How this differs from a semester abroad
A faculty-led trip is built around a single course a student is already taking credit for, runs two to four weeks rather than a full term, and travels as a group with the instructor the entire time — a lower-commitment way to study abroad than a semester exchange.
Where they go
Destinations rotate with faculty proposals; a given trip might run once and not again for years depending on who's willing to lead it, so the Global Education Office publishes the confirmed list a year ahead rather than promising a fixed rotation.
In and around Porter Falls
For a campus this size Porter both sends and receives a steady stream of students internationally. The Global Education Office in Founders Union runs the advising, the risk review and the arrival and re-entry programming.
The practical details
Length: 2–4 weeks, usually during Winterm or summer. Cost: Program fee plus airfare; financial aid can apply. Who leads them: A Porter faculty member on every trip. Anything time-sensitive — an accommodation, a booking, a deadline — is worth confirming directly before you rely on it, because the specifics here can change from term to term.
If you have a question
The office behind this is Global Education Office (Founders Union, Room 240). Call (715) 555–0220 or email global@uwporterfalls.edu during the fall and spring terms, or sign in to MyPorter to send a message or book a time. If it turns out another office owns the question, they will route it rather than send you back to the start.
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