Nicole Kraft, associate professor of clinical communication, helped guide a study abroad across four countries to explore the “European Model of Sport” during May. 

Activities for the group of 19 students included: 

• attending Inter Milan and FC Barcelona football games
• meeting with leaders at the home of the World Athletic Association and the Monaco Country Club in Monaco
• visiting Vero Volley professional volleyball in Milan, Italy
• learning about team handball with ISAM Nimes
• touring Camp Nu stadium in Barcelona, Spain 
• visiting Barcelona’s Olympic Museum
• meeting with F1 journalist Aaron Deckers of RacingNews365 and French handball legend Michaël Guigou, who allowed students to hold his gold medal from the Tokyo Olympics. 

Kraft said her favorite stop was visiting Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, home of the Barcelona F1 race, and getting to stand on the podium.