Posts by Allison Heppner

Ellen Clark I spent Summer 2023 in Makhanda, South Africa, where I was immersed for three weeks in the life and culture of the Eastern Cape. We took isiXhosa lessons (which is one of the primary languages spoken in the Eastern Cape), had traditional South African meals, a Braai, a meal with a local resident…

Madelin De Jesus Martinez This summer, I was able to travel across the UK (Scotland, Wales, and Northern England) for 10 days through a course called “Green Britain.” In these 10 days, we explored the interactions between environmental geology, political ecology, and devolution policy. We visited the Principality Stadium, the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth,…

Luke Elliot This summer, I traveled to Lausanne, Switzerland, as a part of the Managing Global Brands of Sport program through the Newhouse School. Throughout the course, our group visited 17 international sports federations and organizations, completed a communications campaign pitch for a sport federation, and curated social media accounts for the program itself. Much…

Yifan Shen The Honors Study Abroad Grant supported my trip to the Galapagos Islands as a part of an abroad program led by Professors Julia Czerniak and Ted Brown. I worked on two design probes with other students, proposing infrastructure to mitigate the relationship between humans and non-human animals. The course was also co-taught by…