{"id":2687,"date":"2021-01-11T19:37:58","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T19:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/?p=2687"},"modified":"2021-06-14T17:24:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T17:24:15","slug":"january-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/2021\/01\/11\/january-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2687\" class=\"elementor elementor-2687\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95b65fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95b65fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85dd164\" data-id=\"85dd164\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dde838e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dde838e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Daniella Widdows<br \/>Director of Global Education and Study Abroad<br \/>January 11, 2021<\/p><p>Welcome to 2021!\u00a0 It&#8217;s a brand new year, and here in the Global Ed office we are looking forward to a return to student travel.\u00a0 It will take some time before everything rebounds fully, but once the vaccines are more available, I&#8217;m confident we&#8217;ll see even more students requesting appointments or stopping by he Global Ed office (now in Blake A!) to discuss program options.<\/p><p>But first, a look back to December and the winners of our first ever photo contest! Our thanks to all who participated: 14 contestants, 31 photos across 5 categories, and 75 voters.\u00a0 Hearty congratulations to each category&#8217;s winner: Linda Davis, Jachchi Burford, Brendan Dunning, Anthony Vinson, and Caleb Manu! See their winning pictures below; the full slideshow is available in the Additional Resources section of this blog.<\/p><p><b>UPCOMING DATES OF NOTE (Revised 1\/20\/21)<\/b><\/p><pre class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><b>INFORMATION SESSIONS<\/b><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: small\"><i>Meet the faculty of our German- or Spanish-immersion programs<br \/>and learn from AU about studying and interning in D.C.<\/i><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: small\"><b>Jan 26:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.american.edu\/spexs\/washingtonsemester\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.american.edu\/spexs\/washingtonsemester\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611260622471000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE8LOp2_GMjEN8NYxpYWRucuBOaLg\">Washington Semester Program<\/a> Info Session at 5 PM (<a href=\"http:\/\/bitly.ly\/HampSydWSP1)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/bitly.ly\/HampSydWSP1)&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611260622471000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFVqj3uJjv8UnslrnBqizquVotHRg\">link<\/a>) <b> <br \/>Jan 27<\/b>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsc.edu\/academics\/global-education\/study-abroad-and-away\/summer-programs\/h-sc-programs\/germany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.hsc.edu\/academics\/global-education\/study-abroad-and-away\/summer-programs\/h-sc-programs\/germany&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611260622471000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEY7bu8GOvVt9acxVGDJEbA1XASCA\">Germany <\/a>H-SC faculty-led May Term program at 4:30 PM (<a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/7387578384\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/7387578384&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611260622472000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFwujkzzlBLTXewv95GvRxOtDB_8A\">link<\/a>)<b><br \/>Jan 28<\/b>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsc.edu\/academics\/global-education\/study-abroad-and-away\/summer-programs\/h-sc-programs\/spain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.hsc.edu\/academics\/global-education\/study-abroad-and-away\/summer-programs\/h-sc-programs\/spain&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611260622472000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGcB1u238ZKpd9VWuUUtlY1OnQR7w\">Spain <\/a>H-SC faculty-led May Term program at 4:30, Gilmer 019<br \/><b>Jan 28<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.american.edu\/spexs\/washingtonsemester\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.american.edu\/spexs\/washingtonsemester\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611260622472000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGBllVoizZjrAGEEzpMPhQrGYbBsQ\">Washington Semester Program<\/a> Info Session at 7 PM (<a href=\"http:\/\/bitly.ly\/HampSydWSP1)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/bitly.ly\/HampSydWSP1)&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611260622472000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEjfKg-K8orbg6xRFMJcGoIkLLI6w\">link<\/a>)<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"font-size: small\"><b>APPLICATION DEADLINES<\/b><br \/><b>Jan 15<\/b>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsc.edu\/globaledfunding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.hsc.edu\/globaledfunding&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611260622472000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHFzPtIEqYXWXuGifxzTUCW2toesA\">Global Ed Funding<\/a> apps due for May Term\/Summer programs<br \/><b>Feb 1<\/b>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsc.edu\/hscprograms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.hsc.edu\/hscprograms&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611260622472000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGg24WJB432sg4aX3fVs9-sApzFZw\">Germany and Spain<\/a> H-SC faculty-led programs May Term apps &amp; $500 deposits due<br \/><b>Feb 15<\/b>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsc.edu\/academics\/global-education\/study-abroad-and-away\/summer-programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.hsc.edu\/academics\/global-education\/study-abroad-and-away\/summer-programs&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611260622472000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHswIOMHXAqs2ks0hAXu0biS7nHkg\">Other summer<\/a><a> programs<\/a> apps due<br \/><b>Feb 15<\/b>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsc.edu\/academics\/global-education\/study-abroad-and-away\/semester-programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.hsc.edu\/academics\/global-education\/study-abroad-and-away\/semester-programs&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611260622472000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEZGRg6zXJxiVMZwScMn1HlTQQqhQ\">Fall\/Full-Year<\/a> programs app due<br \/><b>Feb 15<\/b>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsc.edu\/globaledfunding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.hsc.edu\/globaledfunding&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611260622472000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHFzPtIEqYXWXuGifxzTUCW2toesA\">Global Ed Funding<\/a> apps due for Fall\/Full-Year programs <\/span><\/pre><p><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p><p><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p><p><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p><p><!-- [if gte mso 10]&gt;--><\/p><div><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2687 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/covid-photo-winners\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/COVID-Photo-Winners-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2689\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' 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But first, a look back to December and the winners of our first ever photo contest! Our thanks to all who participated: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-notes-from-the-director"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2687"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3070,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2687\/revisions\/3070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}