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Success Story: Bethel University
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...
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Success Story: Wesleyan University
“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. ...
Success Story: 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...
Via Wins New Product Award
Campus Technology Recognizes Via Global’s Intake & Program Match Via’s Traveler Intake and Program Match received the 2022 New Product Award from Campus Technology, one of higher education’s top information sources. Released last October, Via’s Traveler Intake...
Success Story: Saint Anselm College
Via Makes Gathering Data “Simple and Straightforward,” Director Says Jane Bjerklie-Barry “inherited a terrible platform” when she arrived at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH, to become Director of the Office of International Programs in September 2018. “It was...
Success Story: Saint Martin’s University
Dean: “Via was completely revolutionary for the University” After a successful study abroad fair at Saint Martin’s University, the Office of International Programs and Development surveyed students. Questions centered not only on the fair, but on whether or not the...
StudentUniverse & Via Create Powerful Partnership that Benefits Travelers
Companies Team Up to Make Travel Affordable & Accessible for All When StudentUniverse Business Development Manager Carlo Fabros first encountered Via at the 2019 CCIS Study Abroad Conference, he saw the potential for a great partnership between the two...
Celebrating NAFSA Regional Conferences
Via-Sponsored Events Were A Major Success Across the Country The Via team had so much fun attending several and sponsoring all Fall 2022 NAFSA Regional Conferences. All across the country, we met people who share our passion for global experiences and who believe what...
Via Celebrates International Education Week 2022
From a Virtual Tour of Germany to Making Gnocchi, Via Observes IEW Like many of our colleagues in the International Education field, Via will be celebrating International Education Week (IEW) 2022 with a wide range of events and activities from November 14-18. IEW...
Success Story: College of Charleston
“We feel like we’re part of a team,” says Director Melissa Ochal. Pre-pandemic, the Center for International Education at the College of Charleston was sending about a thousand students on global experiences while using a free software system. Five years ago, it...
Success Story: Concordia University Wisconsin
Via’s Affordability Allows Concordia to Eliminate Application Fees Concordia University Wisconsin’s Maggie Leimkuehler had a demo with Via during the 2018 NAFSA Regional Conference in Schaumburg, Illinois. “It definitely looked appealing,” recalls Maggie, now...
Success Story: SUNY Oneonta
“Via takes a lot off our plates so we can focus on other things.” By the time Denise Leinonen went to work at the Office of Global Education at SUNY Oneonta, the office had decided to move from a paper system to a software system. “We interviewed a bunch of colleagues...