Four students from the College have been chosen as
finalists for the Thomas J. Watson Travelling Fellowships, which provide full support for
a year of study abroad.
They are Brian Goldberg, “Loving Nature to Death:
Ecotourism in New Zealand, Kenya and Peru;” Kristopher Lovelett, “A Study on
International Power Industries;” Bernice Polanco, “Wedding Rituals in the
Dominican Republic, Spain and Peru;” and Scott Stedman, “Linking Past and
Present Through a Screenplay Based on the Life of Walter Benjamin.”
Twelve students submitted proposals for the Watson. The
campus Watson committee members are Teresa Meade, acting chair; Seyfollah Maleki, Brad
Jordon, Andrew Wolfe, and Karen Brison.
Union's four finalists will go to final interviews
with the Watson Foundation. Selection is in the spring.