b'STUDY ABROAD SERVICES HIGHLIGHTING THE HUMANS OF STUDY ABROADSTUDENT SPOTLIGHT MALLORY TYLERFor Data Science major Mallory Tyler, studying abroad once just wasnt enough. In 2023, Tyler participated in the program UF in England - The Curious History of Statistics, which solidified her choice of major. In 2024, she then participated in UF in Thailand - Beekeeping in Asia as an homage to her love of bees and passion for bee conservation. I was initially drawn to study abroad by a desire to step outside my comfort zone and see unfamiliar sights, she says. The experiences of studying abroad in England and Thailand opened my eyes to diverse cultures and perspectives. Each program strengthened my adaptability, independence, and global awareness - skills that continue to shape my academic and career goals, added Mallory. Now a Study Abroad Peer Advisor (SAPA), Mallory is consistently one of the organizations most active members. In April, she was named SAPA of the Year by her peers at their End-of-Year Banquet. As a Study Abroad Peer Advisor, I have seen how transformative these experiences can be for anyone and everyone, she says. I hope faculty and staff understand how much growth happens for students outside of the classroom - navigating new places, building new friendships, and learning to thrive in the unknown.STAFF SPOTLIGHTJENNIFER NALLIHow many of us can say weve left a job only to go back to it a few years later? Jennifer Nalli, Administrative Assistant for UF Study Abroad, certainly can. After working at the UF Study Abroad front desk from 2015-2018, Jen transitioned to the Heavener International Programs offices front desk in the Warrington College of Business. In late 2024, however, she returned to UF Study Abroad in the same position as before, again serving as the units first point-of-contact for students and families. Working at UFIC gives me the chance to work with a variety of students from all over UFs colleges, she says.In her seven months of working here, Jen has closed nearly 4,000 of our teams 12,000 Salesforce cases. That works out to approximately 30 cases per day, in addition to answering our phone, monitoring our live chat, and speaking with our walk-ins. She does it all with a smile on her face and an eagerness to help. It gives me great joy each day to know that I have brought students a sense of relief or calmed some of their nerves related to study abroad. I feel like Ive done my job when its noticeable that a student is more sure of their decision and more confident about their next steps.UF International Center |25'