Vivian Susko

Charbern Award For Excellence in English St. Lawrence University English Department Apr 2019 Given to one student who exemplifies excellence in their academic pursuits of their major in English Literature or Creative Writing.

Sophomore Leader of the Year Award Omicron Delta Kappa National Honor Society Apr 2018 This award is given to the top two sophomore leaders who demonstrate a high degree of involvement and potential for leadership in the areas of scholarship, athletics, campus activities, media and the arts.

Tanner Fellowship Award Tanner Fellowship Committee at St. Lawrence University Apr 2018 The Tanner Fellowship Grant is awarded to students with innovative, educational projects that they wish to pursue independently. It is intended to encourage students to make a positive and creative mark on the world by enabling them to design and pursue educational experiences not otherwise available to them.

Sol Feinstein Grant Award Sol Feinstein Over the course of the three weeks that I was able to spend in Slovakia conducting this research, I became deeply intrigued by the current political situation in Slovakia and the struggle of higher education institutions to retain young professionals; an alarming percentage of university students do not return to Slovakia after choosing to study abroad. Nearly a fourth of my interviewees expressed concern for current failure of Slovak Universities to provide adequate higher education, and how… Show more Over the course of the three weeks that I was able to spend in Slovakia conducting this research, I became deeply intrigued by the current political situation in Slovakia and the struggle of higher education institutions to retain young professionals; an alarming percentage of university students do not return to Slovakia after choosing to study abroad. Nearly a fourth of my interviewees expressed concern for current failure of Slovak Universities to provide adequate higher education, and how this would ultimately affect the country. I immediately began researching this topic. Recent research suggests “that currently nearly 15 percent of secondary schools graduates are leaving to study abroad,” said Nikola Richterová, spokesperson for Profesia.sk, and “nearly 41 percent of respondents said that if they could choose again, they would apply for a foreign university” (spectator.sme.sk). I began to wonder if there were a specific demographic of students who were more likely to leave to study abroad; does socioeconomic background, gender, or areas of study have an effect? Show less