Author
Gráinne Hand
Title
Assistant Director
Arcadia Ireland
Wellness Wednesday: A Christmas Childhood by Patrick Kavanagh
Each year at midnight mass I am always grateful to call Inniskeen my home county in Ireland. As soon as the reader (usually someone who reads Kavanagh very well) hits the podium, I know it is Christmas. Patrick Kavanagh from Inniskeen in County Monaghan… More
Wellness Wednesday: Gratitude at Thanksgiving
This is the first time in eighteen years where we haven’t had students on the ground in Ireland during the much-celebrated Thanksgiving holiday. For years we had the joy of watching students form groups of new friends and fellow study abroad students… More
Student Engagement Webinars
Throughout the fall semester, the Engagement committee, composed of members of the Student Services team, has been reimagining how we engage with inquiries and applicants throughout their journey towards study abroad. As part of this initiative, the committee… More
Wellness Wednesday: What to do in Ireland
As we prepare for students coming to Ireland in the Spring I wanted to share some suggestions on how I think you could spend your free time. We can’t say what level of restriction we will be facing so with that in mind I'm going to keep my suggestions… More
Wellness Wednesday: Taking time to space out!
Once upon a time (in March of this year), a study abroad office of staff, busy at their desks in Dublin were told to pack up and go home! Our students had already been directed by their own government officials to return to the States but now staff in… More