A Program of the Cultural Ambassadors: Students Travel Abroad on National Fellowships in Record Numbers
CLS in the Press — August 31, 2015
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Announcing the 10th Anniversary CLS Alumni Photo Contest
Attention, CLS alumni! With the 10th anniversary of the CLS program coming up, we are pleased to announce an anniversary alumni photo contest. This contest is open to all CLS program alumni so that we can capture the program in photographs from its inception in 2006. Submissions will be accepted f…
CLS Program News — August 20, 2015
Announcing the 2015 CLS Alumni Development Fund
The 2015 CLS Alumni Development Fund application is now available and we invite you all to apply. For the first time ever, the ADF is open to all CLS alumni. Former ADF recipients are welcome to apply, though preference will be given to alumni who have not received an ADF grant before. The ADF pro…
CLS Program News — August 12, 2015
CLS Participant Featured by Mobility International
In an article for Mobility International’s AWAY journal on students with disabilities studying abroad, CLS alumna Esha Mehta (2012) shared her experience studying Hindi in Jaipur, Rajasthan for eight weeks. After disclosing her blindness to CLS staff after her acceptance of the scholarship, th…
CLS Program News — July 30, 2015
Zala Ahmadzaa
What are your educational and/or professional goals? I hope to attain a graduate degree in International Affairs and pursue a career dealing with Pakistani security development and women's rights. How do you plan to use your target language in the future? I plan to continue language study thro…
Alumni Profile — April 27, 2015
Zabe Shafi
Why did you want to study your CLS target language? When I first went to Turkey in 2007 with my family, I fell in love with the country and really was drawn to the "East meets West" culture. Then, after starting undergraduate as a Physiology major, I wanted to take some classes that were not scien…
Alumni Profile — April 27, 2015
Ryan Mandado
Why did you want to study your CLS target language? In the summer of 2010, I taught English in a rural Chinese city in Hunan. I did not know a single word of Mandarin but the friendships that I made developed my love for the Mandarin language. What are your educational and/or professional goals? I …
Alumni Profile — April 27, 2015
Rebecca Mueller
Why did you want to study your CLS target language? My graduate work is focused geographically on Southeast Europe (Albania and the countries of the Former Yugoslavia). I chose to study Turkish language because Turkish civilization is a major historical influence in this region, and contemporary T…
Alumni Profile — April 27, 2015
Mariam Waqar
Why did you want to study your CLS target language? As a STEM Education major, I wanted to study Indonesian because I'm interested in teaching in South-asia after I graduate. Currently, I am a Fulbright Applicant for Indonesia. I would like to use the inquiry-based teaching methodologies I've lear…
Alumni Profile — April 27, 2015
Madeline Ruid
How did participation in the CLS Program affect your life? Participating in CLS affected my life because I improved on my Turkish language and communication skills, and I am confident that they will help me find many more opportunities. I also met a lot of great people and now have a network of fr…
Alumni Profile — April 27, 2015