Winter 2025 News & Updates
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Welcome to the Winter 2025 issue of The Global Gaucho, UC Santa Barbara Education Abroad Program’s newsletter for all things study abroad! This academic year, 1,217 Gauchos will study abroad at 165+ programs in over 40 countries. 106 scholarships have been awarded to make these transformational experiences possible. Many of our students have recently returned from their adventures abroad and we are excited to hear of their journeys of personal growth. Hear from our students, alumni, and donors and the impact of their experiences abroad below.
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The Gupta Family StartWise Scholarship |
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Sara Milles Gupta, UCSB EAP Denmark ’01, and her husband, Roshan, established their scholarship after her pivotal EAP experience as a first-generation student. Sara credits skills learned while abroad to her career success and felt compelled to help pave the way for others to experience their own profound journeys outside of their comfort zones.
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“In an increasingly interconnected world, we believe it’s vital for students to experience different cultures and perspectives. This exposure fosters empathy, global awareness, and the collaboration skills needed to thrive in today’s diverse society. By offering this scholarship and leveraging corporate matching to amplify its reach, we hope to empower first-generation students to gain life-changing experiences that prepare them to lead and contribute on a global scale.”
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- Sara Milles Gupta ’02, Biology, UCSB EAP Ambassador
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"As a first-generation, Punjabi-American student, I greatly appreciate the support of this scholarship in enriching my study abroad and research experience at the University of Ghana in Spring 2024. I am confident the Gupta scholarship will continue to inspire future first-generation students with the opportunity to have immersive and life-changing study abroad experiences in India, Africa, or Latin America. I will be pursuing a Master of Arts in Teaching — Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages at University of Southern California in the fall. This wouldn't have been possible without my time spent studying abroad and the Gupta scholarship which solidified my passion for language education research!”
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- Rajvir Rai '25, Anthropology & Language, Culture, and Society
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EAP Ambassadors share career insights with scholarship recipients |
The EAP Ambassadors, a leadership council of EAP alumni and friends who generously volunteer their time, connections and financial resources to support EAP, met with a select group of EAP student returners to share career insights on February 7th at the UCSB Club and Guest House.
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From Left to Right: Former EAP Faculty Director Dr. Michael O’Connell, Current EAP Faculty Director Dr. Fabio Rambelli, Dennis Allen ‘64, EAP Associate Director Emily Tom-Atzberger, Brad Chapin ‘00, Anya Yu-Swanson, Allison Lee, Alessandro Gonzalez, EAP Ambassador Chair Jim Maloney ‘84, Jan Koegler ‘81, Logan Baker, Darryl Heller ‘88, Melinda Chan, Lisa Bertelsen-Kivett ‘91, Elliot Taylor ‘17, Aileen Mejia, Sudi Staub, Elias Veran, John Lofthus ‘00, ‘10
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“During my EAP experience living and learning in Budapest, Hungary, I studied alongside students from a culture that was foreign to me at the time, and I learned that being able to adapt to different cultures, situations, and people is a life skill that goes beyond what you learn in the classroom.
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My time in Budapest pushed me out of my comfort zone and fostered my interest in one day living abroad permanently. Today, I live in Copenhagen, Denmark and work at a global accounting firm interacting with clients and colleagues from around the world, all the while enjoying the adventures of living abroad again!”
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- Christina Hayes ’21, Economics and Accounting
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Join us online on April 10th for our annual UCSB Give Day to celebrate EAP! We look forward to rallying together in support of the transformative study abroad experience and scholarships that make the program available to all UC Santa Barbara students.
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EAP’s mission is to make study abroad accessible to all students. Please consider giving today to help our students have this life-changing experience!
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Learn about estate and planned gifts and how you can leave your EAP legacy:
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Join other EAP alumni from across the UC system online by signing up for UCEAP Connect:
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Questions or comments? Please reach out to:
John Lofthus '00, '10 (EAP Australia 1999)
Senior Director of Development, Student Academic Initiatives
john.lofthus@ucsb.edu | 805.680.3924
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