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Heightening global awareness through service: ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ global medical brigades serving rural areas across the world
Counting down the days to August 2026, when ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Global Medical Brigades will be going to Guatemala to provide healthcare, medication, and sustainable support, the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ chapter is raising money and preparing for their week-long service trip.
April 2, 2026ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬
A first‑generation college student, Mary Carlin is the inaugural recipient of the Eisner International Experience Scholarship, created to remove financial barriers to transformative global learning.
April 2, 2026ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬

Nico Lavaud’s Boren Scholar experience in Senegal
From a summer classroom in Gainesville to the beaches of Dakar, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ College of Arts and Sciences and Judy Genshaft Honors College student Nico Lavaud shares his firsthand account of receiving the Boren Scholarship to study French for two semesters through the African Flagship Languages Initiative.
February 23, 2026Scholars

Social work student awarded Gilman Scholarship for Paris study abroad program
Emily Hutchinson is just a couple of months away from boarding a plane to Paris — all because she took a chance on herself when applying for the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to help fund her study abroad experience.
January 29, 2026ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s Virtual Global Exchange Program on the rise
ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s Virtual Global Exchange (VGE) program is on the rise, rapidly growing its global partnerships and bringing new collaborative experiences into the classroom.
December 18, 2025Faculty & Staff, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬
The course, "Happiness: Finding Meaning and Wellbeing through Cross-Cultural Perspectives," paired undergraduates with members of OLLI, the university’s lifelong learning program for older adults, to explore what it means to live a good life.
December 16, 2025Faculty & Staff, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ students set record for most Gilman Scholars in a fall cycle
20 ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ students will travel and study abroad as Gilman Scholars, to countries like the Dominican Republic, Portugal, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ cybersecurity, computing study abroad programs are growing
Student participation has increased 36% year-over-year from the 2023-2024 school year to the 2024-2025 year. And now a new program in Barranquilla, Colombia and hosted at the Universidad del Norte, is slated for the summer semester in 2026 and will focus on computer science and information security.
October 30, 2025ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬

Global perspectives, local impact: Meet ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s inaugural global leadership council scholars
Four juniors from the Judy Genshaft Honors College have been selected as the inaugural President’s Global Leadership Council Scholars in recognition of their academic excellence, campus leadership, and international engagement. Read more about what this means for these students.
October 30, 2025ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ dietetics students gain global experience addressing malnutrition in Ghana
In July, COPH dietetics students traveled to Accra, Ghana, for an intensive, hands-on global health experience focused on combating malnutrition.
October 10, 2025ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ celebrates Fulbright scholars and visiting international researchers
The University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ honored its expanding contingent of Fulbright scholars and welcomed visiting international researchers in a celebration of the iconic international exchange program that’s made a global impact for generations.
September 25, 2025Faculty & Staff, Scholars, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬

From vaccine policy to school lunches: ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ students study health in Japan
MPH student Luisa Fernanda Montano recently completed an international applied experience at the Health Administration Center of Gifu University in Japan, where she worked with faculty, staff and peers on projects that connected research with public health practice.
September 5, 2025ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬