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          Two sophomores win prestigious honors fellowships

          
            
              
                
                Published: July 17, 2008
              

              
                Author: Shannon  Roddel
              

              







          

          
          
          

          
        
        
        
          

University of Notre Dame sophomores Laura Lindsley, a Program of Liberal Studies major from Charlotte, N.C., and Octavia Ratiu, a pre-professional studies and liberal studies major from Austin, Texas, have been named Lee and Ramona Bass Western Civilization Scholars by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI).

Lindsley and Ratiu, who are among 50 honors fellows selected asthe nations most talented undergraduatesto participate in a yearlong program of educational enrichment, recently attended a weeklong ISI conference in Québec City, Canada, titledCivilization and Civilizations: The West in Context.The conference, which examined how Western civilization relates to and differs from other civilizations, allowed participants to engage in debate and discussion with faculty mentors who teach in the humanities and social sciences at numerous colleges and universities.

Throughout the coming academic year, Lindsley and Ratiu will receive continuing direction from faculty mentors through participation in seminars and on-line discussions, as well as professional assistance including information on internships, job opportunities, graduate and professional programs and related issues. They will attend an ISI Career Development Seminar to help prepare for future positions of leadership and will receive a large collection of free books and journals.

Founded in 1953, ISI worksto educate for libertyto identify the best and brightest college students and to nurture in them the American ideal of ordered liberty.

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