Study Abroad

Students Studying Abroad Travel Back Home Due to COVID-19

Studying abroad either internationally or nationally, all students in the UWSP Study Abroad programs were told to end their program early and come back to their homes due to COVID-19. The Office of International Education at UWSP sent an email to all the current students on a program that they only had a few days to return back home. Claudia ... Read More »

Climbing in the Alps? Check that off the bucket list.

I visited Switzerland a few weeks ago in the prime of the fall season. The country is incredibly beautiful all year round. In fact, since skiing and Switzerland are so synonymous, I figured it would be snowy and cold, at least in the mountains. However, it’s the opposite. Most places were very green and lush. Now in late November, it’s ... Read More »

Songs of Spain: Ellen Ryder Fuses Music and Travel

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student Ellen Ryder presented and performed a unique recital in late February inspired by her recent study abroad experience in Spain, sharing stories, memories and songs from the trip but also music she has been working on at UWSP. Some of the selections featured from her travels included a set of songs, Parábolas, from a Spanish composer, Jesús ... Read More »

Students Experience Tropical Ecology in Costa Rica

Students at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point were provided with the opportunity to study abroad in Costa Rica this winter break. The study abroad course was a three-week program with a focus on tropical ecology in Costa Rica. While studying abroad, students visited multiple ecosystems and saw countless animal species. This study abroad experience was open to all UWSP students with ... Read More »

Iceland Discontinued from European Environmental Studies Seminar

The European Environmental Studies Seminar will be cutting Iceland out of their program next year. The European Environmental Seminar, which is an option for the required summer field experience for College of Natural Resource students, is divided into equal amounts of learning time between selected countries. As noted on the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point international programs website, this course gives students ... Read More »

Summer Study Abroad Trips Change Student Lives

Try living in a foreign place, not knowing the language, tasting new food and consistently being pushed out of your comfort zone. This was the reality for many students as they took a leap of courage to study abroad this summer. Ali Dickson, a senior English major, traveled to Austria with the health and promotion and wellness department. She engaged ... Read More »

International Education United on Campus

The Office of International Education, once located in the Collins Classroom Center, was often hard to locate, crowded with students, and not effective for presentations. In order to resolve these issues and break the barriers between international and traditional students, the Office of International Education completed a yearlong application process for new space. After approval from the Student Government Association, ... Read More »

Stories of an American Scouser

With only six days remaining until I fly back across the pond, there is still one thing left to do. I have been putting it off for as long as possible, but the time has come (cue dramatic pause) for me to pack. I guess packing could be considered a sort of adventure in itself. Trying to fit all the ... Read More »

Stories of an American Scouser

As I sit here looking at the calendar I am in disbelief at how quickly my study abroad experience has gone. I have less than three weeks left in this amazing country and city. Wait… what? Only three weeks left to explore new places and discover breathtaking sites. Only three weeks left to spend with the incredible international friends I’ve ... Read More »