Two Ivan Allen College Students Awarded Fulbright Scholarships

Posted May 18, 2016

Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts students Anne Lashinsky and Dillon Roseen are among five Georgia Tech Fulbright grant recipients for the upcoming academic year.

Lashinsky and Roseen join the ranks of previous Yellow Jacket recipients; there have been 23 since 2009. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program covers tuition, living expenses, and transportation for students who live and work a host country and become engaged in its local community.

Annie Lashinsky (Minor in German)

Anne Lashinsky graduated in May with a degree in business administration and a  minor in German from the Ivan Allen School of Modern Languages. Her Fulbright work will be as an English teaching assistant in Rostock, Germany.

“In this globalized world, mastering the English language is an indispensable component of success,” says Lashinsky. “I’ve experienced firsthand the ameliorating effects of direct cross-cultural interaction. I’m excited to offer a window to the American culture, and to increase my own understanding of the German language and people.” 

Lashinsky praised her German professors for their teaching example. “Their fostering a culture of acceptance of mistakes for the sake of learning was absolutely critical in the language-learning classroom, and I can only hope I can transfer their techniques, methods, and effectiveness into my own language-learning classroom. I seek to be to my students what each of my German professors was for me: a memorable figure whose instruction ignites a passion for linguistic and cultural understanding.”

Lashinsky also credits her German studies with giving her the confidence to pursue an undergraduate exchange at the Ludwig-Maximilians Universität in Münich, another experience that prepared her for the Fulbright assistantship.

She says she will be using German outside of the classroom at every available opportunity, and is excited “to increase my own understanding of the German language and people.”

As to her future post-Fulbright, Lashinsky isn’t sure what her direction will be, but hopes it will include her passions for travel and the German language. 

Dillon Roseen (EIA)

Economics and International Affairs major and pre-law minor Dillon Roseen will use his grant to study at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands earning a master’s degree in the law and politics of international security.

“Pursing a master’s degree in the Netherlands is perfect for me, since I will be right next to The Hague, nicknamed the ‘Legal Capital of the World’ and the ‘International City of Peace and Justice,’” Roseen said. His Fulbright experience will be an integral component of his future career plans. Roseen hopes to eventually work for an international institution, such as the United Nations, as a human rights attorney and advocate.

Roseen graduated from Georgia Tech in December 2015. He served as president of the undergraduate Student Government Association and a Georgia Tech Ambassador. He interned at the White House, and co-founded the Mental Health Student Coalition. He has published research in the Journal of Politics and International Affairs.

Aside from his research and studies, Roseen is looking forward to enjoying the bicycle culture of Amsterdam and possibly working for an international organization while he pursues his degree. 

Students interested in applying for a Fulbright scholarship for the 2017 – 2018 academic year should make an appointment with one of Georgia Tech’s Fulbright Advisors, Dr. Kathryn Meehan or Dr. Karen Adams.