2018 Givens Scholarship

Joey Karczewski ’20 — As I reflect on my time abroad, I often think back to the numerous museums that I had visited. A couple of my favorite include the Mumok in Vienna […]

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  Isaiah Mears ’20 — Nothing like six inches of snow and an 8 AM class to welcome you back from a semester in the Peloponnese am I right? My time in […]

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Darian Phillips ’20 – During my time abroad, I was enrolled in a modern and contemporary art history course, which surveyed artwork from the beginning of the neo-classical period in the 18thcentury […]

Read More - Darian Phillips ’20 – Impressionism in France and England

Alex Pittsford ’20 – Looking back at my semester abroad, I’m surprised at just how much I was able to learn and experience in just four short months. From celebrating Oktoberfest on […]

Read More - Alex Pittsford ’20 – Goethe, Color Theory, and the Binding Power of Art

Ben Kiesel ’20 – As I spent an unforgettable semester in Valencia, Spain, I had the opportunity to visit a number of beautiful European cities to study art thanks to the Givens […]

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Max Atkins ’20 – While I spent four months studying philosophy in Amsterdam, my travels were not limited to the Netherlands thanks to the Givens family. While my intention when going abroad was […]

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Matthew Hopkins ’19 — As I reflect back on my four months abroad in Aix-en-Provence, France, I realize how formative a time it was for me. I realize how much I’ve grown, I […]

Read More - Matthew Hopkins ’19: Exploring Connections Between Impressionism and Expressionism

Neil Dittman ’19 — I would like to extended a deep gratitude for the opportunities afforded by the Givens family. With their generosity, I was able to engage with art from all around […]

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Evan Hansen ’19 — Where?: El Badii Palace, Marrakech Morocco When?: 03/11/2018 What?: My travels were not limited to Spain as Joel Janak ‘19 and myself tackled Morocco. El Badii Palace was […]

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Max Lawson ’19 — Thanks to the generosity of the Givens family, I was able to travel extensively within Spain, and even take excursions to the Netherlands and France in order to gain […]

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Ian Finley ‘19 — It was the 27th of January when I decided to take my first trip in Spain outside of Valencia, where I was studying for the semester, and my first […]

Read More - Ian Finley ’19 —Lucerne, Madrid, and Paris

David Daugherty ’19 — Throughout my time studying abroad in Europe this spring, I have found myself in awe of all of the architecture. Every day on my walk to class I […]

Read More - David Daugherty ’19: Cordoba, Seville, and Lisbon