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22 Oct | Pilar Filgueira | No Comments
Athena’s Dr. Dane Claussen presents at PACIE Conference
Dr. Dane Claussen, Ph.D., MBA, Manager of University Relations at Athena Study Abroad, made two presentations at the joint conference of the Pennsylvania Council for International Education (PACIE) and Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association (PSMLA) in State College, Pa., on Oct. 25-26, 2019. On Friday, Oct. 25, Dr. Claussen presented, “Study Abroad & LGBTQ Communities …
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15 Oct | athenaab | No Comments
Deadlines: 2020 Spring & January
Athena is still accepting applicants for the following locations: November 1, 2019: Dublin, IrelandMadrid, SpainFlorence, Italy (J-term and Semester)Rome, ItalyTuscania, ItalySorrento, ItalyNovember 15, 2019: Paros Island, GreeceCusco, Peru (J-term and Semester)Quito, Ecuador (J-term and Semester) Extensions by request:Aberdeen, ScotlandLondon, EnglandHeidelberg, Germany These programs offer options for nearly every student across all disciplines: Business, STEM, Humanities, …
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14 Oct | Pilar Filgueira | No Comments
Newspaper Feature: Alum Uses Athena’s $8,000 Scholarship to Study Abroad in Italy
Local newspaper published an article on Sarah McGonigle, awardee of Athena’s 2019 $8,000 Michele Iavagnilio Scholarship and her experience abroad through Athena’s Florence LdM program. (Article published in The Record-Argus, Monday, September 9, 2019)
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23 Aug | Pilar Filgueira | No Comments
New Catalog, New Faces, and Kaleidoscopes!
Ah, Fall… the season that brings crisp, chilly air, changing colors of the leaves, pumpkin-spice-flavored everything, students heading back to school, and everyone gearing up for the Fall semester…Athena included!
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15 Aug | Pilar Filgueira | No Comments
Around the Field: Athena Partner LdM Florence Launches Partnership, Courses with Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli
Athena’s Florence campus at Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici has joined forces with Florence-based Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli-International Center for the Arts and Entertainment to make available to the city, and internationally to future generations, the artistic and cultural heritage of Zeffirelli’s 70-year career.
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17 Jul | Pilar Filgueira | One Comment
Meet the Marie McKay Global Citizen Scholarship Fall 2019 Recipient
The McKay Global Citizen Scholarship is designed for the Athena student who can best demonstrate an interest in and intention to promote the concept of social justice at a city, state, national, and/or global level. Because students that study abroad become many of our world’s future leaders, it is extremely important that these students consider ways to become globally competent citizens. The recipient of this award must demonstrate an initiative to give back to society, and awareness of global community, and intent to apply the skills and lessons learned abroad to his/her future endeavors.
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