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Nearly 1,000 students, faculty and staff are participating this month in 31 programs around the globe.

Four Â鶹ÊÓƵ students received the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, a Department of State grant dedicated to funding opportunities for underrepresented students to study in underrepresented locations.

 

The annual ranking by the Institute of International Education again names Â鶹ÊÓƵ the nation’s top master’s level institution in the number of students studying abroad. 

Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler, director of the Center for Research on Global Engagement and professor of psychology, offered insights from research with colleagues from six institutions. 

Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s affiliate partner, The Beijing Center, will be on campus on Monday, Oct. 22.

The chair of the Communications Department presented a paper on using design thinking as a curriculum strategy to build study abroad courses that are well-thought-out and flexible to build students’ global confidences and encourage creative thinking. 

The application deadline for spring 2019 study abroad and Study USA programs is extended to Tuesday, Sept. 18.

“The Best 384 Colleges” guide ranks Â鶹ÊÓƵ as the #2 “best-run” college in the country.

 

The presentation highlighted the spring 2018 course that was designed to explore culture not only at the national level, but also at the team and individual person levels.

A group of 12 Â鶹ÊÓƵ students were part of a professional performance of the opera masterpiece in Florence, Italy, through the Summer Opera Workshop, a partnership between Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Accademia Europea di Firenze.