Study Abroad
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“Empathy, Patience, and a Love of Learning”: An Alumna’s Journey in International Education
Alumna Emilie Gill studied abroad four times at WKU. Now, she is pursuing her MA in Children's Book Illustration in the UK.
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“The World is at Your Fingertips”: Science Majors Abroad
“I can’t study abroad. My majors or classes aren’t offered.” “If I study abroad, I won’t be able to graduate on time.” According to GoOverseas, these are two of the biggest study abroad…
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‘Living on a Prayer:’ Two Alumni’s Experiences Teaching in Spain During the COVID-19 Pandemic
WKU Alumni Blake Pawley and Trevor Hoffman started their global learning experiences when they studied abroad during college, but their desire to pursue international experiences didn’t end with graduation. In October 2019, Pawley…
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Minding the Gap: A Discovery of the Love for Studying Abroad
Student Profile: Frank Zheng What study abroad experience do you want to relive? “I would say traveling across Italy without any coursework to worry about. It allowed me to not worry about anything…
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Feeling ‘stuck:’ Overcoming isolation by virtually traveling to experience new cultures
The availability of portable devices that allow virtual access to information has laid at the tips of our fingertips for decades now, and the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic has served as a reminder…
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‘Translated Theatre is Valuable:’ WKU senior Becca Willenbrink helps bring Argentine culture to the Theatre Department
Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, serves as a theatre hub that remains relatively unknown in the U.S. but WKU senior Becca Willenbrink made it her mission last spring to challenge herself by bringing a…
