Category: Academic Exchange

Celebrating Diwali
December 12, 2018

Celebrating Diwali

Academic Exchange , american connections , American Host Institutions , Cambodia , India , South Asia , St. Ambrose University , University of the Incarnate Word

Pooja Das, India, St. Ambrose University Last month I celebrated Diwali, a very important Hindu festival which is celebrated with great enthusiasm by many around the world. I had a wonderful Diwali at St. Ambrose University with my friends, including my Global UGRAD friends! We all dressed in our traditional clothes and had dinner together. Additionally, I was invited by a …

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Fall 2018 Site Visits
November 12, 2018

Fall 2018 Site Visits

Academic Exchange , Academics , American Host Institutions , Central Asia , East Asia and the Pacific , Eurasia , Fayetteville University , Indiana State University , Latin America and the Caribbean , Loyola University Chicago , Middle East and North Africa , South Asia , Sub-Saharan Africa , SUNY Plattsburgh , University of Nevada, Reno , Valparaiso University

The World Learning staff have been busy traveling coast to coast visiting current Global UGRAD students and university partners. Continue reading below to hear about their visits. Thank you to the universities and students for hosting us! Himani Reddy at Indiana State University and INTERLINK Himani visited Indiana State University (ISU) and INTERLINK—both first-time Global UGRAD partners located in Terre Haute, …

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Celebrating Autumn
November 12, 2018

Celebrating Autumn

Academic Exchange , Academics , China , East Asia and the Pacific , Montclair State University , The U.S. Perspective

I welcomed this fall through two joyous celebrations. Last month, I went to Chinatown in New York City. I was surprised by those old-fashioned Chinese style buildings as it felt like home. Since the Mid-Autumn festival was coming up, many shopkeepers were selling mooncakes of all different flavors. I bought a big Chinese date-flavored mooncake. In the afternoon, I ate …

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Inclusion on Campus
November 12, 2018

Inclusion on Campus

Academic Exchange , Academics , Augustana University , California State University - San Marcos , Career , Carroll College , Guatemala , Haiti , Laos , OPAL , Palestinian Territories , Philippines , Professional Development , The U.S. Perspective , West Virginia University , Wright State University

To be an effective leader, it is important to challenge one’s assumptions of others and create spaces where traditionally silenced groups are given an opportunity to be heard. As part of World Learning’s Global UGRAD OPAL course module “Beyond Tolerance: Inclusion and Diversity Practices,” students were requested to attend an event or club meeting that serves as a space for …

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Global UGRAD Alumnus Wins Second Place in Student Energy Challenge – 2018
November 12, 2018

Global UGRAD Alumnus Wins Second Place in Student Energy Challenge – 2018

Academic Exchange , Alumni , Kazakhstan , Professional Development , University of Arkansas

While I had been studying at the University of Arkansas in Spring 2018, my friends from Kazakhstan invited me to participate in “Student Energy Challenge – 2018” sponsored by Shell within the framework of the World Petroleum Meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan on October 2-3, 2018. Our aim was to scientifically and economically develop the solution to current ecological problems of …

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Community Service: Mariia Makarenko
November 12, 2018

Community Service: Mariia Makarenko

Academic Exchange , Community Service , Missouri State University , Ukraine

Volunteering is one of the most important parts of my life in the USA. While volunteering, I have an amazing opportunity to communicate with different people, share my culture, see American life from different perspectives, and most importantly, compare everything I see with the Ukrainian culture. I hope it will help me to overcome challenges in my community when I …

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Rediscovering My Love for Badminton
November 12, 2018

Rediscovering My Love for Badminton

Academic Exchange , Academics , Alumni , Burma , Professional Development , The U.S. Perspective , Troy University

I used to play badminton when I was in high school with my little sister at the court near our apartment every evening. However, I gave it up once I began preparing for my university entrance exam. As soon as I arrived at Troy University, the first thing that grabbed my attention was a Badminton Club poster on the wall. …

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Global UGRAD Halloween Costume Contest
November 12, 2018

Global UGRAD Halloween Costume Contest

Academic Exchange , Academics , Alumni , Bahrain , Bangladesh , Cambodia , Fayetteville University , Israel , Juniata College , Lewis-Clark State College , Mercyhurst University , Mozambique , Ukraine , University of Missouri , Venezuala

Every year the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program holds a costume contest via our Facebook group to encourage students to share their Halloween costumes and how they are celebrating the holiday in their host universities. This year, as in years past, we had a large number of students submit their funny, scary, creative, and all around awesome costumes. Thank you to …

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Teaching American Youth About Cambodia
October 11, 2018

Teaching American Youth About Cambodia

Academic Exchange , Academics , american connections , Cambodia , East Asia and the Pacific , Professional Development , University of the Incarnate Word

The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW), my host institution, provided me the opportunity to present about Cambodia to a number of primary school students, high school students, and teachers at St. Peter School in San Antonio. I first provided some general facts about Cambodia including the geographical area, overview of lives in urban and rural areas, religions, currency, and …

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