Poli Sci major wins Fulbright to South Korea

Senior Stephen Wulff, a political science major from Barrington, Ill., who spent a summer teaching English to students in the Chilean Andes, will go abroad again in 2006 as a Fulbright Scholar. He will teach English and study popular perceptions of the U.S. government in South Korea.

''My hope while in South Korea will be to leave a mark by inspiring students to explore all possibilities of learning not only English, but learning in general,'' Wulff said. ''To me, the experience of teaching abroad is not just to broaden my own cultural scope of understanding, but also to help South Korean high school students understand my worldview from the perspective of an American.''

Wulff's career at Wheaton has been marked by his leadership in political, journalistic and musical groups. A Jazz Band drummer and disc jockey at WCCS, Wulff founded www.collegevotescount.org, a voter registration and education organization targeting college students. He has played leadership roles in Wheaton's Student Government Association, College Democrats, Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, and the chess and outdoor clubs. We worked for Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign in New Hampshire and for Sen. Barack Obama's campaign in Illinois. He also has been a writer and managing editor of the college's newspaper, the Wheaton Wire.

Considering law school and a career as a civil rights attorney, Wulff hopes his experience in South Korea will heighten his cultural sensibilities.

''Immersing myself in the culture will serve to further my awareness and understanding of South Korean and American culture as I begin preparing for a career,'' he said. ''My 13 months in South Korea will help inform the kind of advocate I aspire to become.''