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Kacie Forker
  • Class of 2013
  • Islip, NY

Islip Student Kacie Forker Studies in England

2011 Dec 3

University of San Diego student Kacie Forker of Islip is studying in Oxford, England this fall.

University of San Diego students are studying abroad in Oxford, England this fall. The semester-long program takes place at St. Clare's, an independent international college offering courses in the liberal arts. Oxford is an internationally respected intellectual center, combining traditional ceremony and the beauty of ancient buildings with the amenities of a lively, modern industrial city. The cultural hub offers libraries, museums, art galleries and theaters along with parks, gardens and sporting grounds. Just outside of the city lies a picturesque countryside while the bustling city of London is easily accessed by car or rail.

Forker is majoring in history and plans to graduate in Spring 2013.

USD is ranked first in the nation for the percentage of undergraduate students studying abroad, according to the Institute of International Education's latest Open Doors Report. More than 71 percent of all USD undergraduate students study abroad.

The University of San Diego is a Catholic institution of higher learning chartered in 1949; the school enrolls some 7,800 undergraduate and graduate students and is known for its commitment to teaching, the liberal arts, the formation of values and community service. The fall 2007 establishment of the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies brings the University's total number of schools and colleges to six. Other academic divisions include the College of Arts and Sciences and the schools of Business Administration, Leadership and Education Sciences, Law and Nursing and Health Sciences.