The Office for Education Abroad and the Office for International Students and Scholars invite you to join us for the ninth annual Learning Abroad Conference (LAC), which features presentations from MSU students about their experiences participating in education abroad. Domestic and international students from all academic levels and a variety of academic disciplines will share their international learning experiences. Presentations for the LAC will focus on a central theme: “Overcoming Challenges: Learning Abroad in a Time of Global Change.”
This year, the LAC is scheduled as a series of webinar sessions during the week of February 22nd. Each webinar session will feature presentations from different students and will require you to register separately.
LAC Webinar Session #1 Monday, February 22, 2021 (11:00am – 12:00pm EST)
Hasan Gökberk Bayhan: Empathy to unite: Study abroad academy – Education Abroad Location: USA
Noumi Chowdhury: Healing Hands of Cuba: Lessons learned from Cuba’s healthcare system – Education Abroad Location: Cuba
If you wish to join this webinar session, registration is required.
LAC Webinar Session #2
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 (11:00am – 12:00pm EST)
China Tolbert & Julie Herek: A leap of faith – Education Abroad Location: South Africa
C. Rose Widmann (they/them): Adventure changes us forever: Remembering studying abroad during a global pandemic – Education Abroad Location: England
Claudia H. Lim: Being bold, finding balance – Education Abroad Location: USA
If you wish to join this webinar session, registration is required.
LAC Webinar Session #3
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 (12:00pm – 1:00pm EST)
Kaitlyn Kramer: For every heartbreak of a skipped port, there was a blessing in disguise around the corner – Education Abroad Location: Semester at Sea
Angelina Kuczewski: The journey with no end – Education Abroad Location: Tanzania
Renae Latoski & Guanglong Pang: MSU’s first COIL course: Student perspective – Education Abroad Location: Japan
If you wish to join this webinar session, registration is required.
LAC Webinar Session #4
Thursday, February 25, 2021 (12:00pm – 1:00pm EST)
Shawn Luo: Resilience, the key to success during a global pandemic -Education Abroad Location: USA
Shaobo Du: Never give up: My first semester as a Spartan – Education Abroad Location: China
Brittany Ladson: Practicing new medicine in Mexico – Education Abroad Location: Mexico
If you wish to join this webinar session, registration is required.
LAC Webinar Session #5
Friday, February 26, 2021 (1:00pm – 2:00pm EST)
Panathip Chimrak: What’s happening in Thailand? – Education Abroad Location: USA
Brittany Newfer: Lost & found: My time in Tanzania – Education Abroad Location: Tanzania
If you wish to join this webinar session, registration is required.