Posts by Jedidiah Koubiessi
Carmela Garcia
Carmela Garcia Earning the Academic Enhancement Grant gave me the financial support to move my bio-material research from the planning stage into hands-on application. The funding allowed me to purchase hemp sourced from Colorado, along with lime and other essential building materials, making it possible to explore hempcrete construction using high-quality resources. Rather than simply…
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Sonya Dunham This past May, I had the amazing opportunity to study abroad in Italy through Syracuse University’s NSD 452: Mediterranean Food and Culture program. Alongside 15 classmates, I traveled through Florence, the Tuscan countryside, Bologna, and Modena while learning about the Mediterranean diet beyond the classroom. We visited working farms, cooked authentic Italian meals,…
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Isabella Mittag This past summer, I participated in the Maxwell School’s Pre-Law Program in Europe, a six-week intensive summer program based in Strasbourg, France, with visits to The Hague and Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The program had two courses with one on the First Amendment and Freedom of Religion from a global comparative perspective, and…
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Peter Dessert I was a member of the Ensemble and understudied Kristoff in Syracuse Stage’s production of Disney’s Frozen the Broadway Musical. I worked alongside theater professionals for 2.5 months to create this show, which we performed nine times a week. One thing I really enjoyed about this process was working alongside Actor’s Equity members…
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Tracey Rodriguez I participated in the Mediterranean Food and Cultures short-term study abroad program through the NSD 452 course this spring. For this class, we travelled to Italy for ten days, spending time in the cities of Pisa, Modena, Bologna, and Florence, and several smaller towns, as well as in the Tuscan countryside. The main…
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Laila Terrell I was abroad in Santiago, Chile, and it absolutely overwhelmed me with new pathways and possibilities for my future. For the first time, I was a part of a research project with the Lender Center for Social Justice where I researched the manipulation of women’s empowerment by CEMA – Chile under the Pinochet…
Read MoreMadeline Marlowe
Madeline Marlowe The chance to study abroad in Madrid has given me the opportunity to broaden my perspective in many ways. It has been truly a life-changing experience that has shaped my way of thinking. Living in a city with a different language, culture, and overall atmosphere has helped me understand and adapt to the…
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Sabrina Smokler This past spring of my junior year, I had the opportunity to study abroad in London. It was a surreal experience taking classes such as “London Museums” while being immersed in the very city you’re learning about, and something that I will forever cherish. While the “study” part of study abroad inevitably came…
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Leo Schwartz During the Spring 2026 semester, I studied abroad in Sydney, Australia. Living abroad allowed me to experience a completely different academic environment and culture while also traveling throughout Australia and Southeast Asia. One of the most valuable parts of the experience was learning how people from different countries approach education, work-life balance, politics,…
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Vítor Kobbaz Ferreira I tried to have a very multidisciplinary and transversal approach with my German learning process during my semester abroad in Strasbourg, but I will describe two of my main “works.” The first type of analytical and experiential approach I took was visiting every Germanophone country in Europe: I went, of course, to…
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