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Innovating the Future of International Education Together: Via In-Real-Life 2023
“With the right passion, anything is possible”Passion, possibility, and collaberations were the recurring themes from Via's 2023 In-Real-Life Meet-Up in Michigan. It was a gathering where a supportive group of talented and passionate individuals came together,...
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Via Partners with StudentUniverse: Affordable Travel for Students Studying Abroad
Via, in partnership with StudentUniverse, is reducing barriers for students studying abroad with automated flight discounts.Via has teamed up with StudentUniverse, a prominent platform for booking student travel, to tackle this challenge and make the journey abroad...
Via’s ‘One-Stop Shop’ Helps Salve Regina Increase Study Abroad Participation
Via allows administrator more time for students, less time ‘shuffling paper’When it came to application and post-acceptance processes, Joe Meringolo says he had “a bit of a learning curve” when he took on the role as Assistant Director, Study Abroad at Salve Regina...
Enhancing Study Abroad Experiences With Technology
In today's interconnected world, technology plays a pivotal role in various aspects of our lives, including education. With the advent of innovative digital tools and platforms, the field of education has witnessed significant transformations, particularly in the...
Via Helps Oglethorpe Bring Study Abroad to More Diverse Student Population
“Via ensures more students can see themselves in our programs,” director says.When she became the inaugural assistant dean and director of global education at Oglethorpe University in August 2018, Marisa Atencio, EdD, inherited six file drawers of papers and...
Via Helps Harper Grow Study Abroad
Via gives students the power to navigate options, says program assistant. In February 2022, Angelica Rackow was promoted to program assistant in the Office of International Education at Harper College, where she’s worked since 2016. With her new job came a new...
Can You Painlessly Switch Study Abroad Software?
Switching software systems can often feel like a daunting task, with concerns about time, complexity, and disruptions to your workflow. It may seem like a tall task, but what if I told you there's a solution that eases the pain of transitioning? Let’s dispel myths and...
Via Empowers Three-Person Bethel Team
Via Empowers Three-Person Bethel Team “With Via, you don’t feel alone,” says Bethel’s assistant director. The International and Off-Campus Programs office at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota, was a latecomer to using software to manage its workload. “We were...
Removing Study Abroad Barriers at UCM with Via
Via Removes Study Abroad Barriers; Gives UCM Quality Student Data It Can Use Via helps develop a path to better support students, coordinator says. The University of Central Missouri needed a software system that was easier to work with and more manageable for its...
West Chester Encourages Risk-Averse Generation Z Students to Study Abroad
Via Helps West Chester University Reach Risk-Averse Generation Z Students Via’s “gamified” approach aids students in exploring study abroad Throughout her nearly 20-year career in International Education, Trachanda Garcia has worked to help students see the...
Via Helps Wesleyan Scale Education Abroad Office
“We definitely could not live without Via,” study abroad director says. Wesleyan University’s Emily Gorlewski, Ed.D., is passionate about making education abroad accessible to all students. She relies on Via to help her two-person study abroad office do just that. ...
Switching to Via a “No Brainer” for Luther College
Switching to Via a “No Brainer” for Luther “On every level, Via sounded better,” says Director Victoria Christman When Victoria Christman, a longtime professor at Luther College in Iowa, took over as Director of the Center for Global Learning in November 2021, she...
Michigan State University Leverages Via for Data Reporting
Via Makes it Easy to Get the Data it Needs for Open Doors and More When Michigan State University’s Office for Education Abroad switched to Via, it got much easier for Hope Kroll to get the data she needs—when and how she needs it. “It’s a helpful tool that allows me...
