Ask students who’ve studied abroad; most will use the identical language to describe their studies. This year, because the spring semester turned into wrapping up, Rider college students embarked on short-term have a look at overseas applications in 5 nations. These applications allowed students to explore Italy, Finland, Thailand, Ireland, and Peru with the steerage of faculty and personnel, usually in less than two weeks. Read on to analyze more about the packages and their impact on college students.
Education Abroad in Italy
Twenty college students traveled with Dr. Diane Casale-Giannola, professor of trainer schooling, and Dr. Mark Pearcy, assistant professor II of trainer education, to Rome and the Amalfi Coast to look at unique training and learn about Italy’s tradition. “I enjoy in Italy turned into an eye-commencing one. I learned about Italian culture, but more so about my American lifestyle. This became a truely memorable revel in.” -June White, secondary training and records main, Class of 2021
Service getting to know in Thailand.
Fourteen college students visited Thailand Thailand with Director of Service & Civic Engagement Joan Liptrot and Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Leanna Fenneberg to serve the much less fortunate. “Going to Thailand turned into an unforgettable revel in for me. Not only did it help me understand the subsequent steps in my life and educational career, but assisting a network while learning about their subculture became an excellent experience. This career learning program became full of top-notch reminiscences and even higher humans. Not to say, the food becomes quite first-rate as well.”
The Business of Sports & Ireland: Documenting Cultures
Fifteen students traveled to Ireland with Dr. Larry Newman, associate professor of advertising, recreation control, and prison studies; Dr. Barry Janes, professor of verbal exchange; and Dr. Marge O’Reilly-Allen, companion professor and chairperson of accounting, to study sports activities and verbal exchange.
“An unforgettable revel regarding a ramification of different sports, their history, and participation. This trip became the suitable software for me, and I couldn’t have loved it more.”
-Taylor Docherty, accounting and worldwide enterprise major, Class of 2020
Education Abroad in Finland
Twenty students traveled with Dr. Tracey Garrett, professor of teacher schooling, and Dr. Sharon McKool, associate professor and chair of instructor schooling, to Finland to examine comparative schooling and why Finland turned into rated the No. 1 world inside the international for its schooling gadget.
“My revel in Finland becomes a splendid and unforgettable revel in! I discovered so much about the Finnish (and European) subculture. However, it became their global-renowned schooling device that modified my angle. We were allowed to observe and converse with instructors and students in a kindergarten elegance (equal to an American preschool), an essential college, a middle faculty, and a lecture at the University of Helsinki. We also met with Finland’s Ministry of Education in Helsinki and Turku to discuss instructor training/qualifications and school curriculum. We explored the cities using traveling historical Finnish monuments, structure, and their internationally well-known saunas during our free time. The enjoyment opened my eyes, and I wholeheartedly trust that it is something that all Rider students must find out earlier than they graduate, as it was so worth the investment!”
-Jennifer Buccigrossi, primary education and multidisciplinary research, Class of 2021
Nature Images in Peru
Twelve students traveled with Dr. Todd Weber, professor of biology, behavioral neuroscience, and health sciences, and Jessi Oliano, Department of Communication and Journalism, to Peru to study subculture, technology, and pictures.
“This software became a life-converting revel in where I saw myself and the human beings around me develop and learn in ways we never knew changed into viable.”
–Miranda Whittles Shelton, environmental research foremost, Class of 2019
This year’s upcoming programs include Thailand, Tanzania, China, Barcelona, Ireland, Munich, Pra, gue, and Greece. Applications for those programs are regularly occurring at the moment. Students can also study more through the Study Abroad Fair on Sept. 5.