Oglethorpe University

Ten Oglethorpe students are spending the fall 2018 semester away from Oglethorpe University as part of various Study Abroad programs. Oglethorpe's Atlanta Laboratory for Learning (A_LAB) helps students to identify and plan real-world experiences, including long and short-term study abroad opportunities, international internships, and more. From skills enhancements like immersive language experiences to gaining insight into the visions and values that drive people in their own cultures, the benefits of time abroad during the undergraduate experience are both personally enriching and marketable in the workplace.

Oglethorpe University junior Claudine Niyonsenga has received the U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad during the 2019 spring semester. Niyonsenga, a Business Administration major, will attend the Council On International Educational Exchange (CIEE) Open Campus program, where she will earn credits in three cities and countries: Buenos Aires, Argentina; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Santiago, Chile. The Gilman Scholarship Program broadens the student population that studies and interns abroad by supporting undergraduates who might not otherwise participate due to financial constraints. The program encourages students to study and intern in a diverse array of countries and world regions, with an emphasis on foreign language study, especially critical need languages deemed important to national security. By supporting undergraduate students who have high financial need, the program has been successful in supporting students who have been historically underrepresented in education abroad

Oglethorpe University junior Yana Timoshenko was awarded the U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad during the 2019 spring semester. Timoshenko, an International Studies major, will spend the semester at the University of Belgranod, Oglethorpe's exchange partner university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Gilman Scholarship Program broadens the student population that studies and interns abroad by supporting undergraduates who might not otherwise participate due to financial constraints. The program encourages students to study and intern in a diverse array of countries and world regions, with an emphasis on foreign language study, especially critical need languages deemed important to national security. By supporting undergraduate students who have high financial need, the program has been successful in supporting students who have been historically underrepresented in education abroad.

The following Oglethorpe University graduates were selected to participate in the second annual IDEX Fellowship in Social Enterprise, a paid, professional development fellowship program in Hyderabad, India. The fellows traveled to India this month and will spend nine months developing sustainable social enterprise programs to improve India's Affordable Private Schools, which serve children from low income families.