There is no better time for this experience than right now. For many, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel abroad for an extended period of time—before you have too many responsibilities and commitments such as a career, house, or family.
There is no better time for this experience than right now. For many, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to travel abroad for an extended period of time before you have too many responsibilities and commitments from work, family, and relationships.
Levi Drevlow manages UMD's portfolio of summer, semester, and year-long programs in Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
His journey into the field of international education started in 2012 when he moved to rural South Korea to teach English. After a few years of this enriching experience, his desire to encourage similar perspective broadening experiences led him to the Office of International Programs at UWS, and then to his current role in UMD's International Programs and Services office.
Jerolyn Bruns is a Program Coordinator with over ten years of experience in working with international programs. She received her B.A.Sc. degree from the University of Minnesota Duluth in the field of Elementary and Middle School Education. During her undergraduate studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth, Jerolyn participated in an exchange program in Orebro, Sweden, and a student teaching program in Whakatane, New Zealand.
Update: We are pausing Drop-in Advising until further notice
We encourage you to please schedule an appointment with one of our staff instead!
We will revisit resuming drop-in once we are working back on campus. Prior to meeting with our staff we still encourage you to:
This fund provides scholarships and aid to support students, faculty, and staff to obtain an international experience through the study abroad programs offered at UMD.