Faculty and staff select Education Abroad photo contest winners

The Center for Global Engagement has started a regular photo contest that shine the spotlight on the experiences students have during their Education Abroad trips throughout the year, and several faculty and staff were recruited to serve as the judging panel for the "Getting Lost in the Right Direction" contest that concluded this month.

Delvie "Mr. G." Gavilan, facilities; Judy Johns, photography; Peter Paquette, dean of students; Easton Selby, visual arts professor; and Julie Wilson, Center for Global Engagement, served on the panel of jurors.

The winning photos were: 

• "Bubbles in Tanzania" by Maddison Franco, first place
• "School Boys in Ghana" by Brandon Johnson, second place
• "Sunset in South Africa" by Madison Dunn, third place

The photos were on display during International Education Week, Nov. 12 to 16. The student photographers all spent their Maymesters studying abroad.

The next photo contest is already underway, "Friends from Afar," that is meant to feature the diverse relationships students build during semester-long international programs, according to Rachel Massey, director of education abroad for CGE.

The spring contest will be titled "No Reservations" to highlight the foods students tried for the first time during their education abroad experiences. 

*Note: Photos pictured here have been cropped due to technical constraints.