Nico Gioioso of Baltimore Receives Assistantship to Austria

LEXINGTON, VA (06/27/2012)(readMedia)-- Nico Gioioso of Baltimore, Md., a 2012 graduate of Washington and Lee University, recently received a U.S. English language teaching assistantship to Austria for the 2012-2013 academic year.

While at W&L, Gioioso was a Johnson Scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa and was president of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He was also a member of English for Speakers of Other Languages, was a member of Kathekon, was a DJ for WLUR campus radio station and acted for Generalprobe in German Department theater productions. Gioioso double majored in economics and Spanish with a minor in German.

"During my academic career at W&L, I tried to expand my focus beyond the borders of the U.S.," Gioioso said. "I got a taste of the German and Austrian cultures when I went abroad my freshman spring term, and had a very different experience when I spent two summers down in Argentina.

"It's the type of experience for which only W&L could have prepared me, and hopefully I can inspire other young people to take advantage of the type of opportunities that put you out of your comfort zone."