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DU’s Campus Activities and the Office for Internationalization are hosting the Crimson and Gold Global Gala Thursday for students who studied abroad last year.

This is the second annual event. It begins at 7:30 p.m. at Mile High Station, which is a large rental facility near Invesco Field. Between 400 and 500 students, staff and faculty members are expected to attend this year’s event.  The event will include live performances, including one by the DU Tango Club. Cultural presentations from other countries are also planned, including India, Latin America, Europe and Asia.

Those attending will have an opportunity to share stories about their study-abroad experiences. According to the Study Abroad Program, 622 undergraduate students went abroad last year.  DU was recently ranked third in the nation in the number of undergraduate students it sends abroad to study annually.

The Study Abroad Photo Contest winners will also be announced.

Other sponsors of the event are the Undergraduate Student Government, DUPB and Greek Council.

Kerrie Rueda, assistant director of Campus Activities, said the event was started integrate students back into DU life after their study abroad experience. Rueda also said students who haven’t been abroad yet, or those who went earlier, will have a chance to hear about the experiences of returning students.

Nicole Hubbell, a Study Abroad Program coordinator, said, “There are more DU students who went abroad on short-term programs, but the Cherrington Global Scholars Program was established to encourage study abroad for at least a quarter, and those are the students who are being recognized at the Global Gala.”