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If you look into the stands of the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center during a Â鶹ӰԺ State women's basketball game, you’ll find a mother-daughter pair of students from Brazil cheering with all their might. Five thousand miles from home, Hetty and Fernanda have found new activities and friends in the United States.
A significant fire broke out at the Teatro Universitário (TUCA) of the PontifÃcia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR) in Curitiba, Brazil on April 15. Â鶹ӰԺ’s American Academy program operates on the PUCPR campus as part of the dual-enrollment partnership established between the two institutions in 2018.
For Lara Kilchenmann, the journey from Switzerland to Â鶹ӰԺ wasn't just about pursuing higher education — it was about returning to a place that felt like home.
Inspiration can come from anywhere, but traveling the world and experiencing different cultures seems to be the best source of creativity for Anne Louise Pesch Kruklis, a senior fashion design major from Curitiba, Brazil, exploring the world with the programs offered by Â鶹ӰԺ.
This March, senior fashion design and marketing major Rachel Stauffer will take her fashion research to the international stage.