to providing global opportunities for American students with support from the Gilman Program. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, in collaboration with the Institute of International Education, categorizes Gilman Top Producers by institution size, with a separate category for two-year institutions.</p>
<p>“We are thrilled to receive this institutional honor from the Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship Program. Our students worked tremendously hard on their applications amidst busy semesters, and it was a joy to see them succeed,” said Elise Rudt-Moorthy, associate director of national fellowships with the Notre Dame <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu">Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement</a>. “Mathilda Nassar, assistant director of national fellowships, and I also want to acknowledge the work of dedicated advisers in Notre Dame International and the Office of Financial Aid to provide every resource possible to these students.”</p>
<p>Established in 2000 by an act of Congress, the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, providing them with skills critical to U.S. national security and economic prosperity. The award covers tuition, room and board, books, local transportation, insurance, airfare, and passport and visa fees up to $5,000. Students who study a critical-need language, such as Arabic or Russian, can apply for a supplemental award of up to $3,000.</p>
<p>In 2021, Notre Dame was recognized as a top producer of Gilman Scholars over the first 20 years of the program with 87 students. It has since added dozens more to that total. That includes a record 53 Gilman Scholars during the 2022-23 academic year.</p>
<p>For more on this and other scholarship opportunities, visit <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu">cuse.nd.edu</a>.</p>
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<p class="attribution">Originally published by <span class="rel-author">Erin Blasko</span> at <span class="rel-source"><a href="https://news.nd.edu/news/notre-dame-recognized-as-top-producer-of-gilman-scholars-2/">news.nd.edu</a></span> on <span class="rel-pubdate">November 01, 2023</span>.</p>Erin Blaskotag:cuse.nd.edu,2005:News/1570022023-10-05T11:50:00-04:002023-10-05T11:50:40-04:00Junior Raleigh Kuipers honored as Notre Dame’s first Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship recipient<p>University of Notre Dame junior Raleigh Kuipers has been awarded an Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship by the Obama Foundation, the nonprofit charitable organization of former President Barack Obama.</p><p>University of Notre Dame junior Raleigh Kuipers has been awarded an Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship by the Obama Foundation, the nonprofit charitable organization of former President Barack Obama. A former Gateway student who started her college career at Holy Cross College, Kuipers is Notre Dame’s first Voyager Scholarship recipient since the award was established in 2022.</p>
<p>“This program will give me the financial security to be able to conduct my own research, travel and make a difference during the school year, in the summer and beyond,” said Kuipers, who worked closely with the <a href="http://cuse.nd.edu">Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement</a> (CUSE) in applying for the award.</p>
<p>A resident of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Kuipers is a global affairs and Spanish double major with minors in civil and human rights and European studies. She is a <a href="https://kellogg.nd.edu/">Kellogg</a> International Scholar and intern with the <a href="https://pulte.nd.edu/">Pulte Institute for Global Development</a>. She previously served as a contributing writer to Shared Future News and as a research and communications intern with Analyzing and Researching Ireland, North and South.</p>
<p>As a Kellogg Scholar, she assists <a href="https://keough.nd.edu/people/clemens-sedmak/">Clemens Sedmak</a>, professor of social ethics, with research related to the nature of human dignity, drawing from organizations and individuals within the disability community as well as the characteristics of resilient institutions in war-torn Ukraine. Sedmak is director of the <a href="https://nanovic.nd.edu/">Nanovic Institute for European Studies</a>, part of the <a href="https://keough.nd.edu/">Keough School of Global Affairs</a>.</p>
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<p>“Feminist foreign policies aim to increase women’s representation in decision-making positions and center the quest for gender equality in foreign policy. This research will contribute to my senior global affairs capstone.”</p>
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<p>She previously assisted <a href="https://romancelanguages.nd.edu/people/faculty/vanesa-miseres/">Vanesa Miseres</a>, associate professor and director of graduate studies of Spanish, with research related to Latin American female writers and other topics.</p>
<p>As a member of the Notre Dame Student Policy Network, she worked with fellow members to submit a sanctions request to Congress in response to extrajudicial killings in the Dominican Republic and within the framework of the Global Magnitsky Act.</p>
<p>Kuipers transferred to Notre Dame as a sophomore. She did so as part of the Gateway Program, which invites select students to enroll at Holy Cross and transfer to Notre Dame after their first year of studies. Gateway students must maintain certain grades and remain in good standing with both institutions.</p>
<p>As a Voyager recipient, Kuipers plans to more fully explore her interests in human rights, migration, women’s rights, decoloniality and female health and beauty in Latin America, among other topics.</p>
<p>Her work-travel experience will take her to Latin America, where she plans to research the efficacy and impact of feminist foreign policy in Chile, Colombia and Mexico, drawing on her fluency in Spanish.</p>
<p>“Feminist foreign policies aim to increase women’s representation in decision-making positions and center the quest for gender equality in foreign policy,” Kuipers said. “This research will contribute to my senior global affairs capstone.”</p>
<p>Otherwise, she said she is looking forward to “getting to know and collaborate with other Voyagers and the Obama Foundation’s global community.”</p>
<p>Administered by the Obama Foundation with support from a $100 million gift from Brian Chesky, co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, the Voyager Scholarship offers rising juniors who qualify for need-based financial aid the opportunity to pursue careers in public service through access to travel and education.</p>
<p>Scholars receive as much as $50,000 in “last dollar” financial aid plus a $10,000 stipend and free Airbnb housing to pursue a summer work-travel experience. They also participate in an annual summit and have access to a network of mentors and leaders to help define and inspire their public service journey.</p>
<p>Students who wish to apply for the scholarship can email Elise Rudt-Moorthy, CUSE’s national fellowships senior program manager, at erudt@nd.edu.</p>
<p class="attribution">Originally published by <span class="rel-author">Erin Blasko</span> at <span class="rel-source"><a href="https://news.nd.edu/news/junior-raleigh-kuipers-honored-as-notre-dames-first-obama-chesky-voyager-scholarship-recipient/">news.nd.edu</a></span> on <span class="rel-pubdate">August 23, 2023</span>.</p>Erin Blaskotag:cuse.nd.edu,2005:News/1570032023-10-05T11:50:00-04:002023-10-05T11:50:19-04:00Record number of Notre Dame students awarded Gilman Scholarships to study abroad<p>A record 53 University of Notre Dame students were awarded Gilman Scholarships during the 2022-23 academic year, encompassing the fall, spring and upcoming summer terms.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 13px;">A record 53 University of Notre Dame students were awarded Gilman Scholarships during the 2022-23 academic year, encompassing the fall, spring and upcoming summer terms. The previous record of 44 was set during the 2021-22 academic year.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 13px;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, providing them with skills critical to U.S. national security and economic prosperity.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 13px;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The award covers tuition, room and board, books, local transportation, insurance, airfare and passport and visa fees up to $5,000. Students who study a critical-need language, such as Arabic or Russian, can apply for a supplemental award of up to $3,000.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 13px;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In applying for the award, the Notre Dame students worked closely with Mathilda Nassar and Elise Rudt-Moorthy, national fellowships program manager and national fellowships senior program manager, respectively, with the Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement at Notre Dame.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 13px;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">“Mathilda and I had a fantastic time working with students this year and we hope that everyone had/has a formative experience abroad,” Rudt-Moorthy said. “We would like to thank our partners in Notre Dame International and the Office of Financial Aid as they have offered continuous support to our office and students throughout the Gilman application process.”</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 13px;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">For more on this and other scholarship opportunities, visit cuse.nd.edu.</span></p>
<p class="attribution">Originally published by <span class="rel-author">Erin Blasko</span> at <span class="rel-source"><a href="https://news.nd.edu/news/record-number-of-notre-dame-students-awarded-gilman-scholarships-to-study-abroad-2/">news.nd.edu</a></span> on <span class="rel-pubdate">May 23, 2023</span>.</p>Erin Blaskotag:cuse.nd.edu,2005:News/1511982023-02-21T10:41:00-05:002023-02-21T10:41:46-05:00Notre Dame among top Fulbright producers for ninth consecutive year<p>The University of Notre Dame is among the top producing Fulbright institutions for the ninth consecutive year, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced Friday (Feb. 10). Twenty-eight students from Notre Dame were selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for academic year 2022-23, fifth among all colleges and universities in the U.S.…</p><p>The University of Notre Dame is among the top producing Fulbright institutions for the ninth consecutive year, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced Friday (Feb. 10). Twenty-eight students from Notre Dame were selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for academic year 2022-23, fifth among all colleges and universities in the U.S.</p>
<p>The University had 26 Fulbright students last year — good for second among U.S. institutions — and 29 the year before that.</p>
<p>Full results are available online at the Chronicle of Higher Education.</p>
<p>“I would like to thank all of the students, alumni, administrators, faculty and staff who have made possible our streak of appearances on the top producing list,” said Jeffrey Thibert, the Paul and Maureen Stefanick Director of the Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (CUSE) at Notre Dame. “It has taken students who produce applications that reflect a commitment to the educational and cultural aims of the Fulbright; alumni who have offered advice to applicants based on their own Fulbright experiences; administrators who have established an excellent program of international education at Notre Dame that allows students to integrate a global education organically into their studies; and faculty and staff who have mentored these students and advised them through the months of writing and revising that are required to produce a strong application. I would especially like to thank those CUSE advisers over the past 10 years who have given so much of their time and energy to help our students with their applications, including the current team of Elise Rudt-Moorthy, Emily Buika Hunt and Mathilda Nassar. Here’s hoping we can extend our streak to an even 10.”</p>
<p>Kayla Hurd, Fulbright Program adviser in the Graduate School’s Office of Grants and Fellowships, said, “It is an honor to be recognized as a top producing Fulbright institution for another consecutive year. Getting to know and work with our graduate student Fulbright Scholars makes this distinction even more remarkable as they represent the very best of what it means to be a global citizen engaged in cross-cultural understanding and collaborative global leadership. This distinction could not have been possible without the mentorship and guidance from faculty members that dedicate their time and effort to assisting graduate students with their applications in our rigorous internal review process.”</p>
<p>Established in 1964, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the U.S. government’s flagship educational exchange program, offering students the opportunity to study, teach or pursue research or other projects around the globe. </p>
<p>For more on this and other scholarship opportunities, visit cuse.nd.edu (undergraduate students) or graduateschool.nd.edu/professional_development/research/ (graduate students).</p>Erin Blaskotag:cuse.nd.edu,2005:News/1511942023-02-21T10:24:00-05:002023-02-21T10:24:26-05:00Alumna Fauvé Liggans-Hubbard named 2023 Rangel Fellow<p>University of Notre Dame alumna Fauvé Liggans-Hubbard has been named a 2023 Rangel International Fellow. </p>
<p>Liggans-Hubbard is a 2017 graduate from Matteson, Illinois, with a Bachelor of Arts in <a href="https://anthropology.nd.edu/">anthropology</a>. She was a Chatteris Teaching Fellow in Hong Kong and a Fulbright Teaching Assistant in South Korea. She currently works as an AmeriCorps member in St. Louis.…</p><p>University of Notre Dame alumna Fauvé Liggans-Hubbard has been named a 2023 Rangel International Fellow. </p>
<p>Liggans-Hubbard is a 2017 graduate from Matteson, Illinois, with a Bachelor of Arts in <a href="https://anthropology.nd.edu/">anthropology</a>. She was a Chatteris Teaching Fellow in Hong Kong and a Fulbright Teaching Assistant in South Korea. She currently works as an AmeriCorps member in St. Louis.</p>
<p>In applying for the award, she worked closely with the <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/">Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement</a>, which promotes the intellectual development of Notre Dame undergraduates through scholarly engagement, research, creative endeavors and the pursuit of fellowships.</p>
<p>“The Rangel fellowship is one of the most well-funded and connected opportunities for graduate study that CUSE works with, and Fau is a very fitting selectee given her incredibly impressive and continuous engagement on the global stage in Hong Kong and then South Korea,” said Elise Rudt-Moorthy, national fellowships senior program manager with CUSE. “Working with her is always a pleasure, and I know she will represent our country exceptionally as a foreign service officer.”</p>
<p>The Rangel fellowship is a U.S. Department of State program that attracts and prepares young people for international service careers. It supports outstanding seniors and college graduates through two years of graduate study, internships, mentoring and professional development activities, with the aim of promoting greater diversity and excellence in the Foreign Service. Fellows who successfully complete the program receive appointments as foreign service officers for a period of five years.</p>
<p>Liggans-Hubbard, for her part, plans to pursue a master’s degree in international relations or affairs or foreign service. Long term, she hopes to make a career in the foreign service.</p>
<p>“When I read the congratulatory email on becoming a 2023 Rangel Fellow, I literally fell out of my chair,” Liggans-Hubbard said. “I had this overwhelming feeling of gratitude, validation and excitement for the future. Living abroad for the past five years, I was often the first Black and/or American my foreign students met, so I believe it is important for U.S. diplomats abroad to reflect the diverse American population. These experiences, along with many others, solidified my passion for cultural exchange, and I couldn’t be more proud to be a part of a program that aims to increase diversity in the U.S. Foreign Service.”</p>
<p>Expressing appreciation for the support of others, she said, “Firstly, I want to thank God, my mother and all the family and friends that have always supported me and continue to do so. Secondly, receiving this award would not have been possible without Elise Rudt-Moorthy, CUSE and its amazing faculty, and Professor Connie Mick. Many thanks to them for their guidance and support through this application process and many others before.”</p>
<p>Liggans-Hubbard is Notre Dame’s second Rangel fellow. Alumna DeJorie Monroe, the first, received the award last year. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in global human development, with a specialization in education and human capital, at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.</p>
<p>For more on this and other fellowship opportunities, visit <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/">cuse.nd.edu</a>.</p>Erin Blaskotag:cuse.nd.edu,2005:News/1448932022-04-19T09:45:00-04:002022-04-19T09:45:37-04:00Eleven Notre Dame students, alumni awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships<p>Established in 1952, the NSF GRFP offers financial support to graduate students in the form of a $34,000 annual stipend and a $12,000 cost-of-education allowance, as well as professional development and international research opportunities.</p><p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">The National Science Foundation has selected 11 University of Notre Dame students and alumni for its 2022 Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP), which supports students in NSF-backed STEM disciplines to pursue research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited U.S. institutions.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">Another 10 Notre Dame students and alumni were singled out for honorable mention for the program.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">Established in 1952, the NSF GRFP offers financial support to graduate students in the form of a $34,000 annual stipend and a $12,000 cost-of-education allowance, as well as professional development and international research opportunities.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">The application process is extensive. Applicants work in conjunction with their advisers to create compelling personal statements and research plans. Notre Dame students can also consult experts with the <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/">Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (CUSE)</a> or the <a href="https://graduateschool.nd.edu/graduate-training/research-communication/the-office-of-grants-and-fellowships/">Graduate School’s Office of Grants and Fellowships</a>.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify"><a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/about/team/">Jeffrey Thibert</a> is the Paul and Maureen Stefanick Director of CUSE.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">“As every fellowship applicant knows, preparing an application is a team effort, and so in addition to congratulating the 21 Notre Dame students and alumni recognized by the NSF this year, I would also like to thank the many mentors and advisers who worked with them along the way,” Thibert said. “I would especially like to thank the CUSE NSF GRFP adviser, Emily Hunt, for her outstanding work. I encourage any current undergraduates planning to apply to a research-based graduate program in an NSF-supported STEM field (including the social sciences) to visit cuse.nd.edu/nsf and learn more about the advising services that CUSE offers.”</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify"><a href="https://www.nd.edu/about/leadership/council/laura-carlson/">Laura Carlson</a>, vice president, associate provost and dean of the Graduate School, highlighted the ongoing success that Notre Dame students have had in applying for these programs.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">“We’re so proud to see our students continue to be recognized by the NSF year after year,” Carlson said. “Their success truly reflects the sustained excellence of our graduate programs and our graduate students, and these fellowships empower our students to follow their intellectual curiosity and passion to pursue research that matters in the world.”</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">The 11 fellows are:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">Thomas Best, engineering</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">Robert Frei, engineering</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">Jessamine Kuehn, chemistry</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">Andrew Langford, engineering</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">Meredith Lochhead, engineering</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">Lauren McGiven, engineering</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">Maria Pope, psychology</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">John Sayut, engineering</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">Emily Selland, life sciences</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">Helen Streff, engineering</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">Ethan Williams, engineering</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">The 10 honorable mentions are:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">Samantha Barlock, chemistry</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">Gabriel Brown, computational science and engineering</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">Andrew Burke, mathematical sciences</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">Luke Piszkin, chemistry</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">Charlotte Probst, life sciences</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">Theodore Reed, life sciences</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">Nico Robalin, chemistry</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">Mika Schievelbein, life sciences</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">Timothy Seida, social sciences</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">Simon Weaver, chemistry</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:14px; text-align:justify">For more on this and other scholarship opportunities, email <a href="mailto:gradgrants@nd.edu">gradgrants@nd.edu</a> (graduate students) or visit <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/">cuse.nd.edu</a> (undergraduate students and alumni).</p>
<p class="attribution">Originally published by <span class="rel-author">Erin Blasko</span> at <span class="rel-source"><a href="https://news.nd.edu/news/eleven-notre-dame-students-alumni-awarded-nsf-graduate-research-fellowships/">news.nd.edu</a></span> on <span class="rel-pubdate">April 18, 2022</span>.</p>Erin Blaskotag:cuse.nd.edu,2005:News/1427882022-01-21T09:00:00-05:002022-01-21T09:28:58-05:00Senior Andrew Burke Named 2022 Churchill Scholar<figure class="image-right"><img alt="Andrew Burke Portrait" height="750" src="https://science.nd.edu/assets/457229/andrew_burke_portrait.jpeg" width="600"></figure>
<p><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">University of Notre Dame senior Andrew Burke ’22 has been awarded the 2022–23 </span></span><a href="https://www.churchillscholarship.org/"><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none"><span style="text-decoration-skip-ink:none">Churchill Scholarship</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">Burke, originally from Stewartsville, New Jersey, is a mathematics honors major with a concentration in computing. In addition, he is a</span></span>…</p><figure class="image-right"><img alt="Andrew Burke Portrait" height="750" src="https://science.nd.edu/assets/457229/andrew_burke_portrait.jpeg" width="600"></figure>
<p><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">University of Notre Dame senior Andrew Burke ’22 has been awarded the 2022–23 </span></span><a href="https://www.churchillscholarship.org/"><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none"><span style="text-decoration-skip-ink:none">Churchill Scholarship</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">Burke, originally from Stewartsville, New Jersey, is a mathematics honors major with a concentration in computing. In addition, he is a </span></span><a href="https://glynnhonors.nd.edu/"><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none"><span style="text-decoration-skip-ink:none">Glynn Family Honors Scholar</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal"> and a 2021–2022 Goldwater Scholarship recipient.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">“</span></span><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">I was very excited to hear the news that I had won this scholarship. I</span></span><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">’</span></span><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">d like to thank my family for their support, Emily Hunt and Jeff Thibert from </span></span><a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/"><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none"><span style="text-decoration-skip-ink:none">CUSE</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal"> [Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement] for helping me out with the application, and all my teachers in the math department,” Burke said.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">The Churchill Scholarship is a prestigious fellowship that provides American students funding to attend Churchill College within the University of Cambridge for one year of master’s study in disciplines of science, engineering, or mathematics. This year, the Churchill Foundation received 110 applications from 73 institutions and awarded 16 scholarships. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">The program was established under the vision of Sir Winston Churchill to advance the sharing of scientific knowledge between the United States and the United Kingdom. The scholarship includes full tuition remission, a stipend, and additional research grant opportunities. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">At Notre Dame, Burke researches differential topology with Professor Emeritus Francis Connolly. Additionally, he is writing a senior thesis on algebraic geometry with Assistant Professor Eric Riedl. He has taken immersive coursework in mathematics, including graduate-level classes during his junior and senior year, and has presented posters at conferences at Notre Dame as well as outside institutions. He is actively involved in the mathematics department through his roles as an honors math tutor and leader of a reading group on topology.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">Outside of the classroom, Burke is an offensive analyst for the Notre Dame football team and volunteers with Riverbend Math Circles. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">In his year at Cambridge, Burke plans to complete Part III Masters of Advanced Study in Mathematics. This will include advanced coursework in algebraic geometry and topology, and the opportunity to study with other young researchers in the field. After his time at Cambridge, Burke plans to pursue a doctoral degree in mathematics. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">There have only been two other Churchill Scholarship recipients in Notre Dame’s history since the inception of the program in 1963: MurphyKate Montee ’13 and Andrew Manion ’09.</span></span></p>
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<p class="attribution">Originally published by <span class="rel-author">Lily Brouder</span> at <span class="rel-source"><a href="https://science.nd.edu/news/senior-andrew-burke-named-2022-churchill-scholar/">science.nd.edu</a></span> on <span class="rel-pubdate">January 20, 2022</span>.</p>Lily Broudertag:cuse.nd.edu,2005:News/1426912022-01-14T16:00:00-05:002022-01-14T16:32:32-05:00Faculty and students are encouraged to apply for a Naughton Fellowship<p>The prestigious international fellowship program provides funding for exceptional undergraduate and masters students with an aptitude for the STEM disciplines to complete research or study in Ireland or at Notre Dame.</p><p>The University of Notre Dame has opened its annual competition for the <a href="https://naughton.nd.edu/">Naughton Fellowships</a>. The prestigious international fellowship program provides funding for exceptional undergraduate and masters students with an aptitude for the STEM disciplines to complete research or study in Ireland or at Notre Dame (ND). Faculty are also encouraged to apply through the research accelerator program, which aims to catalyze and support research collaborations between ND and Ireland. </p>
<p>The following opportunities are currently open for applications.</p>
<p><a href="https://naughton.nd.edu/undergraduate/"><strong>Research Experience for Undergraduates</strong></a></p>
<p>Ten-week research experiences for ND students are available at Dublin City University (DCU), Trinity College Dublin (TCD), University College Cork (UCC), University College Dublin (UCD), and the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG). Fellowships include airfare, accommodation, health insurance, a stipend, and cultural enrichment programming. All applications are due by Friday, February 18, 2022.</p>
<p>Ten-week research experiences for Irish students from DCU, NUIG, TCD, UCC, and UCD are available at ND. Fellowships include a stipend for travel and living expenses. To be considered, please contact your faculty supervisor in Ireland, as they will select students to put forward. All student names must be submitted by Friday, February 18, 2022.</p>
<p><a href="https://naughton.nd.edu/masters/"><strong>Masters</strong></a></p>
<p>ND students can apply for an instructional (taught) or research master’s degree at DCU, NUIG, TCD, UCC, or UCD. Fellowships include a full tuition waiver, as well as a $20,000 USD stipend for living expenses, plus cultural enrichment programming. All applications are due by Friday, February 18, 2022.</p>
<p>Irish students from DCU, NUIG, TCD, UCC, or UCD can apply for a master’s degree in Notre Dame’s <a href="https://esteem.nd.edu/">Engineering, Science, and Technology Entrepreneurship Excellence Master’s (ESTEEM) Program</a>. Fellowships include a full tuition waiver, a full health insurance subsidy for the sponsored student insurance plan, and a $17,000 USD stipend for living expenses, plus access to cultural enrichment programming. All applications are due by Monday, January 31, 2022.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://naughton.nd.edu/faculty/">Faculty</a></strong></p>
<p>Now in its second year, the Faculty Research Accelerator Program is also accepting applications. This program aims to catalyze and support faculty collaborations in order to advance collaborative research and foster deeper and stronger ties between Irish research institutions and ND, as well as between the two countries. <br>
Proposals may request up to $120,000 USD in funding. To best facilitate joint research, a variety of uses may be proposed and full details are available at <a href="https://naughton.nd.edu/">naughton.nd.edu</a>. Regardless of intended use, research excellence, the scope of the cross-institutional participation, and the potential for sustained collaborations will be guiding principles and key review criteria for the faculty program. All applications are due by Friday, February 18, 2022.</p>
<p>Speaking about the program, Naughton Fellowship Committee Chair and Coleman Professor of Life Sciences in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry <a href="https://chemistry.nd.edu/people/brian-m-baker/">Brian Baker</a>, said, “While we recognize there is still a long road ahead of us in the fight against COVID-19, we remain committed to the importance of international exchange. Therefore, I am thrilled to see the return of the Naughton Fellowship Program to its full capacity this year and encourage interested and well-qualified applicants to apply.”</p>
<p>The Naughton Fellowships allow researchers with a background in, or aptitude for, STEM fields to experience international research and educational opportunities through a funded exchange program involving the University of Notre Dame and some of Ireland’s leading research universities. Irish undergraduates and master’s students can come to Notre Dame on the fellowship, while Notre Dame undergraduates and master’s students can travel to Ireland to study and complete research. Faculty from the two countries can also participate in funded research collaborations. For more information, including full application details on each of the available programs, please see <a href="https://naughton.nd.edu/">naughton.nd.edu</a>.<br>
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<p class="attribution">Originally published by <span class="rel-author">Joanne Fahey</span> at <span class="rel-source"><a href="https://naughton.nd.edu/news-and-social/news/faculty-and-students-are-encouraged-to-apply-for-a-naughton-fellowship/">naughton.nd.edu</a></span> on <span class="rel-pubdate">November 01, 2021</span>.</p>Joanne Faheytag:cuse.nd.edu,2005:News/1426922022-01-14T16:00:00-05:002022-01-14T16:31:52-05:00Three alumnae awarded Thomas R. Pickering and Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellowships<p>University of Notre Dame alumnae Irla Atanda and Amber Bryan have been named Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Fellows. Alumna DeJorie Monroe has been named a Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellow. This is the University’s first Rangel Graduate Fellow and second and third Pickering Graduate Fellows.</p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="background:white">University of Notre Dame alumnae Irla Atanda and Amber Bryan have been named Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Fellows. Alumna DeJorie Monroe has been named a Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellow. This is the University’s first Rangel Graduate Fellow and second and third Pickering Graduate Fellows.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="background:white">Funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered annually by Howard University, the Pickering and Rangel Graduate Fellowship programs each award 45 fellowships that cover tuition, room, board, books and fees for completion of two-year master’s degrees. </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="background:white">The programs also provide two internships. The first, an internship working at the U.S. Department of State headquarters in Washington, D.C. The second, an internship at an overseas placement in a U.S. embassy or consulate. The program provides additional support for summer travel, housing and other related expenses.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="background:white">Both programs encourage the application of members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service, women and those with financial need.</span></p>
<figure class="image-right"><img alt="Irla Atanda 300x" height="400" src="https://news.nd.edu/assets/456537/irla_atanda_300x.jpg" width="300">
<figcaption>Irla Atanda</figcaption>
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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="background:white">In applying for the fellowships, the alumnae worked with </span><a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/about/team/#Rudt"><span style="background:white">Elise Rudt</span></a><span style="background:white">, national fellowships senior program manager with the </span><a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/"><span style="background:white">Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (CUSE)</span></a><span style="background:white">, which promotes the intellectual development of Notre Dame undergraduates through scholarly engagement, research, creative endeavors and the pursuit of fellowships.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="background:white">“Irla, DeJorie and Amber are the epitomes of excellence and international service. Their trajectories should be examples to all students at Notre Dame. I often say that fellowships beget fellowships, and Irla, having won the Gilman and Boren scholarships, DeJorie, having won the Orr and Fulbright fellowships, and Amber, having worked as an AmeriCorps Fellow, perfectly demonstrate the possibilities of such awards to build a clear career path,” Rudt said. “I would like to thank <a href="https://kellogg.nd.edu/people/holly-rivers">Holly Rivers</a> (associate director of the <a href="https://kellogg.nd.edu/">Kellogg Institute for International Studies</a>) and <a href="https://kroc.nd.edu/faculty-and-staff/george-a-lopez/">Dr. George Lopez</a> (the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies at the <a href="https://kroc.nd.edu/">Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies</a>) for their assistance with practice interviews.” </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="background:white">Atanda graduated from Notre Dame in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in American studies and a minor in international development studies. She studied abroad at the University of Cape Town as a Gilman Scholar and at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="background:white">During her time at Notre Dame, she was a David L. Boren Scholarship recipient, a Charles B. Rangel alternate and a QuestBridge Scholar. </span></p>
<figure class="image-left"><img alt="Amber Bryan 300x" height="400" src="https://news.nd.edu/assets/456536/amber_bryan_300x.jpg" width="300">
<figcaption>Amber Bryan</figcaption>
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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="background:white">She currently works at Refugees International as the special assistant to the president.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="background:white">Bryan graduated from Notre Dame in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. She studied abroad at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo. </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="background:white">During her time at Notre Dame, she was an <a href="https://anbryce.nd.edu/">AnBryce scholar</a> and served as the vice president and community service coordinator for the Black Student Association.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="background:white">She currently works at Terminix as a senior internal auditor. </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="background:white">Monroe graduated from Notre Dame in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and minors in Latin American studies, Middle Eastern studies and theology. She also studied abroad at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="background:white">During her time at Notre Dame, Monroe was a <a href="https://hesburgh-yusko.nd.edu/">Hesburgh-Yusko Scholar</a> and a College of Arts and Letters Dean’s Fellow, and was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Argentina</span><span style="background:white">.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="background:white">She earned her Master of Science in Management and Leadership from Western Governors University. </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="background:white">Monroe is currently a dual language immersion teacher at an elementary school in Columbia, South Carolina, and a marketing operations coordinator at Urbanforce/Generator Power Systems Inc.</span></p>
<figure class="image-right"><img alt="Dejoriemonroephoto 300x" height="400" src="https://news.nd.edu/assets/456538/dejoriemonroephoto_300x.jpg" width="300">
<figcaption>DeJorie Monroe</figcaption>
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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="background:white">Upon completion of the fellowship programs, Atanda, Bryan and Monroe will receive appointments as foreign service officers in the State Department. </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="background:white">The Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship is named after Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering. Pickering served as under secretary of state for political affairs and as U.S. ambassador to the Russian Federation, India, Israel, El Salvador, Nigeria and Jordan. He also served as the U.S. ambassador and representative to the United Nations in New York. </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="background:white">The Rangel International Affairs Fellowship is named after Charles B. Rangel. Rangel served in the U.S. Congress, representing New York City for 23 terms and 46 years. He retired in December 2016. Rangel made history in 2006 as the first African American to head the Ways and Means Committee, which oversees international trade, health care, economic policy and other major political issues.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="background:white">Current students and alumni interested in applying for the Pickering, Rangel or Payne (a similar award to work with USAID) fellowships can contact Rudt at </span><a href="mailto:erudt@nd.edu" target="_blank"><span style="background:white">erudt@nd.edu</span></a><span style="background:white">.</span></p>
<p class="attribution">Originally published by <span class="rel-author">Chloe McCotter</span> at <span class="rel-source"><a href="https://news.nd.edu/news/three-alumnae-awarded-thomas-r-pickering-and-charles-b-rangel-graduate-fellowships/">news.nd.edu</a></span> on <span class="rel-pubdate">January 14, 2022</span>.</p>Chloe McCottertag:cuse.nd.edu,2005:News/1422122021-12-13T13:00:00-05:002021-12-13T13:14:54-05:00Senior Trevor Lwere named Notre Dame’s first Schwarzman Scholar<p>University of Notre Dame senior Trevor Lwere will pursue a Master of Global Affairs in Beijing next year as a member of the Schwarzman Scholar Class of 2023. A native of Kampala, Uganda, he is one of 151 Schwarzman Scholars form a pool of nearly 3,000 applicants from around the globe.</p><p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify">University of Notre Dame senior Trevor Lwere will pursue a Master of Global Affairs in Beijing next year as a member of the Schwarzman Scholar Class of 2023. A native of Kampala, Uganda, he is one of 151 Schwarzman Scholars from a pool of nearly 3,000 applicants from around the globe. He is Notre Dame’s first Schwarzman Scholar since the program was established in 2016.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify">Like other Notre Dame scholars, Lwere worked closely with the <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/">Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (CUSE)</a> to apply for the award. CUSE promotes the intellectual development of Notre Dame undergraduates through scholarly engagement, research, creative endeavors and the pursuit of fellowships.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify">“We are proud to have Trevor as the first Schwarzman Scholar from Notre Dame,” said Jeffrey Thibert, the Paul and Maureen Stefanick Director of CUSE. “He has already begun to make a place for himself among the next generation of African leaders.”</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify">Lwere is an economics major and philosophy, politics and economics minor, with a supplementary major in global affairs. He is a member of the <a href="https://hesburgh-yusko.nd.edu/">Hesburgh-Yusko Scholars Program</a>, the <a href="https://glynnhonors.nd.edu/">Glynn Family Honors Program</a> and the <a href="https://kellogg.nd.edu/opportunities/undergraduate-students/kellogg-international-scholars-program">Kellogg Institute International Scholars Program</a>. He is a former Army ROTC member.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify">As a Kellogg International Scholar, Lwere assists <a href="https://politicalscience.nd.edu/people/jaimie-bleck/">Jaimie Bleck</a>, associate professor of political science at Notre Dame, with the study of political participation in Africa, as well as political accountability in Mali. He and Bleck also co-authored an article that is currently under review for an upcoming special issue of the Canadian Journal of African Studies.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify">Around campus, Lwere has served as president of the African Students Association, founder and co-chair of the Pan-African Youth Conference and associate manager of empowerment for the Jubilee Initiative for Financial Inclusion.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify">Away from campus, he is an author (“Visions at Dusk”) and an ambassador with the Global Citizens Initiative. He spent parts of two summers studying French and Kiswahili in France and Kenya, respectively, and participated in efforts to advance development and education in Africa. </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify">He also conducted independent research into farm gate pricing, youth political mobilization and organization, and globalization in Africa, which he presented at various conferences.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify">For this and other work, he has earned multiple awards from the African Leadership Academy. He also participated in a panel discussion about youth political movements in South Africa at the invitation of the Nelson Mandela Foundation.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify">Lwere is currently studying abroad at SOAS University of London.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify">“I am grateful to God for this blessing. I am also greatly indebted to all my professors here at Notre Dame who have encouraged, supported and facilitated my intellectual growth,” Lwere said. </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify">“The Schwarzman program is a crucial intervention at a critical time in world history,” he continued. “The shifting dynamics in the global balance of power necessitate an understanding of China and its growing role in the world today. This is especially important for us in Africa not only because of China’s expansive role on the continent but also because its impressive feat of lifting over 600 million people out of poverty in one generation is instructive for our development efforts in Africa. Secondly, at a time when the world multilateral system is under much strain, the Schwarzman Scholars program is a unique opportunity for our generation to forge transnational connections and to foster a new, bold vision of a more equitable world.”</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify">Inspired by the Rhodes Scholarship, the Schwarzman Scholarship is a highly selective, one-year master’s degree program at Tsinghua University in Beijing. It is designed to prepare the next generation of global leaders for the challenges of the future.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px">For more on this and other scholarship opportunities, visit <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/">cuse.nd.edu</a>.</p>
<p class="attribution">Originally published by <span class="rel-author">Erin Blasko</span> at <span class="rel-source"><a href="https://news.nd.edu/news/senior-trevor-lwere-named-notre-dames-first-schwarzman-scholar/">news.nd.edu</a></span> on <span class="rel-pubdate">December 07, 2021</span>.</p>Erin Blaskotag:cuse.nd.edu,2005:News/1420132021-12-01T15:00:00-05:002021-12-01T15:47:48-05:00Notre Dame alumna MacKenzie Isaac named 2022 Rhodes Scholar<p><span style="background:white">University of Notre Dame alumna MacKenzie Isaac will study at the University of Oxford in England next year as a member of the United States Rhodes Scholar Class of 2022. </span></p><p style="margin-bottom:5px"><span style="background:white">University of Notre Dame alumna MacKenzie Isaac will study at the University of Oxford in England next year as a member of the United States Rhodes Scholar Class of 2022. She is one of 32 Rhodes Scholars selected from a pool of 826 candidates this year, and is Notre Dame’s 21<span style="font-size:10px">st</span> Rhodes Scholar overall and fourth<strong> </strong>in the past five years.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:5px"><span style="background:white">Isaac worked closely with the <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/">Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (CUSE)</a> to apply for the award. CUSE promotes the intellectual development of Notre Dame students through scholarly engagement, research, creative endeavors and the pursuit of fellowships.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:5px">“Notre Dame could not be prouder of MacKenzie because she was selected not for scholarly achievement alone, but — in the words of the Rhodes Trust — for ‘character, commitment to others and to the common good, and for their potential for leadership in whatever domains their careers may lead,’” said Notre Dame President <a href="https://president.nd.edu/about/">Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.</a> <span style="background:white">“On behalf of the entire University community, I offer sincere congratulations to MacKenzie, to her family, and to the faculty and staff who provided invaluable support and encouragement, especially those in the Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement.”</span> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:5px"><a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/about/team/">Jeffrey Thibert</a>, the Paul and Maureen Stefanick Director of CUSE, said, <span style="background:white">“On behalf of CUSE, I would like to congratulate </span><span style="background:white">MacKenzie</span><span style="background:white"> for being selected to join the U.S. Rhodes Scholar Class of 2022. It has truly been an honor to advise her throughout the extensive discernment, endorsement, application and interview</span> <span style="background:white">process involved in being considered for the Rhodes Scholarship. It has also been humbling, as I have seen how much good </span><span style="background:white">she has<strong> </strong></span><span style="background:white">already added to the world; studying at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar will multiply this positive impact.”</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:5px">He continued, <span style="background:white">“I would like to thank the many administrators, faculty, staff and alumni who generously made the time to help prepare </span><span style="background:white">MacKenzie</span><span style="background:white"> and all of our finalists for their interviews. And I would like to express my admiration for this year’s applicants for the Rhodes, Marshall and Mitchell scholarships, all of whom had the courage to engage in the intensive and introspective application process. I hope that we lived up to CUSE’s ideal of ensuring that all applicants gain value from the application process commensurate with the work that they are willing to put in, regardless of the ultimate outcome.”</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:5px"><span style="background:white">Isaac, of Indianapolis, graduated from Notre Dame in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology. She minored in data science and Latino studies. She was a <a href="https://kellogg.nd.edu/opportunities/undergraduate-students/kellogg-international-scholars-program">Kellogg International Scholar</a>, a Building Bridges mentee, an Edward W. Devine Merit Scholar and a nominee for the Truman Scholarship. She is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in health education from Columbia University Teachers College in New York. She was a Rhodes finalist last year as well. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:5px"><span style="background:white">As a student and scholar, and as a Black woman, Isaac is interested in health equity. Particularly, she is interested in factors such as racism and discrimination that contribute to chronic disease in communities of color, and in promoting holistic well-being for people of color through the creation, delivery and evaluation of health education curricula that take into account the importance of cultural competency and social justice.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:5px">As a Kellogg Scholar, Isaac documented the evolution of outmigration and political response to natural disasters in Haiti with <a href="https://latinostudies.nd.edu/people/personnel/karen-richman/">Karen Richman</a>, professor of the practice and director of undergraduate studies at the <a href="https://latinostudies.nd.edu/">Institute for Latino Studies</a>. She also served as a research assistant to Kim Rollings, former assistant professor of architecture, with the Architecture, Health and Sustainability Research Group in the <a href="https://architecture.nd.edu/">School of Architecture</a>, a research assistant and assistant community liaison with the Diabetes Impact Project-Indianapolis Neighborhoods (DIP-IN) at the Indiana University Fairbanks School of Public Health, and as a student research fellow with the FACETS program at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:5px">Active in service and leadership, Isaac served as director of diversity and inclusion for Notre Dame Student Government and a senior multicultural fellow with Lyons Hall Council. She was a seminar co-leader with the <a href="https://socialconcerns.nd.edu/">Center for Social Concerns</a>, a member and secretary of the Voices of Faith Gospel Choir, a peer advocate and undergraduate programming assistant with the <a href="https://mcwell.nd.edu/">McDonald Center for Student Well-Being</a> and student coordinator of Africana ministry with <a href="https://campusministry.nd.edu/">Notre Dame Campus Ministry</a>.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:5px">As part of her work with student government, Isaac was the sole student on the organizing committee for <a href="https://diversity.nd.edu/walk-the-walk/">Walk the Walk Week</a> and lead organizer of Race Relations Week, and she successfully brought disability advocacy under the purview of the <a href="https://diversity.nd.edu/">Department of Diversity and Inclusion</a>. She launched <span style="background:white">a discussion series on identity and mental health stigmas as an extension of her peer advocacy with the McDonald Center for Student Well-Being.</span> <span style="background:white">Additionally, she was an executive board member with the Notre Dame Diversity Council, was a member of the vice president for student affairs’ advisory committee on student climate related to race and ethnicity, and played an instrumental role in broaching topics of cultural competency, sensitivity and equity within the Moreau Student Advisory Council.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:5px"><span style="background:white">Through her close partnership with </span><a href="https://www.msps.nd.edu/"><span style="background:white">Multicultural Student Programs and Services</span></a><span style="background:white">, Isaac contributed to the development of miNDful, a series of cultural competency-oriented workshops specially designed for residence halls and other residential, spiritual and academic communities on campus.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:5px">In addition to her studies at Columbia, Isaac currently oversees projects at the intersection of urban planning, community organization and health promotion at Health by Design, where she previously served as an apprentice. She also serves as director of volunteer engagement with Omena Madagascar, where she assists with the creation of an emotional abuse prevention curriculum for the organization’s global network of youth and young adult peer educators; as a Northeast Neighborhood steering committee member with DIP-IN; and as a program instructor and outreach ambassador for the Center for Leadership Development in Indianapolis. </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:5px"><span style="background:white">As a Rhodes Scholar, Isaac plans to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy in population health. Long term, she hopes to work in the area of community health education, advocating for programs and curricula that thoughtfully capture community narratives and resolutely push marginalized narratives toward the center of focus, with the ultimate goal of health care justice.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:5px"><span style="background:white"><span style="background:white">“I would like to thank Dr. Thibert, Elise Rudt and my recommenders for all they have poured into me throughout my scholarship and fellowship application process,” Isaac said. “I would not have this opportunity without them and the numerous others who comprise my not-so-small village. I recognize and embrace the fact that I stand on the shoulders of so many, including and especially the wise and driven leaders in my hometown community. They saw — and continue to draw out — assets in me that I don’t always see in myself, and have offered continuous guidance as I explore how to put these assets to best use in service to the world. I am so excited to see how my experience as a Rhodes Scholar contributes to this ongoing journey of exploration.”</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:5px"><span style="background:white"><a href="https://sociology.nd.edu/people/william-carbonaro/">William Carbonaro</a>, professor and chair in the <a href="https://sociology.nd.edu/">Department of Sociology</a> at Notre Dame, taught Isaac in two of his courses: Linear Regression, a graduate-level statistics course, and Inner City America.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:5px"><span style="background:white">“MacKenzie is one of the best undergraduate students that I have taught in my 20 years at Notre Dame,” Carbonaro said. “She is very mature, both intellectually and as a person. In her writing and comments in class, it was clear that she had both a cognitive and moral empathy. In other words, she is very good at thinking about the perspective of others in order to understand the world, and also how to respond to others in a humane and equitable way. I will also say that MacKenzie is eager to learn about the world around her. She has a great deal of humility, and that serves her well as a student and a person. She is the type of student who is a joy to work with, and who gives me hope for the future.”</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:5px">Named for English businessman and politician Cecil Rhodes, the Rhodes Scholarships are the oldest international fellowships in the world, recognizing American students from all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories, for their scholarly achievements, character, commitment to others and to the common good and potential for leadership.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:5px">Notre Dame seniors Patrick Aimone, Jack Boland, Devin Diggs and Greg Miller were also selected as finalists for the Class of 2022.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:5px">For more information on this and other scholarship opportunities, visit <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/">cuse.nd.edu</a>.</p>
<p class="attribution">Originally published by <span class="rel-author">Erin Blasko</span> at <span class="rel-source"><a href="https://news.nd.edu/news/notre-dame-alumna-mackenzie-isaac-named-2022-rhodes-scholars/">news.nd.edu</a></span> on <span class="rel-pubdate">November 21, 2021</span>.</p>Erin Blaskotag:cuse.nd.edu,2005:News/1415562021-11-09T09:00:00-05:002021-11-09T09:32:21-05:00Notre Dame recognized as top producer of Gilman Scholars<p>The University of Notre Dame has been recognized by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs as a top producer of Gilman Scholars over the past 20 years among “medium” institutions based on enrollment.</p>
<p>Eighty-seven Notre Dame students have received Gilman Scholarships since 2001, including a record 44 for the 2020-21 academic year and a record 38 for the 2021-22 application cycle (summer, spring, fall).…</p><p>The University of Notre Dame has been recognized by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs as a top producer of Gilman Scholars over the past 20 years among “medium” institutions based on enrollment.</p>
<p>Eighty-seven Notre Dame students have received Gilman Scholarships since 2001, including a record 44 for the 2020-21 academic year and a record 38 for the 2021-22 application cycle (summer, spring, fall).</p>
<p>That’s good for 15th place overall among institutions with between 5,000 and 15,000 students.</p>
<p>Students who apply for the Gilman do so in concert with the <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/">Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (CUSE)</a>, which promotes the intellectual development of Notre Dame students through scholarly engagement, research, creative endeavors and the pursuit of fellowships.</p>
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<p>https://news.nd.edu/news/notre-dame-recognized-as-top-producer-of-gilman-scholars/ </p>Erin Blaskotag:cuse.nd.edu,2005:News/1381122021-06-02T13:00:00-04:002021-06-02T13:14:24-04:00Senior Olivia Lanchoney, juniors Jacqueline Lomeli, Luke Reifenberg named 2021 Boren Scholars<p style="margin-bottom:11px">University of Notre Dame senior Olivia Lanchoney, along with juniors Jacqueline Lomeli and Luke Reifenberg, have been named 2021 Boren Scholars, joining 188 fellow undergraduates across the U.S.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">Boren Scholars receive as much as $20,000 to study a critical language and experience the culture in a “nontraditional” location, such as Africa, Asia, Eurasia, Latin America and the Middle East.…</p><p style="margin-bottom:11px">University of Notre Dame senior Olivia Lanchoney, along with juniors Jacqueline Lomeli and Luke Reifenberg, have been named 2021 Boren Scholars, joining 188 fellow undergraduates across the U.S.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">Boren Scholars receive as much as $20,000 to study a critical language and experience the culture in a “nontraditional” location, such as Africa, Asia, Eurasia, Latin America and the Middle East.</p>
<ul>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Lanchoney is a chemistry and Arabic double major. She plans to study Arabic in Oman during the 2021-22 academic year.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Lomeli is a mechanical engineering major. She is an AnBryce Scholar and a QuestBridge Scholar. She plans to study Russian in Ukraine over the summer.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Reifenberg is a mathematics and philosophy double major with a minor in data science. He is a Hesburgh-Yusko Scholar, a Glynn Family Honors Scholar and a Kellogg International Scholar. He declined the award to pursue other opportunities.</li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">In applying for the award, the students worked closely with the <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/">Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (CUSE)</a>, which promotes the intellectual development of Notre Dame undergraduates through scholarly engagement, research, creative endeavors and the pursuit of fellowships.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">“It was a true pleasure and honor to work with applicants for the Boren Scholarship this year as everyone remained passionate throughout the process regardless of uncertainty surrounding experiences abroad,” said <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/about/team/#Rudt">Elise Rudt</a>, national fellowships senior program manager with CUSE. “I look forward to working with future applicants as they further their language skills on their path to public service.”</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">Part of the National Security Education Program, the Boren Awards, named for former U.S. Sen. David Boren, offer study and research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students with a focus on geographic areas, languages and fields of study critical to U.S. national security.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">For more on this and other scholarship opportunities, visit <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/">cuse.nd.edu</a>.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><em><strong>Contact</strong>: Erin Blasko, assistant director of media relations, 574-631-4127, <a href="mailto:eblasko@nd.edu">eblasko@nd.edu</a></em></p>
<p class="attribution">Originally published by <span class="rel-author">Erin Blasko</span> at <span class="rel-source"><a href="https://news.nd.edu/news/senior-olivia-lanchoney-juniors-jacqueline-lomeli-luke-reifenberg-named-2021-boren-scholars/">news.nd.edu</a></span> on <span class="rel-pubdate">May 20, 2021</span>.</p>Erin Blaskotag:cuse.nd.edu,2005:News/1381132021-06-02T13:00:00-04:002021-06-02T13:14:49-04:00Gilman Scholarships set records for most in single year, application cycle<p>More than 30 University of Notre Dame students have been awarded Gilman Scholarships to study abroad during the upcoming summer, fall or spring semesters, contributing to two University records: the most Gilman Scholars in a single academic year, and the most in a single application cycle.</p><p style="margin-bottom:11px">More than 30 University of Notre Dame students have been awarded Gilman Scholarships to study abroad during the upcoming summer, fall or spring semesters, contributing to two University records: the most Gilman Scholars in a single academic year, and the most in a single application cycle.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">The total of 38 winners breaks the previous record of 23 for a single application cycle, while the 25 summer winners contribute to a record 44 for the 2020-21 academic year, nearly double the previous record of 23 for a single academic year.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">Winners whose programs have been affected by the pandemic can defer the award to a later date.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">A U.S. State Department grant program, the Gilman Scholarship supports students of limited means to study or intern abroad with as much as $5,000 for program costs and an additional $3,000 for the study of a critical language.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">Winners worked closely with the <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/">Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (CUSE)</a> at Notre Dame to apply for the award.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">“This year’s applicants were so intellectual and passionate about their pursuits abroad that it is no surprise nearly all of them received the scholarship,” said <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/about/team/#Rudt">Elise Rudt</a>, national fellowships senior program manager with CUSE. “It was an absolute honor to work with them, and I know we will see big things from this cohort in the future.”</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">She continued, “I would like to thank the dedicated advisers at <a href="https://international.nd.edu/">Notre Dame International</a> and the <a href="https://financialaid.nd.edu/">Office of Financial Aid</a> for their contributions to their students’ growing success every cycle.”</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">The winners are:</p>
<ul>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Jacob Abel (class of 2022), Program of Liberal Studies and chemical engineering double major.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Lekabel Abul (class of 2022), computer science major.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Emma Ackerley (class of 2023), anthropology and Italian double major; digital marketing minor.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Lauren Ackerman (class of 2023), mechanical engineering major; sustainability and engineering corporate practice double minor.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Ida Addo (class of 2024), chemical engineering major.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Raul Amezcua (class of 2022), computer engineering major; energy studies and Russian double minor.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Lydia Anderson (class of 2022), Arabic and pre-health double major.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Sabrina Antonucci (class of 2023), chemical engineering major.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Elizabeth Baier (class of 2023), neuroscience and behavior major; science, technology and values minor.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Bryan Barriga (class of 2023), civil engineering and economics double major.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Taylor Bielecki (class of 2023), aerospace engineering major.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Elizabeth Bradley (class of 2023), political science major; constitutional studies minor.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Gabriella Burleigh (class of 2023), neuroscience and behavior major; science, technology and values minor.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Chase Dixon (class of 2024), computer science major.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Eno-Akyie Ennin (class of 2024), aerospace engineering major.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Robert Fitzpatrick (class of 2024), civil engineering major.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Kevin Gabriel Alvarez (class of 2023), mechanical engineering major.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Aaron Jalca (class of 2023), economics and political science double major, philosophy minor.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">William Kim (class of 2024), mathematics major.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Kierston Klidonas (class of 2022), neuroscience and behavior major.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Victoria Kuprewicz (class of 2023), neuroscience and behavior major; international development studies minor.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Annabelle Lake (class of 2023), marketing major; French and francophone studies minor.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Trey Lane (class of 2024), mechanical engineering major.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Destiny Lerner (class of 2023), visual communication design major; business economics minor.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Emelie Madrigal (class of 2024), computer science major.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Victor Navarro (class of 2024), aerospace engineering major.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Lee Ngochi (class of 2022), civil engineering major.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Lola Olagbegi (class of 2023), business analytics major.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Angela Opoku Dapaah (class of 2023), political science and psychology double major; constitutional studies minor.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Gabriel Ozaki (class of 2023), neuroscience and behavior and film, television and theater double major; digital marketing minor.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Lesli Romero (class of 2022), civil engineering major.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Theresa Salazar (class of 2023), biochemistry and English double major; poverty studies minor.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Carolina Santiago (class of 2023), finance and applied and computational mathematics and statistics double major; actuarial science minor.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Karen Tanious (class of 2023), economics and pre-health double major.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Aisha Tunkara (class of 2023), international economics and global affairs double major.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Luiza Vara (class of 2023), architecture major; Italian and energy studies double minor.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Laurynas Zavistanavicius (class of 2024), electrical engineering major.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Blake Ziegler (class of 2023), political science and philosophy major; constitutional studies minor.</li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">For more on this and other scholarship opportunities, visit <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/">cuse.nd.edu</a>.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><em><strong>Contact</strong>: Erin Blasko, assistant director of media relations, 574-631-4127, <a href="mailto:eblasko@nd.edu">eblasko@nd.edu</a></em></p>
<p class="attribution">Originally published by <span class="rel-author">Erin Blasko</span> at <span class="rel-source"><a href="https://news.nd.edu/news/gilman-scholarships-set-records-for-most-in-single-year-application-cycle/">news.nd.edu</a></span> on <span class="rel-pubdate">May 21, 2021</span>.</p>Erin Blaskotag:cuse.nd.edu,2005:News/1378302021-05-19T16:00:00-04:002021-05-19T16:44:30-04:00Senior Augustine Pasin named 2021 Yenching Scholar<p><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">Yenching Scholars participate in an interdisciplinary master’s degree program in China studies at Yenching Academy, a postgraduate college of Peking University that brings together young people with a demonstrated talent for leadership and innovation.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">University of Notre Dame senior Augustine Pasin will study at the Yenching Academy of Peking University next year as one of 117 global Yenching Scholars. He is Notre Dame’s seventh Yenching Scholar since 2017.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">Yenching Scholars participate in an interdisciplinary master’s degree program in China studies at Yenching Academy, a postgraduate college of Peking University that brings together young people with a demonstrated talent for leadership and innovation.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">The award comes with full </span></span><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">tuition, accommodation in the Yenching Academy House, a travel stipend for one round-trip journey to and from Beijing, basic medical insurance and a stipend for campus living costs and expenses related to field studies.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">In applying for the scholarship, Pasin worked closely with the <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/">Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (CUSE)</a>, which promotes the intellectual development of Notre Dame undergraduates through scholarly engagement, research, creative endeavors and the pursuit of fellowships.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">“We are thrilled to add Augustine to our list of exceptional Notre Dame scholars who have attended the Yenching Academy. This achievement is a direct result of his passion for international research and the dedication he has shown to his studies over the past four years,” said Emily Hunt, student engagement program coordinator with CUSE. “Along with the many opportunities Notre Dame students have to participate in international research, they have access to the resources, faculty and staff at the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, making them competitive applicants for the Yenching Academy.” </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">Pasin is a Chinese major with a minor in business economics. He is a <a href="https://hesburgh-yusko.nd.edu/">Hesburgh-Yusko Scholar</a> and a <a href="https://glynnhonors.nd.edu/">Glynn Family Honors Scholar</a>. His senior thesis, developed with guidance from <a href="https://eastasian.nd.edu/faculty/michel-hockx/">Michel Hockx</a>, professor of Chinese literature and director of the <a href="https://asia.nd.edu/">Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies</a> at Notre Dame, revolved around the question, “Does China’s quota on foreign films lead to self-censorship in Hollywood?”</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">Born in Chicago, Pasin spent much of his youth in Hong Kong. His family owns Radio Flyer Inc., and he frequently traveled with them to China to build and deliver toy wagons to orphans there. He later attended boarding school in Shanghai to improve his Mandarin.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">As a Yenching Scholar, Pasin plans to explore Chinese media, its success outside of China and the conditions and limits of that success in an increasingly globalized media environment, with the long-term goal of becoming a consultant for the media industry.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">The Yenching is an annual award. International applicants interview for it during the winter and early spring. Winners are announced around April each year.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">“It was the first time I had ever been truly scared of an interview,” Pasin said of the interview process. “Even at my interviews for Notre Dame’s Hesburgh-Yusko program I wasn’t so terrified. And I think that reflects how invested I was in the Yenching program. I wanted to win the award. I’m so excited to go to Beijing next year and engage with the other global scholars at Yenching.”</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px; text-align:justify"><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">For more information about this and other fellowships, visit <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/">cuse.nd.edu</a>.</span></span></p>
<p><strong style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:700; white-space:pre-wrap"><em style="font-style:italic">Contact: </em></strong><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><em style="font-style:italic">Erin Blasko, assistant director of media relations, 574-631-4127, <a href="mailto:eblasko@nd.edu">eblasko@nd.edu</a></em></span></p>
<p class="attribution">Originally published by <span class="rel-author">Erin Blasko</span> at <span class="rel-source"><a href="https://news.nd.edu/news/senior-augustine-pasin-named-2021-yenching-scholar/">news.nd.edu</a></span> on <span class="rel-pubdate">April 21, 2021</span>.</p>Erin Blaskotag:cuse.nd.edu,2005:News/1378312021-05-19T16:00:00-04:002021-05-19T16:44:51-04:00Alumna Caroline Murtagh named 2021 Knight-Hennessy Scholar<p>Established in 2016, the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program is an international graduate-level scholarship program that cultivates and supports a highly engaged, multidisciplinary and multicultural community of graduate students at Stanford University in California.</p><p style="margin-bottom:11px">University of Notre Dame alumna Caroline Murtagh has been named a 2021 Knight-Hennessy Scholar. She is Notre Dame’s second Knight-Hennessy Scholar after Alexis Doyle, a former Rhodes Scholar who won the award in 2019.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">Established in 2016, the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program is an international graduate-level scholarship program that cultivates and supports a highly engaged, multidisciplinary and multicultural community of graduate students at Stanford University in California.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">First awarded in 2018, it covers tuition as well as academic, living and travel expenses for up to three years in support of any graduate or professional degree at Stanford.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">In applying for the award, Murtagh, of Andover, Massachusetts, worked closely with the <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/">Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (CUSE)</a>, which promotes the intellectual development of Notre Dame undergraduates through scholarly engagement, research, creative endeavors and the pursuit of fellowships.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">“We are thrilled that in its first four cohorts the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program has already selected two outstanding Notre Dame alumni to join them. Caroline is truly deserving of this opportunity. The work that she has undertaken at Notre Dame with the Kellogg Institute, in Uganda with the Fulbright Program and in Massachusetts and Florida with Partners In Health has demonstrated that not only is Caroline an exceptional scholar, but also an exceptional public servant,” said <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/about/team/">Jeffrey Thibert</a>, the Paul and Maureen Stefanick Director of CUSE. “She already has been a force for good in the world, and the medical education she receives at Stanford combined with the leadership training and mentoring she receives as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar will allow her to expand the scope of her ability to do good even further.”</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">Murtagh is a 2019 Notre Dame graduate, and former Fulbright student, with a degree in biological sciences and international development studies. As an undergraduate, Murtagh served as a resident assistant in Pasquerilla West Hall and as the co-chair of the 2019 Human Development Conference. She was co-president of Aquatic Relief for Kids and an officer for Special Friends Club.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">Away from campus, Murtagh traveled to Uganda to shadow and learn in rural clinics. After witnessing the devastating impact that blood shortages had on patients, she returned to Uganda the following summer to partner with blood collection agencies in Kampala to research facilitators and barriers toward blood donation. She was the recipient of the Rev. Ernest J. Bartell, C.S.C., Prize for Undergraduate Research on Poverty and Development, and her work has been published in the Journal of Social Science and Medicine.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">After graduation, Murtagh worked with Partners in Health to support post-Ebola health system strengthening efforts in Liberia and later as a case investigator and unit lead with the COVID-19 Community Tracing Collaborative in Massachusetts. She currently serves as a project manager with the Partners in Health U.S. Public Health Accompaniment Unit, where she accompanies stakeholders on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in Immokalee, Florida, to implement an effective and equitable COVID-19 response.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">As a Knight-Hennessy Scholar, Murtagh plans to pursue a doctorate at Stanford School of Medicine. Professionally, she aspires to partner with historically marginalized communities, engage in multi-sector collaboration and advance the equitable redistribution of resources to alleviate structural causes of health inequities</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">“I am deeply grateful to my family, friends, professors and mentors who have accompanied me throughout this journey of personal and professional development,” Murtagh said. “In particular, I’d like to thank Dr. Jeff Thibert, who guided me throughout this process with encouragement and compassion, as well as Professor <a href="https://keough.nd.edu/profile/steve-reifenberg/">Steve Reifenberg</a>, Professor <a href="https://sociology.nd.edu/people/erin-mcdonnell/">Erin McDonnell</a>, Professor <a href="https://sociology.nd.edu/people/terence-mcdonnell/">Terence McDonnell</a>, <a href="https://kellogg.nd.edu/people/holly-rivers">Holly Rivers</a> and <a href="https://biology.nd.edu/people/amy-l-stark/">Dr. Amy Stark</a>, whose endless support fostered transformative academic growth throughout my time at Notre Dame.”</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">She continued, “I am also incredibly grateful for my colleagues at Partners In Health, especially Dr. Daniel Palazuelos, Dr. Fernet Leandre and our team of COVID-19 health promoters, who have shown me the importance of empathy, resilience and humility in advancing accessible and equitable health care systems.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">“I seek to use the privilege that comes with being a physician to both accompany patients in underserved settings and to partner with communities in addressing the underlying structural causes of health inequities in order to operationalize health care as a human right.”</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px">For more on this and other fellowship opportunities, visit <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/">cuse.nd.edu</a>.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><em><strong>Contact</strong>: Erin Blasko, assistant director of media relations, 574-631-4127, <a href="mailto:eblasko@nd.edu">eblasko@nd.edu</a></em></p>
<p class="attribution">Originally published by <span class="rel-author">Erin Blasko</span> at <span class="rel-source"><a href="https://news.nd.edu/news/alumna-caroline-murtagh-named-2021-knight-hennessy-scholar/">news.nd.edu</a></span> on <span class="rel-pubdate">May 06, 2021</span>.</p>Erin Blaskotag:cuse.nd.edu,2005:News/1369992021-04-19T16:10:00-04:002021-04-19T16:10:34-04:00Juniors Andrew Burke, Andrew Langford named 2021 Goldwater Scholars<p><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">Named for former U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater, the Goldwater Scholarship encourages outstanding sophomores and juniors to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and/or engineering.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:13px"><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">University of Notre Dame juniors Andrew Burke and Andrew Langford have been named Goldwater Scholars for the 2021-22 academic year.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:13px"><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">Burke, of Stewartsville, New Jersey, is a mathematics honors major with a concentration in computing. He is a <a href="https://glynnhonors.nd.edu/">Glynn Family Honors Scholar</a>.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px"><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">Langford, of Avon, Indiana, is a physics honors major with concentrations in applied physics, astrophysics and advanced physics. He is a <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/">Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (CUSE)</a> <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/sorin-scholars/">Sorin Scholar</a>.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px"><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">Named for former U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater, the Goldwater Scholarship encourages outstanding sophomores and juniors to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and/or engineering. It covers tuition, fees, books and room and board up to $7,500 per year for one or two years.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">“I was elated to receive the news and share it with my research advisers and family. I felt a great sense of appreciation for the support and mentorship I have received to get to this point,” Langford said.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px"><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">In applying for the scholarship, Burke and Langford worked closely with Jenny Smith and </span></span><a href="https://chemistry.nd.edu/people/j-daniel-gezelter/"><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none"><span style="text-decoration-skip-ink:none">Dan Gezelter</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">. Smith is the undergraduate research adviser for CUSE. Gezelter is a professor of chemistry and biochemistry and associate dean for undergraduate studies in the <a href="https://science.nd.edu/">College of Science</a>, and </span></span><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">the </span></span><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">campus representative for the Goldwater Scholarship.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">“These students represent the best of Notre Dame. The College of Science is immensely proud that their academic and research accomplishments have been recognized with this award,” Gezelter said.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">Burke said he is thankful to the professors in the mathematics department, especially Emeritus Professor <a href="https://math.nd.edu/people/faculty/francis-connolly/">Francis Connolly</a>, who helped him apply. Burke plans to seek a doctoral degree in mathematics after graduating from Notre Dame.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px"><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">Langford also plans to enroll in a doctoral program after graduation. He would like to study </span></span><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">the dynamics of multibody gravitational environments, and is interested in applying dynamical systems theory to spacecraft trajectory design and exoplanet detection techniques. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">“Another successful year with multiple Goldwater recipients is a testament not only to these students’ outstanding talent and work ethic, but also to the strength of the STEM programs at Notre Dame that prepare students to reach exceptionally high achievements,” said Smith.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:13px"><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-style:normal">For more information on this and other scholarship opportunities, visit <a href="https://cuse.nd.edu/">cuse.nd.edu</a>.</span></span></p>
<p><strong style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:700; white-space:pre-wrap"><em style="font-style:italic">Contact: </em></strong><span style="font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; white-space:pre-wrap"><em style="font-style:italic">Erin Blasko, assistant director of media relations, 574-631-4127, <a href="mailto:eblasko@nd.edu" target="_blank">eblasko@nd.edu</a></em></span></p>
<p class="attribution">Originally published by <span class="rel-author">Deanna Csomo McCool</span> at <span class="rel-source"><a href="https://news.nd.edu/news/juniors-andrew-burke-andrew-langford-named-2021-goldwater-scholars/">news.nd.edu</a></span> on <span class="rel-pubdate">April 19, 2021</span>.</p>Deanna Csomo McCool