From the football field to Spain: Jori Benson proves student-athletes can study abroad

KALAMAZOO, Mich.— For many Division I student-athletes, balancing practices, games, training sessions and academics leaves little room for anything else. However, Western Michigan University graduate student and football player Jori Benson discovered that studying abroad can fit into even the busiest schedules. “WMU offers study abroad programs several times during the year, which makes international experience accessible to more students,” says Joe Milostan, director of study abroad and faculty enrichment. “Students who may be unable to spend a semester abroad because they work or are heavily engaged on campus in a student organization, or because they are a student athlete,…