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Study Abroad

Check out events hosted by SAISS to learn more about the study abroad opportunities available to SU Pirates!

Study Abroad Events

November 14th, 2024

2025 SU Switzerland Info Session #3 [last session]

The SU Switzerland program is a 4-week, 4-credit program. Held in the Italian-speaking city of Lugano, this program allows students to study sustainability and development in one of the most environmentally friendly nations in the world.
Advising is mandatory prior to application. Application and scholarship deadline December 1.

Location

Prothro 233

Date & Time

November 14 - 4:00pm - 5:00pm

“Picturing Botanical Imperialism in the Americas”

Picturing Botanical Imperialism in the Americas

Maggie Cao
Associate Professor of Art History at the University of North Carolina

Lecture and Q&A sponsored by the Department of Art and Art History

Summary: The circulation of plants has long been tied to considerations of climate. Today climate change endangers many native species while exacerbating the negative impact of invasives. This talk explores artists’ engagements with plants in the context of imperialism past and present. The most famous landscape painter of the nineteenth-century US, Frederic Edwin Church, was a master of painting the flora of the American tropics. This talk will explore his paintings of Jamaica and the ways they engaged with botanical understandings of colonialism and emancipation. The legacy of Church’s nineteenth-century botanical imagery will be examined through contemporary artist Maria Thereza Alves’s ongoing Seeds of Changeproject, in which unearthed seeds from historic ballast sites are used to grow gardens. These gardens generated from waste—the dumped rocks, earth, and sand that once balanced merchant vessels—invert the history of colonialism told by the hothouse displays and herbarium collections of the past.

Location

F.W. Olin Building, Room 110

Date & Time

November 14 - 4:30pm - 5:45pm

November 15th, 2024

Info Session: UK Summer Institutes

Learn about the opportunity to apply for a Fellowship to study in the UK this summer. Open to first year and second year students who have at least two years of undergraduate study remaining after the Institute finishes. GPA requirement: 3.6.

Location

PRC 147

Date & Time

November 15 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm

November 22nd, 2024

2025 SU London Info Session #2

Come talk with Dr. Carin Perilloux (Psychology) and Dr. John Ross (Mathematics) about studying abroad in London in the fall of 2025!

Location

Prothro 233

Date & Time

November 22 - 11:00am - 12:00pm

November 25th, 2024

Drop In Advising: 2025 Summer Faculty-Led Programs

Last chance to learn about our 2025 Summer Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs before the December 1st deadline! Advising is mandatory prior to submitting your program and scholarship applications.

Location

Prothro 233

Date & Time

November 25 - 3:00pm - 5:00pm

December 1st, 2024

December 1st DEADLINE: SU Faculty-led Summer Programs/Scholarships

If you are interested in a Faculty-Led Program for Summer 2025, be sure to submit your complete program application by December 1st, 2024. Make sure the scholarship form inside your application is also complete by December 1st. Study Abroad Advising is mandatory prior to submitting your application.

Location

Via (online)

Date & Time

December 1 - All Day

December 6th, 2024

Health & Safety Abroad/Away Pre Departure Orientation

This is a mandatory pre-departure orientation for all Spring 2025 study abroad/away students. Session is 12 - 1:30 PM in Prothro 233. You must stay for the entirety of the session.

Location

Prothro 233

Date & Time

December 6 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Study Abroad News

From Georgetown to Greece: Recent Graduate Incorporates Art into Unique Study Abroad Experience

Thira Schlegel ’24 studied abroad in Greece over the summer, where she participated in archaeological excavations while capturing her journey through art.
Southwestern Students Experience Paris Olympics Up Close During Summer Study Abroad Program

Eleven students spent four weeks in Paris studying sport, physiology, and culture during the Summer Olympic Games.
Interview with Kamora Millan after a semester in Tokyo, Japan

Kamora Millan, a recent graduate who studied anthropology and sociology, talks about her experience studying abroad in Tokyo, Japan. Inspired by her experience, she aims to pursue a future in teaching English and translation, encouraging future students to embrace cultural understanding and maintain an open-minded approach during their own international endeavors.
Transfer student reflects on study/research abroad at the Sorbonne in Paris, France

Zacharia Arifi, a senior, anthropology student, reflects on his semester abroad at the famous Sorbonne in Paris, France. Zacharia was a transfer student and was able to fit in a study abroad and graduate on time. He was also able to conduct field research for his anthropology capstone.
Highlights of the SU Granada Program as Described by a Study Abroad Participant

Senior Raul Villa recounts his study abroad experience in Granada, Spain!
From Dismissing Study Abroad as a Possibility Due to Financial Constraints to Making it a Reality

Miguel Grado tells us his remarkable journey from overcoming doubts about studying abroad to seeing the world differently after his life-changing experience in Granada, Spain.
Hispanic-Serving Institution SIT Scholarship

SIT will award a $3,000 scholarship for participation in a semester program and $2,000 for a summer program.
Scholarship Update for API Students!

We have increased the scholarship funds to $3,000 with API that is exclusively for Southwestern University students.
SU Student Shares her Experience Abroad in Spain

Mia Martinez describes her experience when attending the SU Granada program during the Summer 2023 term.
Estonia Study Abroad Alumni Featured in the News!

SU Study Abroad alumni Linsey Jensen ’23 shares about her study abroad semester exchange experience in Estonia!

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