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First Look: Community Service
October 14, 2021

First Look: Community Service

Academic Exchange , Alumni , Bahrain , Community Service , Israel , Middle East and North Africa , University of Missouri - St. Louis , Western Kentucky University

Global UGRAD students are required to complete at least 20 hours of community service while they are in the United States in order to give back and make meaningful connections to their local communications. Many students have already started volunteering in their local host community. Please read below about the volunteering experiences written by current Global UGRAD students:   “As …

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Celebrating Inclusion on Campus
May 13, 2019

Celebrating Inclusion on Campus

Academic Exchange , Academics , Alumni , American Host Institutions , Bahrain , Bemidji State University , Career , Castleton University , Diversity and Inclusion , East Asia and the Pacific , Guatemala , Haiti , Latin America and the Caribbean , North Dakota State University , OPAL , Philippines , Professional Development , Saudi Arabia , University of Missouri

As we prepare to celebrate Pride Week in June, World Learning is sharing students’ experiences throughout the semester observing inclusion on campus. World Learning’s Global UGRAD OPAL course module “Beyond Tolerance: Inclusion and Diversity Practices,” encourages students to attend an event or club meeting that serves as a space for minority students. Below are some welcoming spaces students discovered! Ali …

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Exploring New Horizons Through Art
April 12, 2019

Exploring New Horizons Through Art

Academic Exchange , Academics , Alumni , american connections , American Host Institutions , Bahrain , Burma , Career , East Asia and the Pacific , East Tennessee State University , East Tennessee State University , Experiencing America , Latin America and the Caribbean , Middle East and North Africa , Nicaragua , Professional Development , University of Missouri , University of Southern Indiana

Moe Maung Maung, Burma, East Tennessee State University: One of my goals for applying to the Global UGRAD Program was that I wanted to re-start something I stopped doing – drawing.  Due to some conditions, I had put aside drawing for many days, months, and years. However, I have been drawing again for one and a half months at ETSU. …

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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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Global UGRAD Students’ Favorite Places
March 1, 2018

Global UGRAD Students’ Favorite Places

Bahrain , Central Asia , China , East Asia and the Pacific , East Tennessee State University , Experiencing America , Florida Gulf Coast University , Indonesia , Kazakhstan , Kenya , Middle East and North Africa , Minnesota State University - Mankato , Murray State University , Saudi Arabia , South Asia , University of Tennessee , University of Wisconsin - Green Bay , Venezuala

This month we asked our Global UGRAD students to share with us their favorite places in their U.S. communities. We received responses ranging from river walks to libraries, all special in their own way. Please read on to get a glimpse of where our Global UGRAD students’ daily lives take place. Zhanna Ateibek from Kazakhstan at University of Wisconsin – Green …

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First Impressions
February 15, 2018

First Impressions

Bahrain , East Asia and the Pacific , Experiencing America , Fayetteville University , Florida Gulf Coast University , Georgia College and State University , Middle East and North Africa , Wayne State University , West Liberty University , West Virginia University

Several weeks ago, we asked our Global UGRADs to describe their first impressions of their host campuses. Some casually explained their campus alligators, while others spoke about just how incredibly BIG their campus library is. Check out more about our spring Global UGRAD participants’ first impressions of their ‘homes’ for the next semester! Florida Gulf Coast University The first thing …

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Global UGRAD Fall 2017 University Site Visits
November 14, 2017

Global UGRAD Fall 2017 University Site Visits

Alumni , Bahrain , Bangladesh , Central Asia , Costa Rica , Georgia , Laos , Lebanon , Maryville College , Mauritania , Minnesota State University - Mankato , Tajikistan , University of Connecticut

This October, Will O’Roark had the opportunity to travel to the University of Connecticut – a new partner on the Global UGRAD Program. UConn is the largest university in the state and is home to over 23,000 students. The university is proud of its strong engineering program and its nationally recognized women’s and men’s basketball programs. In addition to meeting with university administrators and staff in the …

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Journey to the United States
September 13, 2017

Journey to the United States

American University , Bahrain , Bangladesh , Colorado State University , Dominican Republic , Experiencing America , Georgia , Honduras , Illinois State University , Jordan , Kenya , Macedonia , Mississippi College , Morocco , Northern  Michigan University , The University of Maine , University of Alabama , University of Maine , University of Utah

The Journey Begins “When ‘Life is full of surprises’ meets with a ‘Dream comes true’ moment, things simply can’t get any better. Being able to participate in the Global UGRAD Program has been an experience of a lifetime! In Bangladesh, as soon as I completed my semester final exams, I was psyched and excited to prepare myself to board my flight to head …

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