Lauren Radell of Waco Receives Fulbright Teaching Assistantship for 2012-2013

GEORGETOWN, TX (05/07/2012)(readMedia)-- Lauren Radell of Waco has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Austria for the 2012-13 academic year. She will teach at two schools in Vöcklabruck, Austria.

Radell graduated in May from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. She had a major in business and minors in communication studies and German.

Radell participated in a German-American exchange program twice while she was a student at Waco High School. At Southwestern University, she was active in the German Club and served as president of the club her senior year.

"I love the German language and culture, especially since I have some German heritage in my family," she said.

The Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship program is one of several academic exchange programs administered by the U.S. Department of State. Students selected for the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Program receive round-trip transportation to the host country, a salary for the academic year based on living costs in the host country, an allowance for books and research, and medical insurance. They have an orientation program and also participate in a variety of enrichment activities during the course of the year.

Most English Teaching Assistants work in their schools for 20 to 30 hours a week, which leaves plenty of time to pursue independent research projects, internships or community service projects.

"Fulbright Teaching Assistantships offer our students the opportunity to learn and teach across cultures and boundaries, to become even more proficient communicators, and to discover their potential as cultural ambassadors and mediators," said Erika Berroth, associate professor of German at Southwestern.

Nine Southwestern University students have received Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships in the past five years.

Southwestern University is a selective, nationally recognized undergraduate liberal arts college with an enrollment of 1,340 students. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in Texas. For more information on Southwestern, visit www.southwestern.edu.