A Minnesota State University vice president has been named a Fulbright Scholar, and is one of 25 administrators in the United States who will attend a two-week program in Germany.
David Williams, MSU’s vice president for university advancement since 2003, will attend the U.S.-Germany International Education Administrators Program in Berlin Oct. 28 to Nov. 10, sharing fundraising expertise and learning about German higher education administration.
His Fulbright is MSU’s 22nd.
“Minnesota State Mankato is increasing its focus on global issues and international experiences for students,” Williams said. “I hope to learn new ways to enhance our campus exchange programs.”
The International Education Administrators seminars are designed to introduce U.S. leaders to other countries’ cultures and higher education systems. Learning takes place through campus visits, meetings with foreign colleagues and government officials, and attending cultural events.
The German seminar is for university administrators who manage and raise funds for international programs.
As part of his seminar project, Williams recently met with fundraising and alumni staff members and the academic vice president of Johann Wolfgang Goethe University.
He also will meet with administrators at Friedrich Alexander University, where MSU hopes to establish an exchange program.
Williams also said he plans to visit with two German universities — Johann Wolfgang Goethe in Frankfurt, and Friedrich Alexander in Erlangen — before and after the Fulbright conference.
Williams came to MSU after serving in various administrative positions for 31 years at Ripon College in Wisconsin, the University of Wisconsin-Stout and Beloit College in Wisconsin.
He earned a bachelor’s degree from Beloit College and a master’s from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is vice chair of the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation board.
The Fulbright Scholars Program, America’s flagship international educational exchange activity, is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, with additional funding from participating governments and host institutions. The program was established in 1946.
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