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!"#$%&'()#*$%+,(-%$*.)-*$%+,'*"-*/01(-2)3(!"#$%#&'#($)*($+,*-.,$/(*0(.12$.&3$4'536#2$ #2'.-,62"#2$.&$*77*('5&6'8$)*($)(#2"1#&$'*$ 611#(2#$'"#12#,9#2$$6&$%*7#&".0#&:$;#&1.(< '()!*+,)-./0!1 %*&'(6-5'6&0$=(6'#( 1*(0.->?@A)5B#35 Wake Forest recently created an opportunity for incoming freshmen to study in Copenhagen, Denmark. Although many students choose to study abroad during their college career, this program is particularly unique because it is exclusive to first-year students. Currently, students are not allowed to study abroad as freshmen. But, starting in 2017, students who are accepted to this program will spend their first year as Wake Forest students in Copenhagen and transition to life on campus in the following years. This program will be accessible to
all first-year students, but it is ideal for students who wish to travel after graduating from high school while remaining committed to a 4-year university. Many campuses nationwide have integrated a first-year abroad experience into their programs because of its impact on the campus as a whole. Northeastern University has the N.U.in program that allows students to spend their first year abroad in the hopes of achieving long-term success in regards to individual development. “Upon returning from study abroad, Global AWAKEnings participants will have the knowledge and skills necessary to engage with more purpose in global learning activities,” David Taylor, director of Global Abroad Programs at Wake Forest, said. “Students will be able to apply what they had learned in diverse and unfamiliar situations [abroad] to enhance the Wake Forest campus community.” Taylor believes that this program will equip students with
the skills and knowledge necessary for the global community that exists today. Wake Forest’s program is part of the Quality Enhancement Plan, an ongoing project which is in its fifth year and expected to be completed by 2021. The purpose of this plan is to “transcend boundaries” in regards to global and cross-cultural education. The specific name of this initiative is Global AWakenings, and its mission is to “develop global mind sets through a first-year abroad program.” It is one of the four initiatives of the Quality Enhancement Program. “Copenhagen is a great program for students who don’t think that college is the immediate next step or they want a half-step before they commit to a 4-year program,” said Sanaa Jain, a sophomore who spent this past summer studying at Wake Forest’s Flow House in Vienna, Austria.
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