Doctoral student receives study abroad award from Dr Pepper

Shara Cherniak, a third-year doctoral student in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice, was one of 28 students from a Southeastern Conference university to receive the 2016 Dr Pepper Education Abroad Award.

Last year, Dr Pepper allocated $100,000 to the SEC to provide study abroad opportunities for students who excel in the classroom, demonstrate financial need, and represent non-traditional study abroad participants. With this award, Cherniak will participate in a faculty-led program in Ghana during the 2016-17 academic year.

I am very appreciative to Dr Pepper for the possibility to study abroad in Ghana," said Cherniak. “As a Ph.D. student in early childhood education, I see this experience as more than just an excellent opportunity; I see it as imperative to my own development as a teacher educator and to my ability to instruct students.

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