UB Fulbright Faculty seminars serve to bring together faculty interested in creating or enhancing an international component of their research, scholarship, or teaching through engagement with the Fulbright program. The seminar series strives to connect and support faculty and their efforts in the international space through collaboration with partners in International Education and interested decanal units.
Wednesday, April 24th (1 - 2:30)
Strategies for Preparing a Successful Fulbright U.S. Scholars Application
This webinar is aimed at current and future applicants for the Fulbright U.S. Scholars program. During the workshop, panelists will discuss strategies and best practices for crafting a competitive Fulbright application that aligns with the Fulbright mission. This webinar will provide an in-depth discussion of all required application materials with a specific focus on the project statement, a central element of the Fulbright application. Panelists include UB Fulbright alumni, who have served on U.S. Scholar program peer review committee, the Director of Faculty Recognition, and the UB Fulbright Liaison.
Monday, March 4, 2024, 3pm
Developing a Fulbright US Scholar Application
The Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs is partnering with the Office of the Vice Provost for International Education to enhance awareness of the opportunity for Fulbright US Scholar Awards at UB and to help facilitate participation in the program by interested faculty.
Wednesday, April 5th, 2023
Developing a Fulbright US Scholar application
The Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs is partnering with the Office of the Vice Provost for International Education to enhance awareness of the opportunity for Fulbright US Scholar Awards at UB and to help facilitate participation in the program by interested faculty.
Tuesday, August 22nd 2022
Fulbright Application Writing Workshop
To further support our Fulbright applicants, the Office for Faculty Affairs will be hosting a hands-on Fulbright application workshop. This workshop will give applicants the opportunity to receive feedback on application materials from UB Fulbright alumni, as well as from the Director of Awards and Recognition, Dr. Maria Almanza and the UB Fulbright Faculty Liaison, Dr. Tilman Baumstark. The first half of the workshop will be dedicated to one-on-one meetings, followed by a larger group discussion of best practices for crafting a competitive application.
Developing a Fulbright US Scholar Application
In the second seminar of the 2022 spring semester, vice provost Robert Granfield will honor the most recent recipients of a Fulbright US Scholar Award for the 2021/22 award cycle. A presentation introducing the types of Fulbright Scholar Awards and important details of the application process will be followed by a distinguished faculty panel of former award recipients acting as alumni ambassadors to the Fulbright program. These guest speakers are looking forward to engage with the attending UB faculty to cover and discuss topics related to development of a suitable project, identification of international partnerships, crafting a competitive application, and the planning steps necessary for the eventual time abroad as well as after the award.
Panel of Fulbright Alumni Ambassadors:
Gretchen Bauer, Political Sciences (University of Delaware)
Michael Famiano, Physics (Western Michigan University)
Jose Angel Hernandez, History (University of Houston)
Susan Sharfstein, Nanobioscience (SUNY Polytechnic Institute)
| Time | Agenda Item |
|---|---|
| 3:00 pm | Welcome: VP Faculty Affairs, Robert Granfield; VP International Education, Nojin Kwak |
| 3:10 pm | Recognition of 2021/22 UB Fulbright Award Recipients: Diana Aga (Chemistry), Sahn-Wook Huh (Finance), and Robert Straubinger (Pharmaceutical Sciences) |
| 3:35 pm | Overview of Fulbright Faculty Awards, Application Information, and Helpful Resources |
| 4:00 pm | Panel of Fulbright Alumni Ambassadors: Presentations, Discussion and Q&A |
| 5:00 pm | Closing |
Enhancing Research, Scholarship, and Teaching through Fulbright Awards
In the first seminar of the spring semester, learn how UB faculty are integrating their experiences as recipients of prior Fulbright awards from different times in their career into an ongoing focus of their research and academic activities. Members of the Fulbright Association will introduce the regional WNY chapter, a platform to engage with other Fulbright alumns and a resource for those new to the different programs.
| Time | Agenda Item |
|---|---|
| 1:00 pm | Welcome: Provost A. Scott Weber; VP Faculty Affairs, Robert Granfield; VP International Education, Nojin Kwak |
| 1:15 pm | Maintaining a Fulbright Connection - The WNY Chapter of the Fulbright Association: Vanessa Haddad, SUNY Erie; Melinda Lemke, Educational Leadership & Policy; Walter Hakala, English |
| 1:35 pm | Keynote Speaker: Diana Aga, Chemistry |
| 2:15 pm | Discussion and Q&A |
| 2:30 pm | Closing |
Keynote speaker: Diana Aga, PhD
Diana S. Aga, the Henry M. Woodburn Professor of Chemistry and Director of the UB RENEW Institute, is an environmental and analytical chemist researching the environmental impact of industrial and agricultural pollutants, as well as pharmaceuticals and personal care products. Aga’s work is local and global, ranging from studies on the bioaccumulation of pollutants in fish and common terns in the Great Lakes region, to research investigating the presence of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, antibiotics and antibiotics resistance genes in waters in the U.S., Asia and Europe. She has engaged with international institutions, including the World Health Organization, to combat antimicrobial resistance, one of the greatest threats in modern medicine and public health. Learn more about Dr. Aga's reasearch here.
Vanessa Haddad, PhD
Professor, Chair of Liberal Arts and Sciences - General Studies, and Director of Honors Program, SUNY Erie
Melinda Lemke, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, Educational Administration PhD Program Director, UB. Research Focus: Critical Policy Analysis; Gender Studies; Global Issues; Educational Policy.
Walter Hakala, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of English, Asian Studies Program, UB. Research Focus: Literature and languages of North India and Central Asia; Mughal and early colonial South Asian history; South Asian Islam, Sufism and epigraphy.
