Cameron Behal graduated in 2011 with majors in international relations and Spanish, prior to working in South Korea for two years with the Fulbright Scholarship. Subsequent to Fulbright, Cameron served in the Marine Corps as Scout Sniper Platoon Commander and later Intelligence Officer at 2d Battalion, 6th Marines. He has recently transitioned out of the… [Read More]
Cherie Oertel ’09
My identity came a bit unraveled in Spain. It was my first year outside the role of “student”. It was the first time I felt painfully inarticulate and confronted by the kind of striking aloneness that happens when you are a stranger in a new country. I spent an embarrassing amount of time alone, furtively eating… [Read More]
RonAmber Deloney ’03
Becoming a Fulbright scholar handed me the world in a way I had never imagined. Places that I had only known on maps or classroom globes became cities I knew like the back of my hand. My favorite coffee shop was not the Starbucks up the road but a corner café in Southeast Berlin. I… [Read More]
Christiana Bay ’11
Austin College fosters an environment which asks students to push their boundaries in an attempt to be more open-minded, well-rounded and accepting. This ‘beyond the classroom’ type initiative helped mold me to educate, share, learn and grow; eventually leading to one of the most fulfilling experiences of my life: Fulbright Korea. From the lifetime friends… [Read More]
Brittnay Connor ’14
Austin College taught me to think about my community and how I could affect change to make society more equitable. My Fulbright Teaching Fellowship to Colombia taught me to think about my global community and the impact I could have on it. Without AC, Fulbright never would have been on my radar. Between my JanTerm in Cuba… [Read More]
Victoria Briscoe O’Connor ’13
My experience as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) was incredibly rewarding, allowed me to continue learning about other cultures, and helped affirm my desire to pursue a career as a mental health therapist. As a student at Austin College, I studied psychology and Spanish. I went on JanTerms to Argentina and Spain, and took… [Read More]