Congratulations to student of French, Troy Weider, who recently received the Huntington Fellowship! 

The Huntington International Fellowships are intended to permit students majoring in the humanities with interest and supporting work in international business and trade to spend an extended time abroad to enhance their fluency in the foreign language, their knowledge of the foreign culture, and their understanding of the workings and environment of international commerce.

Troy, what study abroad program are you going on?

I'm studying at École de Management de Strasbourg (EMS; Strasbourg, France) this Fall semester through the Fisher College of Business.

Why did you decide to study business and French together?

I came to OSU knowing I wanted to study business, but I also wanted to continue taking French because I had taken 5 years of French already and thought I'd get a minor here. I've always been really passionate about French and I was fortunate to visit France twice in high school as well as visiting Québec. I decided I wanted to keep taking classes throughout my time here and that the 5 classes I needed for a minor wasn't enough for me. With how global the business world is nowadays it helps immensely to know another language and I hope to be able to work abroad someday!

Best of luck in your studies, Troy!