ACU INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AND
STUDY ABROAD TEAM
ACU Study Abroad Directors
Mark began his journey with study abroad in 2001 as a student at Pepperdine University in Heidelberg, Germany. After living in Mito, Japan, and New York City, Mark spent 10 years working with Pepperdine University’s international program in Lausanne, Switzerland and transitioned to ACU in August 2023.
As an alumnus of Pepperdine’s Department of Religion, ACU’s Graduate School of Theology, and a doctoral candidate at SIT, Mark is most interested in the intersection of culture, faith, and spiritual formation through the study abroad experience.
Mark Barneche
Executive Director for International Education and Study Abroad
Lindsay studied abroad in Leipzig, Germany in Spring 2014 and graduated from ACU with a degree in English in 2015. She lived in Leipzig for six years and was the on-site assistant director for ACU in Leipzig for four of those years. She completed a master's degree in Global Studies & International Relations from Northeastern University and currently works as ACU's Study Abroad Director of Operations in Abilene.
"My favorite memory from my semester abroad in Leipzig was befriending a local restaurateur named Helga. Several years later, when I was living in Leipzig again, I was able to reconnect with Helga, who had since retired from her forty-plus years running a small German restaurant in western Leipzig. She still lived in the flat directly above the restaurant space."
Lindsay Snyder
Director of Operations, Study Abroad
ACU Study Abroad
Ambassador Team
Henry Johnson, Leipzig Fall 2024, Leipzig Ambassador
Henry is a junior Marketing major from Boerne, Texas. His favorite memories from study abroad include smashing plates at a dinner during an EFT in Greece and spending afternoons exploring different cafes throughout Leipzig.
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Mia Farach, Oxford Fall 2024, Valencia Ambassador
Mia is a junior Bible major from The Woodlands, Texas. Some of her favorite memories from studying abroad include scootering down the coast of a beach in France, sailing a catamaran in Greece, and rappelling down a cliff in the Lake District!
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Evelina Higbie, Oxford Fall 2024, Oxford Ambassador
Evelina is a junior Christian Ministry and Psychology double major from Haslet, Texas. Her favorite study abroad memory is watching the northern lights in Finland! “I never thought I'd get to cross that off my bucket list!”
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ACU Study Abroad
Operations Team
Langley Smith, Montevideo Fall 2023, Administrative Team
Langley is a senior Political Science and History double major from Murrieta, CA. Her favorite memory from her semester abroad in Montevideo is celebrating her 20th birthday in Patagonia (the Argentine side) with a group dinner.
Georgia Siegel, Leipzig Fall 2023, Administrative Team
Georgia is a senior Business Management major with minors in Music and Computer Science from Las Vegas, NV. Her favorite memory from living abroad was spending ten days exploring the Norwegian fjords in a camper van.
Elizabeth Walter, Oxford Spring 2024, Marketing Team
Elizabeth is a senior Graphic Design and Advertising major from Boerne, TX. Her favorite memory from study abroad was canyoning in the Lake District. Liz and her friends wore wetsuits and rappelled down waterfalls; they had so much fun, and the location was beautiful.
Holland Wiggins, Oxford Fall 2024, Marketing Team
Holland is a junior Accounting and Finance major from Abilene, TX. Her favorite memory from studying abroad was visiting Blenheim Palace and exploring the beautiful grounds on a sunny day with friends.
Lili Heflin, Leipzig Fall 2023, Recruitment Team
Lili is a senior Marketing and Business Management double major with a concentration in Entrepreneurship from Fort Worth, TX. Her favorite memory from living abroad was spending a weekend hiking Bavarian Gorges in the pouring rain.