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Nazareth Announces the College's First-Ever Fulbright Grantee for Brazil

Published September 12, 2017

The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced that Ms. Christina Driessen has been selected for a Fulbright award to teach English in Brazil. She is Nazareth's first-ever Fulbright grantee for Brazil and now the third Fulbright recipient this year, joining Natalie Burrows and Katrina Karlsons as 2017-2018 Fulbright recipients. Driessen '17G received her master's degree in teaching English to speakers of other languages in August 2017 and is assistant to the registrar.

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Burrows '17, of Penfield, N.Y., (pictured at left) is a music major who has been granted a Fulbright award to teach English in Germany. Karlsons '17G, a graduate student in inclusive early childhood education, has also been selected as a Fulbright scholar to teach English in Lithuania.

In the past 10 years, there have been 32 Fulbrights awarded to Nazareth College students. In February 2017, the Chronicle of Higher Education recognized Nazareth among the top producers of Fulbright U.S. student awards in its category of master's institutions. This is the 15th consecutive year that Nazareth College has had one or more U.S. Student Fulbright Scholar award winners.

"Our success is due to both the excellence of our student recipients and the support they receive from our faculty and staff," says Nazareth College Fulbright Program Advisor Mark Madigan, "I thank the college administration for its support of our Fulbright program."

Established in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the Fulbright Program's objective is to build mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the rest of the world. Sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Fulbright Program is America's flagship international education exchange. Approximately 279,500 "Fulbrights," 105,400 from the United States and 174,100 from other countries, have participated in the Program since its inception more than 50 years ago.

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Nazareth University is an inclusive community of inspired learners, educators, and changemakers who for nearly 100 years have been driven by a bold commitment to action, empathy, equity, and leading innovation for the common good. Impact experiences are at the heart of a Nazareth education, preparing each student to discover within themselves the potential to cultivate positive change in their life's work, in any career field, and in a world that is constantly evolving and infinitely interconnected.

Our broad academic offerings present a range of study options typical of larger universities, yet achieved in our supportive campus culture. Nearly 2,100 undergrad and 600 graduate students enroll in degree and certificate programs and engage in collaborative, transformative learning experiences, preparing for the professions and society of today and tomorrow. In a learning community that purposefully integrates liberal arts and professional programs, Nazareth University graduates are able to launch a lifetime of impactful leadership in communities and workplaces near and far.

Christina Driessen is third Nazareth 2017-18 Fulbright Scholar