Rutgers–Camden Students Receive Grants to Pursue International Study

For Immediate Release

CAMDEN --  A program at Rutgers–Camden has provided undergraduate students with grants to support their participation in international study opportunities.

For four undergraduate students at Rutgers University–Camden, the International Studies Scholar Grants from the Rutgers–Camden College of Arts and Sciences have provided an unparalleled chance to experience global culture while maintaining their personal lives at home.

Haddonfield resident Katelyn M. Hoobler, Runnemede resident Nicole Soderholm, Laurel Springs resident James Bocco, and Magnolia resident Susan L. Krisch each have received a $500 grant to support their participation in the Rutgers–Camden International Studies Program.

Through the International Studies Program, Rutgers–Camden students have the opportunity to study abroad for short periods that allow them to apply their classroom learning within a global context without setting aside family and work obligations for the extended period demanded by traditional study abroad programs.

Hoobler, 19, will travel to France in May as part of the “History and Civilization of Southwest France” course.  “In class, we are studying writers and artists who lived in this area,” explains the Rutgers–Camden French major.  “I am eager to learn more about French history, literature, and culture, as well as to further my speaking skills.”  A 2006 graduate of Haddonfield Memorial High School, Hoobler minors in European Studies at Rutgers–Camden, where she is in her junior year.

During Spring Break in March, Bocco, 20, and Krisch, 19, traveled to England as part of the “British Popular Culture:  Past and Present” course.  “It was my first experience out of our country, and I can’t think of a better way to do it than with a great group of peers and a few professors who knew where we were going,” says Krisch.  A 2007 graduate of Triton Regional High School, Krisch is a psychology major in her sophomore year at Rutgers–Camden.

A 2007 graduate of Highland High School, Bocco valued the “unique opportunity to experience British culture” offered by the Rutgers–Camden course.

Soderholm, 21, also joined the Rutgers–Camden international study program in England.  “I was fascinated by the cultural diversity throughout the country.  It was also amazing to discover how full of history everything is,” enthuses the 2005 graduate of Triton Regional High School.

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