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The Global Citizen of the Year Awards feature our amazing students’ accomplishments from abroad. Check out a selection of print and online articles that further detail these students' incredible stories. 

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University of Miami | Making connections across the globe

By Janette Neuwahl Tannen
yesenia ayala with students at belen educa in chile

Des Moines Register | Student Wins Global Citizen of Year Award

By Lisa Lacher
sydni williams in red top standing in front of pond with boats

Michigan Daily Newspaper | University Student Named Global Citizen of the Year

By Andrew Hiyama
  • The Lafayette | Learning "as I live through it": Idil Tanrisever '19 honored as finalist for Global Citizen of the Year Award
  • The Daily Iowan | Tippie graduate dubbed 2018 Global Citizen of the Year Award Finalist
  • The Gazette | University of Iowa graduate Jeremy Marks honored as finalist for Global Citizen of the Year award
  • The Enquirer-Gazette | Clinton Woman Wins Global Citizen of the Year Award
  • Naperville Now | Global Citizen Finalist
  • The Hudson Independent | Irvington grad finalist in 2018 global citizen of the world competition
  • The Naperville Sun - Chicago Tribune Affiliate | Naperville People in the News
  • WTOP | Md. college student wins nonprofit’s Global Citizen Award
  • Grinnell College | Yesenia Ayala ’18 Wins IES Abroad’s 2017 Global Citizen of the Year
  • Villanova University | Villanova’s Kathleen Blehl one of six U.S. college students recognized by IES Abroad
  • iBerkshires.com | Williams Economics Major Named Global Citizen Finalist
  • Williamstown.com | Williams Economics Major Named Global Citizen Finalist
  • The Brown & White | Junior Ileana Exaras Earns Award, Gains Confidence Abroad       
  • The Fairfax Times of Fairfax, VA | Gettysburg College Student Finalist for Inaugural Global Citizen Award
  • The Miami Hurricane | Student Awarded for Work with NGO Abroad
  • Mlive | UM Student Named Global Citizen of the Year for Work in Madrid
  • The Occidental Weekly | Foster Named Global Citizen of the Year Finalist
  • Hope College | John Luke Hawkins Honored As “Global Citizen Of The Year” Finalist

For more information about us, our Global Citizen of the Year award, or to arrange an interview with our student awardees, please contact:

Abby Baric

Senior Communications Manager

[email protected]

312.264.5197

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