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December 01, 2001
Two Seniors Apply for Fulbright Scholarships
Two Seniors of the Iota Sigma chapter have submitted applications for Fulbright Research grants for the 2002-2003 academic year. The very prestigous program allows graduate students to receive funding to study a particular area of interest overseas.
The flagship international educational program sponsored by the United States Government, widely known as the Fulbright Program, is designed to "increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries..." With this goal as a starting point, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 230,000 participants - chosen for their leadership potential - with the opportunity to observe each others' political, economic and cultural institutions, exchange ideas, and embark on joint ventures of importance to the general welfare of the world's inhabitants.
Fulbright Alumni include Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, governors and senators, ambassadors and artists, prime ministers and heads of state, professors and scientists, Supreme Court Justices, and CEOs.
Ryan Adler ('02)
Chapter Annotator
Major: Politcal Science
Proposal: A study on the national gun culture of Australia.
Place: Sydney, Australia
Ryan.Adler@valpo.edu
Adler, known for carrying a pocket version of the U.S. Constitution in his pocket, and by far, the most conservative member in the history of the Iota Sigma chapter (no, really) applied for a Fulbright Grant to study in Australia during the 2002-03 academic year. If selected, his work will focus on the national gun culture of Australia.
"Ever since the Port Arthur Massacre of April 1996, the right to keep and bear arms has all but disappeared for the Australian people, all with little political fanfare," said Adler. "My research will look at why a nation with the same legal and social traditions as a country like the US could have such a drastically different view on the private ownership of guns."
If selected he will be living in Sydney, which means that there would be TWO Valpo Sigs in Australia.
"In that event, Andy Nunemaker ('91) and I may look to ship more Sigs over to begin total conquest."
Steven Zittergruen ('02)
Chapter Tribune
Majors: Theology and Philosophy
Project Proposal: Church and State relations in the U.S. and U.K. in the context of Oliver O'Donovan
Place: Durham University, England
Zittergruen@yahoo.com
Steve applied for a Fulbright to study at Durham University in England, a university well known for its theological ethics program. He hopes to study the theological thought of Oliver O'Donovan as framed in his discussions of political-ethical theory, particularly concerned with his claims regarding the roles of church and State.
"The practical application is that this will allow me to consider the status and history of Church-State relations in the U.S. and the U.K., and discern from their very different histories and presents some sort of narrative or framework with which to examine contemporary political structure and current events," commetned Zittergruen."
Steve intends to become a pastor with the possibility of returning to the classroom to teach ethics some day.
For more information about the Fulbright program, see the State Department's website at http://exchanges.state.gov/education/fulbright/
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