Associate Professor from Western Carolina University

visiting Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria

as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar

Where are you from?

Where are you from?

My project in Bulgaria starts on Aug 1, and my family and I have planned a few days in Istanbul before I leave for Sofia. The external forces that influenced Bulgaria the most included Byzantine and Ottoman, and it would be nice to know more about those cultures,...
Mourning Dean Ray

Mourning Dean Ray

Dr. Ray had been our College of Engineering and Technology’s Dean since 2014, one year after I joined WCU. He had been a constant support and advocate for us all, students and faculty & staff alike, throughout the years. A week before my trip, Dr. Ray kindly...
Accelerated Learning

Accelerated Learning

What excites me in this Fulbright project is for me to get the strong support from TU-Sofia to offer a special topic course using project based learning with vertical integration between year standings and COIL (collaborative online international learning). Today, in...

Get to know Bulgaria

This video made by Rick Steve has captured quite a few key characteristics of Bulgaria. If you have the time, it might be worthwhile to watch it at the youtube site and read the comments, too. Quote from Rick: “Bulgaria, so mysterious to most Americans, has a vivid...