Details: Start the semester with a cup of coffee and a conversation about studying abroad! Stop by our coffee cart on the first day of classes to meet representatives from CIEE and the Office of International Programs, learn about semester and Interim study abroad opportunities, and get your questions answered. Whether you're just beginning to explore your options or are ready to start planning, this is a great opportunity to discover programs that fit your academic and personal goals. Free coffee while supplies last!

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Details: Are you a faculty member interested in leading a study abroad program? Join representatives from the Office of International Programs and CIEE for lunch and an informal conversation about collaboration opportunities for faculty-led study abroad programs. Whether you're developing a new program and need to request bids or you're already partnering with CIEE, we invite you to stop by to exchange ideas, ask questions and learn more about the resources and support available. Lunch is on us—we hope to see you there!

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Details: Want to learn more about Interim 2027 travel/study abroad programs? Drop by the Gray-Jones Room (Burwell Building) on Thursday, Sept. 3, between 5:15 - 6:15 p.m. for Cookies and Conversation Hour! Enjoy a cookie and discuss available travel/study program options with Office of International Programs staff members and select faculty program leaders. We hope to see you there! (Cookies will be in limited supply.) Reminder: Interim 2027 travel/study abroad applications are due by Sept. 13. More info is provided in the link below.

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Details: Interested in studying abroad for a full semester but haven't met with an advisor yet? Attend this group advising session led by OIP staff to learn more about program options, application process, scholarships and more. Attending this group session will fulfill the advising requirement to start a program application, though students are always welcome to schedule an individual appointment with an advisor using the link below. The application deadline for most Spring 2027 programs is Oct.1.

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Details: The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is a scholarship opportunity available to students who receive a Federal Pell Grant. Eligible students may receive up to $9,000 in funding for a study or intern abroad experience. During this information session, staff from the OIP will review the scholarship goals, eligibility requirements and application components. The next application cycle deadline is Sept. 20th for Interim 2027, Spring 2027, Summer 2027, Fall 2027 and Academic Year 2027-2028. Learn more at the link below.

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Details: Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Dr. Kathleen DuVal, UNC-Chapel Hill's Carl W. Ernst Distinguished Professor of History, will launch the 2026-27 "Defining or Dividing?: Issues in Contemporary American Culture and History" series with a talk about her book, "Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution." Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signature.

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Details: Interested in studying abroad for a full semester but haven't met with an advisor yet? Attend this group advising session led by OIP staff to learn more about program options, application process, scholarships and more. Attending this group session will fulfill the advising requirement to start a program application, though students are always welcome to schedule an individual appointment with an advisor using the link below. The application deadline for most Spring 2027 programs is Oct.1.

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Details: The Mungo Exchange consists of the Office of International Programs, the Center for Community-Based Learning, the Office of Undergraduate Research and the Career Center. Join us for this year's Mungo Exchange Block Party on Thursday, Sept. 17, from 5:30-7 p.m. in front of our building on Evins Street. There will be food trucks, music, study abroad providers, community partners, employers, free T-shirts (while supplies last) and more!

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Details: Wondering when and where the study abroad fair will be this semester? Come to the Mungo Exchange Block Party! Our study abroad providers as well as international programs staff will be there to discuss program options and answer student questions. The Mungo Exchange Block Party is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 17, from 5:30-7 p.m. in front of the Michael S. Brown Village Center (Evins St.). There will be food trucks, a DJ, a petting zoo and free T-shirts!

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Details: The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is a scholarship opportunity available to students who receive a Federal Pell grant. Eligible students may receive up to $9,000 in funding for a study or intern abroad experience. The Gilman Scholarship applications for Interim 2027, Spring 2027, Summer 2027, Fall 2027 and Academic Year 2027-2028 programs are now open. Applications are due Sunday, Sept. 20. To learn more about Gilman and the application process, visit the link below.

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Details: Yasmin Lee '23 will present “Conjuring Folklore in Cinema,” a screening event that reflects on the skills an independent filmmaker must possess while remaining creative and entrepreneurial. This event will include an exclusive screening of Lee's latest short film, “Spirits Talk,” followed by a Q&A and networking opportunities with film industry professionals.

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Details: Interested in studying abroad for a full semester but haven't met with an advisor yet? Attend this group advising session led by OIP staff to learn more about program options, application process, scholarships and more. Attending this group session will fulfill the advising requirement to start a program application, though students are always welcome to schedule an individual appointment with an advisor using the link below. The application deadline for most Spring 2027 programs is Oct.1.

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Details: Have questions about how studying abroad can fit into your academic plan? Come by, grab a sweet treat and chat with the Office of International Programs staff. We'll be in the Mungo Student Center Lobby from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Can't make it? Schedule an advising appointment using the link below!

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Details: Come see what happens when you combine world-class faculty and students eager to learn and research. Everyone is welcome!

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Details: Dr. David Evans, professor of history and intercultural studies and associate dean of the seminary at Eastern Mennonite University, continues the 2026-27 "Defining or Dividing?" series with a discussion of his recent book. Evans considers how and why progressive efforts at interracial cooperation often failed during the long Civil Rights movement and what strategies for effective collaboration and dialogue should look like. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signature

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Details: Interested in studying abroad for a full semester but haven't met with an advisor yet? Attend this group advising session led by OIP staff to learn more about program options, application process, scholarships and more. Attending this group session will fulfill the advising requirement to start a program application, though students are always welcome to schedule an individual appointment with an advisor using the link below. The application deadline for most Spring 2027 programs is Oct.1.

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Details: Moisés Molina and Cynthia Swicegood met as doctoral students at Florida State University, where they were members of the Smetana Trio, one of only six string chamber ensembles invited to compete in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. Molina is currently Associate Professor of Cello and Director of the Cuba Center at the University of Alabama. Swicegood serves Wofford College as Adjunct Professor of Music, Piano. Their program features two of their favorite cello sonatas by Beethoven and Brahms alongside delightful and technically challenging works by Martinů and Piazzolla. Free admission. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

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Details: Founded in 1973 by director Peter Phillips, The Tallis Scholars have appeared in over 2,500 concerts worldwide and made more than 60 recordings, doing more than any other ensemble to establish Renaissance sacred music as one of the great repertoires of Western classical music. Phillips has shaped the ensemble’s distinctive sound through an emphasis on tuning and blend, achieving a purity and clarity that allows every detail of the music’s interwoven lines to be heard. Their program, Hail Mary, is devoted to music written in praise of the Virgin Mary, framed by two settings of the Magnificat, Mary’s own canticle of praise. Free admission. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

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Details: Praised for their “tremendous variety of color” (The Strad) and “cohesion and intonation one might expect from an ensemble twice their age” (Third Coast Review), the Callisto Quartet has risen quickly to international acclaim. Grand Prize winners of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and Second Prize winners of the Banff International String Quartet Competition, they perform regularly across Europe, Central America, and North America in venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. Beginning in 2027, the quartet commences residency in the Bowers program at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Free admission. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

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Details: Trio Confero was founded in 2018 to champion the rich and seldom-performed chamber music repertoire for clarinet. Praised for their “sparkling virtuosity” and “outstanding talent” (Ponca City News), the trio has performed at festivals and concert series across the United States and Europe. Its members are prizewinners of international competitions and graduates of the world’s most prestigious music academies. Their program features trios by Beethoven, Glinka, and Wilhelm Berger. Free admission. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

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