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Isabel Makman ’14 at the Peterhof Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia.<\/p><\/div>\n

A Bates junior studying in St. Petersburg, Russia, is among the first recipients of a new scholarship offered by CIEE, an organization based in Portland, Maine, that provides international education and exchange programs.<\/p>\n

Isabel Makman of Kalispell, Mont., is one of 13 recipients of CIEE’s Language Intensive Focus Track (LIFT) scholarship, and is the only one attending a Maine college.<\/p>\n

The scholarship supports Makman’s goal of staying in St. Petersburg through spring 2013. A Russian major and Spanish minor, she’s studying the Russian language through a CIEE program, as well as literature and culture.<\/p>\n

“I was very honored to hear that I would be one of the first recipients of this scholarship,” she said.<\/p>\n

“My experience in Russia has been wonderful so far. I have been living with a host family, attending classes at St. Petersburg State University, volunteering as an English teacher and interning at an English-language newspaper.”<\/p>\n

She adds, “Russia has certainly changed the way I think about the world. For example, there are people in Russia who seem to think communism was not such a bad thing, contrary to what I’ve always been taught. This new perspective has certainly been interesting and enlightening.”<\/p>\n

CIEE’s goal for the LIFT program is to enable serious, academically focused students to pursue deep language acquisition. The inaugural LIFT scholars were chosen from a highly competitive pool of current CIEE students pursuing intensive language development in Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese or Portuguese, in addition to Russian.<\/p>\n

“The caliber of students who applied for a LIFT scholarship is truly remarkable,” said CIEE President and CEO James P. Pellow. “Each recipient is clearly dedicated to internationalizing their education.<\/p>\n

“It is our privilege to be able to provide these impressive students with important financial assistance that will allow them to continue to pursue their personal and professional passions in another country.”<\/p>\n

Beginning in fall 2013, LIFT scholarships will be available to students on all year-long CIEE language programs. Learn more about the LIFT scholarship program<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

A nonprofit, nongovernmental organization, CIEE is a world leader in international study and exchange programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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