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ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú graduate student receives Fulbright grant offer, two alternates named

Three undergraduate students receive Gilman Scholarships for study abroad

Oxford and Beyond

ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú graduate student receives Fulbright grant offer, two alternates named

Three undergraduate students receive Gilman Scholarships for study abroad

Becca Borton '25 at the National Fellowships Reception at the Armstrong Student Center in April, where ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú recognizes all fellowship winners and semifinalists from the academic year. Borton is surrounded by Karla Guinigundo and mentors John Forren, left, and Thomas Misco (submitted photo).
Becca Borton '25 at the National Fellowships Reception in April at the Armstrong Student Center, where ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú recognizes all fellowship winners and semifinalists from the academic year. Borton stands with Karla Guinigundo and mentors John Forren, left, and Thomas Misco (submitted photo).

ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú University graduate student Becca Borton ’25 has received a Fulbright grant offer, and two alumni are alternates.

The three were among five students and alumni who were semifinalists in the 

Borton is a master’s student in History. She majored in Integrated Social Studies Education and Political Science with minors in Music Theatre, History, and Spanish as an undergraduate student at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú. She will be an English Teaching Assistant in Poland this fall.

Borton traveled to Poland on a program led by mentors Tom Misco, professor of Teaching, Curriculum, and Educational Inquiry, and John Forren, executive director of the Menard Center for Democracy. There she had a "brief experience teaching English, which is what initiated her interest in applying for the Fulbright," said Karla Guinigundo, director of Global Partnerships in ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú's Global Initiatives

Alternate Sam Ross ’23 majored in Spanish with a Premedical Studies co-major and a minor in Sociology. He would be doing Medical Sciences Research in Spain.

Alternate Sarah Johnson ’24 majored in Microbiology with a Premedical Studies co-major. She would be an English Teaching Assistant in Mongolia.

Fulbright records list ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú’s first Fulbright U.S. Student Program grantee in 1949 — a research grantee to France in French language and literature.

In February, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú was named among “Top Producing Institutions” for Fulbrights.

Gilman Scholars named

Three ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú students have been awarded a collective $9,000 from the to help fund their study abroad experiences.

They are:

  • Peyton Morrow, a senior majoring in Biology, who will be attending ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú University’s John E. Dolibois European Center (MUDEC) this summer.
  • Jordyn Pryor, a senior majoring in Games and Simulation, who will be studying eSports at Konkuk University in South Korea this summer.
  • Evelyn Vonderwell, a first-year student majoring in Kinesiology, who will be attending MUDEC in the fall.

More than 100 ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú students have received Gilman Scholarships to support study abroad experiences in the past decade.

Established in 1809, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú University is located in Oxford, Ohio, with regional campuses in Hamilton and Middletown, a learning center in West Chester, and a European study center in Luxembourg. Interested in learning more about Global Initiatives? Visit the website for more information.