All of us in Study Abroad & Away (SAA) hope the fall 2024 semester is off to a great start. The team of international educators continues to develop new programs and help students find the right study abroad and away program to further their intellectual and personal growth. We are thrilled to announce the launch of a domestic exchange program through the National Student Exchange (NSE), with more details below.
We encourage all of you, students, staff, and faculty, to attend our Study Abroad Fair on Tuesday, October 8th to learn about the many global and intercultural learning opportunities available to our SJSU students. You can see more information about this event below.
We are happy to report that in summer 2024, we successfully launched 9 faculty-led programs in which faculty took over 150 students to seven countries with faculty from three colleges. We would like to recognize the faculty champions who worked tirelessly to make these opportunities possible for our students:
- Elizabeth Carroll (Department of Art and Art History, College of Humanities and the Arts)
- Seung Ho Chang (Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Sciences)
- Greg Feist (Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences)
- Alison George (Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health and Human Sciences)
- Tabitha Hart (Department Communication Studies, College of Social Sciences)
- Sherri Harvey (Department of English, College of Humanities and the Arts)
- Mary Juno (Department of Justice Studies, College of Social Sciences)
- Marco Meniketti (Department of Anthropology, College of Social Sciences)
- Gigi Smith (Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health and Human Sciences)
- Susan Trimingham (Department of Art and Art History, College of Humanities and the Arts)
- Andrew Wood (Department Communication Studies, College of Social Sciences)
We also soft-launched our Summer School Abroad in summer 2024. This fall 2024, we will have 95 students abroad in 17 countries and are expected to have 101 students study abroad in spring 2025.
Our students continue to shine in many ways. Our Gilman scholarship recipients include:
- Alec Noland (Summer 2024, Scotland)
- Kelly Ngo (Winter 2024, Thailand)
- Sophia Garske (Fall 2023-Spring 2024, Spain)
Our Louie Barozzi scholarship recipient for 2024-25 is:
- Henry Gibson (Fall 2024, Hong Kong)
Congratulations, we are so proud of you!
The SAA team continues to find innovative ways to promote global learning opportunities for our students, faculty, and staff successfully. To that end, we continue to grow our Global Ambassador Program. You can read more information about our amazing global ambassadors in this blog post. We have also transitioned to a new website for SAA. Check it out and provide us with any feedback.
We look forward to working with each and every one of you to find ways to broaden your global learning, teaching and service. Our commitment remains to promote a global ethos on campus and to move forward comprehensive internationalization as a priority for SJSU. Please do not hesitate to reach out to any of the SAA team members with any questions or ideas by contacting them directly or by emailing spartansabroad@sjsu.edu.
As you navigate the opportunities and challenges this fall 2024 semester, we wish you continued success and the best of luck. We look forward to being part of your journey!