Isabella Cannon Global Education Center

From a panel discussion on international human rights law to a research presentation on freedom of press in Sri Lanka, the inaugural Study Abroad Forum held in the Moseley Center on Tuesday evening allowed students and faculty who have traveled overseas to celebrate their academic achievements.

The inaugural Study Abroad Forum on Nov. 11 will celebrate academic achievements of students, alumni, faculty and staff, resulting from study abroad in a variety of contexts including winter term, semester programs, international service learning and internships. The campus community is invited to attend from 4:15-7:15 p.m. in the Moseley Center.

Less than a week remains for students to apply to a spring 2009 program in Florence, home of Elon University's newest international "centre" and birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. Sophomores, juniors and seniors are eligible to participate through the Isabella Cannon Centre for International Studies. The deadline is Sept. 22.

Many students keep little more than a photo album to share their stories from overseas college trips. Elon junior Ashley Dischinger, however, will soon have much more to show for her recent Winter Term program in South Africa – a chapter in a forthcoming guidebook on study abroad destinations.

Elon juniors Mykel L. Dodson and Sarah Vavreck have won national scholarships through the nonprofit Institute of International Education to help fund their upcoming study abroad programs.