{"id":120,"date":"2023-06-22T18:14:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T18:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2026-09-14T15:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T15:10:21","slug":"global-fellows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/global-fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Engagement Fellows Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/global-fellows\/#overview\">Overview<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/global-fellows\/#eligibility\">Eligibility<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/global-fellows\/#apply\">Apply<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/global-fellows\/#fellow\">Current Fellows<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/global-fellows\/#mentor\">Leadership &amp; Mentors<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/global-fellows\/#event\">Events<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"overview\">Overview<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-150 \" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/09\/07141300\/11072022_IV_CLS_GEF_-08-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"two people shaking hands\" width=\"289\" height=\"210\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Global Engagement Fellows (GEF) program helps create a multicultural, multilingual, and interconnected campus to better prepare its students to thrive in a complex and global society.<\/p>\n<p>The Fellows (students) are paired with a Mentor (alumni and members of the Vanderbilt community) for the year. Together they explore Nashville\u2019s multilingual community and share their passion about language and culture with the broader Vanderbilt campus.<\/p>\n<p>Fellows provide culturally enriching programs for student audiences, often combined with content in languages other than English (readings, performances, music, media, television\/films, speakers).<\/p>\n<p>The Global Engagement Fellows program is supported by the Vanderbilt Center for Languages, empowering its participants through community, mentorship, and funding.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fellows contribute to making visible a mix of international students, heritage speakers, third-culture kids, returnees from study abroad, or any student interested in crossing cultural and linguistic borders, in service to the greater goal of promoting language integration and cultural competence among Vanderbilt University\u2019s campus communities.<\/li>\n<li>Our Fellows are partnered with a Mentor who has more years\u2019 experience crossing cultural borders and living in a multilingual world. As faculty members, staff, alumni, and community partners, our GEF Mentors contribute to the program by lending their expertise, by listening, and by bringing to the conversation a wealth of experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"eligibility\">Eligibility<\/h2>\n<p>The following students are eligible to apply:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All students, graduate and undergraduate, are eligible to apply.<\/li>\n<li>Preference will be given to sophomores and juniors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our Fellows often identify as part of one or more of these groups:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Study Abroad Returnees<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The GEF program provides a landing pad for students returning from studying abroad.\u00a0 It provides guidance, community, and support certainly, but also targeted activities that can ease their way back into campus life, connect them with similarly oriented Fellows, and contribute positively to campus culture.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>International Students<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The GEF program recognizes the unique perspectives of its international student members.\u00a0 It values the contributions of international students to life at Vanderbilt, and can help better integrate our international student community, both undergraduate and graduate, into campus life.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Heritage Speakers<\/strong> of languages other than English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our heritage speakers also bring a valued perspective to campus life, enriching our notions of identity through the lens of language, family, and culture.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Third-Culture Kids (TCKs)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students who identify as Third-Culture Kids usually grow up outside their parents\u2019 home culture(s); consequently, they must establish for themselves their own, third culture.\u00a0 For both TCKs and heritage speakers, the GEF program celebrates their presence at Vanderbilt and provides legitimacy to their individual experience, as they may move between languages in ways that defy easy categorization.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"apply\">How to Apply<\/h2>\n<p>Applications for the 2026-27 academic year are due by <strong>Friday, <\/strong><b>September 11 <\/b>for the fall semester. Interviews will begin after July 31. Thank you for your interest in the Global Engagement Fellows.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=OX9aur7js0q0UGf6gPrsrcoJZ-feGSJFi9iCSmW15zxUNzVJSDhYWFpWSUpQSFY2VlhKUkhUVjNXUS4u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apply Now<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"fellow\">Fellows<\/h2>\n\n\n<!-- NEW ACCORDION * AID 1823-->\n\n<div class=\"panel-group VUaccordion_1823\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\">\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10406-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10406\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10406\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10406\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>Current Fellows<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10406\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10406\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"25\" style=\"width:500px\">\r\n\t<tbody>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/02\/26175425\/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-11-11-212938_Evan-Bennett.png\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td><strong>Evan Bennett<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/07\/LinaChang_Headshot-Small.jpeg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Lina Chang<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Nellysa Chavez<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Vicky Chen<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Mahima Chowdhury<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Kristopher Escamilla-Vargas<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Charlie Fairfax<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Campbell Flemming<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Michaela Flowers<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Angelica Harris<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Anissa Ibrahim<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/02\/26175421\/IMG_2208_Dina-Ishak.jpeg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td><strong>Dina Ishak<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Anisa Juma<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/02\/26175415\/Photo-of-Taisiia-Kostiuk_Taisiia-Kostiuk.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td><strong>Taisiia Kostiuk<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Jordan LaGrone<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Carol Li<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Izabella Maestroiani<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Sam Malone<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Providence-Isaiah Poklay<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Neza Racecic<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Laird Ruiz-Perez<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Eva Sinelnikov<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Raylee Sipple<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/05\/Johnson-Wu.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td><strong>Johnson Wu<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/02\/26175415\/P1080674_Yoshiya-Yano.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td><strong>Yoshiya Yano<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Alejandra Zavalen-Martinez<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/02\/26175431\/Akari-Zhang_Zhang-Akari.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td><strong>Akari Zhang<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Belle Zinn<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10406 -->\n\n\n<\/div><!-- END ACCORDION * AID 10406 -->\n\n\n<p><strong>Current Fellows looking to submit an event proposal should do so using <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=OX9aur7js0q0UGf6gPrsrcoJZ-feGSJFi9iCSmW15zxURDkwTU1HNUJZSDJZU1czQVdBSFUyMzVRQi4u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this form<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mentor\">Leadership &amp; Mentors<\/h2>\n\n\n<!-- NEW ACCORDION * AID 1904-->\n\n<div class=\"panel-group VUaccordion_1904\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\">\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10847-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10847\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10847\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10847\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>Leadership<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10847\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10847\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"35\" style=\"width:750px\">\r\n\t<tbody>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/07\/Chalene_Headshot2026-Small.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/spanish-portuguese\/bio\/?who=27\" target=\"_blank\">Chalene Helmuth<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tProgram Director<br \/>\r\n\t\t\tDirector of the Vanderbilt Center for Languages | Associate Professor of the Practice, Department of Spanish and Portuguese<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/07\/GusSmith_Headshot-Small.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/administration\/#staff\" target=\"_blank\">Gus Smith<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tEvents, Planning, and Communication<br \/>\r\n\t\t\tAdministrative Specialist, Vanderbilt Center for Languages<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/03\/10211737\/Nikolaus-Caroline-1.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/geo\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\">Caroline Nikolaus<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tMentor Liaison<br \/>\r\n\t\t\tSenior Study Abroad Advisor, Vanderbilt Study Abroad<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/03\/10211736\/rouiller-honorine.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/french-italian\/bio\/honorine-rouiller\/\">Honorine Rouiller<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tMentor Liaison<br \/>\r\n\t\t\tAssistant Professor of the Practice, French<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/07\/LinaChang_Headshot-Small.jpeg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Lina Chang<br \/>\r\n\t\t\tFellow Liaison<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10847 -->\n\n\n<\/div><!-- END ACCORDION * AID 10847 -->\n\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW ACCORDION * AID 1828-->\n\n<div class=\"panel-group VUaccordion_1828\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\">\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10425-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10425\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10425\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10425\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>Current Mentors<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10425\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10425\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"35\" style=\"width:750px\">\r\n\t<tbody>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/09\/MariamAdamGEF.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/blair.vanderbilt.edu\/bio\/mariam-adam\/\">Mariam Adam<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tAssistant Professor of Clarinet<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/09\/LoriCatanzaroGEF.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/romance-languages\/bio\/lorraine-catanzaro\/\">Lori Catanzaro<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tPrincipal Senior Lecturer of Romance Languages, Cultures, and Diasporas<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/03\/10211737\/natalie-curcio.png\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curciodermatology.com\/about-us\/curcio\/\" target=\"_blank\">Natalie Curcio, M.D.<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tDermatologist, Entrepreneur, Vanderbilt Alum, Polyglot<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/05\/Sarah-Delassus.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/spanish-portuguese\/bio\/?who=24\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Delassus<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tSenior Lecturer, Spanish<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/09\/BrianDeLevieGEF.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/cinema-media-arts-theatre\/bio\/brian-delevie\/\">Brian DeLevie<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tAssociate Director, Teaching@Vanderbilt<br \/>\r\n\t\t\tSenior Lecturer of Cinema, Media Arts, and Theatre<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/09\/ChristopherFigueroaGEF.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/army\/highschool\/team\/\">Christopher Figueroa<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tLieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army<br \/>\r\n\t\t\tAssistant Professor of Military Science<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/03\/10211743\/finet-alexis.png\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/\/french-italian\/faculty\/graduate-faculty\/alexis-finet-lecturer-in-french\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alexis Finet<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tAssistant Professor of the Practice, French<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/09\/JoelHarringtonGEF.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history\/bio\/joel-harrington\/\">Joel Harrington<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tProfessor of History<br \/>\r\n\t\t\tCentennial Chair of History<br \/>\r\n\t\t\tProfessor of European, German, and Russian Studies<br \/>\r\n\t\t\tInterim Chair of the Department of European, German, and Russian Studies<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/09\/RuthHillGEF.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/romance-languages\/bio\/ruth-hill\/\">Ruth Hill<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tProfessor of Romance Languages, Cultures, and Diasporas<br \/>\r\n\t\t\tAndrew W. Mellon Chair in the Humanities<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/03\/10211744\/ASIAN-Jang-Headshot.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/asian-studies\/bio\/seok-baejang\/\" target=\"_blank\">Seok Bae Jang<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tPrincipal Senior Lecturer in Asian Studies (Korean)<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/09\/JonathanLeeperGEF.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/resources\/undergraduate\/advising\/\">Jonathan Leeper<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tPre-Major Adviser<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/05\/Ben-Legg-S.png\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/spanish-portuguese\/people\/bio\/?who=103\" target=\"_blank\">Benjamin Legg<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tPrincipal Senior Lecturer, Portuguese<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/05\/Alvaro-Manrique-S.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/law.vanderbilt.edu\/bio\/alvaro-manriquebarrenechea\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alvaro Manrique Barrenechea<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tAssistant Clinical Professor of Law; Director, Immigration Clinic<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/05\/Elizabeth-Meadows-S.jpeg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/english\/bio\/elizabeth-meadows\/\" target=\"_blank\">E<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/english\/bio\/elizabeth-meadows\/\">lizabeth Meadows<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tPrincipal Senior Lecturer; Assistant Dean and Director of Undergraduate Education, College of Arts and Science<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/03\/10211733\/asami-nakano.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/asianstudies\/people\/nakano.php\" target=\"_blank\">Asami Nakano<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tLecturer, Asian Studies<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><img alt=\"Caroline Nikolaus Headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/03\/10211737\/Nikolaus-Caroline-1.jpg\" style=\"float:left; height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/geo\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\">Caroline Nikolaus<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tSenior Study Abroad Advisor, Vanderbilt Study Abroad<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/03\/10211736\/rouiller-honorine.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/\/french-italian\/faculty\/graduate-faculty\/honorine-rouiller\/\" target=\"_blank\">Honorine Rouiller<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tSenior Lecturer, French<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/03\/10211736\/Sattler.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/anthropology\/bio\/mareike-sattler\" target=\"_blank\">Mareike Sattler<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tSenior Lecturer, Anthropology<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/09\/ElenaSergioGEF.png\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/romance-languages\/bio\/elena-sergio\/\">Elena Sergio<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tLecturer of Romance Languages, Cultures, and Diasporas<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/09\/CarlySommerlotGEF.jpeg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/elc\/people\/carly-sommerlot\/\">Carly Sommerlot<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tLanguage Teaching Specialist, English Language Center<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/03\/10211744\/chiara-sulprizio.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/classical-mediterranean-studies\/bio\/chiara-sulprizio\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chiara Sulprizio<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tSenior Lecturer, Classical and Mediterranean Studies<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/09\/YeungTangGEF.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/dtldocstudents\/profiles\/\">Yeung Tang<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tDoctoral Student, Department of Teaching and Learning<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/03\/10211733\/Suzy-Wang.jpg\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/geo\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yuanqi &ldquo;Suzy&rdquo; Wang<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tAssociate Director, Vanderbilt Study Abroad<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/03\/10211735\/Steven-Wenz.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/spanish-portuguese\/bio\/?who=129\" target=\"_blank\">Steve Wenz<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tSenior Lecturer, Spanish and Portuguese<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/center-for-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/09\/RichardWillisGEF.jpg\" style=\"height:125px; width:100px\" \/><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/business.vanderbilt.edu\/bio\/richard-willis\/\">Richard Willis<\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\tSenior Associate Provost for Research Operations<br \/>\r\n\t\t\tAnne Marie and Thomas B. Walker, Jr., Professor of Accounting<br \/>\r\n\t\t\tVice Dean and Senior Associate Dean for the Faculty<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10425 -->\n\n\n<\/div><!-- END ACCORDION * AID 10425 -->\n\n\n<p><strong>Current Mentors looking to submit an event proposal should do so using <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=OX9aur7js0q0UGf6gPrsrcoJZ-feGSJFi9iCSmW15zxURDkwTU1HNUJZSDJZU1czQVdBSFUyMzVRQi4u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this form<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"event\">Events<\/h2>\n<p>The GEF program curates cultural events on and off campus to provide Mentors and Fellows with ample opportunities to meet with each other and learn through culturally enriched experiences.<\/p>\n<h6>Upcoming Events<\/h6>\n<p><b>Fall Launch Event<\/b><br \/>\nThursday, September 17 | 5:30 PM | VCL Satellite<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blair Presents: An Evening with Luc\u00eda<\/strong><br \/>\nFriday, September 18, 2026 | 7:30 PM | Ingram Hall<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blairschoolofmusic.my.salesforce-sites.com\/ticket#\/instances\/a0FVs00000jpMSqMAM\/sections\/a0KVs00000XajWgMAJ\">Purchase tickets at BlairEvents.com to attend.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Japanese Moon Viewing at Cheekwood<\/strong><br \/>\nSunday, September 27 | 5:30 PM | Cheekwood Estate &amp; Gardens<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/QgrgGmboHVfVQiLW8\">RSVP for this event to attend.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Celebrate Nashville International Culture Festival<\/strong><br \/>\nSaturday, October 3 | 10:00 AM | Centennial Park<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:gef@vanderbilt.edu\">RSVP for this event to attend.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Conversation Pit Series: Dr. Natalie Curcio<\/strong><br \/>\nTuesday, October 6 | 5:00 PM | VCL Satellite<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conversation Pit Series: Professor Steven Wenz<\/strong><br \/>\nThursday, November 5 | 5:00 PM | VCL Satellite<\/p>\n<p><strong>End of Semester Celebration<\/strong><br \/>\nWednesday, November 18 | 5:30 PM | VCL Satellite<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview | Eligibility | Apply | Current Fellows | Leadership &amp; Mentors | Events Overview The Global Engagement Fellows (GEF) program helps create a multicultural, multilingual, and interconnected campus to better prepare its students to thrive in a complex and global society. 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