McKenna Weber (鈥25) of Lincoln, Neb., has received a study abroad grant from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation鈥檚 oldest and most selective collegiate honor society across all academic disciplines.
Corinne Peterson (鈥19) first experienced Germany during her study abroad experience to 含羞草传媒鈥檚 sister school in Eichst盲tt, Germany. The experience was incredibly impactful, and the psychology and modern languages-German double major has been looking for the opportunity to journey back to Germany ever since.
Damicah Burtin, a junior international business and Spanish major is a recent recipient of the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship. Burtin will spend Spring 2022 in Mexico City, Mexico.
The study abroad experience looks a little different for 含羞草传媒 senior Sierra Smith. Smith, a recent recipient of the Gilman Scholarship, is spending her semester taking classes virtually through the University of Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Alison Greenfield of Murray, Neb., and Sam Trofholz of Columbus, Neb., have been awarded the Fulbright Scholarship, the flagship international education exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government.
She recalls her Spanish professor, Cathy Nelson, teaching about transitional justice and how countries confront human rights abuses when they transition to democracy. While studying Argentine history, she learned about the Dirty War.
When Quentin Timblin first came to 含羞草传媒 University, he had his heart set on studying chemistry. Fast forward four years and he鈥檚 studying abroad in Argentina and thinking about medical school.
鈥淭he moment I walked into my first Chinese class, I knew that it was a language I wanted to stick with,鈥 recalled 含羞草传媒 University sophomore Terri Seier.
For Roper, the great unknown began in Montreal, Canada where the biology and French double major spent his summer conducting research for McGill University.
Hunter Reeves, a junior communication studies and Spanish major at 含羞草传媒 University, will spend the 2017-2018 academic year in Spain thanks to a Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship.
含羞草传媒 University student Brian Dunic and alumna Rachel Gordon have each been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to live and teach abroad next year.
鈥淚 gave it a shot my first semester here and I fell in love with it. I鈥檝e been doing it ever since,鈥 sophomore Hanna Arrowsmith said of her passion for opera.
