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Schreiner
University’s emphasis on the importance of a study abroad experience
dates back over 20 years when we began to encourage our students to
spend semesters abroad and encouraged our faculty to design and
teach courses with travel attached.
Today, study abroad is one of the fastest growing areas in higher
education. In November 2005, the Commission on the Abraham Lincoln
Study Abroad Fellowship Program, appointed by Congress and the Bush
Administration, issued their report recommending a national program
to greatly increase the number of American students studying abroad.
Their stated goal is to have one million American students studying
abroad annually by 2016-2017. Schreiner University intends to do our
part.
Country options for semester study include all countries where the
U.S. State Department considers it safe for students to travel.
Semester study at foreign universities offers programs in most any
field of study and including includes traditional course work toward
your degree, internships, summer programs and volunteer
opportunities, so there is much to choose from. The International
Studies Office is informed and ready to offer a student the guidance
he/she needs to select a program to accomplish their educational
goal.
Students not wanting to spend a semester away from campus are
encouraged to sign up for one of our Schreiner courses with
faculty-led travel attached. Students study during the semester then
travel internationally to a country chosen to accompany the course
work. This travel experience is usually for 10 days – to three weeks
at the end of the semester.
Our opportunities are ever ever-expanding. Several years ago, we
established a summer semester program in Florence, Italy, which
started as an art department initiative and now has now expanded to
include other disciplines. Other destinations for faculty-led travel
have included England, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria,
Poland and Mexico, to name the most popular. In the coming year, we
will add Ireland to the group list when the Schreiner University
Choir travels.
Make it a priority to visit the International Studies Office when
you get to campus and get started planning your study abroad
experience!
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