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Global Experiences

Dec 3, 2017

Bienvenidos a las Galapagos!

Julianne Pomnitz is a Junior studying Conservation Biology, from Winnabow, NC. She spent the fall semester of 2017 experiencing the amazing Galapagos Islands. 
Logan Kallam

Nov 20, 2017

Our time in Sweden, Germany, and the Czech Republic

Logan Kallam, an Environmental Science major, went on a study abroad trip with the International Sustainable Resource Use and got to learn about natural resources in several different countries. 
Claire Walczyk

Nov 15, 2017

Growing Globally

Hola! Claire is an Environmental Science major concentrating in Business Administration. Last Spring she got to achieve one of her goals of studying abroad to work on her Spanish skills. 

Oct 26, 2017

God Sees Us: Adventures in the African Bush

During my study abroad experience in Namibia, I had the opportunity to stay at N/a’an ku se Wildlife Sanctuary. N/a’an ku sê, which translates to “God sees us”, is run by volunteers and indigenous San people that work together to take care of a plethora of Namibian wildlife as well as running a carnivore conservation research… 
Matthew Byington

Oct 26, 2017

Downtown Reykjavik

Mathew Byington is a Sustainable Materials and Technology major; after his study abroad trip to Iceland he had confirmation that he would love to have a career in the renewable energy field. 

Oct 20, 2017

Who doesn’t love PIE?

Heather Starkey, a Paper Science and Engineering student, participated with the Paper International Experience or PIE for short. Read about her experience in China learning about the paper industry abroad. 
Maureen Goretti

Oct 6, 2017

Travel Days in Costa Rica

Read about three fun days that Maureen Goretti, a Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology major, had while in Costa Rica. She was traveling with Vida Volunteer, working in a pre-vet program and helping out in pop-up clinics over winter break of 2016. 
elephant family

Oct 4, 2017

I can’t stay away from Africa!

Who wouldn't want to pet cheetahs, better yet, who wouldn't want to hear a cheetah purr? Read about Stephan LaDues' second time traveling to southern Africa. 

Oct 4, 2017

Angélica and El Diablo

Matthew Adkins, an Environmental Science major, shares a story from his experience abroad in Mexico, that resonated with him. 

Sep 29, 2017

Sustainable Use in Europe

Ben Bryant, who is in the Forest Management program, participated in a study abroad program that let him experience Europe and learn about natural resource use abroad.