When Vernon H.C. Wright, B.S. '69, established the Wright Business Global Scholars Endowment, he did so to help Merrick
School of Business students develop their skills, broaden their world view in matters
of international business. The Wright Scholars fund helps our students travel and
learn more about the cultures, economies, in the countries we visit.
Each year, the Merrick School's faculty and administrators work hard to delivery relevant
global field study experiences.
Here are a few from the past few years.
A glimpse into a few
countries we've visited.
Panama 2025
The students experienced a lot in Panama during winter break 2025. For a week they
visited several companies that were focused on shipping and logistics. Here they are
on their last visit to Banco Lafise where they got insights on the differences between
Panamanian and U.S. banking practices.
Mexico 2024
January is a great time for a Global Field Study to Mexico. That's where Professor
Kevin Wynne took his class in 2024.
Switzerland 2023
A dozen students went to Lucerne, Switzerland in 2023. The host university HSLU –
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, welcomed Dr. Mikhail Pevzner and
his students on June 4. The experienced visits around Lucerne, Basel and Zurich.
They were exposed to topics like currencies and geopolitics, international logistics,
sustainability, leadership, the Swiss banking system, fintech and blockchain, customers'
insights, diversity, equity and inclusion.
Here they are in the Alps at an altitude of 3,238 meters (10,623 feet) on Mt. Titlis.
Morocco 2024
In June 2024 Professor of Accounting, Jan WIlliams and Associate Dean Kate Demarest,
took students to Morocco.
Ghana 2020
Just before the world shut down for the pandemic, our students experienced a life-changing
global field study to Ghana in January 2020.
Thailand 2019
The Global Field Study to Bangkok, Thailand never disappoints. We've traveled there
quite a few times over the years. This a group photo with our friends at our partner
school Mahidol University.
Course Destinations
We've made it to four continents over the years. Here's a sample of where we've
been in the past few years.
Sabrina Pereira, B.A. ’25, left the day after her commencement at The University of Baltimore for a one-week global field study course in Austria. She kept a journal about her experience, which is excerpted here.
A recent Global Field Study course led by Dr. Kevin Wynne and Assistant Dean Kathea Smith took University of Baltimore students to Panama for an immersive academic experience. The course provided invaluable insights into international business practices and cultural exchange.
