{"id":23361,"date":"2018-06-11T14:49:49","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T18:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencescosmaincms.cm.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=23361"},"modified":"2018-06-11T14:49:49","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T18:49:49","slug":"political-science-students-receive-boren-fellowships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/political-science-students-receive-boren-fellowships\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Science Students Receive Boren Fellowships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two College of Science students recently received Boren Fellowships, which are for students interested in pursuing a career in U.S. national security.<\/p>\n<p>The students are Karla Aurazo, a\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/political-science-ba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">political science<\/a>\u00a0and<a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/political-science-ba\/international-relations-and-comp-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0international relations<\/a>\u00a0double major and Caleb Archie, an\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/international-and-global-studies-ba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">international and global studies<\/a>\u00a0major. They worked with the\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/honors.ucf.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burnett Honors College<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/opa.ucf.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office of Prestigious Awards<\/a>\u00a0to apply for the fellowships.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.borenawards.org\/fellowships\/boren-fellowship-basics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boren Fellowships<\/a>\u00a0provide funding up to $24,000 for immersive study of the language and culture of countries deemed critical to U.S. national security. In return, Fellows agree to complete a service requirement with the federal government. An initiative of the National Security Education Program, Boren Awards funds a broad spectrum of study that encompasses global challenges such as environmental and sustainability measures, economic practices, and even historical-culture analysis.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Studying Russian in Kazakhstan<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Currently a Francis Bok Human Trafficking Awareness Fellow for\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/ucfglobalperspectives.org\/opportunities\/fellowships\/francis-bok-human-trafficking-awareness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Global Perspectives<\/a>, senior Aurazo channeled her knowledge about human trafficking and the issue of language barriers into a desire to learn Russian through a Boren Fellowship. As UCF\u2019s first student to study abroad in Kazakhstan, Aurazo custom-tailored a program for her studies at Kimep University in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Aurazo describes the country as a sociological and geographic portal between Russia and China, causing it to be of great interest to the United States.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_83383\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 600px\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-83383 \" src=\"https:\/\/today.ucf.edu\/files\/2018\/06\/Boren-2-of-4-950x633.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Political science and international relations double majors Karla Aurazo is the first\u00a0UCF student to study abroad in Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cGiven that Kazakhstan is rich in oil and uranium, and that they have been an ally in combatting terrorism,\u201d says Aurazo, \u201cI think we should continue working towards consistent cooperation with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the future, Aurazo aspires to work as a U.S. foreign officer. \u201cI believe in \u2026 serving with my neighbor, and I find joy in doing so,\u201d she says. \u201cI believe in building bridges, not walls, across cultures and beliefs.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Learning Mandarin in Chengdu, China<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Archie will explore the developing financial hub of Chengdu, China. He chose Chengdu, a city more than 1,000 miles west of Shanghai in the Sichuan province, because he wanted to study in a place where English is not a common secondary language, as that would motivate him to learn through cultural immersion.<\/p>\n<p>Archie\u2019s interest in China developed last summer during an internship with the U.S. Department of Energy where he explored nuclear cooperation with global partners. At Chengdu University, Archie plans to study advanced Mandarin, modern politics and Chinese governmental relations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_83382\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 600px\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-83382 \" src=\"https:\/\/today.ucf.edu\/files\/2018\/06\/Boren-1-of-4-950x633.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">International and global relations major Caleb Archie became interested in studying China during an internship with the\u00a0U.S. Department of Energy last summer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the future, Archie also plans to work as a U.S. foreign officer and is grateful for the opportunities that a Boren Fellowship offers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not just wanting to have American influence and regional security in a country, but it is about helping those people, by supporting them and their culture,\u201d Archie says.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>If you are a student participating in or applying to a graduate degree program in the U.S. and are interested in applying for a Boren Fellowship, please contact the Office of Prestigious Awards at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:opa@ucf.edu\">opa@ucf.edu<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Click here to learn more about<\/em>\u00a0<em><a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.borenawards.org\/scholarships\/program-basics\/boren-scholarship-basics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boren Scholarships<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0are also available for undergraduate students.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Written by <a href=\"https:\/\/today.ucf.edu\/3-ucf-students-named-boren-fellows\/\">Meredith Harris<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two College of Science students recently received Boren Fellowships, which are for students interested in pursuing a career in U.S. national security. 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