Study Abroad
![President McGilvrey at his desk. President McGilvrey at his desk.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/f6cfb5751dbaf72355e81c4be0956b63.jpg?VersionId=XTJ20PxdidpCuBuNYXaaCgYEKzuCUmrH&itok=ektQvE00)
¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ's founding president was born on Jan. 8, 1867. His tireless dedication to the institution and its students is reflected in innovations that continue to propel ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ forward today.
![Rwanda Safari Rwanda Safari](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20230720_BC_Rwanda%20Day%2010_785.jpg?VersionId=vKx43Cul7c9t7MLTI1W.uO_mwIZoUBO7&itok=HvThWrZl)
¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ Photographer Bob Christy and a handful of students spent more than six hours last July in Akagera National Park; the trip was near the end of the students' summer educational experience known as the Kigali Summer Institute, which explores the post-genocide reconstruction of Rwanda and issues related to peace and conflict in the context of the country’s history.
![¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ education abroad students in Paris, Notre Dame in background ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ education abroad students in Paris, Notre Dame in background](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/PARIS_2023-169.jpg?VersionId=uCjVcvB9TytPXfW._x7xW_Vw8B8eRhVI&itok=S7OLLAj1)
Two new scholarships from ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ's Office of Global Education aim make education-abroad experiences possible for all ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ students.
![¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ students pose with Dr. Felix Kumah-Abiwu (center) at the University of Fort Hare, South Africa ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ students pose with Dr. Felix Kumah-Abiwu (center) at the University of Fort Hare, South Africa](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Picture%202_2.jpg?VersionId=xj0EpLMLeeGnn3xlaAhIgO.f5Hd_B0zw&h=72f483ee&itok=0k4kDqB3)
![Florence, Italy Florence, Italy](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/event/Florence.jpg?VersionId=8s0iY7yv9S8iMPO3RkCL8J0i1lWU86bf&h=e6f36a9c&itok=mcepptnz)
![Kristina Spangler Kristina Spangler](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/KristinaSpangler_1500w_1.png?VersionId=zKXYTtqv403ftjDRsmVXsjYwuJrMaSdl&h=95e8b8da&itok=_qJGNX2v)