Christina Larson has been appointed to the new position of assistant director of study abroad in the Office of International Programs within the Office of Equity, Diversity and Global Outreach. She will administer and develop faculty-led short term study abroad programs, coordinate study abroad advising to students, aid in organizing visits by overseas partner institutions and assist with campus internationalization efforts.
Larson is a native of Moorhead, Minn., and earned a bachelor’s degree in Scandinavian studies and studio art from Concordia College. She brings a variety of overseas experience as well as a background in short-term faculty-led and semester-year study abroad programs from Concordia College and the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn.