Study Away Alumni

Get Involved

When you return from studying away and join APU’s Study Away Alumni, you have opportunities and resources available to you!

• Program Reunion - Attend your program’s reunion gathering. CCEL’s Study Away Team works with alumni to plan a gathering for each APU semester program to meet together again, reflect over their time abroad, and share in the re-entry process. If your program doesn't have a reunion, help create one or meet with a Study Away staff member to share about your experiences individually. 

• Post-Study Away Curriculum - Enroll in the 1-credit, post-study away experience, GLBL 425 Integration and Formation, to intentionally debrief all you experienced and maximize what you learn and integrate into your on-going life. 

• Study Away Symposium - Plan to be at each semester's event to share and to continue to grow in your worldview development. 

• Ongoing Communication - You can expect to continue to hear from the CCEL throughout your time at APU to receive resources pertinent to Study Away Alumni.

Explore Additional On-campus Opportunities!

• • Share your story in classroom presentations, on Cougar Walk, the website, and other opportunities.

  • Help facilitate study away pre-departure events and speak on alumni panels.

  • Send a care package to students at your program.

  • Write and send notes to students who are away.

  • Plan a reunion for your program.

  • Help facilitate re-entry events and mentor returning students.

  • Participate in the study away alumni photo and poster contests at each semester's symposium.

  • Share your memories using #apustudyaway.

• Go away again. Prayerfully consider joining or leading one of APU’s summer Action Teams through the Office of Service and Discipleship.

• Do Academic Advising. If you are considering new or different vocation options from your time away, meet with APU’s Academic Success Center to see what majors or minors might be a good fit for you and your goals.

• Explore Job Opportunities. Make a career consulting appointment to find out how to integrate your study away experience into your résumé and career plans.

• Explore Service Learning Courses. For course options, see the Center for Academic Service Learning.

• Join one of APU’s many diverse student-led programs, service, or social justice clubs on campus!

• Meet with the APU Career Development to find out how to integrate your study away experience into your résumé and career plans. Find out what skills and qualities may have matured as a direct result of your study away term. Receive individualized coaching to build awareness of domestic and international vocations and jobs in the academic discipline areas you are interested in.

• Fulbright Scholarships

  • Through the U.S. government, enable more than 1,800 U.S. students, artists, and other professionals to live and work abroad in more than 155 nations each year, providing the opportunity to gain international competence in an interdependent world. Undergraduate APU students are encouraged to apply in their senior year. Scholarships also available for graduate & doctoral students. For more information, visit Fulbright.

• Have you thought about domestic or international graduate school programs?

  • Lessons From Abroad (LFA) Conference - Each fall and spring, the LFA Re-Entry Conference hosts exhibitors of several globally engaged domestic and international graduate programs and schools. Visit this page for this year’s dates.