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University of New Mexico-Main Campus Campus Advisors

You are not required to go through any office on your campus in order to apply to the CLS Program. However, we recommend you make use of resources available on your campus to strengthen your application.

Resources on your campus may include an academic advisor, the Scholarships Office, Fellowships Office, Merit Awards Office, Study Abroad Office, Honors Program, Career Office or International Programs Office. A campus writing center may also provide helpful feedback on your essays.

The following individuals on your campus are knowledgable about the CLS Program and can provide advice on the application process for you, and support through the process:

Heather Sweetser
Arabic Instructor 		Contact
Peng Yu
Lecturer II of Chinese, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures 		Contact
Todd Karr
Director of Education Abroad, Education Abroad Office 		Contact

The CLS Program provides resources to help you prepare a competitive application with or without the help of an advisor:

Previous Recipients

Year Name Language Site Institution
2022 Alina Vulcan Chinese Changchun, China University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2021 Jamini Sahu Arabic Tangier, Morocco University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2021 Osa Day Arabic Tangier, Morocco University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2020 Michael Sabol Portuguese Florianopolis, Brazil University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2020 Margaret Johnson Russian Nizhny Novgorod, Russia University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2019 Jennifer Arnason Portuguese Florianopolis, Brazil University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2018 Galiana Loorem Arabic Ibri, Oman University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2017 Tucker Berry Arabic Meknes, Morocco University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2016 Matthew Chavez Arabic Ibri, Oman University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2016 Annie Edwards Korean Gwangju, South Korea University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2016 Joseluis Ayala Russian Nizhny Novgorod, Russia University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2016 Erin Bush Urdu Lucknow, India University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2015 Hunter Thompson Chinese Xi'an, China University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2015 Erin Bush Turkish Ankara, Turkey University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2014 Megan Kashmer Russian Kazan, Russia University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2013 Lindsey Atencio Arabic Meknes, Morocco University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2013 Amanda Wolfenbarger Azerbaijani Baku, Azerbaijan University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2013 Evan Hubbard Chinese Chengdu, China University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2013 Jennifer Evans Korean Wonju, South Korea University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2012 Carlo Aragon Arabic Salalah, Oman University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2012 Hannah Brown Arabic Salalah, Oman University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2012 Evan Hubbard Chinese Beijing, China University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2011 Elizabeth Smoake Arabic Tunis, Tunisia University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2011 Hannah Brown Japanese Kyoto, Japan University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2011 Paige Biedermann Russian Ufa, Russia University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2008 Hannah Morrow Russian Astrakhan, Russia University of New Mexico-Main Campus
2007 Joshua Larson Arabic Tunis, Tunisia University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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