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Student AccoladeJune 16, 2022W&L’s Matt Tinsley ’22 Awarded U.S. Teaching Assistantship to Austria

After his USTA program orientation in September, Tinsley will teach in a secondary school in Austria through May 2023.

Student AccoladeApril 28, 2022W&L’s Shugart ’22 Awarded U.S. Teaching Assistantship to Austria

After her USTA program orientation in September, Shugart will team teach in a secondary school in Austria through May 2023.

Student AccoladeApril 18, 2022W&L’s Maggie Hardin ’22 Earns Fulbright to Germany

Maggie Hardin '22 has received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Germany.

Student AccoladeApril 14, 2022Mallory Keeley ’22 Awarded Fulbright to Germany

Keeley will live in a German community for one academic year to teach English to students in a local school.

Student AccoladeMarch 31, 2022W&L’s Anne Riter ’22 Awarded Fulbright to Austria

Riter will spend the next academic year volunteering with a community organization, working as an English teaching assistant and taking courses at the University of Graz.

In Case You Missed It

Program SpotlightFebruary 9, 2022Program Spotlight: Center for International Education – Study Abroad

Approximately 70% of students participate in an abroad program during their time at W&L.

Alumni AccoladeJune 16, 2021W&L’s Julia Foxen ’21 Awarded U.S. Teaching Assistantship in Austria

Foxen’s USTA position with Fulbright Austria starts in October 2021.

Student AccoladeMay 5, 2021W&L’s Doan Bui ’21 Awarded U.S. Teaching Assistantship in Austria

Bui’s USTA position with Fulbright Austria starts in September 2021.

My W&LMarch 19, 2021Love at First Sight

Lucas Flood '21 fell for W&L when he saw it for the first time on a family road trip, and he's found it an ideal place to study history and German.

Alumni in ActionFebruary 8, 2021‘Abundantly Thankful’ in Austria

Despite COVID-19, Jared Nickodem '20 was able to make it to Austria, where he is teaching English to students as part of the U.S. Teaching Assistant Program.

AccoladesAugust 7, 2020W&L’s Max Sadlowski ’20 Awarded Fulbright Grant to Germany

Sadlowski has received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Germany starting January 2021.

AccoladesJune 16, 2020Jared Nickodem ’20 Awarded U.S. Teaching Assistantship in Austria

Nickodem’s USTA position with Fulbright Austria starts in September 2020.

AccoladesMay 28, 2020W&L’s Abby Keller ’20 Awarded U.S. Teaching Assistantship in Austria

Keller has received a USTA position with Fulbright Austria starting in October 2020.

Faculty Accolade May 24, 2019W&L’s Paul Youngman to Participate in Fulbright Educational Experts Seminar 2019

This year’s seminar will focus on “The Impact of Digitalization on the Future of Higher Education.”

Student Accolade May 23, 2019Washington and Lee’s Kevin Lencioni ’19 Earns Austrian U.S. Teaching Assistantship

While at Washington and Lee, Lencioni has taken several German classes and studied abroad in Berlin.

Student Accolade April 18, 2019W&L’s Reid Gaede Awarded Fulbright

Reid Gaede ’19 has received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Germany.

Student Accolade April 16, 2019Ekaterina Tsvetkova ’20 Awarded German American Exchange Internship

Tsvetkova will be working at Robert Bosch GmbH a large multinational engineering and electronics company.

Student Accolade April 16, 2019Julia Kaczmar ’19 Awarded CBYX Fellowship

CBYX is a yearlong fellowship, funded by the German Bundestag and U.S. Congress through the U.S. Department of State.

Student Accolade April 16, 2019W&L’s Jackson Ellis ’19 Awarded Fulbright

Washington and Lee University senior Jackson Ellis ’19 has won a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Germany for summer 2019.

Student Accolade April 3, 2019Ryann Carpenter ’20 Receives Prestigious DAAD RISE Internship

Carpenter will study in Lübeck, Germany, at the University of Lübeck. She will work in a lab that focuses on the dietary regulation of tissue circadian clock function in mice.

Student Accolade April 2, 2019W&L’s Katherine Dau ’19 Awarded Fulbright

Dau will live and work in Vienna for nine months.

Student Accolade March 20, 2019Wade Patterson ’20 Receives Prestigious DAAD RISE Internship

Patterson will be interning with a lab at the Senckenberg Natural History Collections in Dresden, Germany.

InternshipMarch 7, 2019Molly Sykes ’20 to Participate in German American Exchange Internship

Sykes will be working this summer with Ernst & Young in Frankfurt.

Summer ExperienceSeptember 17, 2018Summer in Germany

Mark Donohue '19 spent the summer working as a software engineering intern at a company called AGCO, located in southern Bavaria.

Alumni in ActionAugust 13, 2018Gear Up

Gonz Ferrero ’04 and Lenny Enkhbold ’17 blend their shared concern for the environment with a dash of business savvy to promote eco-friendly outdoor wear.

Working AbroadAugust 1, 2018Growing in German

Jackson Ellis '19 is working with a German consulting agency to help international student-athletes navigate the college application process.

Summer Opportunity May 29, 2018Bui ’21 and Syed ’19 Awarded Gilman Scholarship to Study Abroad

Doan Bui ’21 and Hashim Syed ’19 have won Gilman Scholarships to study abroad.

Summer InternshipMarch 1, 2018Collin Glatz ’20 to Participate in German American Exchange Internship Program

The program helps American students secure three-month long business internships in Germany.

Alumni in ActionJanuary 16, 2018Finding Her Niche

Kelly Douma ’16 is on track to complete her doctorate in early modern German history and women’s studies by 2021.

My W&LNovember 15, 2017Getting Ahead in the Garment District

Julia Kaczmar '19 spent a summer in New York City, learning the logistics of the latest fashions.

My W&LJuly 13, 2017The Railway in German Literature

Ben Schaeffer '18 is working with German professor Paul Youngman on a project involving references to the railway in German literature.

May 24, 2017Matt Carl ’17 Profiled in The Roanoke Times

The Roanoke Times profiled graduating senior Matt Carl in today's commencement story.

March 15, 2017Generalprobe to Perform in the Ruscio Center for Global Learning

Generalprobe, the German student language drama group at Washington and Lee University, will perform two one-act comedies written and directed by the students.

Around the WorldMarch 7, 2017W&L Helps Girl Scouts See the World — in Lexington

For World Thinking Day, W&L's foreign language teaching assistants led local Girl Scouts in a variety of internationally themed activities.

My W&LFebruary 9, 2017Ulemj “Lenny” Enkhbold: Always a Reason to Smile

Meet Lenny Enkhbold '17, a computer scientist with a passion for the outdoors, who isn't afraid to have a good laugh.

January 18, 2017W&L’s Generalprobe presents “Die Gänsemagd” (“The Goose Girl”)

On Jan. 26 and 28 at 7:30 p.m., Generalprobe will celebrate 25 years of German language theater the production of an original Singspiel.

October 27, 2016‘Welcome’ in Seven Languages

Washington and Lee University this year welcomes seven foreign language teaching assistants.

October 27, 2016Welcome FLTA Anna Jerusalem

Anna Jerusalem is one of seven foreign language teaching assistants at W&L this year.

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