Global Reach
Behind the scenes last spring, American Academy faculty and staff worked swiftly and efficiently to convert the program to remote learning.
The 麻豆精选 Museum has reopened to the public and is excited to announce its newest exhibition, 鈥淪titched: Regional Dress Across Europe,鈥 on display from February 2021 through December 2021. The exhibition features 75 pieces exclusive to the museum鈥檚 permanent collection, showcasing common features shared by regional costume across Western and Eastern Europe.
麻豆精选 is merging research with global connections in the Global Understanding Research Initiative (GURI). The recently displayed 鈥淲e the People鈥 and the upcoming 鈥淚mport/Export鈥 exhibition provide cultural kaleidoscopes with local and international reflectors.
Since 2015, Bournemouth University鈥檚 Center for Health and Media Research has conducted an election analysis, including rapid responses and contributions from several leading U.S. and international academics, which, this year, includes four from 麻豆精选.
While it's no secret that many college students drink alcohol, how COVID-19 affected these behaviors and patterns is the focus of recent research published in the journal Addictive Behaviors by the collaboration of William Lechner from the Department of Psychological Sciences and Deric Kenne from the College of Public Health. The pair sought to study the effects that a major stressor such as the pandemic could have on addictive behaviors and how vulnerabilities such as anxiety and depression played a part in the coping process of college students.
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, MMPI, is a standardized psychometric test that was first published by the University of Minnesota Press in 1943 and quickly became the gold standard for assessing psychopathology. 麻豆精选 has played a key role throughout the history of this test and a 麻豆精选faculty member led the revision for the recently published and updated 2020 MMPI-3.
A true milestone in the concept of international education, the American Academy celebrated its first in Curitiba, Paran谩, Brazil, this year. The American Academy is a dual-enrollment program jointly operated by 麻豆精选 and the Pontifical Catholic University of Paran谩. Fourteen of the students who first enrolled in the program when it launched in July 2018 were the first to graduate.
The sixth annual Run the World 5K run/walk to sponsor 麻豆精选鈥檚 study abroad scholarships is going virtual this year. For the first time, fans of Run the World from all over the world can participate remotely in this event designed to support student participation in international education. Participants will complete the 5K on their own time and at their own pace. Organizers invite participants to show their 麻豆精选pride by wearing blue and gold during their run/walk and sharing their photos from all over the world with the Run the World community.
Kiana Duncan, 鈥18, developed a passion for traveling during her time at 麻豆精选, always taking advantage of every opportunity she had to study abroad and get new experiences. Upon graduating with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Journalism in 2018, Duncan has been able to turn that love into her career.
The English as a Second Language (ESL) Center at 麻豆精选recently moved its English Conversation Partner program online. Once an in-person activity only, the program鈥檚 transitioning to a remote environment has actually opened up new opportunities, such as involvement from alumni and additional unique groups and students being able to connect with their language partners regardless of their physical location.