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Taslim Tavarez, a sophomore in the school's Dyson College of Arts and Science will be studying at Universidad del Pacifico, Santiago in Santiago, Chile while junior Imani Nicole Brown will be traveling to Tokyo to study at Sophia University.
"I believe that establishing relationships with individuals from cultures different than my own is fundamental to my personal growth and professional advancement," said Tavarez, who will be enrolling in a Spanish-only curriculum.
"Culture is the invisible bond that ties all different people together. Having awareness of Chilean values will benefit my own values by taking their ideas or aspects of culture and adding it to mine."
"This award is an opportunity to do something that I would not have normally been able to do," says Brown. "My financial situation at the moment is less than optimal, so receiving this assistance to be able to go to a new country and learn is for me something I could never take lightly, almost like being paid to learn and have fun. I am excited to go and see what the world has to offer."
Taslim and Imani are the fifth and sixth Pace students to receive Gilman awards this year. This scholarship provides awards for U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university to participate in study abroad programs worldwide.
