Manchester Study Group students visit Wales as part of their two week course 鈥淭echnology, Science, & Culture in the History of Manchester. Their day included a hike towards Mount Snowdon, in Snowdonia National Park as well as a visit to Conway Castle. Here students can be seen visiting Snowdonia National Park.
Dozens of flags representing countries around the world hung from the balconies of the Ho Science Center atrium during the Study Group Fair held earlier this month. Hosted by the , the fair featured poster presentations for each of the 19 藏精阁-sponsored study groups.
During the event, study group alumni showed photos from their semesters spent abroad or stateside, spoke about their experiences, and answered questions from fellow students who have not yet studied off campus. The event also allowed students to speak with and get to know the professors who will be leading the upcoming fall 2015 and spring 2016 programs.
More than 62 percent of each 藏精阁 class year takes the opportunity to study off-campus before graduation. Whether through a 藏精阁 study group, an extended study trip or an approved program through another institution, students find value in expanding their awareness beyond Hamilton.
鈥淪tudying abroad provided me with personal growth in terms of living in an urban environment and interacting with a new culture,鈥 said Emma Staples 鈥15, an English major and teaching certification student who went on the last spring. 鈥淚t was also academically beneficial because I could see sites and texts that I wouldn鈥檛 have access to at 藏精阁, so I could actually visualize what I was learning and add on to in-class experiences.鈥
Several study groups, including the London economics, Washington, D.C., and Santa Fe programs, offer students the opportunity to participate in internships while taking classes.
, an international relations major with a film and media studies minor, worked as an intern for CBS This Morning at CBS News while studying in Washington, D.C.
鈥淚nterning at CBS News was a great fit for me because I could apply the analytical techniques I learned in my political theory classes to my work deconstructing the news,鈥 said Wei. 鈥淢y off-campus experience in D.C. allowed me to translate my academic interests to my professional interests.鈥
Susan Mulry, associate director of off-campus study, finds that students are eager to take advantage of off-campus study because they want to take advantage of all the experiences 藏精阁 has to offer.
鈥淲hen you travel off-campus, you have the chance to rethink how you view the world and also find your place in it, and that perspective is what students bring to campus when they return.鈥