We were pleased to welcome a record number of US teaching assistants to the Fulbright Austria community this year: 164! More than 100 of them were first year assistants and participated in two orientations held from September 28-October 2, 2015 in St. Pölten and Saalbach Hinterglemm by the Pädagogische Hochschulen of Lower Austria and Salzburg, respectively, and the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education and Women's Affairs, in conjunction with the respective provincial Boards of Education (Landesschulräte).