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17 Mar | Pilar Filgueira | No Comments
Article Suggests Ways to Increase Already High Global Competence
By Dane S. Claussen, Ph.D., MBA Manager of University Relations Athena Study Abroad “Fostering Global Competence through Short-Term Study Abroad,” by Theresa Schenker, was published in the Fall 2019 issue of Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad. Schenker, of Yale University, collected data from three annual cohorts of university students (42 total) who completed ...
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9 Mar | Pilar Filgueira | No Comments
Top 10 Greek Islands for Students
by Dr. Dane Claussen Athena Study Abroad Every Greek Island has numerous fantastic beaches, so we decided not to attempt to rank the islands by their beaches, and certainly not rank individual beaches on an island. We could all argue about that for years. It’s hard enough picking just 10 islands out of the 200 ...
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9 Mar | Pilar Filgueira | No Comments
Around the Field: Mankato Student Fell in Love with Greece, Going a Third Time
Nhan Nguyen, a junior at Minnesota State University, Mankato, is a three-time study abroad “winner.” Not because he won money to go to Paros Island (Greece) twice already and is going a third time this summer, but because he found a study abroad location that he absolutely loves. Nguyen, a BFA in painting student, went …
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3 Mar | Pilar Filgueira | No Comments
Athena’s Passport #21
Return to the Passport Newsletter Archive SUBSCRIBE COVID-19 Updates and Research on Learning Objectives in Short-Term Programming Partner News | March 3, 2020 | New series issue #21 Extra! Extra! Athena Coronavirus Updates and Factsheet Resource Athena Study Abroad has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation. We have released several policy statements on the ...
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Research Studies Students Learning Objectives in Short-Term Study Abroad Programs
By Dane S. Claussen, Ph.D., MBA Manager of University Relations Athena Study Abroad “Student Learning Objectives: What Instructors Emphasize in Short-Term Study Abroad,” by Elizabeth Niehaus, Taylor C. Woodman, Angela Bryan, Ashley Light, and Erika Hill, was published in the Fall 2019 issue of Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad. Researchers sought to find ...
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21 Feb | Pilar Filgueira | No Comments
Sorrento Program Alum Advises Internships
for All Study Abroad Students
For Rachel Jongsma, who studied at Athena’s program in Sorrento, Italy, hosted at the Sant’Anna Institute during Fall 2019, it’s quite simple: “If I met someone who planned to study abroad I would highly advocate for an internship experience. The benefits are infinite.” (She also is an advocate for Sorrento!) She knows this from experience: “My …
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