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ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈAbroad@Bird, New Hub for Global Study Opportunities, Now Open
On Thursday, Sept. 19, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Abroad celebrated the grand opening of a new satellite office in Bird Library that makes it easier than ever for students to learn about global education. The new space, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈAbroad@Bird, has soft launched since mid-August…
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Abroad Day: The Gateway to Global Education
Students: Have you ever imagined studying marine ecology by scuba diving off the coast of Morocco? Or learning about environmental justice while kayaking in Sweden? These culturally enriching and unique opportunities are part of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Abroad experience, and are…
Seven ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Abroad Faculty Selected as Global Innovation Fund Recipients
Seven ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Abroad instructors have been selected for 2018-19 Global Innovation Fund awards. The fund supports ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Abroad center faculty in their professional development, their contributions to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s general intellectual and academic culture abroad, and their pedagogical innovation. The…
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Abroad Student Recognized at City of Florence Welcome Event
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Florence students were given a warm reception to their new home city as part of the Student Welcome Day event in the famed historic Salone dei Cinquecento (Hall of the 500) at the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence last month….
Students: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Abroad Fall Deadline Is Approaching
Students: the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Abroad fall application deadline is quickly approaching. To ensure you receive preferred locations, apply by March 15. [Editor’s note (March 20, 2019): The fall application deadline has been extended until March 31.] You can learn about all…
Students Reflect on Study Abroad Experiences Made Possible by Gilman Scholarship
Zack Watson’s college experience has been a full one so far. A student veteran, Watson served in the U.S. Marines for five years. He completed boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, and was stationed at Camp Pendleton, California. He…
Nonprofit Inkululeko Connects ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Community and South Africa; Staff Member to Speak on Campus Feb. 28
Walking into Luzuko Methodist Preschool, a preschool outside of then-Grahamstown, now called Makhanda, South Africa, in summer 2014, Nicole Osborne ’14 was welcomed into a classroom of 2- and 3-year-olds. Where language differences left communication gaps, song and dance filled…
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Abroad Students Gain Global Perspective Learning, Living in Distant Places
Students can learn about study opportunities during ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Abroad Day, Thursday, Feb. 7 Jacob Kahane ’21 spent his first semester as a ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ student at the University’s Madrid program. It was a time of intensive learning, exploration of cultures…
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Abroad Announces New $1,000 Merit Scholarships Available for Summer Programs
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Abroad is offering $1,000 competitive merit-based scholarships to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ undergraduate students who apply to a summer 2019 study abroad program. Students are encouraged to take advantage of summer study abroad and this new funding source to experience what…
Information Session on Nov. 14 Details ‘Paris Noir’ Study Abroad Opportunity
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Abroad is hosting an information session for “Paris Noir: Literature, Art, and Contemporary Life in Diaspora,” on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m. in 319 Sims Hall. “Paris Noir” is a six-credit, study-abroad seminar for undergraduate and graduate students…