Franklin College’s Office of Global Education has selected 14 students, including one from Jackson County, to fill its exclusive undergraduate research seminar — the Intercultural Honors Experience — in spring 2022.

Shea Reynolds, a junior political science and history double major from Crothersville, will join her fellow students in the one-semester program designed to expose students to international issues and train them in graduate-level research methods, according to a news release from the college.

Two instructors selected by the Office of Global Education and former IHE faculty will teach the course.

Students spend their semester studying a topic proposed by the instructors, culminating into a semester-long research project of the student’s own design. At the end of the term, students will present their findings at a public campuswide symposium.

Those who achieve at least an 80% in the seminar are eligible to apply for an IHE scholarship to fund a semester abroad. IHE alumni have the potential to secure funding for 90% of the costs required for a semester outside the country through this opportunity.