Rising Sophomore Abroad Program - Part 1

Rising Sophomore Abroad Program - Part 1

September 30, 2020

About this episode

In this episode, which is part one of a two part series, we talk with Dr. Nicole Sanderlin and Dr. David Knight about the award-winning Rising Sophomore Abroad Program in the College of Engineering. Today we will hear about how this successful global program for engineering students began.The Virginia Tech Rising Sophomore Abroad Program, or RSAP as it’s called, combines a Spring course with a 2-week international module abroad that immediately follows the end of the Spring Semester. RSAP gives students a taste of an international experience and increases their comfort level with global travel.

Episode Credits

Recorded July 2020 with Andy Morikawa, Rob Emmett and Lindy Cranwell. Co-produced by the Academy for Global Engineering and the Institute for Policy and Governance at Virginia Tech with support from the Charles Edward Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

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