The Global Buffs Gazette: Fall 2019

Sharing Global Experiences by Moriah Maron

Education Abroad has a long history and in this edition of the Global Buffs Gazette I invite you to be transported to Morocco, learn about new scholarship opportunities, and support your fellow Global Buffs! I also welcome you to share your story of how your study abroad experience changed you, where you are now, and what you’re doing across the world... Read More

Mindful in Morocco: Solo Female Travel by Lexi Reich

Education Abroad SIT Morocco alumna, journalism and English double major, and yoga teacher, Lexi Reich wrote a four part article series during her semester abroad. Sharing her experience of living with a host family, traveling solo, soaking in the people and culture of her new country ...Read More

Education Abroad Director Awarded Leadership Award by Moriah Maron

Mary Dando, CU Boulder’s Education Abroad Director, was awarded the prestigious 2019 NAFSA Education Abroad Leadership Award at the 71st NAFSA annual conference in Washington D.C. ... Read More

Engineering Student Awarded Education Abroad Student of the Year... 

Kupaaikekaiao “Ku” Thomas was awarded the Education Abroad Student of the Year at the International Education Week Coffee Hour hosted by the Offices of Education Abroad and International Student & Scholar Services. Ku, a chemical engineering student, studied abroad for two consecutive semesters in New Zealand and Singapore... Read More

From Business Student to Handbag Designer. One Student's Italian Exchange Experience by Moriah Maron

Laura Vogel, a Leeds School of Business senior and alumna of the Bocconi Exchange program, shared how her semester abroad inspired her to invest in herself and utilize the skills she has gained at CU Boulder and experience abroad to start her own handbag company... Read More

CU Boulder's Roaming Buffs Travel Program Supports Education Abroad by Sarah Westmoreland

This year Education Abroad partnered with the Alumni Association’s Roaming Buffs Travel Program to establish a new scholarship for education abroad students. A portion of the proceeds from all Roaming Buffs travel programs will now help current students pay for their own study or intern abroad program.....Read More 

Global Seminar Alumnus Named a Rhodes Scholar and Truman Scholar

CU senior, former Student Body President and alumnus of the 2017 Barcelona Global Seminar Jake Reagan has been recognized for his affinity for public service. In the past year, Jake was named a 2020 Rhodes Scholar and a 2019 Truman Scholar, becoming the second CU Boulder student to win each of these prestigious scholarship in as many years...Read More

Education Abroad Alumna Named Schwarzman Scholar 

CU Recent CU graduate, alumna of the 2018 National University of Singapore exchange program, and current English teacher at the International University of Central Asia in Kyrgyzstan on a Fulbright grant, Zeena Nisar ('19) is the first CU Boulder alumna to win the prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship, which prepares graduate students for global leadership roles... Read More