Returnee Student Profiles
CFAES First-Year experience program
Human and Animal INteractions
European Equestrian Studies
Costa Rica: Sustainable Service Learning
England/Scotland: Agricultural and Enviromental Communication
The Ohio Program International internships
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This summer Cassidy is a intern at Royal Treatment Veterinary Center. In this role she shadows veterinarians and assists with daily activities at the center. She participated in the First Year Experience program to Trinidad & Tobago in 2018, and the Human and Animal Interaction- Italy program in 2019. Q: What skills from studying abroad helped you secure this internship? A: I learned independence, confidence, accountability, and communication skills, among others! Q: How important has studying abroad been to your current position and future career? A: Studying abroad has supplied me with many essential skills that will help me succeed with whatever path I decide to choose!
Madeline is a Land O'Lakes Supply Chain intern this summer who majors in Food Business Management and Agricultural Communication. She participated in the First Year Experience program to Trinidad & Tobago in 2018 and the Costa Rica Service Learning program in 2020. Q: What skills from studying abroad helped you secure this internship? A: Adaptability, persistence, and patience. Q: How important has studying abroad been to your current position and future career? A: Studying abroad gave me knowledge and ideas that others do not have. It has been crucial being able to apply my travels to my internships and even part time jobs in different ways!
Paige is a 2021 Agriscience Education graduate who obtained a position at Arlington High School teaching Agriculture courses and advising FFA. Q: What skills from studying abroad helped you secure this internship? A: I learned how to fill out various applications, communicate with a variety of people across different cultures, and use my education from study abroad programs in my classroom and curriculum to provide a global perspective for my students. Q: How important has studying abroad been to your current position and future career? A: Studying abroad has provided me with a different perspective of agriculture that other applicants did not have. These experiences are crucial for students to know that these possibilities exist, especially in a small town, and that agriculture is a global endeavor that impacts billions of people from a variety of places (and that agriculture is not the same across the world).
Sydni is a Counselor at Sunbury Urban Farm, but majors in Environmental Policy and Decision Making when she's not busy participating in study abroad programs or working with campers. Q: What skills from study abroad helped you secure this job? A: I learned about nature, the environment, and how to problem-solve. All of this knowledge is what I teach my campers about! Q: How important has studying abroad been to your current position and future career? A: It is important for me to know about the environment, not only of Ohio and the United States, but of the world to be well-versed for my future career. Studying abroad provided me this global perspective, and taught me how to problem-solve and come up with innovative solutions to environmental problems- all of which I will use in my future career!