CNL students at Clinica Esperanza in Honduras.

Global Initiatives

We enthusiastically prepare students to embrace the challenges and opportunities of our global community.

Two semester-long study abroad opportunities are available to nursing students: one in New Zealand, at the University of Auckland, and another in Australia, at the University of Queensland. Several J-Term courses are also available to students, including one in Roatan, Honduras, at Clinica Esperanza. Nursing students may apply to be part of UVA's long-standing Valencia First program, which offers a semester-long opportunity to first-year BSN students. Additional opportunities are available through the Center for Global Health Equity, via independent study, through mentored research, and through students' pursuit of a Global Sustainability minor.

Nursing students may incorporate international clinical experiences into their nursing education, including semester-long study abroad and/or programs during January-term and in the summer, or connect with UVA’s International Studies Office (ISO) for opportunities not directly related to nursing.

A week-long celebration of all things education abroad at UVA.

Semester-long exchanges for School of Nursing students include:

  • Valencia First, Valencia, Spain - for first-year BSN students who take first-semester nursing courses along with a Spanish language course
  • University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia - a semester-long exchange for nursing students that includes clinical activities during the exchange
  • University of Auckland, New Zealand - a semester-long exchange for nursing students in their 4th year that includes clinical activities during the exchange

For information, contact Global Initiatives director Cathy Campbell:

CONTACT GLOBAL INITIATIVES


A full list of J-Term courses may be found on the January Term website.

 


Summer programs abroad vary according to the year they are offered. Current summer offerings may be found on the Education Abroad website, including a Maymester education abroad program to St. Kitts and Nevis, with clinical instructor Christina Feggans-Langston and School of Public Health Sciences faculty member Kelsie Kelly.


The interdisciplinary minor in Global Sustainability benefits students of all majors who want to understand the many facets of sustainability and learn how to apply this knowledge to their daily lives. The minor empowers students across the University in common efforts to accomplish real change through community engagement with sustainable projects in their communities and beyond, and establishes connections between different disciplines and prepares students to incorporate sustainable practices into their varied, future careers.

The minor is housed in the School of Architecture and guided by a governing board of representatives from the six partner academic units, the Office of the Vice President for Research, and a sustainability student group.

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The School of Nursing has relationships with organizations around the world that are able to provide clinical placements to students for which they earn community and public health credit. Offerings vary based on partner sites.

Interested CNL students should contact Cathy Campbell and make plans to attend a Global Initiatives event to learn more.


  • Independent study: students who seek to work independently on a thesis, scholarly capstones or other research projects in global settings
  • Mentored research: students who seek to work with faculty as research assistants in global settings
  • UVA Center for Global Health Equity (CGHE) offers funding and support to nursing students focused on health as a transcendent and unambiguous human value that engages multiple disciplines across UVA and cultural, economic, and geographic divides. Our CGH model emphasizes academics, service, and research.


UVA School of Nursing support

Thanks to the generosity of individuals who contribute to the School of Nursing's Annual Fund and donors to the School's endowment for international initiatives, nursing students may apply for resources to help defray some of the costs of international academic and exchange programs, including:

Through a central repository of funding opportunities housed in its Office of Citizen Scholar Development, UVA connects nursing students with funding for international experiences as well, including through the following resources, which include funding, fellowships, awards, and opportunities for both UVA undergraduate and graduate students:

UVA Support

The Office of Citizen Scholar Development maintains a comprehensive list of funding, fellowships, awards, and opportunities for UVA undergraduate and graduate students. A few awards students have earned to fund their study abroad in the past include:

Center for Global Health Equity (CGHE)

  • CGHE University Scholar Award is available to undergraduate, graduate, or professional students who engage faculty mentors in multidisciplinary approaches to global health in an international setting.

Sources for Undergraduate Students

  • Fulbright Program: Established in 1946, the Fulbright Scholars Program aims to increase mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States and other countries, through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills.

Sources for Graduate Students


Resources at UVA and beyond

Global Organizations

Student Organizations

Cathy Campbell
Cathy Campbell
Associate professor and Global Initiatives director
clc5t@virginia.edu
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