Why is Gallaudet offering a FYST?
Gallaudet believes that student participation in a study abroad experience is an important component of a liberal arts education. The FYST compliments Gallaudet’s new learning outcomes: critical thinking, identity and culture, ethics and social responsibility, language and communication, and knowledge and inquiry. A study abroad experience increases the likelihood that students will remain in college and graduate and have an edge in the job market upon graduation. In addition, students experience profound personal growth, team building and leadership skills as they develop bonds with their classmates and faculty and staff leaders. Students who experience other languages and cultures become “citizens of the world.
