Centre College Class Takes Emily Badgley to Borneo

2013 Jan 23

Emily Badgley of Xenia, a sophomore at Centre College, studied abroad in Borneo during CentreTerm, the College's unique, three-week winter term.

The trip to Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo introduced students to the third largest island and most biodiverse region on the globe. Daily hiking expeditions and an extended camping trip targeted pristine tracts of tropical forest and a rugged terrain rich with natural formations and endemic species.

Badgley is the daughter of Michael and Meg Badgley of Xenia and is a graduate of Miami Valley School.

Centre College, founded in 1819 and chosen to host its second Vice Presidential Debate in 2012, is ranked among the U.S. News top 50 national liberal arts colleges, at 42nd in the nation, and ranks 27th for best value among national liberal arts colleges. Forbes magazine ranks Centre 34th among all the nation's colleges and universities and has named Centre in the top five among all institutions of higher education in the South for three years in a row. Centre is also ranked fourth in the nation by U.S. News for its study abroad program.