Marywood University’s, Sister Angela Kim, IHM, associate professor in the School of Social Work
Sister Angela Kim, IHM, associate professor of social work at Marywood University, received her second Fulbright Specialist Award to Poland from the William J. Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Rzeszow University of Technology in Poland will be her host University, and she will be collaborating on projects with them in June-July 2020.
Sister Angela’s first Fulbright award was to Romania, where she spent time at the University of Bucharest in Bucharest, and Ovidius University in Constanta. In her role, she conducted a series of lectures and seminars for students in psychology, social work, and economics and business programs at both universities regarding immigrants’ and refugees’ need for psychology, social, cultural, political, and economic development.
The Fulbright Specialist Program sends U.S. faculty and professionals to serve as short-term experts at academic and other institutions aboard. They assist host institutions, including universities, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and other institutions for a period of 2 to 6 weeks with curriculum improvement, faculty development, institutional planning, and related issues in a wide range of fields including agriculture, economics, education, and public health, among others.
For additional information about Marywood University’s School of Social Work, please visit www.marywood.edu/ssw/, or call (570) 348-6282. For additional information about the Marywood University Fulbright program, please visit www.marywood.edu/fulbright/benefits.html, or email vari@marywood.edu, or call 9570) 348-6211, ext. 2400.