BC
Brooke Ciccocioppo
  • French
  • Class of 2016
  • Boiling Springs, Pa.

Brooke Ciccocioppo of Boiling Springs Spending Semester in France

2014 Oct 24

Brooke Ciccocioppo of Boiling Springs, Pa., is one of 26 Lebanon Valley College students studying away for the fall 2014 semester. Ciccocioppo is spending the semester in France as part of the College's study abroad program, which includes 12 foreign countries and two stateside internship opportunities.

This fall semester program offers students in any major who want to improve their knowledge of the French language and culture the opportunity to take courses in almost all areas of concentration. Montpellier, as the regional capital of Languedoc-Roussillon, plays a predominant role in the development of southern Europe. It is a highly-desirable location for companies that recognize the shift of European economics to the south. It offers easy access to the large metropolitan areas of the world. The IML is ideally located right in the heart of the historic city center, offering a unique combination of high-level education and culture. Montpellier is primarily a university-city of 50,000 students, more than 2,000 coming from all over the world. The city enjoys good weather and has easy access by rail and air with the rest of France and Europe.

Ciccocioppo, a graduate of Boiling Springs High School, is pursuing a bachelor of arts in French at The Valley.

The College is in the process of developing a handful of new short-term programs that would make it even easier for busy students to study off-campus. In the spring semester, two new course-embedded programs will be offered in Italy and England. By the time they graduate, nearly 20 percent of LVC students will have spent time studying and traveling abroad, experiences that will shape and inform the rest of their lives as global citizens.