New Policies Aim at Expanding Study Abroad Opportunities

Trinity student Tierney Thomison currently studies abroad in Bolivia
Photo courtesy of Tierney Thomison

By Abby Tisdale and Katie Welch

A new model could provide better financial aid and therefore more opportunities of studying abroad for Trinity students, said a faculty and staff panel at a town hall Tuesday evening.

The panel featured Dr. Katsuo Nishikawa, the director of the Center of International Engagement, Glendi Gaddis, Assistant Vice President of Student Financial Services, and Nancy Erickson, assistant director of Study Abroad. Student Government Association (SGA) sponsored the townhall.

The new model is called home school tuition model, or HSTM. This model allows students studying abroad during fall and spring semesters to only pay for the normal cost as attending their home school, Trinity, including tuition, room and board. Students are also able to use federal, state and Trinity financial aid while studying abroad during regular semesters. Airfare, however, is not covered, said Nishikawa.

Callum Squires: Passion for Soccer and Beyond

Callum Squires playing soccer for Trinity 

Photo by Nate Kizla

By Davis Mathis

Callum John Drysdale Squires has a name that couldn’t allow him to show his Englishness if he wanted. So how did this Englishman end up in San Antonio, Texas for college? The answer is soccer.

He wanted to keep playing soccer. 

“America is crazy about college sports. It’s just such a big culture here, which is weird because no one cares about college sports back home,” says Squires, a junior majoring in German Studies. “They aren’t really even a thing. So when I wanted to keep competitively playing the sport, America was the logical choice.”