Canada Bound

Maggie Sardino, a rising senior citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and writing and rhetoric major in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected as a recipient of a 2022 award through the Fulbright Canada Mitacs Globalink Program.

The program funds U.S. students to undertake advanced research projects in a wide range of disciplines for 10-12 weeks in Canada in their area of interest. It also provides professional training and opportunities for cultural and social experiences in Canada.

Sardino was awarded a placement at the University of Victoria in British Columbia to work on a project titled “Digital Humanities: Open Scholarship.”

She said she was inspired to apply for the program because it presented her with an opportunity to engage in cutting-edge communi-

“Her supportive and empathetic leadership style helped her fellow delegates earn a recognition award at the conference,” says Francine D’Amico, teaching professor and director of undergraduate studies in international relations in the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences.

Outside of the classroom, Buzzi has worked at a South African education nonprofit, the LaCasita Cultural Center, and at the University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs. She has volunteered with the Conflict Management Center and held several positions in Alpha Kappa Psi, a professional business fraternity.

“As a first-generation Latina college student and first-generation American, I want to join the Foreign Service because I firmly believe in the transformative diplomatic power of representing the diversity of our country,” Buzzi says. “I want to promote peace, analyze policy and aid people abroad.”

“Rachelly’s academic accomplishments, record of campus and community engagement, language skills and longstanding interest in foreign affairs make her an excellent fit for the Pickering Fellowship and a career in the Foreign Service,” says Jolynn Parker, director of the Center for Fellowship and Scholarship Advising. “Rachelly is extraordinarily well-prepared and perfectly suited to contribute to the mission of the Foreign Service.”

—Kelly Homan Rodoski

ty-based research. “Canada is one of the leading countries in this field of research and learning,” she says. “I could not pass up on an opportunity to be trained and mentored by the leaders within community-based research.”

She also said she appreciates the program’s emphasis on the importance of building relationships across the U.S. and Canada. “As someone who has not had much opportunity to travel, being able to experience living in another country and being supported by the Fulbright network presented me with the resources to immerse myself in another country and expand my perspective,” she says.

—Kelly Homan Rodoski

Kate Ryan ’22 was a leader on the women’s rowing team, which is celebrating 44 years of competition this year, and placed a program-best 10th at the 2021 NCAA championships.