Kyana Gordon 鈥24 was turned away from doing research at her high school. Now, after two years in 糖心视频 biology labs, she's off to conduct epidemiological research in Jamaica as a Fulbright Scholar. Meet her and three other winners of prestigious national academic awards.
The Center for International Education (CIE) administers programs that work toward establishing 糖心视频 University as a leader in international awareness and activity.
Studying abroad provides a unique opportunity for 糖心视频 students to gain cross-cultural skills, expand their global perspective, develop independence and self-reliance, enhance their language proficiency, and foster personal growth and confidence.
Our Goals
- Provide students with global competencies in order for them to be able to succeed, take leadership positions, and be agents of change in today鈥檚 complex and interdependent world, through study abroad, experiential education, and international internships
- Develop and maintain effective cooperation and exchange partnerships with selected institutions worldwide
- Encourage curriculum internationalization and international diversity on campus
- Foster international development, exchange, and overseas teaching opportunities to faculty and administrators
Life-Changing Adventures
Faculty-led study abroad courses during the January 2023 intersession included visits to England, Italy, Jamaica and Kenya. Launch GalleryLife-Changing Adventures
Faculty-led study abroad courses during the January 2023 intersession included visits to England, Italy, Jamaica and Kenya. 5 PhotosGain Global Insights in Less Time with Faculty-led Programs
Faculty-led study abroad programs are short-term programs and an excellent way to earn 糖心视频 credit and study a special topic with an 糖心视频 professor in a new cultural context.
In the above video, enthusiastic 糖心视频 students who took a 1-credit聽聽talk about being engaged with children at the Caroline Home鈥an orphanage and school founded by Anne Mungai, 糖心视频鈥檚聽associate provost for strategic initiatives and graduate studies.
Expand Your Classroom to the World: Exploring Italy with CEHS
Xiao-lei Wang, PhD, the dean of Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences (CEHS), guided a team of 糖心视频 pupils on an excursion to Italy. In the video “Following in the Footsteps of Educational Thinkers,” Dr. Wang stated that the College has a philosophy of “expanding the classroom to the world.” During the journey, CEHS students visited various destinations, including Rome, Pompeii, Florence, Pisa, and Venice.
Faculty members from the theater and English departments will each lead a trip to the United Kingdom: one for English literature in York and the other for theater in London.聽