On April 11, 2023, Executive Vice President and Provost Melissa Gilliam recognized students and faculty from The Ohio State University who are recent Fulbright and Fulbright-Hays recipients and semifinalists, as well as visiting Fulbright students and scholars from around the globe, during a reception at the Faculty Club.
Provost Gilliam congratulated the honorees on their accomplishments and noted that Ohio State is one of only nine universities named a top producer of both Fulbright U.S. scholars and students in 2023. Over the last two award cycles, Ohio State has produced 34 Fulbright U.S. students and scholars, three Fulbright specialists, two Fulbright-Hays doctoral research abroad recipients and one Fulbright-Hays faculty research abroad recipient. In addition, the university has hosted 36 Fulbright foreign students and 17 Fulbright foreign scholars.
She acknowledged how the Fulbright and Fulbright-Hays programs enhance the quality of global understanding and encouraged all the Fulbright fellows and scholars to connect across communities, combine expertise and create new ways of thinking. Watch Provost Gilliam's remarks.
As host of the reception, Vice Provost of Global Strategies and International Affairs Gil Latz introduced two Fulbright personal reflections. Amy Schmitz, professor in the Moritz College of Law, discussed her experience at the Radboud University in Nijmegen, The Netherlands via a Fulbright Specialist Award. Watch Schmitz's Fulbright reflection.
Irenee Niyongombwa shared his experiences as a Fulbright Foreign Student from Rwanda. He is studying in the Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education and Human Ecology. Watch Niyongombwa's Fulbright reflection.
The reception took place during the 14th Annual Fulbright Week at Ohio State, April 10-14. The Office of International Affairs and the Undergraduate Fellowship Office combine their efforts to plan a week full of events acknowledging past recipients and hosting workshops, information sessions and open houses designed to inform potential faculty, undergraduate and graduate student applicants about the opportunities available through the Fulbright and Fulbright-Hays programs.
For a complete list of Ohio State Fulbright and Fulbright-Hays recipients, download the 17th Annual Fulbright and Fulbright-Hays Reception Program. Visit Fulbright.osu.edu for more information about all the Fulbright Program grants.