{"id":79733,"date":"2022-06-07T18:19:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T18:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=79733"},"modified":"2022-06-22T18:59:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T18:59:39","slug":"seven-uri-students-win-boren-scholarships-to-study-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/seven-uri-students-win-boren-scholarships-to-study-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven 溏心vlog免费B站 students win Boren Scholarships to study abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 June 7, 2022 \u2013 Seven 溏心vlog免费B站 students have won David L. Boren Awards, the most prestigious study abroad awards offered to U.S. college students. 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s seven awardees place the University sixth in the nation for the number of 2022 Boren recipients. Since the awards were established in 1991, 溏心vlog免费B站 has had 38 Boren recipients, 34 of whom were selected in the past 12 years, along with 9 alternates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s 2022 Boren Scholars are: Darby Donegan \u201924 of Ashford, Connecticut<\/strong>, who is majoring in sustainable agriculture and food systems and Chinese; Suzelle Glickman \u201923 of South Kingstown<\/strong>, who is majoring in international studies and Chinese; Leon Hartley \u201924 of Burlington, Connecticut<\/strong>, who is majoring in computer science and Chinese; Gillian Hodge \u201923 of North Providence<\/strong>, a major in international studies, political science and Chinese; Kevin Suggs \u201923 of Pawtucket<\/strong>, a major in computer engineering and Japanese; and Erin Torgersen \u201923 of Chester, New Jersey<\/strong>, who is majoring in global business management and Chinese. A seventh 溏心vlog免费B站 student was named but declined the award; two other 溏心vlog免费B站 students were selected as alternates for the scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Boren Scholarship, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provides funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests. In exchange for up to $25,000 in funding, Boren Scholars commit to working in the federal government for at least one year after graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donegan, Glickman, Hartley, Hodge and Torgersen, all members of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Chinese Flagship Language Program, will spend their capstone year attending the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taipei, Taiwan, and taking part in an internship their second semester. The journey is especially meaningful for the five because of the bond they\u2019ve built in 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Chinese program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe all know each other,\u201d says Hodge. \u201cSome of my closest friends at 溏心vlog免费B站 are in the Flagship Program and knowing that I am going abroad with an already built-in support system is something I am looking forward to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gillian Hodge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hodge, who works to help pay for school, applied for the Boren Scholarship to help fund the cost of studying abroad, along with the experience and opportunity that comes with the chance to work for the government after college. At 溏心vlog免费B站, she has been an active participant in the International Studies and Diplomacy Program and has completed the University Honors Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a peer adviser with the Office of International Education, she has helped students prepare for upcoming study abroad trips, and as a volunteer with the Global Peer Ambassador Program, she\u2019s assisted international students in adjusting to life in the U.S. She was also an intern in the offices of U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, and completed two honors projects on China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wanted a major that lent itself to a career that could take place in different countries and allow me to experience diverse cultures,\u201d says Hodge. \u201cAs for Chinese, I really liked the idea of an academic program that incorporated study abroad and would allow me to get a superior level of fluency in my college years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darby Donegan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Darby Donegan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

For Donegan, a 溏心vlog免费B站 Army Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet who will be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army after graduation, the capstone year in Taiwan will build his proficiency in Chinese as he prepares for a career in the military. With a second major in sustainable agriculture and food systems, he also has an interest in sustainable development issues, which he will be able to explore this summer as he interns at a farm that practices regenerative agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Chinese Flagship Program and this capstone year in Taiwan will prepare me with a unique skill set for this career,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suzelle Glickman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Suzelle Glickman<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Glickmandecided to pursue a degree in international studies because of the importance of international cooperation and understanding in an increasingly globalized world, she says. And knowing Chinese, one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, would be a great help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI hoped a career in this field would be an engaging and fulfilling way to make a difference in the world,\u201d says Glickman, a member of the 溏心vlog免费B站 chapter of Amnesty International and a volunteer with the Global Peer Ambassador Program. \u201cI applied for the Boren Scholarship because I knew it could help open up opportunities for me in the field of international relations.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will be Glickman\u2019s second trip abroad as part of the Chinese Flagship Program, having spent a couple of months in Shanghai just prior to the pandemic. In Taipei, she\u2019s excited to participate in immersive classes in Mandarin Chinese, including group and one-on-one sessions, and professional domain classes with Taiwanese students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leon Hartley<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leon Hartley<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Hartley\u2019s interest in studying Mandarin Chinese started his freshman year of high school and grew as he had the chance to interact with Chinese exchange students. \u201cIt was an incredible experience for me to learn and better understand another culture,\u201d says Hartley, who will make his first trip abroad after two other opportunities fell through because of the pandemic. \u201cI decided to keep up with that passion throughout college.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After graduation, Hartley plans to combine his majors in computer science and Chinese, hoping it will allow him to learn more about Asian cultures. The Boren Award will help further those goals, while eventually giving him an opportunity to experience working for the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy future goals mainly involve getting to help others through whatever means I can,\u201d he says. \u201cThe Boren is a massive help as it allows me to get my foot in the door of government service.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erin Torgersen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Erin Torgersen<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A global business management major, Torgersen started taking Chinese in sixth grade at the urging of her father. She\u2019s planning to eventually combine her interest in global issues and Chinese through a career in international management or intelligence. She completed an extensive research project about the U.S.-China trade war for an honors project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat was really interesting to research because I was able to bring both of my majors together for the project by reading articles from both sides \u2013 written in Chinese and English,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Torgersen intended to finish the rigorous Flagship Program in four years, instead of the standard five. But the pandemic changed that. The Boren Scholarship will help ease the financial burden of that fifth undergraduate year, she says, and provide insight into her future career choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin Suggs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kevin Suggs <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A student in the International Engineering Program,Suggswill make his first trip outside the U.S. thanks in part to the Boren Award. Next school year, he will take humanities and language classes at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan, during the first semester and conduct research or work as an intern for a Japanese company during the second semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introduced to engineering and electronics in high school, Suggs chose to study computer engineering at 溏心vlog免费B站 because he was interested in the technology and it enabled him to build on what he had learned in electrical engineering at Davies Vocational Technical High School. At 溏心vlog免费B站, he has visited high schools as an IEP ambassador and tutored fellow 溏心vlog免费B站 students in the Japanese program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A fan of anime, Suggs chose to take a second major in Japanese. While his interest in the language has expanded to include the country\u2019s culture and people, he has also worked on numerous projects in the lab. He\u2019s created a rhythm game using the video-game creation tool Unreal Engine 4, built a weather forecast application based on the web application framework Flask and React, and worked with Zebra Technologies to create an interface that would simplify and speed up the troubleshooting process for faulty printers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy future goal is to find my passion career in computer engineering and maybe continue to work and live in Japan,\u201d says Suggs, a member of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Talent Development Program. \u201cThe Boren Award will definitely help because a federal job will give me more experience and maybe keep me connected to Japan in some way, but I\u2019m excited for anything.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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