Muhlenberg Recognizes Student Achievement in Abroad Scholarship


Sydney Yonak '13

Muhlenberg College, March 22, 2012  –  A Muhlenberg students has been recognized for achievement associated with study abroad. 

Sydney Yonal ’13, an international studies major and music and Russian studies double minor, was awarded the Gilman Scholarship and a Critical Language Supplement for a semester abroad in Russia. The Gilman Scholarship, a sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, aims at helping to fund student’s abroad experience.

Various Muhlenberg faculty and staff members worked with these two individuals along the way, including Donna Kish-Goodling and Susan Norling in the Study Abroad Office.  Education abroad continues to be a pivotal part of students’ Muhlenberg College experience.

Check out the Russian Studies Study Abroad page