{"id":11204,"date":"2012-09-26T14:00:31","date_gmt":"2012-09-26T14:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/?page_id=11204"},"modified":"2026-03-26T19:45:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:45:18","slug":"travel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/stem\/travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Conferences and Travel (regional and abroad)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_46723\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46723\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/LS-NSSA_-NSBE-March-2025.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-46723 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/LS-NSSA_-NSBE-March-2025-300x236.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/LS-NSSA_-NSBE-March-2025-300x236.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/LS-NSSA_-NSBE-March-2025-1024x805.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/LS-NSSA_-NSBE-March-2025-768x604.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/LS-NSSA_-NSBE-March-2025.jpeg 1374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Celebrating its 50th Anniversary, <a href=\"https:\/\/nsbe.org\/\">The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)<\/a> Annual Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois, from March 5th to 9th, 2025, at the McCormick Place, the largest convention center in North America.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><b>Expand Your Education Beyond the Classroom<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Augsburg University encourages students to <b>broaden their learning experiences<\/b> by engaging with peers and professionals beyond campus\u2014whether in <b>South Dakota or South Africa<\/b>..<\/p>\n<p>Each year, professional organizations such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shpe.org\/\"><b>Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stemconferences.com\/icitcs\/index.html\">International Conference on Information Technology and Computer Science 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aaps.org\/nbc\/nbcreg?utm_source=google&amp;utm_campaign=AAPS_GoogleAds_2026_NBC_Search_end_04.07.2026&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23554276227&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADQTYiS78gE-3YQcTJ4LzPhEJrOop&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwspPOBhB9EiwATFbi5PpMl3htP0LAW9t0i78EsypmkN2yxWe-Ul1dpFtKEmz_9j71xn3FGxoCkk0QAvD_BwE\">American Association for the Advancement of Science and National Science Foundation<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cur.org\/\"><strong>Council on Undergraduate Research (NCUR)<\/strong><\/a> host\u00a0conferences across the U.S., providing Augsburg students with opportunities to gain <b>industry knowledge, <\/b>build <b>interpersonal and networking skills, <\/b>and connect with <b>professionals and peers<\/b> in their fields<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For <b>international experiences<\/b>, students can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Study abroad<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Conduct research or independent studies in another country<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Join a <b>short-term travel seminar<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With support from <b>Augsburg\u2019s Center for Global Education and Experience<\/b>, students can tailor programs to fit their <b>academic and personal interests<\/b>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/stem\/travel\/international-experiences\/\">International Experiences for STEM majors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/stem\/gilman-international-scholarship\/\">Gilman International Scholarship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45520\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2012\/09\/nica-salto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45520 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2012\/09\/nica-salto-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Augsburg students on location in Nicaragua learn about co-op farming and best practices for sustainability and community development.\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2012\/09\/nica-salto-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2012\/09\/nica-salto-1024x680.jpg 1024w, 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