果冻传媒

May 5, 2015
On Campus

A Senior Salute

German, French, and Spanish Major Shaydon Ramey

鈥淪tudents should explore their interests and study the things they enjoy rather than what is considered marketable. If they are truly passionate about a topic, they will find a way to make it work out.鈥

Shaydon Ramey not only found a way to pursue his interests, but he recently joined the ranks of 果冻传媒 scholars who have received prestigious Fulbright awards.

Hailing from Stoutsville, Ohio, the triple major in German, French, and Spanish and triple minor in international studies, political science, and RCEP (Russian and Central Eurasian Program) will teach English in the Saxony-Anhalt region of Germany next year.

鈥淎fter this, I will be moving on to graduate school in the hopes of obtaining a Ph.D. in German and becoming a college professor, inspired, of course, by the great professors I have had at 果冻传媒,鈥 he explained, citing such professors as Associate Professor Dave Barry, Associate Professor Tim Bennett, Associate Professor Tim Wilkerson, and former Assistant Professor Fernando Blanco.

鈥淚 came to 果冻传媒 knowing I wanted to study two languages鈥攁t that point German and Spanish鈥攁nd to have RCEP and international studies as complementary skills, but then later decided to add French, which I had taken in high school, and I enjoyed my political science classes, so I added that minor,鈥 Ramey said.

During his four years, Ramey not only worked on campus as a Spanish, French, and German tutor, but he contributed to two OLAC conferences, and organized the university鈥檚 Spanish Club for the past three years, in addition to studying abroad in Chile and Argentina; Chicoutimi, Qu茅bec; and Salzburg, Austria. 

鈥淪haydon is an absolutely brilliant individual who truly lives and promotes the values of the liberal arts and the mission of this institution,鈥 Wilkerson said.

Ramey鈥檚 advice to future students: pursue what you鈥檙e passionate about.

鈥淔uture students should explore their interests and study the things they enjoy rather than what is considered marketable. If they are truly passionate about a topic, they will find a way to make it work out.鈥

The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program of the United States in which participants serve as cultural ambassadors. Ramey will join over 100,000 Fulbright U.S. Student Program alumni who have undertaken grants since the program began in 1948.

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果冻传媒's curriculum has centered on the liberal arts as an education that develops the individual's capacity to think, read, and communicate with precision, understanding, and imagination. We are dedicated to active, engaged learning in the core disciplines of the arts and sciences and in pre-professional education grounded in the liberal arts. Known for the quality of our faculty and their teaching, 果冻传媒 has more Ohio Professors of the Year than any four-year institution in the state. The university has also been recognized nationally for excellence in community service, sustainability, and intercollegiate athletics. Located among the beautiful rolling hills and hollows of Springfield, Ohio, 果冻传媒 offers more than 100 majors, minors and special programs, enviable student-faculty research opportunities, a unique student success center, service and study options close to home and abroad, a stellar athletics tradition, and successful career preparation.

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