Scotland Program Director, Dr. Ursula Kuhar answers questions about the new Scotland program. Why should students study abroad? Studying abroad is the one thing I always recommended to students. I studied abroad in Paris while I was in college and it taught me so much about myself—and the world—and who I wanted to be as… Read more »
O’Neill Cayman Islands Spring Break program gives students life changing research, field experience
Spring break in the Cayman Islands conducting research in one of the worlds’ most unique ecosystems while earning course credits? That’s a class worth taking. Instructor Stephen Glaholt’s E482 course, “Coral Reef Restoration & Conservation,” includes a Spring Break trip to the Cayman Islands where students learn about and conduct their own research at the… Read more »
Student Bianca Foronda shares her experiences studying abroad in Bavaria + Lombardia
O’Neill student Bianca Foronda reflected on her experience during the Bavaria + Lombardia program last summer in this Q&A. Q: What attracted you to the Bavaria summer program? FORONDA: I was attracted to the Bavaria summer program because of the duality of the entire program. I loved the fact that we would be experiencing two different countries… Read more »
Stephanie Joven reflects on her summer abroad in Senegal and The Gambia
O’Neill student Stephanie Joven reflected on her experience in the summer abroad program last summer in Senegal and The Gambia. What attracted you to the Senegal summer program? JOVEN: I was interested in the “on-the-ground” approach to teaching the class. It was structured such that we not only heard about the experiences of the community… Read more »
Charity Mawi shares her summer abroad experience in Barbados
O’Neill student Charity Mawi reflected on her enriching study abroad experience in Barbados last summer. What attracted you to the Barbados summer program? MAWI: What drew me to the Barbados summer program was the course content and the beautiful island. I was intrigued by the Global HRM course description and wanted to learn more about it. What… Read more »
Rachel Van Voorhis reflects on her summer abroad in South Africa
O’Neill student Rachel Van Voorhis spent last summer in beautiful South Africa on one of O’Neill’s summer abroad programs. She shared her experiences with us, including her favorite parts of her weeks in the country. What attracted you to the South Africa summer program? VAN VOORHIS: I was attracted to the South Africa program because… Read more »
Jane Wright shares her experiences abroad in Ireland
O’Neill student Jane Wright reflected with us on her experience during the Ireland study abroad program last summer. What attracted you to the Ireland summer program? WRIGHT: I was especially excited about the Ireland summer program because even though it is a short-term trip, the program involves going to multiple cities and two countries– Ireland and Northern Ireland (the… Read more »
Professor Mark Norrell shares benefits to studying abroad in Vietnam
Professor Mark Norrell shared the benefits he sees by studying abroad in Vietnam. O’Neill’s programs study healthcare in the country, and include stays in Hanoi, Mai Chau, Tam Coc, and Hue. What makes the Vietnam summer program special? NORELL: The Vietnam program is O’Neill’s only overseas experience that focuses exclusively on healthcare policy as its central theme. We… Read more »
Keeton Gibson reflects on studying abroad in Athens
O’Neill student Keeton Gibson reflected on her experience during the Athens program last summer. What attracted you to the Athens summer program? GIBSON: I was attracted to the Athens summer program because I’ve always wanted to visit Greece. Greece is one of those countries you grow up learning about due to their importance in ancient history, so… Read more »
Derek Schapiro reflects on studying abroad in Denmark
O’Neill student Derek Schapiro reflected with us on his experience during the Denmark program last summer. What attracted you to the Denmark summer program? SCHAPIRO: This was my first course learning about the nonprofit sector; therefore, what attracted me to the program was the ability to learn how nonprofit organizations operate in other countries and understand… Read more »