Thirteen visitors from Ursinus sister School Tohoku Gakuin University of Sendai, Japan, are learning about American culture in classes on ethics, international relations, African American history, photography, water quality in Pennsylvania streams, and Philadelphia history. Read More
Melissa Hardin, Assistant Dean for International Studies, chaired a study abroad program review in Sydney, Australia April 7-11. Before that she presented on a panel titled “Beyond the Approved List: Partnering with International Education Organizations” at the annual Forum on Education Abroad conference in San Diego, CA on April 3. Read More
Rebecca Fong 2015 has been selected as a recipient of the competitive Critical Language Scholarship program, an intensive language study abroad. Read More
Ursinus students presented posters this week in Harrisburg as part of Undergraduate Research at the Capitol. The themes of their presentations covered western media’s portrayal of Islamist terror and the Spanish banking crisis. “These types of events give our students a chance to showcase their research to a wider audience and receive feedback from individuals who would not normally be aware of their work,” said Ambassador (Ret.) Joseph H. Melrose Jr., who is a professor in the Politics and International Relations Department. Read More
Organic farming can produce an increase in species richness and in the abundance of predatory insects and weeds. But does a rise in biodiversity have an impact on pest control? Biology majors Cody Nagy and Mark Gapinski studied the impact of organic agricultural practices on insect pest control as part of their Summer Fellows research in Sweden Read More
Grace Buchele 2014, an International Relations and East Asian Studies major and David L. Boren Scholarship recipient from Georgetown, Texas, spent 11 months in Japan during the 2012-13 school year teaching English, studying full-time at the International Christian University in Tokyo, and volunteering as an English teacher at local elementary schools. Recently GoAbroad.com interviewed her about the benefits of interning and working during a study-abroad experience. Read More
NOTE: The Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) has asked International Medical Corps to help deal with the disaster in the Philippines, and Rabih Torbay is being deployed there today. As a result, the talk scheduled for Nov. 13 has been postponed. Read More
Junior Jack Meyer writes in The Huffington Post about his study abroad experience in Florence (Firenze). Read More
Hailey Blessing’s interest in chant-style singing began last spring while studying in Florence, Italy. Her Summer Fellow’s research is examining two different styles of world chant and hoping to find what acoustical considerations affected compositional rules. Read More
Ambassador (Ret.) Joseph H. Melrose Jr. recently spoke with 150 students at Conrad Weiser High School in Berks County, Pa., about his career as a foreign diplomat. Read More