Archives: People

  • Zoe Pointer
    February 22, 2024 by

    Zoe is a current undergraduate student studying Interpersonal Communication Studies and Screenwriting at Ball State. She studied abroad in Ecuador on a faculty led program for 6 weeks (see her travel recommendations below). After graduation, she wants to pursue academia in the Communications Studies field. Zoe leads the Study Abroad 101 information sessions on Mondays […]

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  • Dave Callaway
    February 22, 2024 by

    Dave is the administrative coordinator managing applications and programs in the Terra Dotta system at the Rinker Center for Global Affairs. He graduated with his bachelor’s from Gordon State College in Barnsville, GA and is currently working on his Masters in English- Creative Writing.

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  • Rachelle Spencer
    February 22, 2024 by

    Rachelle is a current SAAHE (Student Affairs in Higher Education) masters student doing her practicum as a study abroad advisor at the Rinker Center for Global Affairs. She graduated with her bachelor’s from Western Washington University and during that time she was able to study abroad in Nagasaki, Japan for four months. After graduation, she […]

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  • Ashley Coker
    February 22, 2024 by

    A lifelong Hoosier, Ashley serves as the director of study abroad at the Rinker Center for Global Affairs. She graduated with her bachelor’s and master’s from Ball State and during that time she was able to study abroad in Mexico at Universidad Latina de America in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico in the fall of 2005 and […]

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  • Annika Vinje
    February 22, 2024 by

    Annika’s passion for traveling has been lifelong. Getting the opportunity to travel with her father on global business trips sparked a love for experiencing the world (see her travel recommendations below). While attending Butler University studying for a psychology degree, Annika travelled independently internationally for the first time in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She loved it so […]

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