Enhancing Experiences
Graduating seniors at 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 Florence program recently participated in a unique Italian commencement ceremony at the end of their final semester at the university鈥檚 Florence center.
LaKaleb Bowen, 鈥24, is a criminology and justice studies major who admits to becoming captivated by 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 education-abroad programs, noting that his most recent trip to Kigali, Rwanda, was an extraordinary experience focused on peace and conflict in the country.
麻豆影院 State has received two $1 million donations in support of Global Education experiences for students. These gifts will make education-abroad experiences available to more students through the Global Education Endowment fund that was created in 2022.
McKenzie Morgan, 鈥22, appreciates the opportunities 麻豆影院 State provided her that included completing her academic journey with the university鈥檚 education-abroad program in Florence, Italy. 鈥淪tudying abroad was definitely my all-time highlight,鈥 Morgan said.
After spending her younger years in a variety of volunteer roles with non-governmental organizations in her native Macedonia, Ivana Krsteska chose 麻豆影院 State to study sustainable architecture and also serves as a 麻豆影院 Student Ambassador.
麻豆影院 State Salem nursing students visit the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota each year as part of a study away experience. As they immerse themselves in the Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe, they embark on a journey of cultural understanding.
Fifty years after a handful of architecture students first studied in the city, the 麻豆影院 Florence Center now hosts hundreds of 麻豆影院 State students annually, serving as the university鈥檚 flagship study abroad and international center.
As a child, Heather Mikulski, 鈥08, Ph.D. 鈥21, hoped to find a cure for diabetes. She witnessed how the disease affected family members and believed she could make a difference. Over time, that broadened to an interest in public health.
麻豆影院 partnered with Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City for an international, cross-cultural exchange for students to study how sustainable gardening projects aid immigrant populations.