Rory Jones of Temple Receives Fulbright Teaching Assistantship for 2012-2013

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GEORGETOWN, TX (05/03/2012)(readMedia)-- Rory Jones of Temple has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship for the 2012-13 academic year.

Jones is a senior at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, and will be graduating this month with a double major in history and German.

The Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship program is one of several academic exchange programs administered by the U.S. Department of State. The application process begins in the fall when prospective candidates are interviewed by faculty members on their campus, who then rank and recommend students to the Fulbright Commission. The commission reviews the applications and selects a number of candidates to recommend to partner countries, who then screen the applicants again and match the candidates with schools in different cities.

"Fulbright Teaching Assistantship awards 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.

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.

Jones is the son of Dr. Thomas Russell and Cheryl Jones of Temple. After he completes his teaching assistantship, he hopes to enter graduate school for either German or history.

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.