Drexel Student and Shamong, NJ Native Daniel Tedesco Awarded Fulbright Scholarship for Research in China

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PHILADELPHIA, PA (05/16/2011)(readMedia)-- Daniel Tedesco, a Shamong, N.J. native and student at Drexel University in Philadelphia, has received the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship for study and research abroad in 2011-12. Tedesco is one of four Drexel students receiving the Fulbright award this year, the most in any year in Drexel's history.

Tedesco, a senior at Drexel studying International Area Studies, Finance, and Chinese, will study leadership development among young adults in China. His study will work with participants in the Chinese government's Student Village Officials (SVO) program, which places recent graduates into rural villages as assistants to local officials, as well as with villagers in the communities. Tedesco is currently President and Trustee of Global China Connection, a nonprofit organization that coordinates China-focused student research and events through 60 university chapters. During the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, he served as a Student Ambassador for the USA National Pavilion. He will receive his bachelor's degree from Drexel in June 2011.

The Fulbright Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, is the largest U.S. international exchange program offering opportunities for students, scholars, and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, and teaching opportunities. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers fellowships for U.S. graduating college seniors, graduate students, young professionals and artists to study abroad for one academic year.

Founded in 1891 in Philadelphia, Drexel is the nation's 14th largest private university and is ranked second among national universities in the U.S. News list of "Up-and-Comers." Drexel is widely recognized for its focus on experiential learning through its co-operative education program, technology and use-inspired research.