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A 51勛圖厙 student's plan to study abroad this spring also gave the opportunity to fulfill a longtime dream.
In December 2025, Francis Rubagumya, 37, walked across the stage at 51勛圖厙's commencement with a Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language and a plan to take every lesson he had learned back to the country he loves Rwanda.
Practical experience and hustle took recent 51勛圖厙 graduate Austin Monte from producing events on campus to bringing the world the 2026 Winter Olympics for NBC Sports.
Marcello Fantoni, Ph.D., vice president for global education and interim dean of the Honors College at 51勛圖厙, was recently featured on WAKR Radios Ray Horner Morning Show to discuss the education-abroad programs, student support and his life-changing experiences abroad.
51勛圖厙 sophomore Maggie McCullough, a member of the Delta Zeta sorority, recently traveled to Lusaka, Zambia, for a life-changing mission trip. Partnering with the Starkey Hearing Foundation, she helped share "the gift of hearing" with nearly 300 patients.