A recent 内布拉斯加州卫斯理大学 graduate is among 161 students in the nation to win a Boren Scholarship that will send him to Kyrgyzstan.
凯尔Rohrich of Pierce has been awarded a Boren Scholarship, 它提供了20美元,000 to undergraduates to study abroad in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad.
With a career goal focused on diplomacy, Rohrich said time in Kyrgyzstan will not only provide him with additional language skills but will expand his knowledge of Central Asia’s culture and political dynamics. While there he will study the Kyrgyz language and participate in cultural immersion trips.
“It will directly work into my future career not only by providing me with more language sills, but help me acquire more intricate knowledge of Central Asia that I can use towards a career in international relations,罗里希说, 他还会说西班牙语和法语.
Last year, Rohrich interned at the State Department where he worked on Central Asia issues. He is working at the State Department again this summer.
Rohrich is the 16th 内布拉斯加州卫斯理大学 student to win a Boren Scholarship. More than 1,000 undergraduates applied for the honor this year.
He graduated May 12 from NWU, where he studied political science and Spanish. 在他在吉尔吉斯斯坦的一年之后, he will attend Georgetown University where he will pursue a master’s degree in conflict resolution.
In addition to Rohrich’s Boren Scholarship, several other 内布拉斯加州卫斯理大学 students and faculty were honored with national academic awards:
富布赖特奖学金 Sarah Hotovy, York, biochemistry and molecular biology and political science major. Scholarship will send her to Indonesia where she will teach English. Evan Harpster, Fremont, biology and German major. Scholarship will send him to Germany where he will teach English.
富布赖特教师奖学金 Barbara Cornelius, Head of Library Technology and Associate Professor of Library Science. Scholarship will send her to Nepal and Bangladesh for the next several months where she will research Open-Source software-based user services.
富布赖特专家补助金 Gerise赫恩登, 英语教授, Director of the Gender Studies Program, 富布赖特项目顾问. Grant will send her to Banaras Hindu University in India where she will teach feminist theories.
Fulbright Commission’s American Institute for Foreign Study — Ross Mumford, Elmwood, music and elementary education major. Award will send him to Shakespeare’s Globe 剧院 in London this summer.
〇杜鲁门奖学金 切尔西·约翰逊，约翰逊，内布拉斯加州.政治学. Chelsea was one of only 60 undergraduates in the nation selected for this honor.
〇批判性语言奖学金 Sarah Hotovy, York, biochemistry and molecular biology and political science major. Scholarship will send her to Indonesia where she will participate in an intensive language institute.
吉尔曼国际奖学金 Emma Hoffman, Fremont; Ben Schilling, McCook, and Gabe Taylor, Council Bluffs, Iowa. This scholarship provided funding for these students to study abroad during the spring 2012 semester. Hoffman studied in Uruguay, Schilling studied in Hong Kong, and Gabe Taylor studied in Estonia.
JET Programme (Japan Exchange and Teaching Program) — Matthew Hegstrom, Fremont, theatre arts major. Award will send him to Japan where he will be an assistant language teacher.
CoSIDA/学术全体美国人- 安迪·施韦策, men’s basketball; Shea Rasmussen, 女子篮球, 史蒂文•安德森, 足球, 马特·爱德华兹, 足球, 科迪艾勒, 足球, 布雷特Kaczor, 足球, Kelby范登堡, 足球, 拉塞尔•沃尔顿, 足球; Megan Tieken, 垒球, 达尼科比, 垒球, 凯利博, 棒球, 和乔希·奥斯特罗姆, 棒球. 内布拉斯加州卫斯理大学 ranks among the all-time leaders in the entire nation, regardless of college division (NCAA Division I, II, III和NAIA), 84名学生运动员, who have won 123 CoSIDA Academic All-American awards between them. The total ranks NWU 10th among all schools. NWU ranks fourth among NCAA Division III institutions. Nebraska Wesleyan holds nearly 100 more Academic All-America awards than its nearest competitor within the GPAC.