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This past summer, Elisabeth traveled to the Netherlands as part of the “Dutch Criminal and Social Justice” faculty-led program offered through the College of the Liberal Arts. Over the span of five weeks, Egeli examined the Dutch and American approaches to social problems and criminal justice alongside her classmates and Tim Robicheaux, full teaching professor of sociology and criminology, who has been leading the program for several years.

Teagan completed an international internship in Ireland as part of the Perreault Fellows Program — a fellowship program that offers Penn State students a global and cross-cultural leadership, ethics, service and mentoring experience focused on health and the betterment of human condition. During her internship with the think-tank for Action on Social Change (TASC) she was able to assist in government-sponsored research.

Through her major, Monica had numerous opportunities to expand her studies beyond her immediate interests. She studied abroad in Rome through the Study Tour of Roman History and Archaeology offered by the Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies where she discovered a new love of Roman studies.

With support from her academic advisers and the Career Enrichment Network, Nina spent a semester studying in Milan, Italy. There she took courses in psychology, political science and Italian. “It was such a surreal experience. I was speechless getting to experience and appreciate all the architecture and history.”

Chaiken Scholar, Victor, connects with other students through his numerous extracurricular involvements, which combine his passions for dance, food and helping others. Originally, only planning to major in the sciences, Victor learned about the flexible curriculum offered by the College of the Liberal Arts from a career coach in the Liberal Arts Career Enrichment Network. He then added the Spanish major to his academic plan, and it took him beyond the confines of the classroom to Ronda, Spain, for an education abroad experience. There, Victor stayed with a host family in a full cultural immersion and attended classes on Spanish customs, history and language.

Chaiken Scholar, Nije’e won a competitive Gilman Scholarship, which provides up to $5,000 for undergraduates to study abroad. She utilized the funds to travel to South Korea, where she continued taking psychology classes. She also practiced the Korean language—in which she hopes to eventually become fluent.