Student Achievements
Newsletter
Semester 1, 2015
Issue 7
The Honour Roll
IFSA-Butler
Australia
Recognises
Student
Achievements
The Institute for Study
Abroad - Butler University Australia encourages students to get
involved,
accomplish
goals and fully embrace
their experience abroad.
The program recognises
all sorts of student
achievements by highlighting them through
social media and student of the semester
nominations.
This semesters
issue:
Honour Roll
Student of the
Semester
Photo
Competition
Winners
Instagram
#ifsa_Oz
Winner
Study Abroad is a great experience which
brings about many opportunities and challenges both academic and personal, so
everyone who completes a successful semester is to be congratulated. Each semester students who have achieved an
average of 75 or greater are specially celebrated by being highlighted on the Australian Honour Roll. HUGE congratulations to
Semester 1, 2015 Honour Roll
students.
Honour Roll Congratulations:
Australian National University:
Xin (Amy) Xu : Columbia University
Flinders University
Brennan Yerman:
Franklin & Marshall College
Griffith University
Jasmin D’Andrea: Roger Williams Uni
Allison Fisher: Butler University
James Cook University
Julia Freed: Gettysburg College
Marjorie Howard: Gettysburg College
Chloe Nash: Wesleyan University
Casey Schuller: Colorado College
Hannah Westerman: Colorado College
University of Melbourne
Sherri Chanelle Brighthaupt:
Columbia University
Gabrielle Carpenter: Colby College
Lauren Charnow: Skidmore College
Emily Eilersten: Skidmore College
Oren Fishman: John Hopkins University
Lisa Franklin: Brown University
Wray Gabel: Skidmore College
Eliza Gesten: Colby College
Alison Haymes: Bates College
Ronnie Herrmann: Emory University
Shiri Levine: Bucknell University
Christopher Morrill: Colby College
Rebecca Pinals: Brown University
Kayla Schlenz: Wesleyan University
Sibin Wang: Skidmore College
Jian Wu: Wake Forest University
Samantha Wu: Princeton University
Alaina Young: Lafayette College
University of New South Wales
Alexa Bourque: Bates College
Sarah Elkes: Vanderbilt University
Hannah Frame: Emory University
Anne Lynde: Vanderbilt University
University of Queensland
John Bator: Providence College
Maha Hasen:George Washington Uni
Madison Loos: Bucknell University
Natalya Martins: Skidmore University
Alexander Meyer: Williams College
Helen Tang: Brown University
University of Sydney
Kelly Babcock: Wake Forest University
Lauren Barnett: Vanderbilt University
Kelly Becht: Fordgham University
Amanda Blackhurst: Fordham Uni
Laura Cooke: Vanderbilt University
Leah Docktor: Skidmore College
Jenna Ferman: Columbia University
Kaitlin Fitzgerald: Colby College
Yashoda Gopi: Hamilton College
Marissa Graham: Bucknell University
Kendall Hart: University of
Arkansas
Samuel Hines: Trinity College of
Connecticut
Serena Iacoviello: Fordham University
Omri Klagsbold: Columbia University
Vibhuti Krishna: Vanderbilt University
Rachel Maschler: Barnard College
Shannon O’Hanlon: Wake Forest Uni
Ian Quinn: Wake Forest University
Adam Recht: Brandeis University
Micaela Ross: Brown University
Evan Stern: Brown University
Gabriela Taylor: Connecticut College
Gabriela Vieira: Amherst College
Chloe Woo: Bucknell University
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Student of the Semester
Congratulations to all our winners!
Each semester, we look to acknowledge our student achievements and experiences through our Student
of the Semester competition. We have highlighted our winners and runners up for semester 1, 2015 in
this newsletter. Congratulations to all winners and nominees. Read more about the winning entries at:
http://australia.ifsa-butler.org/student-of-the-semester/winning-entries/
Category: Spectacular Sports Star
Kevin Hutchinson—Winner
Australian National University
Home School: Wesleyan University
In these 3 months, I have grown tremendously as a rugby player, athlete
and leader on the team and I know that I will carry all of these memories with me forever when I return back to the states.
Chloe Nash
Winner
James Cook
University.
Townsville
Home School:
Wesleyan University
Category: Valiant Volunteer
I trusted that JCU would enable me to explore the
Great Barrier Reef, yet I never predicted that I would
be working closely with one of the reef’s most mysterious inhabitants: the flatback marine turtle…. I arrived in Australia as an undergraduate and will leave
as a published author, and I am extremely thankful to
Rob, Hector and IFSA-Butler for these opportunities.
Casey Schuller
Equal second place
James Cook University
Townsville
Home School:
Colorado College
I never thought I could be involved in a project like this, since I am not a marine biology
student, but studying abroad is full of surprises! I am so thankful for this once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to work with prominent researchers and help out Australian sea turtles.
Hayley Root
Equal second place
James Cook University
Cairns
Home School:
Lafayette College
This opportunity has taught me so much about The Great Barri-
er Reef and one of their most prized animals as I have been able
to witness my academic studies come to life. I am proud to say
that many of these turtles will likely be released by July! I
couldn’t be more ecstatic that my support has made an impact
here.
Category: Academic Achiever
Samantha Wu
Winner
University of
Melbourne
Home School:
Princeton University
Writing my spring Junior Paper in a different academic
environment and schedule has enriched my undergraduate academic journey by teaching me organizational skills
and instilling me with more academic independence.
Sherri Chanelle
Brighthaupt
Special Mention
University of Melbourne
Home School: Columbia
University
Sherri found an unpaid internship in how to prevent drug related harm and worked with The Penington Institute, a non for profit harm reduction
organisation that focuses on drug policy and drug
use in Australia.
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Category: Terrific Traveler
Rachel Maschler—Winner. University of Sydney. Home School: Barnard College.
I have walked the streets of Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, and Queenstown, immersed myself in the
lush rainforest, the glacial regions, and mountainous areas of New Zealand’s west and east coasts, ambled
along the quintessential alleyways in Melbourne, and look forward to strolling along the pristine beaches of
Fraser Island, walking the untouched beauty of Tasmania, and to wandering beneath the bright skies of
Uluru. Although my feet may tire, my mind and heart have never been more alive and eager to see more of
the diverse places, people, cultures, and environments of the world.
Casey Schuller
Equal second place
James Cook Uni
Townsville
Home School:
Colorado College
Kayla Schlenz
2nd place
University of
Melbourne
Home School:
Wesleyan University
I didn’t want to let anything hold me back during this semester and
I feel like I have had great adventures without even having to travel
that far. There is so much to see in Australia, but all the parts of
Cairns blew me away by themselves. I had so much fun.
Category: Awesome Artist
Lauren Charnow
Winner
University of Melbourne
Home School:
Skidmore College
My time in Australia has been filled with learning new skills, volunteering, performing, and meeting new people. The people here
are incredible and new experience are everywhere all you have to
do is get out and explore.
Category: Open Observer
Julia Dunn
Winner
James Cook University
Home School:
Bates College
I took a class about monism and wrote a children's book
about nature and started going to the gym. I've gotten
the chance to help conservation research (sea turtles specifically!) and care for animals at Billabong. I've also gotten to participate in the art scene in Townsville through
a poetry slam …
Samantha Wu
2nd Place
University of
Melbourne
Home School:
Princeton University
All areas of the world have their own distinct
vegetation but the differences are often too subtle that they escape our notice. It sounds a little
strange to say but one of the things I will miss
the most when I leave Australia is the trees and
the feel of the bush beneath my boots.
Each Semester we run a wonderful Photo Competition where students submit favourite
photo’s from their semester abroad. The winning photo’s from
semester 1, 2015 are featured below.
Most votes on face book
1st place. Omri Kl. Columbia University
2nd place. Omri Kl. Columbia University
Australian Staff Choice
1at place. Tristan Comb. University of Vermont
2nd place. Samantha Wu.
Princeton University
#ifsa_oz winner
Leah Dockor
Skidmore College