{"id":92491,"date":"2025-11-24T09:51:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T15:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=92491"},"modified":"2025-11-24T09:51:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T15:51:15","slug":"drop-in-advising-offers-opportunities-to-study-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=92491","title":{"rendered":"Drop-in advising offers opportunities to study abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By RORY MOORE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of last week\u2019s celebration of International Education Week, Fort Hays State University\u2019s Global Affairs Office hosted a Study Abroad Drop-In Advising event to offer students information about opportunities to travel internationally, expand their academic horizons, learn about different cultures, and foster personal growth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

FHSU Study Abroad Coordinator Stacey Lang leads the initiative to raise awareness in students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe want to give students the opportunity to drop in informally, and ask a few questions,\u201d she said. \u201cIf they\u2019ve heard about us, great.  If they haven\u2019t, it\u2019s an opportunity to sit down with me, and learn more about what programs we offer. We have a large variety of programs that students can participate in: short-term, long-term, international, and domestic. They don\u2019t have to set up an appointment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The opportunities her office presents vary depending on the students and the capacity they are willing to travel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have over 500 programs,\u201d Lang said. \u201cIn our Tiger Travel Directory, we offer programs all over the world. We offer programs in the Summer for four to eight weeks, or even shorter than that. They can do a full semester or a full year abroad. If there\u2019s a country that has a good educational system and is safe to travel to, we have a program there. We have them in South America, Asia, Africa, Europe and North America; basically on almost every continent. They can take one course, or a full semester of courses, depending on the length of their program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lang wants to help students fulfill their goals and expectations when studying abroad, which she attempts to do when sitting down with them at the Drop-In.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe talk about their personal objectives and goals for their study abroad experience,\u201d she said. \u201cMost students are looking for a cultural immersion experience but they also know there\u2019s a lot of personal development that\u2019s going to take place. There\u2019s a lot of what we call transferable skills obtained through study abroad; they\u2019re building their independence and confidence, are going to work with diverse populations of people, and they have to adapt to a new culture. So, there\u2019s things that come with doing a study abroad that builds a student\u2019s personal and academic pathway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The experience, based on Lang\u2019s account with students, helps them develop who they are as people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen they come back, we sit down and do their exit interview,\u201d she said. \u201cUsually, the first thing they say is how they\u2019ve changed personally. They\u2019re more confident, feel more worldly, and more independent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Hays\u2019s study abroad programs come with a supportive financial aspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have amazing donors through the FHSU Foundation,\u201d Lang said. \u201cThey\u2019ve given scholarship funds to provide to students who have financial need. We also have an internal Tiger Ambassador Scholarship through the study abroad office that students can apply for, and we like to assist students with travel expenses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most popular destinations for studying abroad have been Italy and certain regions in Asia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStudents have been really interested in Italy as well as South Korea and Japan,\u201d she said. \u201cAsian countries have been very popular recently, and so has Europe. I had a ton of Spanish majors and minors come, and we work with a great partner in Central and South America; there\u2019s an increased interest in that area as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, visit the Study Abroad office in Memorial Union 104, or call 785-628-4176 and email studyabroad@fhsu.edu<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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