Fulbright Scholars Here And Abroad

2-13-97

University Park, PA -- In the U.S. Fulbright Program for 1996-97, four of the six Penn State Fulbright recipients were faculty members from locations other than University Park.

"It is especially valuable for faculty from the smaller Penn State locations to have the chance to develop links with international colleagues," said Mary Gage, University Fulbright Program Adviser. "The experience is not only valuable for them, but it also enriches their students and colleagues when they return."

Scholar Fulbright grants for 1996-97 were awarded to:

-- Simon J. Bronner, professor of folklore at Penn State Harrisburg, Japan.

-- David M. Esposito, instructor of history at Penn State Altoona, Indonesia.

-- Kenneth K.T. Louie, associate professor of economics at the Behrend College, the People's Republic of China.

-- John D. Matthews, director of the Communications and Space Sciences Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Sweden.

-- David Miller, professor of physics at Penn State, Hazelton, Poland.

-- Merlin A. Vannice, distinguished professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Germany.

Fulbright grants allow professors to teach, research and share their expertise with colleagues in other countries.

In addition to Penn State faculty going abroad, many international scholars come to the University to work with faculty and students as well. The following international Fulbright scholars are now at University Park teaching, consulting and conducting research with Penn State colleagues, also under the sponsorship of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board and the United States Information Agency.

"We are very pleased when international scholars choose Penn State as the university they wish to attend in the United States," said Gage, "I hope that the other Penn State campuses will take advantage of these visitors and invite them to speak to interested faculty and students while they are here."

The scholars, who they are working with and their area of study are:

-- Olexander Hrytsenko, Institute of Cultural Policy, Ukrainian Centre of Cultural Studies, Kiev, Ukraine. He will be here until August 1997, studying U.S. public cultural policy and private patronage of the arts.

-- Bogdan Stefanescu, the faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures, the University of Bucharest, Romania. He will be here until June 1997 studying the rhetoric of post-totalitarian discourse.

-- Tatyana Sayenko, associate professor, Department of English Language at Kiev Linguistic University, Kiev, Ukraine. She will be here until September 1997, researching cross cultural differences in the usage of economic terminology in English and Ukranian. These three visitors can be reached through Mike Naydan, director, Center for Russian and East European Studies, 211 Sparks Building.

-- David B. Lewis, Chief inspector and Head of Training at the Durham Police Training Centre in England.. He will be here until April 1997 learning about the continuing education of law enforcement personnel in the U.S. He can be reached through Donna S. Queeny, Continuing and Distance Education, 210 Keller Building.

For more information, contact Mary Gage, University Fulbright Program Adviser and coordinator of the Undergraduate Fellowships Office, 312 Willard Building The Pennsylvania State University University Park Campus PA 16803
email: hmg1@psu.edu tel: 814/863-8199 FAX 814/863-8688

**mg**

SIDE BAR:

Fulbright Association receives grant for cultural activities

For the second year, the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the Fulbright Association has been awarded a $1,000 minigrant by NAFSA to enrich the cultural experience of international Fulbright scholars and students at Penn State. Members of the Fulbright Association work with the International Hospitality Council to organize outings.

This semester, Dr. Stephen M. Smith, Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, will give a lecture about the Amish in 222 Boucke at 5pm on Tuesday, April 15. The following morning, the Fulbright visitors will visit the Amish markets at Belleville. They will also be invited to spend a weekend as the guest of Menonite farming families. Last semester, the international visitors were taken on day outings to the historic towns of Boalsburg and Bellefonte.

"It was not only interesting to meet and talk to other Fulbright grantees, but it was very rewarding to have a glance at the American way of life as it is reflected in the immediate neighborhood of State College." said Ioana Gogeanu, a Romanian Fulbright.

Last year, Martin Ibarra, a visiting Nicaraguan Fulbright student enjoyed his weekend visit to his Menonite farming family so much that he returned to spend his summer vacation with the same family.

****