Choose A Center Experience
A GEO center is a student’s home away from home, where dedicated on-site staff arrange housing, organize excursions, offer on-site orientations, and connect students to the kinds of global experiential learning and professional development opportunities unique to each country. Our centers in London, Siena, Segovia, and Oviedo offer a wide range of catalog courses and programs from business to journalism, advertising, liberal arts, language, psychology and more, and serve as a convenient base for faculty interested in leading their own customized programs. Learn more by visiting each center page below.
UO Staff Travel Grant
Three UO staff members traveled abroad on the UO Staff Study Abroad Grant, offered by Global Education Oregon (GEO), gaining firsthand experience to enhance support for Ducks exploring the world. Read about their experiences below at our GEO Centers.
Amy Sibul, Human Physiology director internships and career readiness, visited GEO's Spain Centers in Oviedo and Segovia, and GlobalWorks International Internships in Madrid.
“Each of these locations—Oviedo, Madrid, and Segovia—offers Ducks the chance to strengthen their Spanish, grow as global citizens, and explore the world with curiosity and humility.”
She witnessed students building community, confidence, and independence across three distinct Spanish cities.
Andrea Olson, College of Education director of stewardship and donor relations, visited GEO’s new programs in Costa Rica.
“One student told me, ‘I almost didn’t go because I had a lot of anxiety about the unknown. Now I can’t imagine my college experience without it.’ That kind of transformation is what study abroad is all about.”
Her experience highlighted how homestays, local staff, and program structure provide powerful support for first-time travelers.
Rosa Chavez, Center for Multicultural Academic Excellence director, visited the GEO Siena Center to better advise first-generation and multicultural students.
“My advice to students is to start exploring early, even if you don't know where you want to go. To take the opportunity to take a look and see what's available to you.”
Her experience is testimonial to the importance of campus advising and the resources we offer to help students feel that studying abroad is attainable.
