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Melissa Gonnerman, associate director of the Center for International Programs, and Michael Simcock, graduate assistant in the Center for International Programs, give a presentation about the Study Abroad program Jan. 18. The Study Abroad program holds weekly informational sessions in the University Center East from 3-4 p.m. (Photo by Bryce West)

Annual Study Abroad sessions begin for the spring semester

Bryce West, Assistant News Editor January 31, 2023

The Study Abroad program has started its spring semester weekly informational sessions to recruit students to the program. The first Study Abroad Information Session took place in University Center...

Chase Hollenkamp, sophomore economics and global studies major, stands in front of the Castle of Segura de la Sierra.

Chase-ing Spain: entering the sea of olive trees

Chase Hollenkamp, Staff Writer April 27, 2022

¡Hola! I am sad to say that this is the last time I will be writing to you before the end of this semester. However, I believe that I am ending on a good note. During my spring break here, I had the chance...

Chase poses in front of an almond tree at Quinta de los Molinos with friends and family.

Chase-ing Spain: COVID Catastrophe

Chase Hollenkamp, Staff Writer March 30, 2022

¡Hola! These past few weeks have been anything but smooth sailing here in Madrid. To start, I have to clear up that I was not able to go to Milan, but I will explain that a bit more later on. Here in...

Chase Hollenkamp on the streets of Madrid, Spain.

Chase-ing Spain: Starting the journey

Chase Hollenkamp, Staff Writer January 19, 2022

Entering the romantic city of Madrid, surrounded by the energy of Madrileños* and the people still celebrating Christmas is something magical. In every street, there are thousands of people eating tapas*,...

USI to host second annual Study Abroad Fair

USI to host second annual Study Abroad Fair

Emma Corry, Features Editor September 3, 2019

USI students will get the opportunity to meet representatives from the study abroad program at the second annual Study Abroad Fair Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. under the cone at the University Center.  The...

Study abroad good way to change life views

Study abroad good way to change life views

Darrian Breedlove, Opinion Editor August 26, 2019

The term “study abroad” seemed daunting to me at first, a hopeful yet hopeless idea. Now looking back on it, I’m glad I decided to take a leap that led to me achieving one of my biggest dreams. After...

Shiho Hironaka, a first year graduate student studying second languages, writes Kanji on the board during a tutoring session.

Growing in cultural awareness, mutual learning

Darrian Breedlove, Opinion Editor January 29, 2019

Professor Kaho Sakaue wanted to help students to better understand the cultures around them. As a second-semester faculty member from Japan, Sakaue introduced a conversation program to USI at the...

Beshoy Ewida earned a one-year scholarship to study in the United States, which was his dream for five years. Now, it is his dream to stay.

‘He can do whatever he sets his mind to’

Sarah Rogers, Features Editor October 23, 2018

Beshoy Ewida has a new dream.   The undergraduate exchange student said it was his dream for five years to travel from Egypt to the United States, and since accomplishing that dream, he found something...

Emma Luczkowski spent five and a half weeks at Harlaxton College in Grantham, England.

Eagle expeditions: hands-on cultural learning

Sarah Rogers, Features Editor October 16, 2018

Every week The Shield will feature a student who spent time in another country over the summer. This week, The Shield interviewed senior communication studies and public relations major Emma Luczkowski...

9 students came to USI from Panama through the National Secretariat of Science and Technology of Panama. Each student was given th opportunity through a scholarship they earned.

Taking on the unknown together

Emma Corry, Staff Writer September 17, 2018

Xenia Adames was a high school senior living in Aguadulce, Panama when a teacher told her about an opportunity to study in the U.S. Adames applied for a scholarship through the National Secretariat...

Gabrielle Baker, a senior public relations and advertising major, spent her summer in Spain through the Cultural Experiences Abroad Program.

Eagle expeditions: ‘overcoming barriers’

Emma Corry, Staff Writer September 4, 2018

Every week The shield will feature a student who spent time in another country over the summer. This week, Gabrielle Baker shared about her time in Spain through the Cultural Experiences Abroad Program.  Gabrielle...

Our nonexistent public transportation

Keegan Roembke, Staff Writer August 27, 2018

It isn’t something that’s ever given much thought in the United States, and especially in our area of the country. We’ve grown up without it for the most part, and many of us start driving to school...

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