study abroad

The Center for International Affairs will host “Study Abroad 101: Tips for faculty advisers,” on Thursday, Oct. 10, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Tomlinson Hall 135. This session will provide faculty advisers with concrete answers to student questions about study abroad program availability and the…

Those interested in studying abroad for a semester or a full year are encouraged to stop by the Office of Education Abroad tables in Nord Hall atrium. Representatives will be present from the following programs throughout the next two weeks. Maastricht University, Netherlands, on Thursday, Sept.…

The Office of Education Abroad will host a short information session Friday, Sept. 20, for all students to learn about spring courses with a study abroad component over spring break or after final exams in May. This session will run from 12:50 to 1:30 p.m. in Tomlinson Hall’s large conference…

The third annual International and Study Abroad Fair will be held Friday, Sept. 6, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Case Quad. Information will be available on year-long, semester and short-term programs. During the fair, all students are encouraged to: browse program opportunities pick up…

Autumn Beechler has never lived in one spot for more than four years. As a child, her family frequently moved—mostly around the state of Michigan and later to Ohio—for her father’s job. After settling in Ohio, Beechler attended Medina High School and enrolled at Bowling Green State University to…

The Office of Education Abroad will host a spring semester, short-term study abroad program expo on Friday, Aug. 23, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the lobby of Tomlinson Hall. Although this is an orientation event, all students are welcome. During the expo, all of the spring semester programs with a…

Lisa Brown, study abroad adviser in the Center for International Affairs, was one of only 14 study abroad professionals from around the country selected to attend the Institute for Study Abroad-Butler’s Institute at the Institute (I@I), held in Indianapolis July 23-26. I@I is an annual conference…

Rising senior Michael Scarpaci spent his first semester abroad as an infant. He celebrated his first birthday in the middle of the Indian Ocean, as he traveled by ship from India to Kenya on the Semester at Sea program. His father, then a faculty member at Virginia Tech, taught business courses to…

The Office of Education Abroad is accepting faculty proposals until Aug. 1 for short-term faculty-led programs for the spring semester. For some, creating short-term faculty-led programs can be daunting. Even if the faculty member is very familiar with the country, transporting a group of students…

Rising senior Karen Kruzer is trying something different this summer: staying in Cleveland. The pre-med, medical anthropology major is interning at MetroHealth Medical Center on a research study related to kidney failure in premature babies. Staying in the city might not seem abnormal for most.…