HEOP Hall of Fame
HEOP Mentor Kaylee studied off-campus in New Zealand. What is the national bird of New Zealand?
The Kiwi
One of SLU's Signature Programs is in London. What is the name of the iconic river that flows through London?
The Thames
Which country was famously the filming location for "The Lord of the Rings" movies (featuring SLU Alum, Viggo Mortensen, as Aragorn)?
SLU has a partnership with the University of Otago in this country!
New Zealand
True or False: Scholarships and Financial Aid continues to apply for off-campus study on an approved program.
True!
What building on-campus houses the Center for International and Intercultural Studies?
Carnegie Hall
HEOP Superstar Cameron '27 studied abroad in a country that is the birthplace of the gummy bear candy, has the highest rate of recycling at over 66% of waste, and has 20,000 - 25,000 castles. Where is Cameron preparing to study off-campus?
Germany
One of SLU's Signature Programs is in Kenya. What are the two official languages of Kenya?
What country is the most populous country in the world? (You could study there through one of SLU's partnerships!)
India
True or False: More than 50% of SLU students study off-campus for a semester or more.
True!
(Nationally, less than 10% of undergraduates study off-campus for any length of time.)
What is the deadline to apply for off-campus study in the upcoming academic year?
February 1st
HEOP Mentor Kayla '26 just returned from studying off-campus in Thailand. What breed of domestic house cat originated in Thailand?
The Siamese Cat
(Thailand was known as Siam until 1939.)
One of SLU's Signature Programs is in Spain. What is the national animal of Spain?
The bull
SLU has an exchange partnerships with Kansai Gaidai University in Japan. What is the national sport of Japan?
Sumo Wrestling
True or False: Off-Campus Study 101 happens each week on Thursdays at noon.
False!
Every week on Fridays at 2:00PM
What national scholarship is open to students receiving a Pell Grant and can grant up to $8,000 toward off-campus study experiences?
The Gilman Scholarship
HEOP Superstar Jaylen '27 interned in Vietnam for eight weeks through the Freeman ASIA Internship Program. What is the Lunar New Year festival called in Vietnam?
Tet
One of SLU's Signature Programs is the Adirondack Semester, where students live in the woods in an off-grid community for the semester. What is the name of the style of circular platform tent with canvas sides where our students sleep?
A yurt
The iconic limbo dance was created in which of our partner program countries?
Trinidad and Tobago
True or False: Your major will determine the program you have to choose, because SLU has one program dedicated to each major.
False!
Most of our programs can serve students with many academic interests, and there are no majors that "don't work" with off-campus study.
What month will the Off-Campus Study Fair take place?
October!
(Specifically: Thursday, October 8th in the Winston Room between 11:00AM - 1:30PM.)
HEOP Superstar Raul '27 studied off-campus in Japan last semester. What are the names of the two Japanese writing systems?
Hiragana and Katakana
SLU's Signature Program in New York City offers full-time internships for four days a week. Before being called New York City, what was the name of this city?
New Amsterdam
SLU has a partnership with Maastricht University, in a country whose name means "the low countries." What is this country?
The Netherlands
True or False: You can only study in a country where you are already fluent in that host country's language.
False! We have many programs that offer coursework in English and include language courses at the beginner level.
Name two members of the CIIS office!
Dr. Matt Carotenuto, Kim Longfellow, Caitlin Hatz, Dr. Yanqiu Zheng, and Vince Shi