First-Generation College Student Archives

First-Generation College Student

Apr 11, 2024

Meet Shelby Peeden (she/her)

Program and Location: Summer, Cyprus: Archaeological Field School; Polis, Cyprus Major/Minor: History and Anthropology Majors; English and Forensic Science Minors Why did you choose to study abroad? I wanted to…

Apr 9, 2024

Meet Isaac Carreno (he/him)

Program and Location: Summer, History and Italian Studies in Florence with the Honors Program; Florence, Italy Major/Minor: Social Work/Political Science Why did you choose to study abroad? Studying abroad has…

Nov 30, 2023

Meet Erik Rodriguez (he/him)

Program and Location: Spring, Vienna University of Economics and Business; Vienna, Austria Major/Minor: Business Administration Why did you choose to study abroad? I’ve always wanted to learn more about the…

Nov 17, 2023

Meet Skye Crawford (she/her)

Program and Location: Summer, NC State European Center; Prague, Czech Republic Major/Minor: English Creative Writing, History Teacher Education, and American Literature minor Why did you choose to study abroad? Before studying…

Nov 16, 2023

Meet Jaineida Iraheta (she/her)

Program and Location: Summer, Human Resources in Seville; Seville,Spain Major/Minor: Business Administration-IT Why did you choose to study abroad? I chose to study abroad because I wanted to explore various…

Nov 7, 2023

Meet Daniela Santibanez (she/her/hers)

Program and Location: Summer, Rwanda: Field Experience in Engineering Education; Musansze (Ruhengeri) , Rwanda Major/Minor: Industrial and Systems Engineering Why did you choose to study abroad? Going into my senior…

Nov 3, 2023

Meet Claire Averette (She/Her)

Program and Location: Summer 2023, Language, Culture, and History, Lyon, France Major/Minor: Political Science and French Studies Why did you choose to study abroad? Since I began French in 6th…

Nov 3, 2023

Meet Lila Cantrell (she/her/hers)

Program and Location: Summer, The Arctic Circle: Sweden, Norway, and Finland; Uppsala, Umeå, and Abisko; Sweden Major/Minor: Forest Management Ecology (Major); Minors in Environmental Education, Wildlife Science Why did you…

Nov 3, 2023

Meet Shelby Pascual (she/her)

Program and Location: Summer, University of Adelaide; Adelaide, Australia Major/Minor: Sport Management with a minor in Business Administration Why did you choose to study abroad? I chose to study abroad…

Nov 2, 2023

Meet Rachel Culbertson (she/her)

Program and Location: Summer, Introduction to Animal Behavior and Veterinary Physiotherapy; United Kingdom Major/Minor: Animal Science concentrating in Veterinary Bioscience, with a minor in Microbiology Why did you choose to…