Students

With five study abroad programs complete, Taigan Anderson is making the most of her first two years at UW-Madison. She has traveled to Vienna, Austria; Angers, France; across Iceland; and Obihiro, Japan to study global health, food systems, and agriculture. She’s majoring in agroecology and life science communications with certificates in global health and geospatial data science. Anderson is one of the first students in the new agroecology undergraduate program. She hopes to use her knowledge in agroecology to connect with fresh produce such as working at a farm-to-table restaurant.

Badgers embarked on the first iteration of UW–Madison’s virtual Wisconsin in Washington study away program this fall. Instead of commuting on the DC Metro, students are virtually attending classes, meeting with alumni mentors, and interning for organizations based in Washington, DC.

Two Wisconsin School of Business students Chase Devens (BBA ‘20) and David Smith (BBA ‘20) took home the top prize at the sixth annual IES Abroad Study Abroad Film Festival earlier this month for their film Les Cinq Mois-The Five Months.

Suzanne Gilreath, a communications arts major, sports communication minor, and guard for the Wisconsin Badgers, describes her experience joining other student athletes and non-athlete students for the UW Migration, Immigration and Asylum program in Paris.

Emily Perez, a UW-Madison senior, has carried on her family’s love of international travel throughout her studies at UW, making her way to Germany, Brazil, and most recently Costa Rica. She reflects on her international experiences on campus and beyond.

Caitlin Furin shares her experience working at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Her role includes coordinating media appearances, pitching stories and other PR-related activities. For her, the best part is working with the athletes and helping share their stories.

This summer, there are approximately 622 UW–Madison students studying abroad through International Academic Programs. The students are scattered across the world, in 48 different countries. A few UW-Madison students share their unique summer study abroad experiences.