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Displaying Articles for News: Mahurin Honors College News, Category: Study Abroad

Jul 14th, 2025
WKU Flagship student Sarah is studying Mandarin in Taiwan—her first time abroad—thanks to competitive scholarships, Honors support, and a deep curiosity for language and culture.
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Jun 30th, 2025
Hailey Stapleton (WKU ’25) blended art and international affairs to find her calling in art repatriation, inspired by study abroad and her passion for justice.
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Jun 23rd, 2025
WKU Honors student Veronica Butler is headed to Taiwan with both Gilman and Freeman-ASIA awards, thanks to her drive, community support, and a fearless “say yes to everything” mindset.
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Jun 16th, 2025
Andrew Blosser blends math and music at WKU, leading the London New Year’s Day Parade with Big Red Marching Band while pursuing dual degrees in economics and music.
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Jun 9th, 2025
Zoe Avery, May ’25 grad, used yoga and research to explore maternal health. Now she’s heading to grad school and studying abroad in Tanzania to expand her impact.
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May 27th, 2025
WKU’s Peyton Dover studies forensic psych and criminology, researches wrongful convictions, and earned a Gilman to study crime in Italy—paving the way for a career in criminal justice reform.
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May 5th, 2025
Riley Hurm, a WKU senior in Communication Sciences & Disorders, found her calling in speech-language pathology, blending science, service, and global insight—from Kentucky to London and beyond.
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Jan 27th, 2025
Atiana Spivey, a first-gen WKU student, excels as a dual major in Biology and English. Passionate about wildlife, research, and languages, she balances science, humanities, and global conservation efforts.
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Nov 15th, 2024
WKU's Evie Dukes, triple majoring in Environmental Sustainability, Spanish, and Chinese, combines her passions for languages and the environment through study abroad, reforestation, and global research with the Chinese Flagship Program.
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Nov 4th, 2024
WKU sophomore Emmy Potter, double majoring in Biology and International Affairs, gained cultural empathy and global insights from a study abroad in Senegal, shaping her goal to practice medicine internationally.
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Sep 9th, 2024
Elizabeth Mikeworth, a WKU quadruple major, has pursued her passion for languages and cultures, studying Chinese and Japanese. Through study abroad in Japan and work at the American Chamber of Commerce, she bridges cultural divides.
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Aug 26th, 2024
Priscilla Riggs, a first-gen WKU student, is pursuing study abroad scholarships to South Korea, aiming to teach English there. Her journey highlights her ambition, love for writing, and passion for global experiences.
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Aug 19th, 2024
Maria Julian (WKU '24) earned a $25,000 Boren Scholarship for her capstone in Southeast Asia. Despite no prior Chinese language experience, she thrived in WKU's Chinese Flagship Program, crediting faculty support and immersive experiences for her success.
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Aug 5th, 2024
Ellie Burdette, new to the southeast US, chose WKU for its welcoming campus. After joining the Mahurin Honors College, she overcame initial doubts to secure a study abroad in Barcelona. Ellie urges peers to embrace challenges and seek opportunities.
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Jul 10th, 2024
Rising senior Danielle Williams plans a Fulbright in Tanzania and graduate studies in clinical psychology, driven by her WKU experiences and global aspirations.
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Jun 10th, 2024
Lilian Branch from Chattanooga, TN, is studying Chinese and Molecular Biotechnology at WKU. This summer, she’s in Taiwan with the Critical Language Scholarship, enhancing her language skills and cultural understanding.
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May 20th, 2024
Samuel Gorecki, a Western Kentucky University alumnus from Chicago, is set for his capstone year in Southeast Asia via the Chinese Flagship Program, supported by the Boren Scholarship.
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Apr 12th, 2024
Sydney Windhorst describes how the MHC has helped grow her experiences through study abroad allowing her to grow her career already!
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Mar 25th, 2024
Brittany Moster Bergonzi, PhD, shares her transformative journey from Kentucky to the United Kingdom, sparked by a fateful encounter with a brochure from Harlaxton College. Her story reflects the power of curiosity, resilience, and seizing opportunities.
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Mar 13th, 2024
WKU's Cecilia Alali, PR major, wins Gilman Scholarship, aiding students overcoming financial barriers for studying abroad. A forensics standout, Cecilia shifted academic paths at WKU, where OSD pivotal in her Gilman application to study abroad in Kenya.
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