Office of Intercultural Learning
Located in Mood-Bridwell
Sue Mennicke, Director: 309
Beth Bankowski, Secretary: 311
Resource room: 304
PHONE: x1857
Website:
www.southwestern.edu/academic/international/abroad-home.html

      STUDY ABROAD CALENDAR OF IMPORTANT DATES

Date   Time                                 What                                   Where
                                    
FEBRUARY


MARCH



APRIL





Photo Contest!

Attention FALL 2003 study abroad returnees!  Submit some of those amazing pictures you took while you were abroad to Beth in the Intercultural Learning Office (Mood 311) or e-mail them to bankowsb@southwestern.edu.  Make sure to put your name, where the picture was taken, and what the picture is of on the back or with the e-mail! The contest winner will receive a $50 gift certificate to the SU Bookstore, and the top pictures will be posted on the website.  DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: MARCH 5. You may submit up to 3 photos. We had some great pictures submitted last semester – check them out on the Intercultural Learning page on the SU website (www.southwestern.edu/academic/international/abroad-home.html).

Washington DC semester program

Open to juniors and seniors (and well-qualified sophomores), you can study in DC for a semester, with a main focus on an internship.

·    live in attractive apartments on Capitol Hill--a distinct advantage over other D.C. internship programs.
·    intern in both government and non-governmental offices as part of select programs available only in Washington, D.C.
·    learn in challenging seminars and courses that are tailored to enrich their internship experience.

You can still apply for the Fall 2004 semester! For more details, go to our website page
http://www.southwestern.edu/academic/international/DC-program.html

or contact
Tim O'Neill
Professor of Political Science
512-863-1976
oneillt@southwestern.edu

New Summer Abroad Programs

ISEP has added several new options to the list of summer courses offered last year. There are programs in area studies (China, Korea, Malta, Netherlands, Thailand, and the US – New Mexico), and courses in language and culture (France, Germany, Mexico, Chile, and Uruguay).  For more information on these programs, go to www.isep.org/nus/summer.html.

Interested in work/internships abroad?

Read about opportunities on our Work Abroad website link
http://www.southwestern.edu/academic/international/abroad-work1.html


Featured Program: AIFS (American Institute for Foreign Study)

 AIFS offers summer, semester, and year-long study opportunities in 13 countries (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Russia, South Africa, and Spain), and 9 different areas of study (Business and Finance, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts and Architecture and Foreign Languages, Humanities, Music, Science, and Social Sciences).    Courses are offered in English, so you don't have to be an expert at the language of the country you chose to study in. Program fees range from $8,995 - $12,995 for a semester, and from $16,490 - $24,490 for a year, and includes housing and meals, tuition registration and exam fees, orientation programs (for specific programs), certain field trips, excursions and cultural activities, transcript, one-way (and in some cases round-trip) airfare, London stopover for non UK - European (as well as Russia and South Africa) locations. AIFS also offers scholarship opportunities to help with these costs.

For more information on AIFS, stop by the Office of Intercultural Learning and check out the AIFS website at www.aifsabroad.com.

Editors: Sue Mennicke
Beth Bankowski
Erin Peterson