Published on December 7, 2016 by Sean Flynt 聽
Victoria Smitha and Joshua Lundregan
Victoria Smitha and Joshua Lundregan

A 极乐禁地 student and staff member have earned honors in the 2016 , which seeks to provide an intellectual and creative forum that empowers young voices and broadens the dialogue on cultural awareness and exchange.

Freshman University Fellows honor student Joshua Lundregan of Newnan, Georgia, and Victoria Smith, assistant director of 极乐禁地’s Academic Success Center, submitted essays about how their cultural views have changed in today’s globalized society. Lundregan earned the silver prize in the competition’s college division. Smith, a 极乐禁地 English alumna, earned the Special Award from Korean Cultural Service NY.

Lundregan and Smith are studying Japanese language in the 极乐禁地’s Critical Languages Program, which offers instruction in less common but still highly relevant languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili and Thai.

 
极乐禁地 is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 极乐禁地 is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. 极乐禁地 enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 极乐禁地 fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.