Previous Students of the Month

March 2008 - Lizzie Edwards

Lizzie Edwards, a senior at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, parlayed her interest in human rights into two exciting experiences abroad. She studied for a year in Argentina, participating in a COPA program through IFSA-Butler in Mendoza. She took classes in Latin American literature, political science, tourism, international affairs, photography and improvisation at la Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, as well as at la Universidad de Congreso.

February 2008 - Jeremy Sperling

Jeremy Sperling spent a semester living in the Holesovice region of Prague, through the New York University Prague program in the fall of his sophomore year. It was an open program with many different classes offered. He was a music education major at the time and realized that he wanted to do something different, so he attended political and history classes while abroad. A scholarship covered one-fourth of the cost, while loans helped Sperling afford the rest.

January 2008 - Monty McGee

If you have ever considered studying abroad but don't know where you'd like to travel, let Monty McGee tell you how fascinating it is to study in China. He should know - McGee, a graduating senior majoring in political science at Virginia's Norfolk State University, spent a full academic year studying in China. Through study abroad programs sponsored by the School for International Training (SIT) at the Yunnan Normal University and at the University of International Business and Economics with the Knowledge Exchange Institute (KEI), McGee enjoyed the experience of a lifetime studying in China's Yunnan Province.