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Study abroad office gains leadership for future travels around the world

Study abroad office gains leadership for future travels around the world

Jacob Spicer November 18, 2023

France, Peru and Hong Kong are all study abroad locations that Augustana students can visit during their time at the college.  However, over the past several weeks, the study abroad office has had...

Breaking barriers: Expanding the horizons of language learning at the RWC

Chloe Baxter October 14, 2023

Augustana’s reading writing center (RWC) is a valuable resource for students, offering tutoring for many subjects and proofreading services for papers for a variety of courses. Language help is among...

Students, representatives from different study abroad and internship companies and professors participate in the Study Abroad Fair in Gavle Rooms on Oct. 4.

Study abroad office lacking in leadership

Sylvia Hughes October 11, 2023

Two study abroad staff vacancies have made it challenging for the Augustana College study abroad program to support students.  Former Assistant Director of International and off-campus programs (IOP),...

Students recount their study abroad experiences

Krystina Slack May 5, 2023

Studying abroad is something many college students participate in to expand their worldview. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, many study abroad programs have been canceled or postponed. Now that the world...

Studying abroad is a great opportunity but at an impractical cost

Hailey Glasnovich March 18, 2023

Augustana is known for providing hands-on experiences for students and is unique in the opportunities it provides, including study abroad, internships and research projects. While Augustana provides many...

Uppsala University provides a new perspective

Krystina Slack October 21, 2022

On Saturday, Oct. 15, seven faculty members and one student presented “Sweden as Our Classroom: Partnerships with Uppsala University and Beyond.” With the inauguration of a new president came a series...

COVID creates trials and tribulations for study abroad departures

Brett Kuras April 6, 2022

Augustana offers multiple study abroad options for students looking for an opportunity to travel the world to explore their major and discover new cultures. However, in March of 2020, the arrival of COVID-19...

New opportunities at upcoming study abroad fair

Etta Brooks October 22, 2021

The office of international and off-campus programs under CORE is encouraging all students to attend the study away fair scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 28 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Galve rooms. This is...

COVID-19 disrupts study abroad experiences

COVID-19 disrupts study abroad experiences

Jordan Cone April 9, 2020

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, several study abroad programs had to be canceled and students who were already abroad were asked to return home. Junior Morgan Lynch was in southern France, taking all...

West Africa Term, expanding cultural knowledge

December 7, 2017

Many people have pre-conceived notions of cultures they have never been exposed to, however not all these stereotypes may turn out to be true. Sometimes talking to someone completely different from you...

Study away fair to be held in October

September 29, 2016

Augustana has been well-known for its strong and diverse international and off-campus programs. Each year, students have the opportunities of enrolling in an exchange or break program, doing research or...

Study abroad programs take flight

February 5, 2016

Augustana students have the opportunity to travel the world through the college’s study abroad program. According to Allen Bertsche, director of international and off-campus programs, between 300 and...

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