When the听听(碍别濒濒辞驳驳 ISP) was created 15 years ago, the apprentice-like relationship of undergraduates to scholars that is the hallmark of the program was something new. Faculty members had to be talked into taking on students as research assistants, recalls Associate Director听.
鈥淣ow,鈥� she says, 鈥渇aculty are competing to get ISP students.鈥� The program began with just nine undergraduates.听Now, there are听听across three classes.
This past weekend, the Kellogg Institute celebrated 15 years of the International Scholars Program with a听听attended by ISP alumni from a range of classes, faculty fellows who had served as their mentors and advisers, and current International Scholars.
There was plenty of time for reconnecting at social events, including a picnic and tailgate, but also some time for reflection about the value of the program.
On Friday, three ISP alumni took part in the panel, 鈥淔rom Campus to Career: Kellogg International Scholars Then and Now.鈥� Panelists included:
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, who is beginning doctoral studies at the University of Oxford after completing a master鈥檚 degree on a Rhodes Scholarship.
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, who works in the Office of African Affairs in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor at the U.S. State Department.
The three outlined their paths from graduation to their current posts, emphasizing to current students that they were not linear journeys.
Li, who went to Taiwan on a Fulbright and then to the Fletcher 91视频 for Law and Diplomacy, used a sailing analogy to explain how she tacked from one career and learning experience to the next.
鈥淣o experiences are wasted experiences,鈥� she said. What had seemed haphazard at the time 鈥� work on China and trade, economics and law training 鈥� proved to be excellent preparation for a job she loves.
Their time as Kellogg International Scholars 鈥� and particularly their close relationships with the faculty with whom they worked 鈥� was a firm foundation for their international careers, each one of the alumni said. 鈥淚t is more like something you might see in graduate school,鈥� Ogorzalek remarked.
Coccia agreed.听鈥淚t is unique not just to work with faculty on their research but to dive into your own research project,鈥� he said.
Faculty fellows who had served as advisers and mentors to International Scholars over the years were delighted to reconnect with alumni during reunion events.
鈥淎s a faculty member, it鈥檚 great to hear about your experiences and I鈥檓 so proud of what you鈥檝e done,鈥� said , a faculty fellow who worked with Li and 13 other International Scholars over the years. 鈥淯nder Holly鈥檚 leadership, ISP has turned out to be a remarkable program that has changed many lives.鈥�
Kellogg ISP is the brainchild of then-Kellogg director听听and University president听., who was serving as vice president and associate provost at the time. The program听matches undergraduates selected for the program in their freshman year with faculty fellows as paid research assistants.
It is designed to bring intellectually motivated students interested in doing international research into the Kellogg community, where they learn research skills on the job, prepare for their own independent research projects, and have the benefit of interacting with a strong community of peers.听Over the past 14 years, more than 225 students have worked with more than 100 faculty advisers.
Kellogg International Scholars have twice been named Notre Dame valedictorian and have won numerous prestigious awards, including three Rhodes Scholarships, four Boren Scholarships, and 10 Fulbrights. Last year,听听was the first graduate of the program to return to Notre Dame as a member of the faculty.
鈥淲e鈥檙e going to leverage the Kellogg International Scholars Program,鈥� said听, Marilyn Keough Dean of the new Keough 91视频 of Global Affairs. In a session held in the Keough mediation room, Appleby outlined plans for the school鈥檚 undergraduate program, to debut next year, calling the ISP alumni 鈥減ioneers鈥� in what the school is envisioning for its honors program.
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Originally published by at on October 05, 2017.