Congratulations to our Study Abroad Ambassadors! These students applied and interviewed for positions as Ambassadors for our office.  As an ambassador they speak at CU 101 classes, and other classes, help at the study abroad fair, work with our incoming international students, and even assist us in designing new ad campaigns!  Using their study abroad experiences and expertise they make significant contributions to our office and to the university.  If you have any study abroad questions you are welcome to email our ambassadors by clicking on their name!

If you have returned from study abroad and would like to be an ambassador, please click here

 

   Name: Katie Anderson

   Hometown: Fort Worth, TX

   Major: Marketing and Spanish

   Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Study Abroad Ambassador, I LEAD, Clemson ice cream sampling, cooking extravagantly difficult things, reading, traveling

   Study Abroad Location: Córdoba, Argentina

   Favorite Site Visited: I loved history and metropolitan feel of Buenos Aires, the beautiful lake of Bariloche in the south of Argentina, and the beach of Vina del Mar in Chile.  I am also deeply in love with Assisi in France, and early mornings on the gravel-y beach in Nice, France.

   Study Abroad Fun Fact: I thought I could speak Spanish with the best of them.  Until I stepped off the plane.  But by the end, I actually could.

 

 

Name: Catharine Boice

Hometown: Austin, TX

Major: Health Science, Spanish Minor

Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Spanish tutor, Eta Sigma Gamma health honor society

Study Abroad Location: Córdoba, Argentina

Favorite Site Visited: Mendoza, Argentina

Study Abroad Fun Fact: As part of my international health internship in Argentina, I taught sex ed to a group of middle schoolers in a poor neighborhood outside the city. It was as much an education for me as it was for them

 

 

  Name: Judith Campbell

  Hometown: Pendleton, SC

  Major: Marketing and Spanish Minor

  Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Reformed University Fellowship , Clemson Language Partner Program, Study Abroad Ambassador, ILEAD, Traveling, Photography, Watching Movies, Marksmanship, Ultimate Frisbee, hanging out with friends and family

  Study Abroad Location: Åarhus, Denmark

  Favorite Site Visited: Prague, Czech Republic

  Study Abroad Fun Fact: I had the opportunity to be in a Danish commercial for a carpentry school and was featured on a Danish news channel talking about the U.S. Presidential election.

 

Name: Hattie Duplechain

Hometown: Dover, Delaware

Major: English and Communication Studies

Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Clemson ONE Campaign, English Majors Organization, Code Elementary Tutoring, Dixon Fellows, Intramurals

Study Abroad Location: Brussels, Belgium and Tamil Nadu, India

Favorite Site Visited: Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu

Study Abroad Fun Fact: I lived on a roof and ate off of banana leaves during my month in Tamil Nadu!

 

  

   Name: Amy Ellingson

   Hometown: Greenville, SC

   Major: Economics; Spanish Minor

   Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Clemson ONE Campaign, Spanish/Economics tutor, Intramurals, traveling, languages

   Study Abroad Location: Córdoba, Argentina

   Favorite Site Visited: Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

   Study Abroad Fun Fact: I've been to the bottom of the Earth!  Ushuaia is the southernmost city in the world   

Name: Andrew Jadwinski

Hometown: Sayreville, New Jersey

Major: Language and International Trade (Spanish)

Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Study Abroad Ambassador, Phi Sigma Pi National Honors Fraternity (Initiation Chair), Clemson Language Partner Program (CLPP), Alpha Lambda Delta, Intramural Soccer and Volleyball, traveling (research first and then doing it my way!), learning new cultures and languages (and I taught English in Spain), problem solving, discussing politics and current issues/events, History, sports (soccer, volleyball, football, basketball, etc), boating, fishing, meeting new people and most importantly, living life to its fullest potential.

Study Abroad Location: Bilbao, Spain

Favorite Site Visited: Cinque Terra, Italy

Study Abroad Fun Fact: The first kalimotxo was mistakenly made in Algorta (Bilbao), Spain, when a bartender spilled some Coke in a glass of wine.  Now it has become one of the most popular drinks in Spain!

   Name: Rachelle Nypaver        

   Hometown: Dublin, OH

   Major: Accounting

   Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Kappa Kappa Gamma

   Study Abroad Location: Seville, Spain

   Favorite Site Visited: Copenhagen, Denmark

   Study Abroad Fun Fact: While studying abroad I visited Morocco and camped out in the Sahara desert!

Name: Andrew Price

Hometown: Spartanburg, SC

Major: Communication Studies

Extracurriculars/Hobbies:  Clemson Cycling Team, William T. Howell Prelaw Society, enjoys adreniline rushes and big words

Study Abroad Location: Karlstad, Sweden

Favorite site visited: Interlaken,Switzerland,

Study Abroad Fun Fact: While abroad I visited 14 different countries, and hung out in an igloo.

   Name: Brigid Rooney         

   Hometown: Portland, OR

   Major: Nursing

   Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Student Nurses Association, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Theta Tau, and exercising around campus and at Fike

   Study Abroad Location: Torino, Italy

   Favorite Site Visited: Alassio, Italy: a seaside family resort town located along the Italian Riviera just North of Nice

   Study Abroad Fun Fact: I saw Paris Hilton filming a commercial while on a Gondola ride in Venice, Italy.  You just never know who you might see…

Name: Maggie Rooney         

Hometown: Portland, OR

Major: Nursing

Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Student Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau, babysitting, walking/ running, and hanging out with friends and being lazy

Study Abroad Location: Torino, Italy

Favorite Site Visited: San Margarita and Portofino, Italy

Study Abroad Fun Fact: I met a boy from Reno who was studying abroad in Torino and we fell in love!