IPSL
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IPSL is a program provider offering 28 abroad programs. Programs offered include Study Abroad, Internship, Volunteer, Intensive Language, Gap Year, Graduate Program, Research, and Online Program abroad programs in 22 countries such as Costa Rica, Vietnam, Guatemala, and Greece.
For over 40 years, IPSL Global Engagement at Westminster University has operated on a simple conviction: the most powerful education happens outside the classroom.
We're small by design. While other organizations measure success in enrollment numbers, we measure it in relationships — with partner communities, local nonprofits, and the students whose lives get genuinely changed by the experience. Vigorously and unapologetically, we've built every program around social, racial, and economic justice, and we've never stopped.
What does an IPSL program look like? It depends on you. Study abroad, language immersion, volunteering, internships, fieldwork, gap year, graduate study, research, preceptorships — our programs are built around the full range of what it means to engage with the world. What they share is depth: real connections with real communities, real work alongside local organizations, and real learning that follows you home.
"I learned more about the world and myself in those four months than I ever thought was possible. I absorbed the culture through the language, volunteering, the food, people, and utterly breathtaking geography. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that I will never forget."
— Kyle S.
Since 1981, IPSL has facilitated over 471,000 volunteer hours across our partner communities and supported hundreds of nonprofits and NGOs worldwide. We reinvest an average of 83% of annual revenues directly back into the communities where we learn and serve. That's not a statistic we stumbled into — it's a structural commitment.
Our programs are founded on international partnerships that dissolve the boundary between academia and society, placing students inside the challenges and opportunities of today's world rather than at a comfortable remove from them. Intellectual rigor, service and practice, openness, reciprocity, creativity — and the skills to actually make a difference. That's the IPSL model.
"It was one of the most fulfilling experiences of my life, and it wouldn't have been possible without the IPSL staff genuinely striving to make my dreams come true — as they do for each student who joins."
— Brenda H.
IPSL is small by choice, impactful by nature, and culturally sensitive by necessity.
For more information, visit our website at https://westminsteru.edu/academics/global-learning/ipsl-global-engagement/ipsl-global-engagement-guide.html
Study Abroad with IPSL
"The Galapagos are an incredible place for so many reasons."
Andrea G Pomona College
"Learned how to interact with a culture very different from my own. Express my feelings and opinions to people who have been exposed to something very different from me. "
Hannah W University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
"My Spanish abilities greatly improved, I now have a much better understanding of Peruvian and Latin American history and culture, I made wonderful friends, saw amazing historical and cultural sites, and grew in my understanding of service."
A student Seton Hall University
"I learned a lot of patience with the italian culture. The program was definitely worth while. "
Emily S Middlebury College
"I learned how to live in a new culture, I became much more patient after volunteering at a clinic here in Cusco, and I gained many new skills and experiences."
Andrew F Drake University
"YES!!! I gained a lot more confidence in my abilities to do things on my own and to live in a place that is totally foreign to me. I loved the chance to make new friends, explore a new country,and speak a new language. My eyes have been more opened to the wealth of experiences in the world. I am now more interested in a caree..."
Olivia B Middlebury College
"Yes. I love travel. My second (third? English, Secondary Ed Certification, and Spanish) is Spanish, which is the language spoken. I loved my service placement. Don't be afraid of service work if you work a job now. It's like switching the time out."
Kathryn E Elmhurst University
