Study Abroad
This summer, students in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University's School of Art had an opportunity to study in Italy through the university's Florence Summer Institute program.
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's founding president was born on Jan. 8, 1867. His tireless dedication to the institution and its students is reflected in innovations that continue to propel Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University forward today.
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Photographer Bob Christy and a handful of students spent more than six hours last July in Akagera National Park; the trip was near the end of the students' summer educational experience known as the Kigali Summer Institute, which explores the post-genocide reconstruction of Rwanda and issues related to peace and conflict in the context of the country’s history.
Two new scholarships from Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Office of Global Education aim make education-abroad experiences possible for all Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State students.
G Clingman is a third-year Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Student double majoring in English and Spanish while also working toward their Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) certificate. Though they have been studying at KSU’s main campus for the last two years, G is swapping Acorn Alley and the Esplanade for the historical streets of Murcia, Spain.
Emily Hovest is a third-year student studying architecture at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Florence Center for the Spring semester. It was always her desired destination, especially since the KSU architecture program encourages students to study abroad their junior year.
