Tag: Study Abroad
Features

Get a Jump Start on Your Semester Abroad

0
Florence University of the Arts (FUA), located in Italy, offers students studying abroad there an opportunity to arrive a week before classes start. This early start program gives all students involved a full week to get ahead with adapting to their new surroundings. Breana Diaz, a fashion merchandising and management major, is currently spending the first semester of her senior year at FUA. She
Read More
Features

Study Abroad Student Brianna Ouellette Spends Semester in New Zealand Homestay

0
Brianna Ouellette, class of 2019, is not living in the dorms this semester. Nor is she commuting from her home in New Hampshire. She’s living in a homestay in New Zealand (NZ) with a family she had never met before. Ouellette is studying abroad this semester in a time zone that’s 16 hours ahead of SNHU, at Otago Polytechnic, located in Dunedin, NZ. Ouellette
Read More
Features

New Norse Mythology Course Will Take 15 Students to Iceland

0
Spaces for the new Norse Mythology and the Graphic Novel course next semester with a Spring Break trip to Reykjavik, Iceland, are limited to 15 students and are being filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. “This class is geared towards anyone who loves Norse mythology and wants to create a graphic novel or photo book,” said instructors and coordinators of the trip, Dr. Susan
Read More
Features

Community Service Knows No Borders: The Benefits of Volunteering Abroad

0
I was afforded the opportunity to start my volunteering at St. James Church in Florence, Italy, on September 21, through the Community Outreach Program at Florence University of the Arts. My volunteering happens from 9-11 a.m. every Thursday morning at the church’s food bank. For the first hour we mingle with the other volunteers, have cappuccinos and croissants and prepare for the city’s citizens
Read More
Features

Home Away From Home in Rome

0
Rome or Roma is Italy’s capital. It is a cosmopolitan city with almost 3,000 years of globally influential art, culture and architecture. Some of the historical and touristic destinations of Rome are Rome Forum, Colosseum, Vatican City, St. Peter’s Basili­ca, The Pantheon and the Trevi Fountain where people throw a coin to assure their return to Rome. “When you’re living in the same city
Read More
Features

The Birthplace of the Renaissance

0
SNHU started its partner­ship with Florence University of the Arts (FUA) in 2012. Every academic year, around 50 SNHU students choose to study abroad in Florence. There are 31 SNHU stu­dents studying abroad at FUA this semester and more than 21 students applied for the Fall se­mester 2017. “FUA is SNHU’s main partner,” said Stefano Parenti, the director of Study Abroad/Exchange programs at SNHU.
Read More
News

From Afghanistan To New Hampshire

0
“I heard Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) welcomes students regardless of their faith, race, personal beliefs and religions. When I came to campus, I found it true,” said Junior Shukria Shinwari. Shinwari is an international student from Afghanistan. She attended the first girls’ boarding school, School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA) in 2011. SOLA is a nonprofit organization that helps young Afghan women to get
Read More
News

New Opportunities In A New Land

0
“Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to travel and see the world,” said junior Ashley Lauzier. Lauzier majors in music education at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU). She studied abroad in Florence, Italy at the Florence School of Art in the fall of 2016. “When I found out you could study abroad somewhere in college I knew I had to do that.”SNHU’s
Read More
Features

The Only Way is Essex

0
This semester I am studying at the University of Essex in Col­chester, England. It is an hour northeast of London by train. Here on campus live roughly 13,000-day students from over 140 countries, making it a very large and diverse campus. One of my favorite aspects of campus is meeting someone for the first time and being surprised by the accent escaping their mouths.
Read More