Spotlight- Scholarship Recipients

OEA Scholarship Recipient Senior Why did you choose the location you studied abroad in? “I chose to go to Berlin, because of the opportunities it gave me back home. I was able to gain nine credit hours from the program which aided me in graduating early. I also found that the city was close to […]

OEA Scholarship Recipient Senior DESTINY’S EXPERIENCE ABROAD Why did you choose the location you studied abroad in? “I chose Morocco because I have always been interested in northern Africa; and being that I originate from the Sahel portion of the continent, I have always wondered how the cultural influences from the north and the sub-Saharan regions […]

OEA Scholarship Recipient “The locals were so friendly! I have never seen that many people willing to go out of their way to help you.” MEET DANTE In the seventh grade, Dante did an art project that required him to draw a cityscape in two-point perspective. By the end of the project, it was one […]

Gilman Scholarship Recipient “Every student needs a study abroad experience to complement their education.” MEET SUSANNA Susanna Olson graduated UNC Charlotte in the summer of 2019. Her dream is to become a crazy fun middle school teacher. After high school she moved to Wales to study history at Cardiff University. Studying abroad afforded her the opportunity […]