Chloe Philip, a senior biology major at Penn State, spent the first part of the summer of 2017 exploring the Galapagos Islands with REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates). Philip is seen here on Santa Cruz Island, home to the Charles Darwin Research Station and the headquarters for the Galapagos National Park Service.
Craig Miranda, a senior at Penn State Behrend, offered this photo of himself in Dubai with the iconic Burj Al-Arab Hotel in the background. Miranda is interning through the summer in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at a cybersecurity company.
Senior Rebecca Brott offered this photo of her and a group of architectural engineering students from Penn State visiting the Great Wall of China during a two-month study abroad program that took them to several cities and historic locations.
Thanks to everyone who participated in Penn State Today's 'Summer Travel' photo contest, highlighting Penn Staters whose summer travels have taken them across the globe. The top-five photos, as selected by our editors, are featured here, with the winning photo submitted by recent alumna Alexandra Fahoome at Utah's Arches National Park.
