West Linn Student Katherine Millage Studies in British West Indies

2011 Dec 6

University of San Diego student Katherine Millage of West Linn is studying in the Bristish West Indies this fall.

The semester-long program takes place in the Turks and Caicos islands and is offered in association with the School of Field Studies for students majoring in the sciences. Students have the opportunity to analyze such challenging problems as preserving ecosystems, balancing economic development and conservation or managing and maintaining wildlife, agricultural and marine resources.

Millage is majoring in biochemistry 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.