by Jocelyn Visnov, Asst. Production Editor This past July, I boarded a plane with seven other MC students and a professor I had never met before. The weeks that followed were easily the most adventurous and memorable of my summer. Two and a half weeks may not seem like a long time compared to the traditional semester-long study abroad experience. However, each day was so … Continue reading My Experience with Summer Study Abroad
by Megan Dreher, Editor-in-Chief On Monday, October 7, the application for Winter 2020 Study Abroad programs went live. Students filled the Office of Study Abroad in Thomas Hall at noon to receive and fill out the preliminary application, vying for a spot in one of the 10 programs offered over the coming winter intersession. Ricardo Dello Buono, Ph.D., is the director of Study Abroad as well … Continue reading Jaspers Without Borders: Study Abroad Applications Open for Winter Intersession
by Lauren Schuster, Social Media Editor While most Manhattan College students were taking some much needed time off during winter break, some students instead decided to be part of a unique educational experience by signing up for winter intersession study abroad trips. This winter break, more than 10 different courses were offered in six different cities around the world as a part of this program. One of … Continue reading MC Students Spend Winter Break Abroad
by August Kissel Web Editor Juliette Rodriguez is a Manhattan College senior who just spent her year studying abroad in Paris. You did just spend a year in Paris, how did you originally get immersed into that culture? Going there was actually pretty easy. I have always loved Europe and the culture over there, it is something that is familiar to me. When going there, you’re always … Continue reading Senior Juliette Rodriguez on Her Time in Paris
by Brandon Thrope Contributor Kevin Gschwend has been the vice president for student and faculty development for Manhattan College since January of 2016. His duties are to manage the operations of the study abroad program. The college offers many study abroad programs over a wide spectrum. It offers semester-long programs during the fall and spring, short-term programs during winter and summer intercession, and third party programs … Continue reading Gschwend Continues to Grow Study Abroad Program
By Megan Dreher & C. Garrett Keidel, Asst. Editor & Staff Writer Summer is a time where students are finally able to be at home with family and friends. But for six Manhattan College students, that welcoming “home” environment was almost 5,000 miles away. “In a country where we have everything, and even though their standard of living is lower, they’re just so happy with what they … Continue reading Ghana Accepts Manhattan College Students with Open Arms
by Haley Burnside Asst. Editor A group of eight Manhattan College professors and administrators spent the first week of January in Bethlehem as they traveled to Palestine to work with Bethlehem University. More specifically, their goal was to form and strengthen an academic partnership between the two colleges. The trip consisted of meetings between faculty from MC and Bethlehem University to map out the possibilities … Continue reading Manhattan College Forms Partnership with Bethlehem University
by BRIGID SHEA, Staff Writer This summer, students from Manhattan College will be traveling to Mexico to participate in the Lasallian Leadership and Global Understanding Program. This program takes students from different Lasallian colleges and universities around the world to learn leadership skills in a global setting. The Lasallian Leadership and Global Understanding program has been at Manhattan College for five years now. Last summer, Brother … Continue reading The Lasallian Leadership and Global Understanding Program
A graduate of the class of 2000, Major John H. Mark Jr., United States Army JAG attorney and honoree of the distinguished Bronze Star Medal, is the namesake for the recently created Major John H. Mark Jr. Manhattan College Study Abroad Scholarship Fund. The young and awe-inspiring Queens native passed away suddenly on Sept. 4, 2015. While at Manhattan, Mark was fully involved on campus … Continue reading Study Abroad Scholarship Honors Late Manhattan Alum and Veteran
