15 St. Mike’s students headed to Asia for Freeman-funded internships in summer 2026

This summer, 15 students from Saint Michael’s College will complete an eight-week internship in either Seoul, South Korea, or Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – an experience supported by an annual grant from the Freeman Foundation. 

St. Mike’s is one of only 33 colleges or universities in the U.S. that receives this competitive grant annually. 

Jeffrey Ayres, Director of the Institute for Global Engagement and Professor of Political Science and International Relations, said that the Freeman Foundation works to build intercultural understanding between Asia and the U.S. His hope is that these internships demonstrate St. Mike’s dedication to promoting global engagement. 

“It’s considered a real flagship program for the college,” Ayres has said. “My dream is that more prospective students look to Saint Michael’s as an institution that provides global experiences.”

Below is the list of St. Mike’s students who will be representing St. Mike’s abroad this summer through the Global Citizenship International Internship Program, along with their respective majors. 

Interns in Vietnam funded by the Freeman Foundation during the summer 2024. (Photo courtesy of Jarrett Sweet)

Seoul, South Korea 

• Calvin Baird ’27 (Saratoga, New York) — Business and Digital Marketing
• Ernest Hodgdon ’28 (Windsor, Vermont) — Philosophy & Ethics
• Barsha Khanal ’27 (Burlington, Vermont) — Health Science
• Courtney Williams ’28 (Alfred, Maine) — Criminology

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

• Alyssa Deso ’27 (St. Albans, Vermont) — Psychology
• Hans Forselius ’27 (Guilford, Connecticut) — Political Science, Spanish, and Finance
• Katriana Gleeson ’27 (Moultonboro, New Hampshire) — Criminology
• Eden Milczanowski ’27 (Barnstable, Massachusetts) — Art & Design
• Jersey Miller ’28 (Minneapolis, Minnesota) — Environmental Studies and Political Science 
• Shannon O’Brien ’28 (Goffstown, New Hampshire) — Environmental Studies and Spanish
• Lucas Schwalbe-Goodwin ’27 (Bath, England, U.K.) — Political Science
• Colin Shanley ’27 (Wethersfield, Connecticut) — Business Administration and Sociology & Anthropology
• Kayla Stern ’27 (South Burlington, Vermont) – Political Science and Economics
• Emily Sullivan ’27 (Woburn, Massachusetts) — Education Studies and Music
• HannahJulia Woodward ’27 (Rutland, Vermont) — Equity Studies

More information about the Freeman Foundation International Internship Program at Saint Michael’s College can be found here.>>