Liandra Pires has been awarded a 2014 Clarence J. Jupitor Fellowship by CASE

2014 Jul 9

Liandra Pires, a resident of Teaneck, NJ and a graduate student at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Metropolitan Campus, has been awarded one of eight Clarence J. Jupitor Fellowships by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. The fellowship is a paid, one-semester internship in educational advancement.

Pires is pursuing a master's degree in media and professional communication and also works as a graduate assistant for the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations at FDU.

CASE is a professional association serving educational institutions and the advancement professionals who work on their behalf in alumni relations, communications, development, marketing and allied areas. Today, CASE's membership includes more than 3,600 colleges and universities, primary and secondary independent and international schools, and nonprofit organizations in 82 countries around the globe. This makes CASE one of the world's largest nonprofit educational associations in terms of institutional membership. CASE serves more than 74,000 advancement professionals on the staffs of its member institutions and has more than 17,000 professional members on its roster.

FDU's Metropolitan Campus, located in the dynamic New York/New Jersey corridor in Teaneck, N.J., features a university atmosphere with an international perspective, attracting students from the United States and around the world. Undergraduates have access to the resources of a major graduate center and nearby New York City as an integral part of their learning experience.

Devoted to the preparation of world citizens through global education, Fairleigh Dickinson University is New Jersey's largest private university and features more than 100 liberal arts and professional degree programs, two international campuses, dozens of partnerships with internationally renowned institutions and special programs and status within the United Nations. For more information, go to www.fdu.edu.