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you. Learn more about graduate fellowships and the
application process for these awards through this site.
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Congratulations to Seaver's
2008 Fulbright Scholars
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Brian Clark graduated cum laude
from Seaver College in 2006 with a BA International Studies.
While at Pepperdine, he studied abroad in Lyon, France,
worked as the personal assistant to Consul Véronique
Marounek at the Consulate General of Belgium in Los Angeles,
and interned at the Embassy of Chile in Washington, DC.
Currently, he is serving as a Teach For America charter
corps member in a socioeconomically underprivileged
community on the island of O'ahu. After completing the
Fulbright in Spain he will pursue an master's from
Columbia University in International Education Development
and he aspires to become an education specialist with the
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
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Keith Colclough graduated magna
cum laude with a BA in music. He has been actively
involved in both the music and theatre departments playing
leading roles in several operas and musicals. Keith has been
awarded vocal scholarships from the Orange County Performing
Arts Center, Sigma Alpha Iota Pasadena Alumni Chapter and
the Village Voices Chorale. He is a member of Pi Kappa
Lambda, a music honor society, and has been accepted into
the master's program at Cincinnati College-Conservatory of
Music where he hopes to continue pursuing a career in opera.
Keith will study vocal technique at the Mannheim
Musikhochschule in Germany. |
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Laura Merwin graduated summa
cum laude with a BS in Biology. During her sophomore
year, she participated in the Florence International Program
2005-2006 and in the NSF funded Summer Undergraduate
Research Program in Biology in 2007. She continued to do
research and work in the Natural Science Division during her
senior year. She was awarded Outstanding Graduate of
the Natural Science Division. Laura will spend 12
months at Curtin University,
Australia, examining plants in drought and fire-prone
Mediterranean ecosystems that have evolved unique
life-history types.
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Erin Shitama graduated magna
cum laude and majored in International Studies with an
emphasis in Intercultural Communications and a minor in
Sociology. She spent a year abroad in Heidelberg and has
participated in Model United Nations, served on the Global
Tides Review Board, Forum for Political Understanding
(vice-president), and has co-founded a group exploring
women's role in peacebuilding. She worked at the ISLD for
four years, and held an internship with Rich Dawson,
Director of OISS. Erin will travel to Indonesia as an
English Teaching Assistant. |
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Alissa Smith graduated magna
cum laude with a major in Creative Writing and a
minor in Philosophy. She served as the vice-president of
philanthropy of Pi Beta Phi, Student Service Coordinator of
in Florence, Italy, United Friends Coordinator for the
Pepperdine Volunteer Center and as the Spirit Cup Chair for
the Homecoming Host Program. She served as the President of
the Student Alumni Organization, and sat on the Alumni
Leadership Council as the Seaver student representative. She
was also a member of the Seaver Executive Council, a class
leader for the Senior Challenge initiative and the President
of Phi Sigma Tau Philosophy Honor Society. She will
travel to Turkey next year and then pursue a career in
publishing in New York. |
Fulbright Experiences
in the Past
Read an interview with Michael Engle in which he shares
his experience learning how Tibetan monks train
attention in children (read the interview). The
Fulbright
grant provides graduating seniors and alumni with opportunities
to conduct research or teach English abroad.

Watch Anna Jacobsen, Fulbright recipient to South
Africa, as she offers advice in applying for Fulbright.
(video clips)
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