Study Abroad Student Experiences

Below are links to blogs (or vlogs) kept by HPU students during their time abroad. Enjoy!

HPU Programs:

Spring 2013:

• Kaitlin Bonner (ELEMED) - Australia: Bond University
• Michael Cantalupo (COM) – Italy: American University of Rome
• Savannah Champagne (ENG) – South Africa: Stellenbosch University
• Chris Crawford (COM) – Australia: Bond University
• Morgan Falls (NPL) – Quito, Ecuador: USFQ
• Hannah Flattery (COM) – Italy: American University of Rome
• Ariel Gariepy (REL.I/MUS) – Seville, Spain: Spanish-American Institute
• Samantha Gosper (COM) – United Kingdom: Swansea University
• Gretchen McMullen (SPN/MUS) – Seville, Spain: Spanish-American Institute
• Mallory McMahon (MAT) – Spanish-American Insitutie: Seville, Spain 
• Stacy Patterson (HUMREL) – Austria: University of Salzburg

Fall 2012:

• Chris Doyle (Studio Arts) – Florence, Italy: Studio Art Centers International
• Henry Molski (Communications) – Edinburgh, Scotland: The University of St Andrews
• Henry Molski (Communications)- Edinburgh, Scotland: The Univeristy of St Andrews
• John Purcell (Psychology & Music) – Oxford, England: Oxford Brookes University
• Wade Rothrock (Psychology & Spanish)- Robina, Australia: Bond University
• Amy Stamm (Communications) – Oxford, England: Oxford Brookes University
• Joel Wilson (Communication) – Robina, Australia: Bond University
• Collier Wimmer (Communications) – Oxford, England: Oxford Brookes University

Spring 2012:

• The Hidden Face of Ecuador – a faculty-led, Global Experience program to Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands
• Shannon Cleary (Criminal Justice) – Robina, Australia: Bond University
• Colleen Henke (International Business) – Seville, Spain: Spanish-American Institute
• Hallie Kroll (History/International Relations) – Edinburgh, Scotland: The University of St. Andrews
• Anna Mahathey (Religion/Sociology) – Hyderabad, India: The University of Hyderabad
• Alex Palmer (History/Theatre) – Rome, Italy: The American University of Rome
• Heather Whedbee (Human Relations) – Prague, Czech Republic: The Prague Institute
• Nicole White (Strategic Communications) – Salzburg, Austria: The University of Salzburg

Spring 2011:

• Tootie Urrutia (Psychology) – Robina, Australia: Bond University
• Amanda Holcomb (Art) – Florence, Italy: Studio Art Centers International

Fall 2010:

• Catherine Hendricks (Mathematics) – Edinburgh, Scotland: The University of St. Andrews

Unaffiliated Programs:

• Erica Allaby (COM), University of Sevilla, Spain (Spring 2013)
• Alexandra Chantiles (PSY), Semester at Sea (Spring 2013)
• Sara Foster (COM) – Semester at Sea (Spring 2013)
• Maggie Jo Saylor (Theatre) – Arezzo, Italy: Accademia dell’Arte (Spring 2011)
• Kristin Joyce (Business Administration) – Barcelona, Spain: Universitat Autònoma (Fall 2012)
• Jessica Strickler (Education) – Semester at Sea (Spring 2013)

• Study Abroad Programs

  • Semester Programs
    • Overview
    • American University of Rome, Italy
    • Bangor University, Wales
    • Bond University, Australia
    • Charles University, Czech Republic
    • Cours de Civilisation Française de la Sorbonne, France
    • Groupe École Supérieure de Commerce de Pau (ESC-Pau), France
    • Lorenzo de’ Medici, Italy
    • Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies, Japan
    • Saint Petersburg State Polytechnic University, Russia
    • Schiller International University, Germany
    • Spanish-American Institute, Spain
    • St. Mary’s University College, England
    • Stellenbosch University, South Africa
    • Studio Art Institute International (SACI), Italy
    • Swansea University, Wales
    • Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
    • University of Belgrano, Argentina
    • University of Graz, Austria
    • University of Hyderabad, India
    • University of Newcastle, Australia
    • University of Salzburg, Austria
    • University of South Pacific, Fiji
    • University of St. Andrews, Scotland
  • Global Experience (‘Maymester’) Programs
    • Overview
    • An American Celebration of Music
    • Biodiversity in Ecuador & the Galapagos
    • Chile in a Time of Transformation: A Cultural Challenge
    • Chinese Culture Exposure & Language Immersion
    • Cross-Cultural Psychology
    • Cutting Edge Exercise Physiology
    • Ganbatte! Adventuring in Tokyo
    • Global Business
    • The Grand Tour: Drawing the Masters
    • Health Communications Campaigns
    • Planet Girth: The Cultural Comparison of Health & Fitness
    • Power and Politics in DC
    • The Principles & Elements of European Design
    • Rock Me Amadeus: Mozart’s Music, Life & Legacy
    • Shakespeare in Performance
  • Foreign Language Programs
  • Summer Programs
  • Unaffiliated (Non-HPU) Programs

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