Student Profiles

We know studying abroad will change your lifebut hear it from the voices of IUPUI students just like you

At IUPUI, learning isn’t limited to the classroom or even one country. Classes, internships, and volunteering are only part of the whole experience of cultural immersion. Read about your fellow students’ experiences across the globe.

How did study abroad change them? 

  • Nicholas O'Connor

    Nicholas O'Connor

    Location: Salamanca, Spain
    Term: Summer '19
    Majors: Biology

     

  • Sydnee Perkins

    Sydnee Perkins

    Location: Croatia
    Term: Summer '19
    Majors: Political Science
    Minor: Legal Studies and Global and International Studies

  • Reilly McGovern

    Reilly McGovern

    Location: Pamplona, Spain
    Term: Summer '19
    Major: Nursing

  • Saira Choudhry

    Saira Choudhry

    Location: Multiple Locations, Central Europe
    Term: Summer '18
    Majors: Accounting, Finance, International Business
    Minor: Economics

  • Jeanine Addler

    Jeanine Addler

    Location: Berlin, Germany
    Term: Summer '18
    Majors: Human Resource Management and Management
    Minor: Philanthropic Studies

  • Cassie Anderson

    Cassie Anderson

    Location: Freiburg, Germany
    Term: Spring '18
    Majors: Biochemistry, German

  • Kelsie Elmore

    Kelsie Elmore

    Location: Paris, France
    Term: Summer '18
    Major: Law in Liberal Arts
    Minors: French, English, Music 

  • Sam Stuck

    Sam Stuck

    Location: Osijek, Croatia
    Term: Summer '17
    Major: Master of Social Work

  • Teresa Parker

    Teresa Parker

    Location: Ghana, West Africa
    Term: Summer '18
    Majors: Psychology, Pre-Med
    Minor:
    Africana Studies

  • Corie Danielle

    Danielle Cory

    Location: Oyama, Tochigi, Japan
    Term: Fall '15
    Major/Minor: Global and International Studies (East Asia focus)/Japanese Studies

  • Michael Craft

    Michael Craft

    Location: Germany and Switzerland
    Term: Summer '17
    Majors: Business Management, HR Management, International Studies

  • Jared Brown

    Jared Brown

    Location: Paros, Greece
    Term: Summer '17
    Major: Media Arts & Science

  • JoAnna Ness

    JoAnna Ness

    Location: Berlin, Germany
    Term: Summer '17
    Major: M.A. in Philanthropic Studies

  • Haley Francis-Halstead

    Haley Francis-Halstead

    Location: Kyoto, Japan
    Term: Summer '17
    Major: Visual Communication Design

  • Jeanine Scheidler

    Jeanine Scheidler

    Location: Hong Kong, China
    Term: Spring Break '17
    Major: Finance

  • Johnna Belkiewitz

    Johnna Belkiewitz

    Location: Dominican Republic
    Term: Spring Break '17
    Majors: Neuroscience

  • Rebekah Lawson

    Rebekah Lawson

    Location: Costa Rica
    Term: Spring Break '17
    Majors: Psychology (Pre-Occupational Therapy)

  • Jenny Yang

    Jenny Yang

    Location: Nicaragua
    Term: Spring Break '17 
    Majors: Biology and Spanish

  • Brenda Vazquez

    Brenda Vazquez

    Location: Kenya
    Term: Spring '17 (short-term)
    Majors: Medicine (M.D.)

  • Kaylin Fanta

    Kaylin Fanta

    Location: Dominican Republic
    Term: Spring '17
    Majors: Nursing

  • Taylor Charles

    Taylor Charles

    Location: Paros, Greece
    Term: Summer '17 
    Major: Media Arts and Science

  • Jennifer Childers

    Jennifer Childers

    Location: Derby, United Kingdom
    Term: Fall '14
    Majors: English

  • Sarah Gaither

    Sarah Gaither

    Location: Salamanca, Spain
    Term: Summer '17
    Majors: Business

  • Bryan Keefe

    Bryan Keefe

    Location: Paros, Greece
    Term: Summer '17
    Major: Media Arts and Science

  • Trevor Rood

    Trevor Rood

    Location: Salamanca, Spain
    Term: Summer '17
    Major: Media Arts and Science

  • Gabby Robinson

    Gabby Robinson

    Location: Kyoto, Japan
    Term: Summer '17
    Major: Business Management

  • Mackenzie Borger

    Mackenzie Borger

    Location: Alcala, Spain
    Term: Summer '16
    Major: Spanish Education

  • Clara Starkey

    Clara Starkey

    Location: Athens, Greece
    Term: Summer '16
    Majors: Finance

  • Jacob Harris

    Jacob Harris

    Location: Greece
    Term: Summer '16
    Major/Minor: Media Arts & Science/ Advertising

  • Katie Brown

    Katie Brown

    Location: United Kingdom
    Term: Spring Break '16
    Major: Radiation Therapy

  • Breyana Vangilder

    Breyana VanGilder

    Location: United Kingdom
    Term: Spring Break '16
    Major: Health Services Management

  • Nicholas Hester

    Nathan Saylors

    Location: Speyer, Germany
    Term: Summer '16
    Major/Minor: Public Safety Management/
    Information Security

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    Joscelyn Mathis

    Location: London, England
    Term: Spring Break '17
    Majors: Human Resource Management, Management, and International Studies

  • Devin Ryan

    Devin Ryan

    Location: United Kingdom
    Term: Spring Break '16
    Majors: Master of Health Administration and Master of Public Health (MHA/MPH)

  • Henry Ramsey IV

    Henry Ramsey IV

    Location: Germany and Switzerland
    Term: Summer '16
    Major/Minor: Business Management, International Business, and German

  • Victoria Hart

    Victoria Hart

    Location: Bahamas
    Term: Spring Break '16
    Major/Minor: Global and International Studies/ German and History

  • Jacob Harris

    Trevor Miller

    Location: Salamanca, Spain
    Term: Summer '16
    Major/Minor: Informatics/Spanish

  • Jacob Harris

    Matthew Whitlock

    Location: Beijing, China
    Term: Summer '16
    Major/Minor: Law (J.D.)

  • Nicholas Hester

    Nicholas Hester

    Location: Croatia
    Term: Summer '16
    Major/Minor: Social Work/Child Abuse and Neglect

  • Drew Grass

    Drew Grass

    Location: Germany and Switzerland
    Term: Summer '16
    Major/Minor: Finance and Accounting

  • Brittany Staley in front of clock

    Brittany Staley

    Location: London, England
    Term: Spring Break '17
    Majors: Human Resource Management, Management, and International Studies

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    Beth Parks

    Location: Strasbourg, France
    Term: Summer '16
    Majors: Marketing and International Business

  • Paul Montoya

    Paul-Michael Montoya

    Location: Malaga and Salamanca, Spain
    Term: Summer '11 and '13
    Majors: Political Science and International Studies; MPA Sustainability Management

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    Kate Dobson

    Location: Beijing, China
    Term: Spring '13
    Majors: MA in English and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

  • Nico Cruz

    Nico Cruz

    Location: Costa Rica
    Term: Spring Break '16
    Major/Minor: Energy Engineering/ Mathematics

  • Erin Connor

    Erin Connor

    Location: Aix en Provence, France
    Term: Summer '14
    Majors: Nursing and French

  • Codie Briner

    Codie Briner

    Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Term: Summer '16
    Major/Minor: Nursing/Spanish

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    Mary Ankenbruck

    Location: San Carlos, Costa Rica
    Term: Summer '12
    Majors: International Studies and Political Science

  • Corie Danielle

    Caitlin Rice

    Location: Croatia
    Term: Summer '15
    Major/Minor: Social Work/ Criminal Justice and Sociology

  • Codie Briner

    Michelle Nguyen

    Location: Costa Rica
    Term: Spring Break '16
    Major: Electrical Engineering

  • Elizabeth Ziegler

    Elizabeth Ziegler

    Location: Delhi, Jaipur, and Agra, India
    Term: Spring Break '16
    Majors: Accounting and Finance