International ambassadors embark on semester abroad
Through Social Sciences’ Gateway program, students travel the world

BY JESSICA STARK
Rice News staff

Eight outstanding students from the School of Social Sciences aren’t just headed home for the holidays; they are preparing for a spring semester spent abroad as international ambassadors. Composing the largest cohort of ambassadors for the school’s Gateway program, the students will be traveling to and studying in Brazil, Hong Kong, Guatemala, India, Italy, Spain, Costa Rica, Switzerland, China and South Africa.

	Composing the largest cohort of ambassadors for the School of Social Sciences’ Gateway program, eight students will be traveling to and working in Brazil, Hong Kong, Guatemala, India, Italy, Spain, Costa Rica, Switzerland, China and South Africa.

Befitting of its name, the Gateway program acts as a gateway from student life to the real world by offering international ambassadorships, summer fellowships, undergraduate research funds and social-science internships.

Through the Gateway program’s International Ambassador program, students receive a stipend, and guidance in making contacts and conducting interviews, prepare reflection reports and make presentations upon their return. Using Rice alumni contacts, the students will interview accomplished individuals in the countries they visit. To practice, the students interviewed Social Sciences faculty members this semester and transcribed those interviews, which are featured at http://socialsciencesgateway.rice.edu/Faculty.aspx.

This spring’s international ambassadors, pictured from left to right, are:

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