Global Reach
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Senior Honored With Prestigious Fulbright Scholarship
In an impressive close to her undergraduate career, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Honors College senior Mallory Woods was recently awarded the prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Award (ETA). A native of Fairview, Pennsylvania, Woods is completing a major in translation with a Spanish concentration and minors in economics and Italian studies while also finishing a certificate program in teaching English as a foreign language.
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Graduate Student Lydia Lisowsky Collects Medical Supplies for Ukraine
Although ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State alumna and current graduate student Lydia Lisowsky has never visited Ukraine, she feels a deep sense of obligation and responsibility to help those who have been injured in the war. Lisowsky recently began a campaign to collect medical supplies on the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus and in the larger ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï community to send to Ukraine.
Understanding Impacts on LGBTQIA+ Communities from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Moira Armstrong, undergraduate in the College of Arts and Sciences and research assistant on the Queer Pandemic Project, collaborated with Molly Merryman, associate professor in the School of Peace and Conflict Studies, to compile digital, video-based oral interviews for the Queer Pandemic Project in a partnership between ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, Goldsmith’s University of London and Queer Britain. These interviews feature people in queer communities across the United Kingdom, discussing the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has impacted their lives as queer people.
Both On Campus and Abroad, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Wins at International Education
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s diligence in integrating international education throughout its programs and culture is in the spotlight. ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State is the sole university in the U.S. to receive the prestigious 2022 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization. Meet two students currently displaying the university's excellence in global education.
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Professor Shares Insight ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Beijing 2022 Viewership in New York Times
Tang Tang, Ph.D., professor in the College of Communication and Information at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, recently shared her expertise with the New York Times in the article "Beijing Olympic Ratings Were the Worst of Any Winter Games."
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Wins Award for Excellence in Integrating International Education Throughout University
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï is the sole university in the U.S. to receive the prestigious 2022 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization from NAFSA: Association of International Educators. The honor recognizes ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State for overall excellence in integrating international education throughout all facets of the university and its campuses.
Newsweek Names ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State One of the Best Maker Schools in the World
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï has been recognized in Newsweek's 2021 list of the Best Maker Schools in Higher Education.
Department of English Students Spend Summer Teaching Across the Globe
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) is one of the fastest growing global education fields, and ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State students in the 2021 TEFL program taught international students via Zoom over the summer. The students created unique lesson plans and executed them entirely on their own and made lasting memories.
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Student-Athletes Are Going for Gold
Student-athletes and alumni have achieved impressive results in their specialized sports, such as competing in the Olympics, breaking records and continuously raising the bar for their competitors. With the Summer Olympics drawing near, that means some current and past Golden Flashes are getting ready for the competition.
Creating Global Community Through T-Shirts
What do friendship, academics and T-shirts have in common? For the students at the American Academy, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï and the PUCPR’s undergraduate program in Brazil, a student-led T-shirt design contest created that missing piece of camaraderie during the pandemic between students and their two schools.