Biography

Laura Kahler is the Advisor for Education Abroad at Rowan University. Laura oversees the entire Study Abroad program at Rowan which includes all programs such as semester study abroad, internships abroad and/or volunteering abroad and short-term faculty led programs. Laura provides advisement on programs, courses and costs, while ensuring that students are traveling to safe locations on academically sound programs.

Laura graduated from The College of New Jersey and during her senior year she studied abroad in Sevilla, Spain. Laura was so impacted by her time overseas that she decided to pursue International Education as a career. Upon returning to the states, she applied for and got her first job with International Studies Abroad (ISA) in Austin, Texas as a University Relations Representative. Her primary focus was to work with universities in NJ, NY and PA to promote study abroad on campus and collaborate with Advisors and Faculty in expanding international programs offered by the university. After two and a half years, Laura landed her dream job as the Advisor for Education Abroad at Rowan University which brought her back to her home state of NJ in 2011. Several years later Laura still loves what she does and continues to provide advisement and guidance to students on choosing the best program abroad that will meet their academic, personal and professional goals.