IGP in the news

IGP students who were recalled from abroad during their fieldwork placements due to COVID-19 were featured by NAU News in a story of resilience and problem solving. When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March, Northern Arizona University had nearly 200 students living, studying and conducting research abroad. The university’s No. 1 mission quickly became getting these students home safely. The evacuations from 22 host countries happened in three waves: First, students in China, South Korea and Italy; then, students…

IGP alumna Nicole Bratsch was featured by the Arizona Daily Sun for her IGP fieldwork on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation and shares her future career goals. When 22-year-old Nicole Bratsch’s study abroad program in Chile was cut short in March as COVID-19 cases spiked internationally, the Northern Arizona University senior returned home — and went straight to work on the front lines of the pandemic. From April through August, Bratsch was the COVID-19 data manager at Whiteriver Indian Hospital,…

NAU News featured IGP alumna Jayne Sandoval for her achievements winning the Gold Axe and a Fulbright award to Taiwan, fully funding her graduate program. She was featured for this prestigious accomplishment by several external news outlets, including the U.S. Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Fulbright Taiwan, and the Navajo Times. Hear more about her story in this video: Jayne Sandoval grew up in Ute Pass Valley, a small area of the Navajo reservation in northern Arizona that had…

IGP and Education Abroad were highlighted in NAU News for enabling NAU to reach the tier of top 10 universities for students studying abroad for the academic year. Northern Arizona University is in the top 10 nationwide for long-term study abroad programs, according to a recent report, while also bucking trends of decreasing long-term study opportunities. The annual Institute of International Education Open Doors 2019 report has shown NAU steadily increasing in the last few years, moving from No. 17 in 2015,…

Mia Maria Pique was interviewed about her time studying abroad in Argentina and Chile during her IGP year, where she conducted fieldwork on volcanoes. Read more about her story below from NAU News and hear more in her Lumberchats podcast. Most students take the bus to class. Northern Arizona University senior Mia Maria Pique machete-chopped her way through the Amazon jungle to get there. When Pique enrolled at NAU, she had no idea her pursuit of a geology degree would take her…