Three U of M students receive Katherine E. Sullivan Scholarship for Study Abroad Contacts: Sally Lieberman, Honors-College of Liberal Arts, (612) 624-0399 Bob San, University News Service, (612) 624-4082 |
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL ( 4/6/2007 ) -- Three students have been selected for the University of Minnesota's Katherine E. Sullivan Scholarship for Study Abroad for 2007-08. The Sullivan Scholarship provides funding for outstanding undergraduates to enrich their academic experience with a fifth year of undergraduate study in another country. Qualified seniors from all University of Minnesota campuses may apply. The Office of International Programs grants the awards, and Honors-CLA, Twin Cities campus, is responsible for the selection of recipients. The 2007-08 winners selected by a faculty committee chaired by Richard McCormick, professor of German, director of Honors-CLA, are: Harlan Chambers, an honors student in the Acting BFA program on the Twin Cities campus, will divide his time between two internationally renowned theatre schools in France: the Ecole Philippe Gaulier in Paris and the Centre Artisitque International Roy Hart in Malerargues. He will focus on experimental physical and vocal acting techniques taught by these schools, and is interested in combining these techniques to develop performance styles that "speak to their audience on the visceral level...[and] communicate with urgency and accessibility." Lisa Kissing, an honors student majoring in environmental science and minoring in Spanish Studies on the Twin Cities campus, will study organic agriculture at the Center for the Study of Sustainable Agriculture, Agrarian University of Havana, Cuba. She is interested in learning from the Cuban experience in order to develop methods to help Latin American farmers "build sustainable agriculture systems that protect their natural resources and strengthen community food security." Emily Stout, an honors student majoring in Spanish, English and international social development on the Morris campus, will participate in the Minnesota Studies in International Development (MSID) program in Ecuador. She will focus on social justice and sustainability issues relating to international development. Stout's long-term goals include earning a law degree with a focus on international law and social justice, and pursuing a career as a human rights advocate. ---------- |
