Author: Allie Rosen | Majors: Finance and Marketing “How was studying abroad?” This is a question I expect to be asked countless times over the next few months. I know most friends do not want to hear the details of my travel weekend in Croatia, my paragliding...
Author: Ethan Peters | Majors: Biochemistry and Spanish In late May of 2022, I left everything that I knew behind and traveled to Puebla, Mexico. There I would remain for 5 weeks – longer than I had ever been abroad before. I was excited to begin this adventure...
Author: Haadiya Muhammad | Major: Psychology This summer, I spent three weeks in Sweden for the Health Teams Abroad program with the College of Education and Health Professions. It was a wonderful experience that left me with an abundance of new knowledge over both...
Author: Cael Losenegger | Majors: Information Systems and Political Science I chose the AIFS Study Abroad program in Athens, Greece because the American College of Greece had great class offerings related to both of my majors: information systems and political...
Author: Ryan Beallis | Major: Biology and Criminology The month I spent in Belize was one of the most memorable times of my entire life, and I am extremely grateful to have been given the opportunity to participate in this study abroad program. The trip was filled...
The biggest projects I was able to complete with RedPeg were assisting with a Niantic event in Seattle that had over 90,000 guests and was sent out to San Diego with the team to Comic-Con to build and work an interactive zone for the Obsidian Developers game “Grounded” who had over 20,000 guests. I
One of my favorite days in the office was when I assisted our legal aide in writing up some potential statements and questions for Congressman Mike Johnson to ask in an upcoming Judiciary Committee hearing. It involved some complex legal terms and concepts, so it was an awesome challenge to take on.
My most significant project during my time there was applying for a grant involving funds for behavioral health services for refugees.
Working with non-academic PhDs allowed me to fully experience what my future may be like and how best to get to where I want to be.
This summer I was able to learn and understand the inner workings of our state government. Not only observing but taking an active role. Every day was a new adventure learning more about the Arkansas State Government.