Study Abroad Peer Advocates

Learn about the study abroad experience and how to get started from the student perspective—reach out to a peer advocate who studied abroad in your region, shares your major/minor, or went on the program type you’d like to go on.

Select students from our drop-down menu to learn more.

meden@butler.edu

Majors: Human Communications and Organizational Leadership

Program: Global Adventures in the Liberal Arts (GALA)

Program Type: Faculty-led

Location: Europe

Maddie enjoyed that everyone in her group came from different backgrounds and had different levels of travel experience. This made the program even better because there were varied perspectives being shared throughout the trip, which opened the eyes of others.

rhillery@butler.edu

Majors: Political Science and International Studies; Spanish minor

Program: Butler Semester in Spain (Alcalá)

Program Type: Faculty-led

Location: Alcalá de Henares, Spain

Some of her favorite parts about studying abroad were building connections abroad, noticing all the political and governmental changes happening in Spain, and taking excursions around Europe. Her best advice is to plan, keep an open mind, and take advantage of every opportunity.

agorgoni@butler.edu

Majors: Healthcare & Business

Program: ISEP in Italy at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Program Type: Exchange

Location: Milan, Italy

Not only was Addie able to travel all of Europe, but she was able to meet new people and form friendships with others from all around the world. Going to Italy was also an excuse to eat pasta and pizza every day, which was her favorite part.

jtshirle@butler.edu

Major: Strategic Communication; Creative Media & Entertainment minor

Program: CEA Paris, France – Communications, Politics & Global Issues

Program Type: 3rd Party Provider

Location: Paris, France

His favorite places he visited were Lisbon, Portugal; Amsterdam, Netherlands; and Santorini, Greece. His favorite part about being abroad was getting to discover a new sense of independence and the opportunity to meet new people from all over the United States.

kbrownle@butler.edu

Major: Elementary Education; Diverse Learners and Spanish minors

Program: SIT Study Abroad Chile: Comparative Education and Social Change

Program Type: 3rd Party Provider

Location: Santiago, Chile

Some of Katie’s most impactful experiences include her program’s homestays and Spanish language immersion, her internship at a Special Education school in central Santiago, and meeting/connecting with many diverse people from all over Chile and the US.

cewerner@butler.edu

Major: Marketing

Program: Kent State Geneva

Program Type: 3rd Party Provider

Location: Geneva, Switzerland

Clare loved studying in Geneva because of the diverse community. She had the opportunity to intern and tour international organizations and nonprofits such as the United Nations, World Trade Organization, World Health Organization, and World Vision.

bfearly@butler.edu

Major: Political Science; Music and Journalism minors

Program: IES Abroad European Union

Program Type: 3rd Party Provider

Location: Freiburg, Germany

While in Freiburg, Bridget studied the politics, history, economics, and current events of the European Union, and also spent time learning German and immersing herself in the culture of the region with the help of her flatmates.

cgruett@butler.edu

Major: Instrumental Music Education

Program: IES Abroad Vienna – Music

Program Type: 3rd Party Provider

Location: Vienna, Austria

Claudia studied through a third party provider called IES Abroad which gave her countless opportunities throughout the semester to experience Austrian culture in and authentic way. While she was abroad she was able to continue studying the flute with professional musicians, teach in an Austrian school, and travel to fourteen different countries.