Wayne State University issued the following announcement on Aug. 28.
How do you provide orientation to 915 foreign Fulbrighters in 127 countries? Virtually, of course.
The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government's flagship educational and cultural exchange program, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. For the last two summers, WSU was one of several universities around the country that hosted in-person orientation but when the pandemic struck and social distancing guidelines were put in place, Wayne State was chosen as the sole orientation host for 2,000 Fulbright Foreign Student Program grantees. It was the first program of its kind and the largest single program in WSU’s history to be completed virtually. The Office of International Programs (OIP) put it together and launched it successfully in four months in collaboration with the Institute for International Education, which administers Fulbright Gateway Orientation on behalf of the State Department.
Gateway Orientation helps grantees understand the requirements of their academic program, opportunities and expectations, the importance of networking and provides a cultural introduction to the U.S. Ahmad Ezzeddine, associate vice president for educational outreach and international programs, says the students benefited from their Wayne State experience before heading off to universities including Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Yale and Johns Hopkins.
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Source: Wayne State University
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