Seven Wartburg College students were awarded a Gilman International Scholarship that will help offset their costs while studying abroad.
Those receiving the scholarship are:
Sophia Broers, who will study in Italy during May Term.
DaQuevion Burke, who will tour through Greece, Italy, Austria and Germany with the Wartburg Choir.
Peyton Emgarten, who will study in Rwanda during May Term.
Brianna Higgins, who will study in the Bahamas during May Term.
Giselle Rodriguez, who is currently studying in San Sebastian, Spain.
Carson Rygh, who will study in the Netherlands, Germany and England during May Term.
Hayden Stone, who will tour through Greece, Italy, Austria and Germany with the Wartburg Choir.
“I’m excited to have the opportunity to practice different Spanish dialects in a more professional setting,” said Rodriguez, who hopes to be a bilingual psychologist. “This scholarship means I can take advantage of this opportunity without worrying about its cost, since I can’t work while studying in Spain.”
Burke and Stone are excited for the Wartburg Choir tour, which will take them through four countries.
“I love to travel and take every opportunity I have to visit some place new,” said Stone, who was set to go on the Wartburg Choir tour in May 2020 and May 2021 and to Guatemala for a May Term course focused on global communities and service in 2022. All were canceled because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m excited to get my first Wartburg study abroad experience and to learn more about teaching, directing and conducting in some of the musical hubs of the world.”
“This scholarship will allow me to learn more about different cultures around the world and expand my views of the world around me,” added Burke. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I want to ensure I soak in as much as possible.”
Higgins will take a field biology course through Wartburg at the Gerace Research Center in the Bahamas.
“As a future nurse, I will work with people from many different cultural and ethnic backgrounds,” she said. “Studying abroad is an amazing chance to culturally immerse myself and to further my biology/pre-nursing major. This, along with some of the scientific work, can help me to become a more competent nurse by pushing me out of my comfort zone.”
Emgarten will be one of the first classes of Wartburg students to study in Rwanda with Professor Brian McQueen.
“We will be studying restorative justice, genocide and the rebuilding of their society while working with the Rwanda genocide memorial,” Emgarten said. “I want to go into trauma-informed counseling, and this opportunity will allow me to meet and work with so many new people, expanding my background and horizons on what I can do.”
Students who are eligible for a Federal Pell Grant can receive between $100 and $5,000 through the competitive application process. All Wartburg students received $4,000.
Those receiving the scholarship are:
Sophia Broers, who will study in Italy during May Term.
DaQuevion Burke, who will tour through Greece, Italy, Austria and Germany with the Wartburg Choir.
Peyton Emgarten, who will study in Rwanda during May Term.
Brianna Higgins, who will study in the Bahamas during May Term.
Giselle Rodriguez, who is currently studying in San Sebastian, Spain.
Carson Rygh, who will study in the Netherlands, Germany and England during May Term.
Hayden Stone, who will tour through Greece, Italy, Austria and Germany with the Wartburg Choir.
“I’m excited to have the opportunity to practice different Spanish dialects in a more professional setting,” said Rodriguez, who hopes to be a bilingual psychologist. “This scholarship means I can take advantage of this opportunity without worrying about its cost, since I can’t work while studying in Spain.”
Burke and Stone are excited for the Wartburg Choir tour, which will take them through four countries.
“I love to travel and take every opportunity I have to visit some place new,” said Stone, who was set to go on the Wartburg Choir tour in May 2020 and May 2021 and to Guatemala for a May Term course focused on global communities and service in 2022. All were canceled because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m excited to get my first Wartburg study abroad experience and to learn more about teaching, directing and conducting in some of the musical hubs of the world.”
“This scholarship will allow me to learn more about different cultures around the world and expand my views of the world around me,” added Burke. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I want to ensure I soak in as much as possible.”
Higgins will take a field biology course through Wartburg at the Gerace Research Center in the Bahamas.
“As a future nurse, I will work with people from many different cultural and ethnic backgrounds,” she said. “Studying abroad is an amazing chance to culturally immerse myself and to further my biology/pre-nursing major. This, along with some of the scientific work, can help me to become a more competent nurse by pushing me out of my comfort zone.”
Emgarten will be one of the first classes of Wartburg students to study in Rwanda with Professor Brian McQueen.
“We will be studying restorative justice, genocide and the rebuilding of their society while working with the Rwanda genocide memorial,” Emgarten said. “I want to go into trauma-informed counseling, and this opportunity will allow me to meet and work with so many new people, expanding my background and horizons on what I can do.”
Students who are eligible for a Federal Pell Grant can receive between $100 and $5,000 through the competitive application process. All Wartburg students received $4,000.