Study Abroad Fair
Galloway, N.J. 鈥 Interested in studying abroad with 番茄社区app?
Join the Office of Global Engagement for an afternoon to learn about exchange programs, passport and visa processes and more at the Study Abroad Fair on Thursday, Sept. 19, starting at 2:30 p.m. in the Campus Center.
In addition to sessions covering topics ranging from getting one鈥檚 passport to how to apply for programs like Fulbright and the Peace Corps, students have the opportunity to participate in a suitcase raffle and receive free t-shirts (while supplies last).
Fair Hopes to Dispel Myths About Studying Abroad
January 31, 2024
Galloway, N.J. 鈥 Louis Santiago-Conde loves to travel, but he never thought he could afford to study abroad.
But the first-year student鈥檚 world view has totally changed after attending the Education Abroad Fair in the Multicultural Center on Jan. 30.
鈥淚 learned that financial aid can help, and that definitely made me more excited,鈥 said the esports management major, who wants to go to England where gaming 'is one of the biggest things.'鈥
鈥淚 was just walking by, but once they started talking to me, I got interested right away,鈥 said the Camden native. 鈥淚t was a very positive and awesome experience.鈥
The idea that studying abroad is too expensive is one of the myths that senior Nikki Troehler would like to dispel. She works in the Office of Global Engagement and is traveling to Greece this summer to finish her Liberal Studies degree with minors in Global Studies and Historical Studies.
鈥淚 didn鈥檛 know that studying abroad was a thing coming from a first-generation background,鈥 said the Mays Landing native, who has traveled back and forth several times to Greece with her Yaya, or grandmother. 鈥淎side from my personal experiences, I didn鈥檛 think this was accessible. I thought it was too expensive. I thought it would delay graduation.
鈥淎nd all of those myths can be busted.鈥
鈥 Story by Mark Melhorn, photos by Susan Allen
