Alumni Panel Discussion: International Fellowships - - Yes, they are for you!

Join us for a panel discussion with Northwestern fellowship recipients (Fulbright, DAAD & others).

Six Northwestern alums will talk about their experiences as Fulbright researchers, English Language Teaching Assistants, students in MA programs and as participants in other programs. It is never too early to start learning about post-Northwestern opportunities. JUNIORS & SENIORS! NU Fulbright deadline is September 3, 2019

The Fulbright Program provides participants-chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential - with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.

Gabriela Dago is a Latin School of Chicago alumna, recent Northwestern University graduate, and former Congress-Bundestag fellow. When the program began in July 2017, she spent first six months building on her knowledge of finance and strategic management through courses at the University of Erfurt. In the last five months of the program, she engaged in an internship with Roland Berger in Munich. She will be joining Refinitiv (ex Thompson Reuters Financial & Risk division) in Chicago.

Yehya Elmasry: Yehya is a junior studying computer engineering. He is passionate about robotics, computer systems, and cyber security. During Summer 2018, Yehya conducted research at Technische Universität Dortmund in Dortmund, Germany as part of the DAAD Research Internship in Science and Engineering program (RISE). His research was related to massive scale wireless robotics localization. After graduation, Yehya plans to pursue a Master’s degree in Germany.

Natalie Fallert: Natalie was a History Major and French Minor at Northwestern University. After graduating in 2015, she worked as an au pair (live-in nanny) and English Teacher with TAPIF in Lyon, France. Upon returning to Chicago in 2017 she prioritized understanding the diverse educational landscape of Chicago by working at Charter, Catholic, Montessori, and Private schools as a part-time teacher. Since September, she has been at The Latin school of Chicago as a third grade Assistant Teacher. Natalie plans to begin a Masters in French from Middlebury, and to transition into the International Education sector as a Program Advisor.

Tori Larsen (WCAS’15) has never been one for the road well-traveled. During her undergraduate career, she was avidly involved in everything from lobbying to create the Neuroscience major, to studying Modern Greek in her free time, to mentoring students pursuing research grants. Her academic interests span the gamut. She holds a double major in Anthropology and Biological Sciences and a minor in Philosophy, with research experience in education, psychology, and related fields. After graduation she pursued her passion for student counseling and curriculum development for 2 years in Beijing, China. After returning to work as an advisor in the Office of Undergraduate Research here at NU, she applied and was awarded the DAAD Study Scholarship, and will be pursuing a Master’s degree at the School of Mind and Brain in Berlin for the next 2 years. Tori is excited to talk to students about applying and rejection in international fellowships, navigating the economic landscape of international fellowships while working through college/after college, and having the courage to go for it!

Edward Stein: Eddie completed majors in Economics and History, graduating from Northwestern in June 2018. He spent his senior year at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany where he completed a Masters in Political Science. He is currently working as an analyst at Epsilon Economics.

Tony Topoleski: Tony is a fourt- year graduate student in the Slavic Department at Northwestern University. Before graduate school, he studied in the Russian and Philosophy departments at the University of Oregon, after transferring from Central Oregon Community College. In advance of his upcoming Fulbright fellowship to Russia, he spent nine months in St. Petersburg studying Russian with the American Council of Teachers of Russian and another month doing research with a Social Science Research Council grant. His dissertation is a literary and cultural study of a movement in Russian poetry known as Metarealism and the era of Soviet Stagnation in which it arose.

This event targets all undergraduate and graduate students.

Alumni Fellowship Panel: International Fellowships - - Yes, they are for you!

April 18, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in Kresge 1515

Forum for Languages and Cultures in the Buffett Institute