Dr. Desireé Rowe, assistant professor of Communication Studies, will soon be off to serve as a Fulbright Scholar at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan. The Fulbright Scholar program is a prestigious fellowship program established in 1946 through the State Department and is open to all scholars within the United States.
Photo courtesy of the City of Fukuoka
The first week will be an orientation in Tokyo with the Japan-U.S. Educational Commission, where she will get to meet with national leaders in the development of the Japanese – US relationship. After orientation, it is off to Fukuoka!
Her and her family will live in a “Researcher House” on campus, and will have a week to get adjusted and figure out where everything is before classes start! During her time at Kyushu, Dr. Rowe will be teaching Argumentation and Advocacy, Communication Theory, and a graduate-level Qualitative Research Methods course to a mix of international students. After returning to the US in August, Dr. Rowe hopes to continue to strengthen the relationship between Towson University and Kyushu University! Photo courtesy of the City of Fukuoka.
The semifinalists for the 14th Annual Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize has been announced and the list includes TU’s very own faculty from the Department of Art + Design, Amanda Burnham!!! Congratulations Amanda!
Twenty-four artists have been selected for the semifinal round by 2019 jurors Laylah Ali, Regine Basha and William Powhida. The competition awards a $25,000 fellowship to assist in furthering the career of a visual artist or visual artist collaborators living and working in the Greater Baltimore region. A semifinalists’ exhibition kicks off Artscape weekend, July 19–21, 2019. Finalists for the competition are announced mid-April 2019. Read more…
BIO: Amanda Burnham received her MFA Painting and Printmaking from Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT and a BA in Visual and Environmental Studies from Harvard University (Magna Cum Laude). Her area of expertise is in 2D Foundations, Drawing, and 2D design.
