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Two Assumption College students were awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships this year. “Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields,” states Professor Smriti Rao, Assumption College post-graduate scholarship advisor. “We are very proud of our students and their commitment to intellectual growth and cultural awareness. They want to make a difference.” Cerilenne Menendez Mendoza ’11 majored in accounting and Latin American studies with a minor in political science. She will spend a year taking business classes at Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico, the prestigious business school in Mexico City. In addition to her studies, she will intern at a Mexican financial services firm. Kyle Johnson ’11, an economics major with minors in finance, accounting and mathematics, had proposed to spend nine months in the Indian city of Hyderabad. He declined the award to accept a job offer. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program enables more than 1,500 U.S. citizens to will travel abroad for the 2011–12 academic year. This flagship international educational
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Two Fulbright Scholarships Awarded
(L–r) kyle Johnson ’11, President Francesco Cesareo and Cerilenne menendez mendoza ’11
exchange program is sponsored by the U.S. government and designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the
United States and the people of other countries. The program operates in more than 155 countries worldwide.
Br. Dinh, A.A. Ordained to become Fr. Dinh Brother Vo Tran Gia Dinh, A.A. was ordained to the priesthood by Robert J. McManus, Bishop of Worcester, at a ceremony held at the Chapel of the Holy Spirit on April 2. At the ceremony’s conclusion, Fr. Dinh proclaimed, “My ordination is just the beginning, as I continue to fall in love with my vocation – a mystery of love, peace and beauty.” Following a summer that included parish ministry and participation in the international Assumptionist Religious Dialogue in Brazil, Fr. Dinh will continue to serve the Assumption College community as a campus minister.
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