{"id":17127,"date":"2024-07-17T09:54:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T13:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/?p=17127"},"modified":"2024-07-17T10:04:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T14:04:39","slug":"elizabethtown-college-occupational-therapy-student-earns-study-abroad-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2024\/07\/17\/elizabethtown-college-occupational-therapy-student-earns-study-abroad-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabethtown College Occupational Therapy Student Earns Study Abroad Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elizabethtown College Occupational Therapy major Grace Flocco \u201925 recently earned a University Studies Abroad Consortium<\/a> (USAC) Internationalization Award for the impact she made as a student ambassador while studying abroad in Brighton, England during the Fall 2023 semester.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrace was the unanimous choice between both my office and USAC for her representation of Etown while she was abroad, her kindness to her classmates, and her commitment to her studies,\u201d Elizabethtown College Study Abroad Advisor, Jaime Ramos said. \u201cWe hope that through this award Grace becomes an even more globally minded individual through her ambassadorship work with the USAC.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Elizabethtown College Study Abroad Advisor Jaime Ramos (left) and Gracie Flocco ’25<\/p><\/div>\n

The Internationalization Award is a selective award given to USAC study abroad alumni from specific universities chosen by the USAC. USAC provided Etown with the opportunity to award one USAC alumni from Etown with a $3,250 award, which was given to a student who made the biggest impact abroad through ambassadorship, advocacy, and genuine kind-heartedness. Flocco is the first Etown recipient of the award.<\/p>\n

While Flocco was abroad, she participated in a social media takeover for the Etown Study Abroad\u2019s Instagram account<\/a>, which showcased her experience by giving an inside look at her daily life, including her transportation, flat, and travels outside of Brighton.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was fun to give people a glimpse into England\u2019s culture,\u201d Flocco said. \u201cI also made sure to be actively involved in my classes. Many professors found American culture interesting, and it was important as an international student to help break the American stereotype.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Flocco will represent USAC in the Fall 2024 semester as a student ambassador and will assist Etown\u2019s Study Abroad Office to promote USAC study abroad programming. In her role, she will highlight her experience in the USAC study abroad programming and help provide interested students with a first-hand account of her time abroad.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was unsure about going abroad in the first place, but the support of my family and the Etown Study Abroad Office left me with no doubt that it was the right choice,\u201d Flocco said. \u201cI cannot wait to be a student ambassador for USAC and give students the support and confidence I know they have to go abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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