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Megan Fahrney | Friday, January 21, 2022
Last Saturday was a highly anticipated day for many students hoping to study abroad during the 2022-2023 school year as study abroad decisions for semester programs were released. This year, study abroad received the largest number of applicants ever, with over 1,200 students applying, according to senior director of global education Hong Zhu. The acceptance
Ian Kyle | Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Study abroad students are able once more to travel to international destinations this semester, but they are faced with new changes, restrictions and regulations in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Every study abroad location is different, in both experiences offered and in COVID-19 regulations, senior director of global education Hong Zhu said. “We developed
Ryan Peters | Tuesday, May 11, 2021
The School of Architecture’s Rome Studies Program will take place in a shortened form over the summer, according to the dean of the School of Architecture, Stefanos Polyzoides. The program typically consists of third-year architecture students spending the entire academic year in Rome, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic students were not able to travel
Observer Staff Report | Monday, March 29, 2021
In an email Monday morning, the University announced the cancellation of all outbound summer 2021 study abroad programs due to the continued uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. In light of the decision, the study abroad office is offering four options to impacted students: defer to summer 2022, enroll in the virtual Global Professional Experience program,
Ryan Israel | Friday, March 19, 2021
Don’t talk to me unless you want to talk about big water bottles The freshest news to come from celebrity paparazzi photos is that big water bottles are in. you heard it here first: big bottles are in pic.twitter.com/4aCyGTjtgo — internet baby (@kirkpate) March 12, 2021 A few trendy women were spotted carrying extra large
Claire Reid | Thursday, February 18, 2021
The Notre Dame student senate gathered Wednesday night for a presentation from the Off-Campus Council and to discuss resolutions on the study abroad registration process, student mental health amidst the pandemic and a change in quarantine protocol for vaccinated students. Senate met over Zoom following the Division of Student Affairs’ email Wednesday afternoon tightening campus restrictions.
Bella Laufenberg | Monday, February 8, 2021
Due to widespread COVID-19 restrictions and concerns, many Notre Dame international students were unable to come to campus for the fall 2020 semester. According to Notre Dame International, 138 incoming international students were affected by various COVID-19 complications that didn’t allow them to arrive on campus in the fall. First-year chemistry major Cecilia Ignacio was
Bella Laufenberg | Friday, October 23, 2020
This month, Notre Dame International Study Abroad program released a new podcast called BeyoND. Hosted by senior Sofia Perez, the podcast releases new episodes every Friday accessible on iTunes, Spotify and SoundCloud. Perez began her journey with the study abroad office when she applied in 2018 for the fall 2019 program in London. Perez said
Paige Madden | Friday, October 23, 2020
The Saint Mary’s Career Crossings Office and Center for Women’s Intercultural Leadership co-sponsored an alumnae panel discussion on the impact of studying abroad through Zoom, Thursday night. Two alumnae, Jungquie Guan (’11) and Nellie Petlick (’16), shared stories about their times at Saint Mary’s, their study abroad experiences and the impact studying abroad had on
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, October 8, 2020
Saint Mary’s has canceled all study abroad programs for spring 2021 due to rising cases of COVID-19 across the world, provost Titi Ufomata announced in an email Wednesday. “Our policy stipulates that students cannot participate in study abroad programs in countries with high threat levels, typically Level 3 and above,“ she said. “Currently, the CDC’s