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Melody Buckner, associate vice provost for digital learning and online initiatives at the University Center for Assessment Teaching and Technology (UCATT) and associate professor of practice in the College of Education, recently received a Fulbright International Education Administrative Award.

Arizona International hosted the Spring 2025 Global Graduation Celebration in the Student Union Ballroom, welcoming more than 220 guests through its dual event: the International and Study Abroad Celebration. The ceremony honored over 130 graduating students, their guests, faculty, family, friends, and alumni.

The study abroad team is proud to recognize our graduating student workers for Spring and Summer 2025! Every one of these students has contributed greatly to our office and has made a positive impact on our students going abroad. We are so impressed with all of their work and are excited to see where they go on their next adventures!

When Gabriela Espinoza takes the stage as the student speaker at this year’s Global Graduation – International Celebration at the University of Arizona, she won’t just be celebrating her accomplishments—she’ll represent a generation of international students who dared to dream across borders.

As Teagan Watkins prepares to graduate from the University of Arizona, her story highlights the meaningful impact of international education.

When Aisha Anoohi steps up to the podium this May as the student speaker for Arizona International’s Global Graduation – International Celebration, she’ll be doing more than marking her academic achievement; she’ll be adding her voice to a family legacy deeply rooted at the University of Arizona.

In April, the University of Arizona hosted a distinguished delegation from North Kazakhstan University, also known as Kozybayev University, and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Kitzan Rivas is a graduating senior at the University of Arizona, earning her degree in Psychology with a 4.0 GPA. For the past two years, she has been an integral part of the Study Abroad team, serving as a Marketing and Communications Intern.

Researchers from the University of Arizona are among the thousands worldwide honored with the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, awarded to the ATLAS Collaboration at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) Large Hadron Collider (LHC) alongside its sister experiments ALICE, CMS and LHCb.

Kylie Becker, a graduating senior, has spent the past two years as a marketing intern with the Arizona International Study Abroad Office. As she prepares to graduate and begin a new chapter in her life, she reflects on her experience at the University of Arizona and her time supporting UA Study Abroad.