The Youngs have shared highlights from their stay in Egypt during several fascinating slide presentations on campus and at the Bozeman Public Library. The cosmopolitan offerings of Cairo included opera, and the Youngs savored the opportunity to experience Aida at the Pyramids. Camping in the desert, diving in the Red Sea, and climbing Mount Sinai were other memorable activities during this year abroad. Each year the Fulbright Scholar Program awards grants to faculty and other professionals to lecture and research in 125 countries. The Fulbright Program is open to every academic level of faculty including untenured faculty.
University administrators are also eligible.
Grants can range from 3 weeks to one year. Dr. Semenik met with UABC College of Business faculty and business leaders in the maquilador industry in order to strengthen the ties between MSU and the Mexican university and multi-national corporations located in Mexicali. College of Business students now have the opportunity of earning internship credits while working at world class corporations that produce among other things medical equipment, electronic consumer products, and heavy-duty trucks. The President of Sony Corporation has been invited to participate in a mentoring program designed by the new MSU dean which brings together students and business leaders. Through the program students will learn how to communicate and think creatively with influential business leaders.