First-Generation College Student

Sep 22, 2025

Meet Bryce Holbrook

Program and Location: Summer, United Kingdom: STEM and Liberal studies in London; London, United Kingdom Major/Minor: Aerospace Engineering Major, and Business Administration Minor Why did you choose to study abroad?…

May 6, 2025

Meet Hallie Gooch (She/Her)

Program and Location: Fall, Namibia: Wildlife Aerial Observatory; Windhoek, Namibia Major/Minor Zoology Major with a Wildlife Sciences Minor Why did you choose to study abroad and what did you learn…

Mar 3, 2025

Meet Yesenia Solis (She/Her)

Program and Location: Spring, Glasgow School of Art; Glasgow, Scotland Major/Minor: Graphic & Experience Design Major, Sociology Minor Why did you choose to study abroad? I chose to study abroad…

Jan 27, 2025

Meet Kang Pham (he/him)

Program and Location: Summer, South Korea: Summer at Hanyang University; Seoul, Korea Major/Minor: Computer Engineering Major Why did you choose to study abroad? I chose to study abroad because I…

Jan 14, 2025

Meet Mel Andrade (they/them)

Program and Location: Fall, University of Wollongong; Wollongong, Australia Major/Minor: Criminology Major, Spanish Minor Why did you choose to study abroad? I chose to study abroad because I was motivated…

Dec 6, 2024

Meet Kayla Pham (she/her)

Program and Location: Fall, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT); Melbourne, Australia Major/Minor: Media Arts, Design, and Technology Major Why did you choose to study abroad? I chose to study…

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…