Students and faculty at the University are fortunate in the extent to which UGA has embraced the importance of study abroad. An international academic experience intertwines crucial cultural elements with instruction in ways that are otherwise inaccessible for students, but also builds richness into the undergraduate experience that directly supports the well-rounded liberal arts education we speak and write about so often. Whether it is a music conservatory in Alessandria, Italy or a research vessel off the coast of Antarctica, UGA has established a vast network of study abroad programs from which students can choose - programs full of eye-opening experiences that will help them to chart their own course in life.
And nowhere is the variety of offerings more diverse than in, of course, the Franklin College. All seven continents, by my count.
Image: World map, included in the Doncker sea atlas, 1659 edition (created by Doncker, Hendrick, 1626-1699), acquired by the Australian Government in 1909, as part of the Petherick Collection of the National Library of Australia.