From Elizabethtown College to the Global Community
Journalism major Faith Morrow '24 attended the Regional Writers of England May-Term Faculty Led Experience in May 2022. She wrote this piece as a part of her 2022 SCARP project titled "Sharing Personal Cultural Experiences Through Travel Writing." Though hundreds of people surrounded me along the red road leading to Buckingham Palace, I had come... Continue Reading →
Engineering major Michael Young '24 will be studying abroad in Costa Rica in the spring of 2023. Hello, my name is Michael Young! At this point in time, I am about two months away from leaving for a semester abroad in Costa Rica. I’ll share some of my experiences with the process at Etown for... Continue Reading →
Mechanical Engineer major Natalie Barlow '24 studied abroad in Limerick, Ireland during the spring of 2022. Studying abroad is one of the most exciting decisions a person can make, but I also know it can also be stressful, which is why I composed this list of things to keep in mind before you leave. First,... Continue Reading →
Occupational Therapy major Madelyn Box '23 studied abroad in Stirling, Scotland during the spring of 2022. Hey! My name is Madelyn Box, and I spent my Spring 2022 semester in Stirling, Scotland, which is about 45 minutes out from Edinburgh. My drive to study abroad was due to my desire to travel outside of the United... Continue Reading →
Applied Mathematics and English Professional Writing major Ashley Conway '23 attended the Regional Writers of England May-Term Faculty Led Experience in May 2022. She created this piece as a part of her Summer Scholarship, Creative Arts, and Research Project (SCARP) titled Travel Writing: Capturing British Culture through Prose and Image. I declare / That later on,... Continue Reading →
Biology: Pre-Medicine major Shannon Campbell '23 studied abroad in Australia in the spring of 2022. Their accent/slang Before arriving in Australia, I couldn’t tell the difference between a British and an Australian accent. That is no longer the case. Australians not only have their own unique jargon, but they also tend to add an ‘r’... Continue Reading →
Journalism major Faith Morrow '24 attended the Regional Writers of England May-Term Faculty Led Experience in May 2022. She wrote this piece as a part of her 2022 SCARP project titled "Sharing Personal Cultural Experiences Through Travel Writing." Thousands of people must have climbed this hill before me, and thousands more will. I begin my... Continue Reading →
International Business major Alex Lynch '24 will study abroad in Dubrovnik, Croatia during the spring of 2023. As an International Business major, I knew since my first year at Elizabethtown College that one day, I was going to study abroad. During my first two years, I was told that the best thing I could do... Continue Reading →
On Monday, November 7th, 2022, the Study Abroad Office held its first in-person Pre-Departure Orientation event since the fall of 2019. Each semester, the Study Abroad Office will host this event to academically and institutionally prepare its outbound students for their upcoming semesters abroad. To begin the evening, our students filled out their study abroad bingo... Continue Reading →
Digital Media Productions major Layla Murphy '25 studied abroad in England in May 2022. In May 2022, I went on the Regional Writers of England trip, which was a two-week faculty-led trip in Oxford, Bath, and London. This was a trip where I learned about Western Heritage by visiting historical sites, such as Jane Austen’s... Continue Reading →
In this blog, Elizabeth Cunningham shares overall tips about studying abroad that should help any Blue Jay during their time abroad.
Studying abroad can be one of the most expansive learning experiences during our time at college. Whether we travel for a semester, May term, or summer, innumerable opportunities for us to grow as students and people await. Participation in these experiences, though, necessitates a certain responsibility—one in which we must be educated, ethical, and respectful... Continue Reading →
Seven Elizabethtown College students were recently awarded the highly competitive Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, giving them financial support to study abroad within the 2021-22 academic year. This is the most recipients the College has ever seen in a single application cycle. The previous record was three recipients for the spring 2019 term. The new... Continue Reading →
Three Elizabethtown College students, sophomore Japanese major Jacob Schell, sophomore Sociology-Anthropology major Emma Nalesnik, and junior Japanese and Asian Studies major Ariel Hampton, were recently awarded the highly competitive Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, giving them financial support to study abroad within the next year. Furthermore, Ariel was the College's first ever Gilman Critical Need... Continue Reading →
Melissa Mesones-Ortiz is currently earning her Bachelor's in Human Services from Elizabethown College's School for Continued and Professional Studies (SCPS). With plans to go to law school next, she recently completed a virtual internship with The Washington Center (TWC). The summer 2020 program was moved online due to COVID-19. But the part-time schedule and remote... Continue Reading →
Elizabethtown College is excited to announce that Spanish Education major, Laura Carr '22 is the fifteenth study abroad student to be awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship in the award's 19 year history. She plans on studying abroad in Granada, Spain for the 2020-21 academic year.* In addition to her coursework, Laura also... Continue Reading →
"Hi! My name is Jack Trego. I studied abroad in Paris and Strasbourg, France during the 2018-2019 academic year, my Junior year of college. "Over the course of my time in France, I experienced a profound development in myself. I grew immensely as a person, as a student, and as a young professional. So as my... Continue Reading →
"Individualism and collectivism, also known as individual orientation and group orientation, are two of the most fundamental concepts that assist in the process of understanding a culture’s social life. These values produce variations in family structures, how aspects of education are structured, the way businesses handle group work, and how people conduct social relations. Collectivistic... Continue Reading →
"Having strong intercultural communication skills is becoming more and more of a necessity in our increasingly globalized society. Globalization has resulted in increasing intercultural relationships, and the growing international phenomenon of cultural mixing adds even greater emphasis to the role of intercultural communication. Communication itself serves a variety of functions. It helps fulfill interpersonal needs,... Continue Reading →
"Culture shock, or the process of adapting to a new culture, is a phenomenon that is likely to occur when someone moves to a new city, country, or region, and begins to realize how its culture differs from their own original culture. Those who experience culture shock usually go through four different stages before fully... Continue Reading →
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