Summer 2024 Participant
I enjoyed learning about the history of business in England and Ireland as well as being able to do some sightseeing as well.
Summer 2024 Participant
The element that I found most rewarding was experiencing a completely new environment and learning how to navigate and succeed. For example, public transportation is the preferred mode of transportation in Europe, which differs from most states in the US. This experience challenged my problem-solving, attention to detail, and preparation skills as the group and I navigated travel during the program. Additionally, I deepened my team work ability through interacting with both the students in the program and locals. Most of us had never met one another before traveling, and we all had very different personalities. Through this trip, I learned how to respond to different personalities and productively communicate to reach a common goal (whether the goal was to decide where to travel on our day off, or what train route to take to arrive at our company visits on time).
Summer 2024 Participant
My favorite part of this program was the learning environment of being faculty-led, opposed to classroom based. Specifically, students visited companies in both Ireland and London where we learned sales tactics, training programs, and opportunities for career development in the host countries markets. This was extremely beneficial as we learned first-hand how business, specifically marketing and sales, operates and how these practices differentiate from the United States. I feel more equipped to enter the workforce, categorized by globalization, post-graduation after this study abroad program!