{"id":129272,"date":"2022-06-27T14:12:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T18:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=129272"},"modified":"2022-10-14T15:08:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T19:08:24","slug":"world-uniters-five-knights-receive-2022-fulbright-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/world-uniters-five-knights-receive-2022-fulbright-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"World Uniters: Five Knights Receive 2022 Fulbright Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the coming months, planes carrying five UCF Knights will land on various runways thousands and thousands of miles from home. The five will stroll off those planes into the purpose of the Fulbright Program for which they\u2019ve been selected: to work, live, and learn with others on the ground. For them, the ground will be in Belgium, Taiwan, Kyrgyzstan, Israel and Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to live abroad and be immersed in someone else\u2019s culture,\u201d says <strong>Madeleine Smith \u201921<\/strong>, who will get her wish when she learns Mandarin from middle-school children in Taipei while also \u201csharing American culture with them through folk music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what makes the Fulbright so unique. It\u2019s often described as the world\u2019s most prestigious educational exchange program because it transcends academics. These UCF recipients, for example, will build bridges through their backgrounds in music, Spanish, environmental science, education and global studies. All five earned Fulbrights through English Teaching Assistant Awards, but the name of the award is the beginning and end of any similarities \u2014 and that seems like a logical place to begin the introductions.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"567\" class=\"img-fluid aligncenter wp-image-129274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Isabella-Castro.jpg\" alt=\"UCF Fullbright Award Winner Isabella Castro\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Isabella-Castro.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Isabella-Castro-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Isabella-Castro-451x512.jpg 451w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Isabella-Castro-353x400.jpg 353w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Isabella-Castro-317x360.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"567\" class=\"img-fluid aligncenter wp-image-129274 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20500%20567%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"UCF Fullbright Award Winner Isabella Castro\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20500%20567%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Isabella-Castro.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Isabella-Castro-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Isabella-Castro-451x512.jpg 451w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Isabella-Castro-353x400.jpg 353w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Isabella-Castro-317x360.jpg 317w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Isabella-Castro.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h3\">Isabella Castro &#8217;22<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Degree at UCF:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/international-and-global-studies-ba\/\">Bachelor\u2019s in international and global studies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Originally from:<\/strong> Miami<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career vision:<\/strong> Serving as a foreign service officer (diplomat)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fulbright destination:<\/strong> Belgium<\/p>\n<p><strong>What she\u2019ll do there: <\/strong>Castro will teach English at a university in Brussels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve wanted to be a foreign service officer since my freshman year of high school when I traveled to Managua, Nicaragua, to serve the people there. It led to my coming to UCF so I could gain a better understanding of the social, political, and economic dynamics in different countries. My mentors \u2014 (associate professors) <strong>Tyler Fisher \u201902 \u201903<\/strong> and Barbara Kinsey and (Professor) Bruce Wilson \u2014 encouraged me to put my passion into practice through the Fulbright, and the personal stories from my McNair Scholars Family inspired me to dream big.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBelgium will be a perfect for me. There\u2019s a melting pot of languages, so I can improve my French and Dutch while teaching others English. And the location couldn\u2019t be better because Brussels is home to NATO and the European Commission. I have no doubt the Fulbright will prepare me well for everything that comes next: a master\u2019s degree from Georgetown and two internships as a Charles B. Rangel Fellow \u2014 one on Capitol Hill and the other at an embassy abroad.\u201d<br>\n<noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-129275 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Henri-Hodge.jpg\" alt=\"UCF Fullbright Award Winner Henri Hodge\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Henri-Hodge.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Henri-Hodge-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Henri-Hodge-384x512.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Henri-Hodge-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Henri-Hodge-270x360.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-129275 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"UCF Fullbright Award Winner Henri Hodge\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Henri-Hodge.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Henri-Hodge-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Henri-Hodge-384x512.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Henri-Hodge-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Henri-Hodge-270x360.jpg 270w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Henri-Hodge.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h3\">Henri Hodge \u201921<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Degrees at UCF:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/spanish-ma\/\">Master\u2019s in Spanish<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/spanish-ba\/\">bachelor\u2019s in Spanish<\/a> with a <a href=\"https:\/\/mll.cah.ucf.edu\/program\/tefl-certificate\/\">teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) certificate<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Originally from:<\/strong> Sanford, Florida<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career vision:<\/strong> Working as a language coach<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fulbright destination:<\/strong> Brazil<\/p>\n<p><strong>What he\u2019ll do there: <\/strong>Hodge will help Brazilian instructors who teach English at a university.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLanguage learning has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. My grandparents immigrated to the U.S. from Peru, so it was always important for me to be the best speaker of Spanish that I could be, even though it wasn\u2019t my first language. In high school, I made friends with international students and helped them learn English, which I really enjoyed. Still, the idea of declaring Spanish as my major at UCF was daunting because it isn\u2019t my native language. I\u2019m glad now that I overcame the initial fear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of my professors, Alla Kourova, gave me confidence to design my own plans for teaching English as a second language, which also served me well in my Fulbright application. What excites me about Brazil? The music, culture, and some of the friendliest people you could ever meet. After the Fulbright experience, I plan to pursue a master\u2019s in Spanish and a Ph.D. in romance linguistics. But first \u2014 Brazil.\u201d<br>\n<noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" class=\"img-fluid aligncenter wp-image-129276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Madeleine-Smith.jpg\" alt=\"UCF Fullbright Award Winner Madeleine Smith\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Madeleine-Smith.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Madeleine-Smith-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Madeleine-Smith-384x512.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Madeleine-Smith-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Madeleine-Smith-270x360.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" class=\"img-fluid aligncenter wp-image-129276 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"UCF Fullbright Award Winner Madeleine Smith\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Madeleine-Smith.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Madeleine-Smith-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Madeleine-Smith-384x512.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Madeleine-Smith-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Madeleine-Smith-270x360.jpg 270w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Madeleine-Smith.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h3\">Madeleine Smith \u201921<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Degree at UCF:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/music-education-bme\/\">Bachelor\u2019s in music education<\/a> with a strings focus<\/p>\n<p><strong>Originally from:<\/strong> Audubon, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career vision:<\/strong> Teaching middle-school orchestra and performing as a freelancer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fulbright destination:<\/strong> Taiwan<\/p>\n<p><strong>What she\u2019ll do there: <\/strong>Smith will teach English and music to elementary and middle school students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the time I started playing violin at the age of five, I saw myself being a music teacher someday. However, I never thought I\u2019d go to college in Florida, let alone teach in Taiwan. Going to UCF has proven to be a great decision. My orchestra director, Chung Park, taught me about being a good musician and a good person. Without him, I never would have thought about applying for the Fulbright.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpending close to a year in a totally different culture will give me confidence to create music programs that connect people from all backgrounds. That\u2019s what music should always do. It\u2019s the whole purpose of my Fulbright experience. So, when I return to the U.S., I plan to earn a master\u2019s in music education before using everything I\u2019ve learned here and in Taiwan to foster a love of orchestra among middle school students.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h3\">Carolyn Mitchell \u201919<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Degree at UCF:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/interdisciplinary-studies-ba\/\">Bachelor\u2019s in interdisciplinary studies<\/a> with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/writing-and-rhetoric-minor\/\">writing and rhetoric minor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Originally from:<\/strong> Niceville, Florida<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career vision:<\/strong> Working in outdoor education, while also writing and shooting photography<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fulbright destination:<\/strong> Kyrgyzstan<\/p>\n<p><strong>What she\u2019ll do there: <\/strong>Mitchell will teach English to students and help outdoor professionals understand risk assessment and Leave No Trace practices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy current job takes me into the wilderness for weeks at a time, so I enjoy adventures and being outside. It\u2019s interesting because I enrolled at UCF to be part of a big school near a big city after being raised in a small town. The environmental program at UCF was a big draw, and around my junior year I began to miss the creativity of storytelling. So, I added a minor in writing and rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Fulbright project in Kyrgyzstan is a way to intersect all my interests and meet the needs of the Kyrgyz people. They\u2019ve already been so welcoming. One of my professors, Christina Torres, made me aware of Fulbright by telling us about her own experience with the program. She also invited guests to share what it\u2019s like to teach English as a foreign language. Now I\u2019ll find out for myself what it\u2019s like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" class=\"img-fluid aligncenter wp-image-129277\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Antonio-Losavio-photo.jpg\" alt=\"UCF Fullbright Award Winner Antonio Losavio\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Antonio-Losavio-photo.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Antonio-Losavio-photo-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Antonio-Losavio-photo-384x512.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Antonio-Losavio-photo-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Antonio-Losavio-photo-270x360.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" class=\"img-fluid aligncenter wp-image-129277 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"UCF Fullbright Award Winner Antonio Losavio\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20600%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Antonio-Losavio-photo.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Antonio-Losavio-photo-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Antonio-Losavio-photo-384x512.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Antonio-Losavio-photo-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Antonio-Losavio-photo-270x360.jpg 270w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2022\/06\/Antonio-Losavio-photo.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h3\">Antonio Losavio<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Degree at UCF:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/education-phd-2\/teaching-english-to-speakers-of-other-languages\/\">Ph.D. in education with a teaching English to speakers of other languages focus<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Originally from:<\/strong> Louisville, Kentucky<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career vision:<\/strong> Working in public diplomacy with the U.S. State Department<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fulbright destination:<\/strong> Israel<\/p>\n<p><strong>What he\u2019ll do there: <\/strong>Losavio will work at a teachers\u2019 college in northern Israel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShortly after graduating with a bachelor\u2019s in English literature from Cal Berkeley in 2009, I researched jobs to see what would allow me to use my skillsets around the world. It turned out that teaching English was most compatible with my interests. To get a taste of it, I taught English in refugee settlement programs in Kentucky and as a volunteer in Brazil. It all reinforced my plan to pursue a career in international relations. Having a globally recognized award like the Fulbright on top of field experience and a Ph.D. should open a lot of great opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve already done some work in northern Israel, so I\u2019m excited to reconnect with friends there. The history is fascinating, and so are the regional challenges. Aside from the teaching, I want to try the awesome vegan food and hopefully make the U.S. and UCF look good. And then what will I do? There are hundreds of possibilities. Give me at least six months to figure it out. I\u2019ll be able to explain over a cup of coffee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Students interested in applying for <\/i><i>Fulbright awards&nbsp;<\/i><i>or other major national awards should contact the Office of Prestigious Awards at&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"mailto:opa@ucf.edu\"><em>opa@ucf.edu.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five Fulbright recipients are about to spread out around the globe to close gaps in learning and languages \u2014 and to extend UCF\u2019s mission to power 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