April 30, 2020
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An Adventure Cut Short: Students Called Home From Abroad Left With Good Memories

Worcester State students studying abroad, told to come home at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, were disappointed that their experiences were cut short, but happy to come home as . . .

April 8, 2020
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Stories of Resilience: Bringing Our Study Abroad Students Home Safely

Director of International Programs Katey Palumbo talks about how the worldwide coronavirus pandemic affected Worcester State students who were studying abroad during this spring semester, or were . . .

Worcester State University student Daniella Owusu in Sevilla, Spain
October 20, 2017
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Senior Spends Her Second Semester Studying in Spain

For senior Daniella Owusu, spending a semester studying in Spain wasn’t enough. She’s back there now, and is among a small percentage of Worcester State University students who study more than . . .

Worcester State University's Alicia Pickering Raynold Lewis in Guyana
November 10, 2016
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Senior Helps Lead Teacher Workshops in Guyana

Associate Dean Raynold Lewis’ devotion to his home country of Guyana is inspiring others in the Worcester State community to get involved. For the past seven years, he has spent part of his summer . . .

Worcester State University criminal justice students at the South Korea side of the DMZ
September 22, 2016
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Criminal Justice Students Visit Seoul, South Korea

For the five criminal justice majors who joined Assistant Professor Hyesun Kim on a two-week trip to South Korea in July, it was a chance to compare criminal justice systems of several countries as . . .

Worcester State University students teach El Salvadoran children about importance of washing their hands.
July 28, 2016
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Students Help Provide Care to El Salvador Residents

A group of Worcester State nursing and public health students traveled to a rural area of El Salvador in May to help deliver health care to its impoverished residents and saw firsthand the challenges . . .

Worcester State University student meeting Cuban residents
March 3, 2016
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Students Travel to Cuba to Study Special Education

One year after restoration of full diplomatic ties between the United States and Cuba was announced, Assistant Professor Kara Medeiros took a small group of Worcester State students there to study . . .

Aleksis Melo in Sevilla, Spain
October 30, 2015
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Destination Elsewhere: More Students Study Away

Worcester State students are among the record number of United States undergraduates studying in countries around the world. At WSU, the number of students who “studied away” grew by more than . . .

Worcester State University Students in the Dominican Republic
July 14, 2015
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Students Study Dominican Republic’s Biogeography

Biology Assistant Professor Sebastian Velez runs a lab course that offers our students hands-on learning in the extreme. In the span of 10 days, they immerse themselves in the culture and ecosystem . . .

Worcester State University sociology students in Tanzania
May 13, 2015
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Santander Scholarships to Help Expand WSU's Study Abroad Program

Worcester State University and Santander Bank, N.A. announced a three-year philanthropic agreement for the Bank’s Santander Universities to support study abroad opportunities at WSU. “Studying . . .

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