2008 Woodie Awards
Cherrington Global Scholars travel the world
First group of CGS students reflect on experiences abroad
Claire Stencel
Issue date: 1/11/05 Section: Features
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Education is supposed to prepare students for the real world. What better way than going halfway around it to study?
The University of Denver's Cherrington Global Scholars program makes it easier for students to study in other countries and see how students around the world get an education. The DU Study Abroad office began the program because they "consider study[ing] abroad essential preparation for life, work and success in the global village."
This past quarter, the first group of DU Cherrington Global Scholars went abroad. Students of the class of 2005 were required to fill out special applications for the program, but all other students simply had to fill out a petition and were granted the scholarship.
Two students who studied abroad this past quarter, Katie Eckard and Jessica Glaser, said that the Cherrington Scholarship helped them in their decision to study in another country. Eckard, who studied in Hirakata, Japan, said that the Cherrington program made it easier for her to study abroad.
Returning to the United States after studying abroad can be a bit of a culture shock, but it can also be very educational. Once a student has lived abroad, he or she will often view the United States differently after returning.
After studying in Exeter, England, Glaser said, "studying abroad made me view a lot of things differently; my country, my countrymen and the environment I live in."
For students studying abroad, events in the United States had a big effect on their experience.
Students encountered many questions about their politics in the months preceding the presidential election, and were affected by the falling dollar.
The weakening of the U.S. dollar led to a difficult financial situation for students in Europe, which Glaser described as "atrocious." Students studying in countries where the euro is the main form of currency were also hit hard by the weak U.S. dollar, as the exchange rate made purchases more expensive.
The University of Denver's Cherrington Global Scholars program makes it easier for students to study in other countries and see how students around the world get an education. The DU Study Abroad office began the program because they "consider study[ing] abroad essential preparation for life, work and success in the global village."
This past quarter, the first group of DU Cherrington Global Scholars went abroad. Students of the class of 2005 were required to fill out special applications for the program, but all other students simply had to fill out a petition and were granted the scholarship.
Two students who studied abroad this past quarter, Katie Eckard and Jessica Glaser, said that the Cherrington Scholarship helped them in their decision to study in another country. Eckard, who studied in Hirakata, Japan, said that the Cherrington program made it easier for her to study abroad.
Returning to the United States after studying abroad can be a bit of a culture shock, but it can also be very educational. Once a student has lived abroad, he or she will often view the United States differently after returning.
After studying in Exeter, England, Glaser said, "studying abroad made me view a lot of things differently; my country, my countrymen and the environment I live in."
For students studying abroad, events in the United States had a big effect on their experience.
Students encountered many questions about their politics in the months preceding the presidential election, and were affected by the falling dollar.
The weakening of the U.S. dollar led to a difficult financial situation for students in Europe, which Glaser described as "atrocious." Students studying in countries where the euro is the main form of currency were also hit hard by the weak U.S. dollar, as the exchange rate made purchases more expensive.