Join Worcester Polytechnic Institute as they celebrate Fulbright's 75th Anniversary with past, present, and future Fulbright Students and Scholars. During the event, Fulbrighters will participate in a panel discussing the ingredients for global success and share recipes from around the world.
The Fulbright Program Anniversary ~ A Virtual Celebration
Impact: 75 Years of Global Actions, Opportunities and Connections
Thursday, September 23rd, 2021 from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
https://wpi.zoom.us/j/93236157129
| Thursday
9/23/2021 |
Event | Participants |
| 9:00 - 9:10 AM | Provost Welcome - Importance of Cross-Cultural Exchange Under the Aegis of Fulbright | Winston “Wole” Soboyejo, Ph.D., Provost and Professor of Mechanical Engineering |
| 9:10 - 9:15 | Meet Mimi - WPI’s Inaugural Dean of the Global School and a distinguished and internationally recognized scholar and educational leader in mobilities research and global partnerships focused on helping the world meet urgent challenges | Mimi Sheller, Ph.D., Professor and Dean of Global School |
| 9:15 - 9:20 AM | Overview of WPI Fulbrighters – Faculty, Students, and Alumni | Terri Camesano, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Dean of Graduate Studies, International Education Administrators Program, Fulbright France 2018 |
| 9:20 -10:10 AM | Panel Discussion: Fulbrighters: Ingredients for Global Success Moderator: Rory Flinn, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies |
Foreign Student Program: Diego Vargas Blanco, WPI alum – M.S. ’18 & Ph.D. ‘21 Biology & Biotechnology, LASPAU Peru Grantee 2018 Enxhi Jaupi, Current M.S. student in Biomedical Engineering, Fulbright Albania Grantee 2020 U.S. Student Program: Heather Leclerc, Doctoral Student Chemical Engineering, Fulbright Denmark 2021 Faculty Scholar Program: |
| 10:10 - 10:15 AM | Break/ Slideshow | |
| 10:15 - 10:55 AM | Global Cookbook | Sharing Recipes from Around the Globe |
| 10:55 - 11:00 AM | Closing Remarks | Winthrop “Win” Wassenar, WPI Alum - B.S. ‘59 & M.S. ‘60 Civil Engineering, Fellowship for Academic Administrators, Fulbright England 1989 & 1991 |
We encourage all program alumni, partners, and friends to engage with Fulbright and their communities.
Tell us about your Fulbright experience, or how a Fulbrighter has impacted your life.
