University of Tennessee, Knoxville, senior Lauren Urbi has been accepted to CLS Spark, an initiative of the Critical Language Scholarship program.
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the program will support Urbi as she gains critical language skills and intercultural competence that will bolster her career readiness.
CLS Spark provides opportunities for American undergraduate students to study Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Russian online at a beginner level. Students who participate receive academic credit, a stipend for equipment costs, and noncompetitive eligibility for employment in the U.S. government for up to three years after program completion.