Grantee Stories Edition
15 Sep 2020
Intan Kumbayoni (Indonesia) Connects Anthropology to Disaster Relief
Hello, Global Gazette readers! My name is Ni Gusti Ayu Putu Intan Kumbayoni, or Intan for short, and I am from Indonesia. I was an exchange student at Troy University from 2019-2020. My major is anthropology with an interest in biology and forensic science, which is part of what led me to Troy University. My interest in biology and forensic science developed during the six months I spent volunteering with disaster relief. Read More..
21 Apr 2020
Joe Figel received a PhD in Conservation Biology from the University of Central Florida in 2017. In collaboration with Universitas Syiah Kuala, he investigates the status, ecology, and ethnobiology of Sumatran tigers in Aceh, Sumatra. The critically endangered tigers of Southeast Asia – Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) and Malayan tigers (Panthera tigris jacksoni) –.. Read More.
15 Mar 2020
CCI Alumni Updates – February 2020
Catch up with CCI alumni’s latest activities post their fellowship. Stories below.CCI Alumna Volunteers at EducationUSA Fair in Indonesia… Read More..
15 Mar 2020
2019 CCI Participants Updates – February 2020
Indonesian CCI participants have been busy engaging with their campus and their community in a variety of exciting activities. Read on below. Read More..
20 Feb 2020
Ed Garcia performs Sundanese drumming
2018 Fulbright US Student – Ed Garcia performs Sundanese drumming and talks about his research on Sundanese dance styles from a dance-drumming perspective in a live interview on TVRI (Indonesia’s public broadcaster) West Java local channel. Read more..
Fulbright US Student Researcher Chloe King Returns to Raja Ampat for a Sharing Session on Ecotourism
Chloe King is 2019 Fulbright US Student currently conducting research in sustainable tourism in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. The first time I donned my mask and dipped my face below the cool blue waters in Raja Ampat, I started to cry. This was in May of 2017, my first visit to the region, and I.. Read More.
31 Jan 2020
Improving Teaching Engagement and Research Proposal Writing Skill
David Rowland is a 2019 Fulbright Specialist collaborating with three private universities in improving teaching engagement and research proposal writing skill. Faculty Development Workshop at UKI Paulus Petra Christian University, UKI Toraja and UKI Paulus had recently completed their collaboration with Fulbright Specialist Dr. David Rowland, Senior Research Professor at Valparaiso University, Indiana, USA to.. Read More.
11 Jan 2020
Beberapa hari yang lalu, seorang teman dari luar negeri berkata padaku “don’t worry buddy, we’ll meet up again soon in Indonesia. it’s a small country, isn’t it?.” Temanku berasal dari salah satu negara di Amerika Selatan dan tahun depan, dia berencana berkunjung ke Bali. Setelah menghela nafas panjang, lalu ku mulai memberi kuliah tentang Indonesia dan pengetahuan geografi kepadanya. Read More..
07 Jan 2020
Collaborative Work on Family Strengthening Initiative
Dr. Sylvia M. Asay is a 2019 Fulbright Specialist Program at the Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, with the Psychology Department, Centre for Public Mental Health. University of Gadjah Mada (UGM) and Dr. Sylvia Asay, Professor at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, successfully completed their initial collaboration on family strengthening initiative through the Fulbright Specialist.. Read More.
05 Jan 2020
Niru Lampah –Two Balinese dance performances of Topeng & Gambuh
Monali Varaiya is a 2018 US Fulbright Student Researcher studying Balinese masked dance in a project entitled, “Masked Dance for Modern Times: Ritual Performance of Topeng Pajegan” supported by IKIP Saraswati, Bali. Niru Lampah – Following their traces – Stepping in the artistry & wisdom of the previous generation’s maestros: two Evenings of Balinese masked.. Read More.
