Highlights Fulbright Canada 2020 Virtual Orientation | September 10, 2020 This year, the Fulbright Canada Orientation took place online, bringing together all of our grantees, scholars, graduate students, and Killam fellows.
The September 10 session gave grantees from the 2020-2021 cohort the opportunity to meet and engage with the Fulbright Canada staff, board members, government partners, and each other. Special speakers included Marie Royce, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs; Heather Nauert, Member, Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board; Emmanuel Kamarianakis, Director General, International Business Development Investment and Innovation, Global Affairs Canada; and Stacy White, Minister Counselor for Public Affairs, Embassy of the United States of America in Canada.
Fulbright Canada post-COVID Challenge Launch: Youth Voices, Unque Ideas | October 15, 2020 The post-COVID Challenge was launched with a virtual panel featuring five exceptional young people who are leaders in their communities. The panel was led by Fulbright Canada Board member Ajay Royan and moderated by Fulbright Canada CEO Dr. Michael Hawes. Panellists included: Kevin Hayes, a graduate student at the University of Memphis pursuing a Master’s in Political Science; Lupita Martinez, a 2nd-year law student at the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis; Israel Ozonwanji, a fourthyear undergraduate Global and International Studies student at Carleton University; Athanasia Tampakis, a recent Bachelor of Arts in Law graduate of Carleton University; and, Lily Wolderufael a second-year international graduate student pursuing a Master’s in Law and Legal Studies at Carleton Universities. Watch the recording here. 46
