Study abroad storyteller: My future in the past
The Study Abroad Storytellers program is an opportunity for current study abroad students to share their stories with prospective study abroad students. Though they may come from different backgrounds, colleges, and majors, they all share an enthusiasm to grow academically and personally from…
Study abroad storyteller: Finding balance in Norwich
In this story, Kate Ross ‘24, an American studies major and journalism minor, writes about her experience abroad in Norwich, England.
A summer in Rome
Study abroad student Greg Rashid, a Hunter Family Endowment Fund recipient, documented his experience abroad at the Rome Global Gateway during the summer of 2022. Click the story below to learn more about his experience: …
Pasta and conversation: How a study abroad storyteller explored a new culture
The Study Abroad Storytellers program is an opportunity for current study abroad students to share their stories with prospective…
How picking up a guitar helped connect a study abroad storyteller to a new language
The Study Abroad Storytellers program is an opportunity for current study abroad students to share their stories with prospective study abroad students.…
A brand new major and four internships on three continents helped senior Grace Connors prepare for a career blending computer science and peace studies
Grace Connors had long been interested in computer science, but she wasn’t sure if she could major in it when she first started at Notre Dame. Then, the College of Arts & Letters launched a new major that would allow her to develop her expertise in computer science while also expanding...
'The world isn’t as big as the physical distance that separates us’: GPE student reflects on experience in Kenya
Cassidy Mullen is junior at the University of Notre Dame, studying science pre-professional studies and minoring in compassionate care in medicine. At Notre Dame, she…
On Poland trip, students reflect on religion, international law, and atrocities
This summer, Charles W. Powell and Emilia Justyna Powell taught a summer study abroad course that challenged students to learn about atrocities such as genocide and crimes against humanity—including the Holocaust—in the context of international law, and to explore the role religion has played in international law.
GPE student conducts healthcare research, takes active role in adjusting to Indian culture
Notre Dame’s Global Professional Experience (GPE) program interested Emma Ryan from the very beginning. Before she even began her first semester of college,…
Study abroad is "stronger than ever"
Ever since sending students home mid-semester in spring of 2020, Notre Dame’s study abroad team has been working to get students…
Study Abroad Storytellers: Seeking discomfort while abroad
Bettina Villegas, who is majoring in neuroscience and behavior, is a rising senior at the University of Notre Dame. In the fall of…
NDI features stories of women who empower in the world of sustainability
"Sustainability is a way of understanding the world, recognizing the role each one of us plays in it as a part of an interconnected…
Students expand international learning through the Virtual Global Professional Experience
“You’re not going to get a better internship than this program,”says Notre Dame sophomore Fritz Holzgrefe. In a time when internships are scarce, and international opportunities…
What Are the Global Gateways? Notre Dame’s Global Presence Offers Resources for Undergraduate Students
Growing up in Austin, TX, with the city’s large Spanish-speaking population, Natalie Reysa ‘21 developed a passion for learning the Spanish language. …
Women Who Empower: Beth Kellenberg Klein ‘10
This story is part of Notre Dame International's series titled "Women…
Puebla alumni series: Matthew Metzinger ‘15
Matthew Metzinger participated in the Puebla, Mexico study abroad program during the 2013 fall semester and graduated from the…
Seniors Olivia and Sofia Perez, identical twins, accepted to same medical school
The pair were recently accepted to the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, the oldest medical school in Florida and among the top 40 in the U.S. for NIH funding.
Puebla alumni series: Megan Finneran ‘13
Megan Finneran is a 2013 Notre Dame graduate who majored in pre-professional studies and Spanish. She received her masters in…
Study Abroad offers the next best thing during pandemic
Walter Osterberger and Stella Cho participated in the virtual Global Professional Experience during the Winter Session.…
A Semester, Interrupted: International Student Stories
As the pandemic first exploded in the United States in early spring, international students had to make a tough call: Should they find a way to stay on campus or return…
How an experience abroad in high school taught Kate Cooper to say “yes” to more opportunities as an undergraduate
For six years, Notre Dame Pre-College has been sending high school students abroad to Rome, Italy and Ireland for two weeks in the summer to experience the Notre Dame…
Beauty in the aging hands of strife: A reflection on “Every Street”
Andrews in Vienna during fall break 2019 Joe Andrews studied in London during fall 2019, and he spent fall break visiting some of…
Francie Shaft thought her theology and Japanese majors would never intersect — until she went abroad. Now the connections keep appearing.
Francie Shaft has discovered intersections between her theology and Japanese majors through her classes and research — both on campus and in Japan. Those opportunities would not have been possible, she said, without the support she found at Notre Dame. “Notre Dame wants you to start pursuing what you’re passionate about,...
From Brazil to Rome: A Notre Dame student’s experience with the new study abroad locally program
In early July, Nicole Marinho…
Santiago alumni series: How an experience abroad led to unexpected opportunities for Erin Aucar
Erin Aucar '16 currently works for Notre Dame's Meruelo Family Center for Career Development in Washington, DC. She writes about her study abroad…
The Inspiration Place: Writers and artists find space to create at Ireland's Kylemore Abbey
You want to take it all in, but it’s impossible. Should you focus on the emerald mountain backdrop topped with clouds floating like puffy jelly beans? Or…
The O’Connells, COVID, and computer apps: How a study abroad student made the most of her time in Ireland
At age ten, Irene Valdes Salazar’s aunt brought her a souvenir from a recent trip to Dublin, Ireland. “Look, there’s a street named after our family!” she remembers saying. She…
Immersed from afar: Canceled study abroad programs got creative to keep students connected
An Irish scone bake-off went viral. A TikTok challenge…
Corona Stories: Notre Dame students share diverse pandemic experiences in their words
Notre Dame students left for spring break and were shocked to hear on March 11 that classes…
Meet Jaime Signoracci: NDI's travel security and risk management expert
In June 2014, a plane landed hard at the Kabul International Airport. It was after dark and the flight crew needed medical attention. The plane suffered…