HONORS
in Brief
International grants
Double-digit year for Fulbright offers The University of Georgia once again hit double digits in the number of international travel-study grants offered to its students and recent alumni through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. With 12 students selected, this marks the sixth straight year— and 10th time in the past 11 years—that UGA has received 10 or more offers. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers research, study and teaching opportunities in more than 140 countries to recent college graduates and graduate students. Of the 12, nine were able to take advantage of the opportunity for 20192020. Six were Honors Program alumni, and they are listed below. • Magali Lapu of Atlanta graduated in May with bachelor’s degrees in French and international affairs. She will teach at Lycée Robert Doisneau in Grand Lyon, France, and hopes to include conversations about race and social justice in her curriculum. • Kavi Pandian of Tucker graduated in May with bachelor’s degrees in economics and sociology. The recipient of a Diversity Program placement in Germany, he will be assigned to a school with a significant number of minority or refugee students. • Vineet Raman of Marietta graduated in May with bachelor’s degrees in biology, Spanish, and Latin American and Caribbean studies. He will be heading to India to research health inequities among tribal populations in southern Karnataka. • Dorothy Rau of Atlanta graduated in May with bachelor’s degrees in international affairs and Arabic. She hopes to get involved with the artistic community in Turkey and use her theater background to engage her students. • Hannah Sharpe of Marietta graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in history and a combined bachelor’s/master’s degree in social studies education. She will spend her Fulbright year teaching at an all-boys high school in Mokpo, South Korea. • Amanda Tysor of Douglasville graduated in May with bachelor’s degrees in international affairs and Chinese and a combined bachelor’s/master’s degree in public administration. She is teaching English in Taiwan.
Taking count A quick overview of this edition of the Honors magazine
Honors alumni participating in Fulbright for 2019-2020
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6 Travel-study experiences funded through the Honors International Scholars Program
300+ Student volunteers who tutor each semester through the Thomas Lay After-School Program
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Student volunteers who teach music each semester through Muse UGA
6 Sweet, sweet stress relief The Honors Program Student Council continued its annual tradition of a donut and coffee break during midterms when its members carried boxes and boxes of donuts, bagels, coffee, and hot chocolate into the Moore College lobby on Oct. 16.
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UGA HONORS PROGRAM MAGAZINE FALL 2019
Honors alumni named 2019 40 Under 40 recipients
Families who share why they give through the Honors Program Parent Society
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