University of Oregon

University of Oregon 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:

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Holly Lakey
Assistant Director, Center for Asian and Pacific Studies

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

Review our tips and instruction video about preparing a quality application (links to a video)
Review our Frequently Asked Questions about applying for the the CLS Program
Work through our Application Essays Worksheet while you prepare your application (downloads a Word document)

Previous Recipients

Year	Name	Language	Site	Institution
2019	Zina Dolan	Hindi	Jaipur, India	University of Oregon
2019	Allene Shaw	Korean	Gwangju, South Korea	University of Oregon
2018	Olin Edgar	Arabic	Tangier, Morocco	University of Oregon
2018	Matthew McConnell	Chinese	Suzhou, China	University of Oregon
2017	Kimberly Schuster	Russian	Vladimir, Russia	University of Oregon
2016	Natasha Willow	Chinese	Changchun, China	University of Oregon
2016	Gwendolyn Snider	Russian	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia	University of Oregon
2016	Taylor King	Swahili	Arusha, Tanzania	University of Oregon
2015	Elliot Jones	Arabic	Madaba, Jordan	University of Oregon
2015	Stephanie Collins	Chinese	Dalian, China	University of Oregon
2014	Sienna Stevenson	Arabic	Rabat, Morocco	University of Oregon
2013	Benjamen DoVale	Chinese	Qingdao, China	University of Oregon
2012	Angela Kohama	Hindi	Jaipur, India	University of Oregon
2011	Nina Rinaldi	Arabic	Tangier, Morocco	University of Oregon
2011	Pedro Bassoe	Japanese	Kyoto, Japan	University of Oregon
2011	Andrew Whalen	Russian	Vladimir, Russia	University of Oregon
2010	Alissa Strunk	Arabic	Tangier, Morocco	University of Oregon
2010	Rand Wilcox	Arabic	Muscat, Oman	University of Oregon
2010	Timothy Ditter	Chinese	Shanghai, China	University of Oregon
2010	Saumya Kini	Japanese	Kyoto, Japan	University of Oregon
2010	Jessica Jones	Russian	Vladimir, Russia	University of Oregon
2010	Willis Hughes	Russian	Vladimir, Russia	University of Oregon
2010	Timothy Johnson	Turkish	Istanbul, Turkey	University of Oregon
2009	Kyle Shernuk	Chinese	Harbin, China	University of Oregon
2009	Miriam Lipton	Russian	Kaliningrad, Russia	University of Oregon
2007	Amy Elliott	Chinese	Hong Kong, China	University of Oregon
2007	Gordon Honerkamp-Smith	Russian	St. Petersburg, Russia	University of Oregon
2007	Joseph Sneed	Turkish	Alanya, Turkey	University of Oregon

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