by Nathan Smith | Jan 9, 2017 | Art History, Art History, Biology, Honors College Study Abroad Grant, Honors Courses, Honors Passport/Peru, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
The Spanish built their churches on the massive stone foundations of the Inca they conquered, but craftsmen took care to blend Andean and Incan themes into the usual Christian symbols. In this excerpt from her Peru journal, honors biology major Rashi Ghosh reflects on...
by Nathan Smith | Jan 7, 2017 | Biology, Honors College Study Abroad Grant, Honors Courses, Honors Passport/Peru, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Peru, Study Abroad
On her way to Peru, honors biology major Kaitlyn Akel looks out the airplane window and finds unexpected visions in the city lights stretching out below. Kaitlyn is one of 16 honors students taking part in Honors Passport: Peru, a new study-at-home-and-abroad...
by Nathan Smith | Jul 14, 2016 | Honors College Study Abroad Grant, International Business/Marketing, Sam M. Walton College of Business, Spain, Study Abroad
Honors international business major Kassandra Salazar learned a lot in her six weeks abroad, from the finer points of Castellano Spanish to the importance of comfortable walking shoes. Adjusting to the Spanish sense of time was an ongoing source of culture...
by | Aug 24, 2015 | Honors College Study Abroad Grant, Study Abroad, Uncategorized
Do you fancy yourself studying sustainable development in New Zealand, interviewing Tibetan refugees on rooftops in India, or climbing the Duomo’s steps to overlook the hilly Florentine landscape? Good news: the Honors College has increased study abroad funding to...
by | Aug 19, 2015 | Anthropology, Honors College Study Abroad Grant, India, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Study Abroad
Jill Tyler, Honors College fellow and anthropology major, worked with the Tibetans in Exile Today program to document the lives of Tibetan refugees in India. After volunteering to conduct an interview with Sonam, a Tibetan freedom fighter, Jill recounts the surprise...
by | Aug 6, 2015 | College of Engineering, Honors College Study Abroad Grant, Industrial Engineering, Italy, Study Abroad
Ciao, amici! My name is Anna Hudgeons and I spent a month of my summer studying abroad in Rome, Italy. Although my major is industrial engineering, I decided to vary my experiences by enrolling in an art lecture/art history course and a basic photography course while...
