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December 2012 Newsletter VOLUME | NUMBER | DECEMBER 25 3 2012 The newsletter of the Australian–American Fulbright Commission promoting educational and cultural exchange between Australia and the United States. the fulbrighter AUSTRALIA Foreign ScholarShip Board chair viSitS auStralia “Make portraits and maps of the ways you experience this country, understand its songs, tell your stories and listen for stories you will find here. Then bring all of it back with you,” J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB) Chair, Mr Tom Healy counseled the incoming Fulbright U.S. Scholars at the Enrichment Dinner. As part of his Perth, Melbourne, FFSB Chair, Mr Tom Healy, with Fulbright Commission Executive Canberra and Sydney tour, Mr Healy Director, Dr Tangerine Holt, at the Fulbright office in Canberra. was guest speaker at the Enrichment Dinner for the incoming U.S. Scholars, make unique portraits, stories, and Whilst in Australia, Mr Healy met which was held at the National Portrait maps of your journey—as did the over with Minister Chris Evans and VC’s Gallery in Canberra on 23 August. 300,000 Fulbrighters before you. And it very at universities; heads of art galleries In his colourful and entertaining much matters that these are your journeys, and the American Chamber of speech, Mr Healy congratulated the your investigations, your stories. It is only Commerce; journalists; Fulbright Scholars on behalf of President Obama the entire array, the interconnection of all Scholars and Alumni; Commission and Secretary of State Clinton, paid your stories, which offers the rest of us Board and staff; Ambassadors Jeffrey tribute to the role of the Portrait Gallery some glimpse of accuracy.” Bleich from the U.S. and Nasir Andisha in the nation’s identity, talked about “You didn’t get $10 million dollars, but from Afghanistan; and Senator what portraits mean to a nation and we did choose you to go find wisdom. Gary Humphries, among others. where Fulbright Scholars fit in. We will be eagerly waiting to learn what The full speech can be found at “As Fulbrighters, you will have the you’ll bring back home, your portraits, http://tomhealyfsb.tumblr.com/ obligation and the thrilling privilege to your self-portraits, and you.” Executive Director’s update 02 Fulbright Remembers 05 Fulbright Symposium 02 Fulbright Senior Specialist visits UTAS 05 announcement Scholar story - Sytske Hillenius 06 Enrichment Program for 03 Alumnus story - Sam Nester 06 U.S. Scholars Alumnus story - Leah Curtis 07 Fulbright Commission visit 04 to the U.S. Events and dates 08 the fulbrighter | VOLUME 25 | NUMBER 3 | DECEMBER 2012 We would also like to extend our great appreciation to Ambassador Jeffrey Bleich and his wife Rebecca for hosting the Fulbright Reception at the end of November at their home. We were delighted to see so many of our Fulbright Family and friends at this event. Photo: Travis Longmore, U.S. Embassy of organisations, universities and Fulbright had returned to the Commission this year Alumni on his way through. We would like for several months but has moved on to to thank everyone very much for taking complete her PhD. We are now welcoming the time to meet him and making him so on board our new staff, Dr Ruth Martin, ED’s update welcome. Manager of Scholarships; Li-er Kendall, We were delighted to have Mr Healy attend Program Coordinator and Nicole Healy, Executive Assistant and Office Manager. Before talking about the Enrichment Dinner for the incoming Fulbright U.S. Scholars on 23 August. At I am very pleased to say that The Commission activities, the dinner Tom had the opportunity to Australian National University and the meet another of our VIP Fulbright Alumni, University of Canberra have agreed to I would like to express Ambassador Nasir Andisha of Afghanistan, come on board to co-host the Fulbright our sympathies to all of and Senator Gary Humphries, along Presentation Dinner, which will be held on with sponsors and selection committee 21 March next year at Parliament House those people in the U.S. members and other Fulbright friends. in Canberra. We are very much looking who were affected by the This was followed with the selections for forward to seeing many of you next terrible storm in the 2013 Fulbright Scholars in Australia and year at the event. then my trip to the U.S. It was wonderful U.S. in October. to be able to catch up with our Australian Scholars, and meet many of our Fulbright The Fulbright Commission staff members Alumni at the events in New York, were extremely concerned about the Washington, Chicago, San Francisco and safety of all of our Fulbright Scholars, dr tangerine holt, Los Angeles. I would like to thank our Alumni, colleagues and other contacts, Executive Director colleagues and partners who helped to and we hope that you are all safe and Australian-American Fulbright organise and run these events. We are very well. Commission grateful for your support. For us here at the Commission it has Closer to home we have recently said been very busy as usual and exciting over farewell to two of our longest-serving the past three months. We at the Fulbright Commission Fulbright Commission Staff, Lyndell would like send our best wishes In August, we were pleased to welcome Wilson and Natalie Collins and to Sarah to all of our readers for the Mr Tom Healy, FFSB Chair, to the Howcroft. All of them are moving on to season. We hope that you have Commission in Canberra and to Australia. new experiences and we wish them well a wonderful holiday and we look Mr Healy visited Australia for two weeks, with their future endeavours. We also forward to being in touch with taking in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and said farewell in October to the interim you in the New Year. Canberra. He caught up with many heads Finance Manager, Ms Lesley Piko, who 2013 Fulbright Symposium announcement the australian-american Fulbright It will also demonstrate how The conference will be open to the commission is proud to announce that excellence and innovation have Fulbright community of Scholars and we will host the Fulbright Symposium in lead to partnerships, collaborations Alumni, academics, researchers, industry, 2013, in august 2013 in canberra. and linkages that are beyond and government. The Symposium will focus the individual and will offer the on key themes of culture, education, public The 2013 Fulbright Symposium will be opportunity to share best practice policy and research, encompassing areas entitled Soft Power: The Multiplier Effect which benefits the individual, industry where synergies exist and that are of strategic of the Fulbright Program and it will and practice. priority to the bi-national Fulbright Program. showcase the impact of soft power through the Fulbright program addressing This Symposium will bring together The Symposium will be held on 21-23 august contemporary issues across key themes of a number of prominent thinkers at the Convention Centre in culture, education, public policy and research to stimulate discussion on the soft Canberra. The gala dinner, which will be in the key disciplines of arts, environment, power of the Fulbright Program and combined with the Enrichment Dinner, will 22 august health, science and technology. its multiplier effect across culture, be held on at the Gandel Hall, education, public policy and research. Australian National Gallery. 2 Photo: Travis Longmore, U.S. Embassy Senator Chris Evans (front row second from left) meets Mr Tom Healy (left front row) the Fulbright U.S. Scholars. US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission, Mr Jason Hyland and Mr Tom Healy Flinders University Prof Don Debats with Mr Tom Healy; Distinguished Chair Prof Malcolm with incoming U.S. Scholar, Ms Samantha Shockley. Feeley; Prof Michael Barber, VC of Fulbright Flinders University and Dr Tangerine Holt. Fulbright U.S. Scholars, Mark O’Donnell and Emily Baldock Fulbright CSIRO Scholar Mr Israel Del Toro (Left) with CSIRO representatives Professor Christopher Roberts with their sponsor Professor Jane Godfrey, Dean of the ANU Dr Miriam Baltuck, Dr Joanne Daly, Ms Kathy Dunn and Professor S. Mark Tompkins, plays the qin. College of Business and Economics (centre). an incoming U.S. Scholar also working with CSIRO. enrichment program for u.S. Scholars Fourteen Fulbright u.S. Scholars came The Scholars were given essential from Federal Parliament, members of to the enrichment program in august in information to help them during their selection committees, Fulbright Alumni, canberra, which was held at university Fulbright Scholarships—introduction to sponsors, and other friends of the house on the anu campus. Australia, visas and other paperwork, what Fulbright Program. is expected of Fulbright Scholars, meeting Mr Hyland, Commission Board Chair Highlights of the program this year were the media—along with a visit to Question meeting FFSB Chair, Mr Tom Healy, Professor Steven Schwartz and Fulbright Time and a meeting with Ambassador U.S. Scholar Molly Gabbard all spoke at and the Minister for Tertiary Education, Bleich at his residence. Senator Chris Evans; the U.S. Ambassador, the dinner, in addition to Mr Tom Healy. Mr Jeffrey Bleich; and the Deputy Chief of About 85 people attended the annual Fulbright Senior Scholar Professor Mission, Mr Jason Hyland who attended Enrichment Dinner, including Ambassador Chris Roberts played a musical interlude the Enrichment Dinner. Andisha, Senator Gary Humphries on the qin. 3 the fulbrighter | VOLUME 25 | NUMBER 3 | DECEMBER 2012 Fulbright commission visit to the u.S. dr tangerine holt visited the united States in october, and met with Fulbright Scholars and Fulbright alumni in several cities. A series of Roundtables were held with Alumni and Australian Scholars across the U.S. to increase the Commission’s engagement with them.
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