Current Students

The Schreyer Scholar studied abroad four times during her academic career, spending time in Kazakhstan, Greece, Argentina and the Czech Republic. In Argentina, she interned with an immigration law firm. In the Czech Republic, she served as a project management intern for the mayor of the Brno-Sever district, where she developed a strategy for the social inclusion of English-speaking international residents, managed the district’s social media accounts, planned events and taught English at a school with a large population of Ukrainian refugees.

Melica worked as a research assistant in the Child Attention and Learning Lab since her sophomore year of college. Conducting research gave her the opportunity to present at several conferences, including the Eastern Psychological Conference in New York City.

Newlyn studied abroad twice in Seoul, South Korea. She took intercultural classes where they compared American and Korean culture and got to experience Korean culture. She also attended the Language School at Sungkyunkwan University for language training.

Emma studied abroad in Taiwan in summer 2023 through the Penn State and National Taiwan Normal University Huayu Best scholarship. She spent three months completely immersing herself in the Chinese language and the Taiwanese culture. It was not only one of the best experiences she had through Penn State, but also one of the most formative experiences of her entire life.

Rand conducted research abroad as part of the Partnerships of International Research Education (PIRE) undergraduate fellowship. She was in Mexico City for two months to collect data for a study under the mentorship of Dr. Matthew Carlson.

Ben traveled to Australia through Penn State’s UNESCO Youth as Researchers Program, where he visited Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney to learn about the Australian government’s approach to sustainable development and sustainability-focused education. His favorite parts of the trip were petting a kangaroo at a wildlife rehabilitation center, visiting multiple national parks, and seeing a show at the Sydney Opera House.