Clarkson University is pleased to announce that Morgan Johnson ’19, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award for an English Teaching Assistantship to the Slovak Republic for the 2020-2021 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Johnson, an Honors student, received her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, with minors in environmental policy and mathematics, in December 2019, graduating with great distinction. Her Fulbright application was supported by Professors Stephanie Schuckers and Christopher Robinson of Clarkson and Shane Seyler of Corning Inc.
Johnson is one of over 2,100 U.S. citizens who will study, conduct research, and teach abroad for the 2020-2021 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement, as well as their record of service and leadership potential in their respective fields.
During her grant period, she will be teaching English in Tisovec, Slovak Republic, in a technical secondary school that focuses on preparing students for STEM fields, specifically electrical engineering. Outside of the classroom, Johnson will work with community education engineering programs to expose students to new concepts and various career paths through hands-on experience. She aims to empower students and help them determine what career paths they might pursue after high school. Her overall goal is to integrate Slovakian technologies with American engineering techniques while increasing cross-culture mutual understanding.
Upon returning home from the Slovak Republic, she plans to complete a Master of Science in Engineering & Public Policy and to continue her career in a policy-related field that addresses the security and privacy issues surrounding developing technology with the aim to promote infrastructures and policy that will educate people on their individual protections.
“At Clarkson, students are given the foundation of a technology-rich curriculum and state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities where they hone their skills to become leaders in the global economy. The prestigious Fulbright award will give Morgan the opportunity to immerse herself in a unique international experience while investing in the education of the next generation of world scholars,” said Clarkson President Tony Collins.
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is administered at Clarkson University through Karyn Crispo, Associate Director of Advising and Scholarship Preparation and Clarkson’s Fulbright Program Adviser. Crispo holds workshops and meetings between April and August for students interested in applying for a Fulbright U.S. Student Award; she can be reached at kcrispo@clarkson.edu or 315-268-6006.
Since 1960, more than 40 Clarkson faculty members have been recognized as Fulbright Scholars for their excellence in research and teaching; Morgan Johnson will now serve as Clarkson’s first graduate or alumni Fulbright Student.
The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program and is designed to build lasting connections between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The Fulbright Program is funded through an annual appropriation made by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations, and foundations around the world also provide direct and indirect support to the Program, which operates in over 160 countries worldwide.
The Fulbright Program is funded through an annual appropriation made by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations, and foundations around the world also provide direct and indirect support to the Program, which operates in over 160 countries worldwide.
Since its establishment in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the Fulbright Program has given more than 390,000 students, scholars, teachers, artists, and professionals of all backgrounds and fields the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.
Fulbrighters address critical global challenges in all disciplines while building relationships, knowledge, and leadership in support of the long-term interests of the United States. Fulbright alumni have achieved distinction in many fields, including 59 who have been awarded the Nobel Prize, 84 who have received Pulitzer Prizes, and 37 who have served as a head of state or government.
In the United States, the Institute of International Education supports the implementation of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program on behalf of the U.S. Department of State, including conducting an annual competition for the scholarships.
For more information about the Fulbright Program, visit http://eca.state.gov/fulbright.
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