{"id":54840,"date":"2019-05-01T11:31:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T15:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/?p=54840"},"modified":"2023-12-14T14:37:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T19:37:12","slug":"morgan-gunter-builds-confidence-through-study-abroad-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2019\/05\/morgan-gunter-builds-confidence-through-study-abroad-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Morgan Gunter Builds Confidence Through Study Abroad in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Program and Location:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Spring,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/packabroad.ncsu.edu\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ProgramDiscovery&amp;search=%5B%7B%22filterType%22:%22programDiscoveryKeyword%22,%22filterValues%22:%5B%7B%22value%22:%22adelaide%22%7D%5D%7D%5D\">University of Adelaide<\/a>; Adelaide, Australia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Major:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/textile-engineering\/\">B.S. 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