Study Abroad in Germany

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AT CARBONDALE
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
STUDY ABROAD: HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL WORK
MUNICH, GERMANY
JANUARY 3 – 11, 2009
Socw 478 – 587
Graduate and Undergraduate Credit



The School of Social Work at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale will again offer a Study Abroad course based in Munich, Germany. This course will begin on January 3 and end on January 11, 2009.

This course examines human rights within a social work framework, from both European and US perspectives. Field visits and course instruction focuses on political and social human rights, with an emphasis on defining human rights principles as they apply to social work.

The location of Munich, Germany highlights the importance of human rights within our current environment, as contemporary human rights arose from the history of this part of the world. Participants in the course have the opportunity to explore concepts of human rights that apply to their own experiences, as well as historical events. This course is ideal for undergraduate or graduate students and professionals interested in learning about different approaches to social problems within a human rights context.

The estimated program fee is $ 2,000, not including airfare from the US to Germany. The program fee includes all necessary transportation relating to the course within Germany, accommodation, and some meals. Three hours of course credit is available from Southern Illinois University, with tuition charged in addition to the program fee. At current rates, three hours of tuition at SIU costs about $800. However, participants outside SIU are not required to take the course for credit.

Dr. Elisabeth Reichert, Professor of Social Work at SIUC and author of several books and articles on human rights, will conduct the course. For further details, please contact Dr. Reichert by email at reichert@siu.edu or contact her by telephone at 618 453-2243.
http://www.siuc.edu/~socwork/germany/new

Study Abroad in Russia

The Indiana University Bloomington Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and the Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis School of Public and Environmental Affairs, in collaboration with Southern Federal University (SFU) in Rostov-on-Don, Russia present:

Spring - Summer 2009
U.S.-RUSSIA GLOBAL-HEALTH CARE COURSE STUDY PROGRAM
with 2-WEEK STUDY-ABROAD
All the program information (including the on-line application) can be found at

This program is open to undergraduate and graduate students.

Funding is available (on competitive basis) for students pursuing study abroad and/or language training under this program. Students applying for components #2 or #3 of the program will be automatically considered for language training stipend awards ($1,000, associated with component #2) and student mobility stipend awards ($4,000 associated with component #3) to
support their participation in the U.S.-Russia Global-Health Care Course with 2-Week Study-Abroad (it is a common application to be considered for all funding). While the program is open to all IU students, only U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible for stipend awards. Students who complete both components #2 and #3 may receive a maximum award of
$5,000.
Although we anticipate that many students will complete at least two, if not all three components of the program, in the interest of flexibility we are not making any component a co-requisite or pre-requisite of the other. Instead, we will give priority in funding decisions to those students who are able to commit to multiple components of the program.

#1) Spring 2009: REEI-R 300 / REEI-R 500 Global Public Health Dialogue - 1 Credit

#2) Spring 2009: SLAV-S 498 /SLAV-S 540 Survival Russian - 3 credits
OR SLAV-S 498 /SLAV-S 540(second 8 weeks): Specialized Russian: Public Health Care –
1.5 credits

#3) Summer 2009: course # TBA International Health Care Delivery: in-country Russian Field
Experience - 3 credit Study Abroad

REEI-R 300 / REEI-R 500 Global Public Health Dialogue:
Thursday 9:05a.m.-9:55a.m. (6 meetings total: 1/15/09 - 2/19/09)
This course will join students from Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, and Southern Federal University (Russia) via video conferencing. Participation in this class will serve as a basis for building bridges of understanding between students at the two universities and will provide a basic knowledge of health care delivery in
the two countries. The course is taught in English.

Students will watch a popular health care related show, such as ER (USA) and/or "Vrachebnyie Tainy - Medical Secrets" (Russia), and contrast and compare them. Discussions will focus on aspects of American and Russian culture and health care delivery by examining patient-physician
relationships, medical ethics in the workplace, information sharing, the role of medical technology, and others. The format allows for cross-national discussions via e-mail, in-class
face-to-face dialogs, and small group exercises with faculty assistance.

IU students taking the course (which will be available at the same time in Bloomington and Indianapolis via distance-learning) are eligible for scholarships to be used towards the cost of a trip to Rostov-on-Don, Russia (International Health Care Delivery: in-country Russian Field Experience). This course is open to undergraduate and graduate students.

SLAV-S 498 /540 Survival Russian – 3 credits or SLAV-S 498 /540 Specialized Russian: Public Health Care - 1.5 credits:
The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures in Bloomington is offering two courses (entry-level and advanced), based on the Russian language skills needed for the participation in
International Health Care Delivery: in-country Russian Field Experience course. The language support will enable students to function successfully in a foreign language and culture environment while doing the field work in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Since participating students from IU Bloomington and IU Indianapolis campuses may have limited or various prior exposure to Russian, two levels of Russian training in the areas of language and culture are offered. Students who take either of these levels of Russian (which will be available both in Bloomington and Indianapolis via distance-learning) are eligible for scholarships towards the cost of the trip to Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

Survival Russian (entry-level):
MWF 50min each class time of class: 12:20 - 1:10p.m.
This course is open to undergraduate and graduate students. The goal of the intensive Russian survival course is to acquaint the students with the basic grammatical structures of Russian along with sufficient vocabulary for a working introduction to the language. The focus of the course will be on the development of oral skills, with written work used for reinforcement. Homework will be devoted largely to repetition and reinforcement while class time, even from the beginning, will be devoted almost entirely to active practice. Listening and reading comprehension will be addressed through special materials, which will also serve as a basis for discussion and oral practice. Readings will introduce aspects of everyday Russian life, figures,
events, and issues that are crucial to an understanding of Russian culture.

Specialized Russian: Public Health Care (advanced-level) (second 8 weeks):
T R 60min each class time of class: 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Prerequisites: SLAV-R 302 or the instructor's permission. This course is open to undergraduate and graduate students. The course will cover specific to health care technical terminology, language functionality in different professional environments (e.g., hospitals, insurance companies, university departments), and interview skills in Russian. Cultural training will
prepare the participants for successful interaction in social and academic situations in Russia.

Course # TBA International Health Care Delivery: in-country Russian Field Experience

* COST: $3,600 plus tuition.
* DATES: May 3rd to May 17th 2008 (subject to change: may be moved one week)
* APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 1st, 2008.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
* GPA 3.0 or with the instructor's permission. Please note that the submission of official transcripts is not required. Student transcripts will, however, be reviewed via OneStart.
* On-line application.
* The names and contact information (including e-mail and phone number) of three references (studen'ts advisor, IU faculty member, etc). Send to: nrekhter@iupui.edu,ochernis@indiana.edu.
* Russian language course work - SLAV-S 498/540 Survival Russian class or SLAV-S 498/540 Specialized Russian: Public Health Care class (is strongly recommended but not required).
* REEI-R 300/ REEI-R 500 Global Public Health Dialogue class (is strongly recommended but is not required).
* Valid PASSPORT for traveling abroad.
* Non-refundable deposit: $350 (upon acceptance in the International Health Care Delivery: in-country Russian Field Experience class).

This course is for undergraduate or graduate. Previous experience in health care is desirable but not necessary. Taking REEI-R 300/ REEI-R 500 Global Public Health Dialogue and either SLAV-S 498/540 Survival Russian or SLAV-S 498/540 Specialized Russian: Public Health Care is strongly recommended but is not required.

This course's focus is on institutional, economic, epidemiological, ideological, and political forces in the field of international health care. The emphasis will be on comparative analysis of countries with private health care delivery (USA), as compared to countries with social health care delivery and uniform access to health care (Russia). The range of issues examined includes, but is not limited to: demographic profiles and the distribution of diseases, the social determinants of health, cultural and political aspects of health care delivery, health care financing, and health reforms.

Students will spend two weeks (in the beginning of May 2008) in Rostov-on-Don, a city in the southern part of Russia. During their two weeks in Russia, the students will visit the Center for Social Services and Protection of Vulnerable Population, Socially Funded Camp/Resorts for
Disabled and Financially Disadvantaged Children (where children receive necessary preventive and other health services), different types of hospitals (tertiary, community, rehabilitation, sub-acute, rural, etc.), the Compulsory Health Care Insurance Fund, as well as a private clinic, a rural
clinic, a rural nursing station, the Center for Maternal and Child Health, Planned Parenthood, etc. Students will also interact with medical personnel, students, and faculty, spent a weekend with families, and take part in various cultural activities.

Study Abroad in Russia

The Indiana University Bloomington Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and the Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis School of Public and Environmental Affairs, in collaboration with Southern Federal University (SFU) in Rostov-on-Don, Russia present:

Spring - Summer 2009
U.S.-RUSSIA GLOBAL-HEALTH CARE COURSE STUDY PROGRAM
with 2-WEEK STUDY-ABROAD

All the program information (including the on-line application) can be found at

This program is open to undergraduate and graduate students.

Funding is available (on competitive basis) for students pursuing study abroad and/or language training under this program. Students applying for components #2 or #3 of the program will be automatically considered for language training stipend awards ($1,000, associated with component #2) and student mobility stipend awards ($4,000 associated with component #3) to support their participation in the U.S.-Russia Global-Health Care Course with 2-Week Study-Abroad (it is a common application to be considered for all funding). While the program is open to all IU students, only U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible for stipend awards. Students who complete both components #2 and #3 may receive a maximum award of
$5,000.
Although we anticipate that many students will complete at least two, if not all three components of the program, in the interest of flexibility we are not making any component a co-requisite or pre-requisite of the other. Instead, we will give priority in funding decisions to those students who are able to commit to multiple components of the program.

#1) Spring 2009: REEI-R 300 / REEI-R 500 Global Public Health Dialogue - 1 Credit

#2) Spring 2009: SLAV-S 498 /SLAV-S 540 Survival Russian - 3 credits
OR SLAV-S 498 /SLAV-S 540(second 8 weeks): Specialized Russian: Public Health Care –
1.5 credits

#3) Summer 2009: course # TBA International Health Care Delivery: in-country Russian Field
Experience - 3 credit Study Abroad

REEI-R 300 / REEI-R 500 Global Public Health Dialogue:
Thursday 9:05a.m.-9:55a.m. (6 meetings total: 1/15/09 - 2/19/09)
This course will join students from Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, and Southern Federal University (Russia) via video conferencing. Participation in this class will serve as a basis for building bridges of understanding between students at the two universities and will provide a basic knowledge of health care delivery in
the two countries. The course is taught in English.

Students will watch a popular health care related show, such as ER (USA) and/or "Vrachebnyie Tainy - Medical Secrets" (Russia), and contrast and compare them. Discussions will focus on aspects of American and Russian culture and health care delivery by examining patient-physician
relationships, medical ethics in the workplace, information sharing, the role of medical technology, and others. The format allows for cross-national discussions via e-mail, in-class
face-to-face dialogs, and small group exercises with faculty assistance.

IU students taking the course (which will be available at the same time in Bloomington and Indianapolis via distance-learning) are eligible for scholarships to be used towards the cost of a trip to Rostov-on-Don, Russia (International Health Care Delivery: in-country Russian Field Experience). This course is open to undergraduate and graduate students.

SLAV-S 498 /540 Survival Russian – 3 credits or SLAV-S 498 /540 Specialized Russian: Public Health Care - 1.5 credits:
The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures in Bloomington is offering two courses (entry-level and advanced), based on the Russian language skills needed for the participation in
International Health Care Delivery: in-country Russian Field Experience course. The language support will enable students to function successfully in a foreign language and culture environment while doing the field work in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Since participating students from IU Bloomington and IU Indianapolis campuses may have limited or various prior exposure to Russian, two levels of Russian training in the areas of language and culture are offered. Students who take either of these levels of Russian (which will be available both in Bloomington and Indianapolis via distance-learning) are eligible for scholarships towards the cost of the trip to Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

Survival Russian (entry-level):
MWF 50min each class time of class: 12:20 - 1:10p.m.
This course is open to undergraduate and graduate students. The goal of the intensive Russian survival course is to acquaint the students with the basic grammatical structures of Russian along with sufficient vocabulary for a working introduction to the language. The focus of the course will be on the development of oral skills, with written work used for reinforcement. Homework will be devoted largely to repetition and reinforcement while class time, even from the beginning, will be devoted almost entirely to active practice. Listening and reading comprehension will be addressed through special materials, which will also serve as a basis for discussion and oral practice. Readings will introduce aspects of everyday Russian life, figures,
events, and issues that are crucial to an understanding of Russian culture.

Specialized Russian: Public Health Care (advanced-level) (second 8 weeks):
T R 60min each class time of class: 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Prerequisites: SLAV-R 302 or the instructor's permission. This course is open to undergraduate and graduate students. The course will cover specific to health care technical terminology, language functionality in different professional environments (e.g., hospitals, insurance companies, university departments), and interview skills in Russian. Cultural training will
prepare the participants for successful interaction in social and academic situations in Russia.

Course # TBA International Health Care Delivery: in-country Russian Field Experience

* COST: $3,600 plus tuition.
* DATES: May 3rd to May 17th 2008 (subject to change: may be moved one week)
* APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 1st, 2008.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
* GPA 3.0 or with the instructor's permission. Please note that the submission of official transcripts is not required. Student transcripts will, however, be reviewed via OneStart.
* On-line application.
* The names and contact information (including e-mail and phone number) of three references (studen'ts advisor, IU faculty member, etc). Send to: nrekhter@iupui.edu, ochernis@indiana.edu.
* Russian language course work - SLAV-S 498/540 Survival Russian class or SLAV-S 498/540 Specialized Russian: Public Health Care class (is strongly recommended but not required).
* REEI-R 300/ REEI-R 500 Global Public Health Dialogue class (is strongly recommended but is not required).
* Valid PASSPORT for traveling abroad.
* Non-refundable deposit: $350 (upon acceptance in the International Health Care Delivery: in-country Russian Field Experience class).

This course is for undergraduate or graduate. Previous experience in health care is desirable but not necessary. Taking REEI-R 300/ REEI-R 500 Global Public Health Dialogue and either SLAV-S 498/540 Survival Russian or SLAV-S 498/540 Specialized Russian: Public Health Care is strongly recommended but is not required.

This course's focus is on institutional, economic, epidemiological, ideological, and political forces in the field of international health care. The emphasis will be on comparative analysis of countries with private health care delivery (USA), as compared to countries with social health care delivery and uniform access to health care (Russia). The range of issues examined includes, but is not limited to: demographic profiles and the distribution of diseases, the social determinants of health, cultural and political aspects of health care delivery, health care financing, and health reforms.

Students will spend two weeks (in the beginning of May 2008) in Rostov-on-Don, a city in the southern part of Russia. During their two weeks in Russia, the students will visit the Center for Social Services and Protection of Vulnerable Population, Socially Funded Camp/Resorts for
Disabled and Financially Disadvantaged Children (where children receive necessary preventive and other health services), different types of hospitals (tertiary, community, rehabilitation, sub-acute, rural, etc.), the Compulsory Health Care Insurance Fund, as well as a private clinic, a rural
clinic, a rural nursing station, the Center for Maternal and Child Health, Planned Parenthood, etc. Students will also interact with medical personnel, students, and faculty, spent a weekend with families, and take part in various cultural activities.

STUDY SOCIAL WORK In PRAGUE!

May 13 – June 23, 2009 (6 weeks)
Presented by:
Florida State University International Programs & FSU College of Social Work

The Florida State University College of Social Work is pleased to again offer for the fourth consecutive year a study abroad program in the beautiful city of Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, the summer of 2009 for both BSW and MSW students. This program will give participants the exciting opportunity to see social work – its theory, practice, and diversity – in a larger international arena, a vantage point that has become increasingly more important in our current global society. A major focus of the program will be on the social issues and enormous transitions that have occurred in Central and Eastern Europe since the fall of communism and, more specifically, how those issues are being addressed by the social work community.
A portion of the classroom setting will be transformed to the field, where students will visit a variety of social programs and dialogue on an informal level with Czech practitioners about these social problems and the emerging development of social work as a new profession in that region of the world. Guest lectures by social work faculty from Charles University, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Europe, regarding the practice of social work in related topic areas will also be included. Following are the two courses that will be offered for both graduate and undergraduate students:

• SOW 4784/5785: International Social Work and Social Welfare (3 credits). This course will provide extensive content on major global issue that are changing the face of social work practice around the world, such as human trafficking, international child welfare issues, poverty, substance abuse, the plight of refugees and asylum seekers, global gender issues, etc. Also included will be weekly visits to select social programs in Prague where students will receive lectures on the ways in which these issues are being addressed in Central Europe.
• SOW 4935/5938: Visual Qualitative Inquiry in International Settings (3 credits). This course will focus on the use of photography/videography as a qualitative research tool to capture and evaluate prevailing social problems and related issues in Central and Eastern Europe. Using visual data and narrative data concurrently, the students will learn to collect, manage, and analyze these data. Site visits will be conducted to various sights in and around Prague that provide opportunities for students to visually record and interpret data from these visits.

In addition to the above coursework, the following social/cultural events will be included in the program fee:
• Visit to Krakow, Poland (including a visit to Auschwitz and the neighboring salt mines in Poland)
• Weekend visit to Cesky Krumlov, a beautiful Renaissance town in the Czech Republic, & river rafting excursion
• Visit to Terezin concentration camp outside Prague
• Day trip to Kutna Hora and a silver mine in the Czech Republic
• Various excursions in Prague and dinner cruise down the Vltava River

PROGRAM FEE: The program fee of $6915 includes registration and tuition for up to 9 undergraduate credit hours (6 graduate hours); housing in furnished apartments in central Prague; social/cultural excursions and activities; public transportation; health insurance; international student ID card; T-shirt or cap; course specific field trips. Not included: round-trip international airfare; passport; food (except where indicated); books and supplies; personal travel/spending money.
REGISTRATION: Participants can register online by going to the following website:
http://international.fsu.edu/Types/College/Czech_Republic/Courses.aspx#Apply
**Register soon as spaces are limited. (Registration code: PR01)

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Contact FSU International Programs at (800) 374-8581; (850) 644-3272; or Patricia Lager, Director of International Programs, FSU College of Social Work at (850) 644-9739; plager@fsu.edu, Website: http://csw.fsu.edu/index.php?clickLink=international

Guatemala study abroad

FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS INTERESTED IN LATIN AMERICA
The Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona and the Center for Mesoamerican Research in Guatemala (CIRMA) invite you to study abroad in Guatemala. CIRMA is a leading intellectual center in Guatemala whose work focuses on ethnic relations in Guatemala and Central America, as well as social justice, development and the legacy of the Central American civil wars and peace processes. The professors and lecturers at CIRMA are renowned Central American scholars, policy experts, activists and artists. The CIRMA study abroad program offers Spanish and Mayan language classes, intermediate and advanced courses in History, Anthropology, Environmental Studies and Latin American literature and politics, a home-stay with a Guatemalan family, and engaging field trips, for-credit internships and research opportunities. CIRMA classes are approved for University of Arizona credit. Many classes can be taken for graduate credit. Students benefit from CIRMA?s extensive archival and photographic collections. http://www.cirma.org.gt (click on the study abroad link on the CIRMA web page)

Study Abroad in Munich

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AT CARBONDALE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
STUDY ABROAD: HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL WORK
MUNICH, GERMANY
JANUARY 3 – 11, 2009

The School of Social Work at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale will again offer a Study Abroad course based in Munich, Germany. This course will begin on January 3 and end on January 11, 2009.

This course examines human rights within a social work framework, from both European and US perspectives. Field visits and course instruction focuses on political and social human rights, with an emphasis on defining human rights principles as they apply to social work.
The location of Munich, Germany highlights the importance of human rights within our current environment, as contemporary human rights arose from the history of this part of the world. Participants in the course have the opportunity to explore concepts of human rights that apply to their own experiences, as well as historical events. This course is ideal for undergraduate or graduate students and professionals interested in learning about different approaches to social problems within a human rights context.

The estimated program fee is $ 2,000, not including airfare from the US to Germany. The program fee includes all necessary transportation relating to the course within Germany, accommodation, and some meals. Three hours of course credit is available from Southern Illinois University, with tuition charged in addition to the program fee. At current rates, three hours of tuition at SIU costs about $800. However, participants outside SIU are not required to take the course for credit.

Dr. Elisabeth Reichert, Professor of Social Work at SIUC and author of several books and articles on human rights, will conduct the course. For further details, please contact Dr. Reichert by email at reichert@siu.edu or contact her by telephone at 618 684 5687.

Overseas Study Program

September 8
7-8:30pm at Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, Grand Hall (275 N Jordan Ave)
Alpha Phi Alpha and Theta Nu Xi, are co-sponsoring a presentation with Overseas Study to promote study abroad options for minority students. Come learn about why YOU should study abroad!

Study Abroad India

International Social Development
December Intersession
December 26, 2008 to January 15, 2009

Contact Person: Dr. Tracy Mims/1-662-902-7061 or 1-662-846-4407
tmims@deltastate.edu
Deadline to Register: October 1, 2008
Cost of Trip: 3,545.00 /undergraduate students
3,700.00 /graduate students
*Financial aid will cover all cost except $1,200.00. You are responsible for the $1,200.00 fee.

Package Includes: Airfare
Local Transportation
Food
Accommodation/20 day stay in India
Internet & Phone – Free on site
Medical services – Free on site
Bottled Water - Free on site

Study Abroad in India

A Two‐Week Educational Study Abroad in the Land of the Banker of the Poor
December 27, 2008 to January 11, 2009

The SIUC School of Social Work and Case Western Reserve’s Mandel School is proud to announce a study abroad program to Bangladesh, focusing exclusively on the role of microfinance to alleviate poverty, and nurture social entrepreneurship.

The Nobel Prize committee awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize to Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank “for their efforts to create economic and social development from below.”
The trip will explore the basic ideas behind the Microfinance revolution in Bangladesh and its historical significance. We will also study it’s relation to health, finance, management, politics, social entrepreneurship, and social development.

Students will spend 8 days in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, and 4 days in the villages visiting field projects, and meeting people.

Students of Business, Political Science, Economics, Public Administration, Public Health, Non‐Profit Management and Social Work will benefit from this trip. Students can take 3 to 6 credit hours for their participation SIUC School of Social Work director Prof. Mizan Miah, hails from Bangladesh and has worked with Prof. Yunus in the same university, thus the trip will be very personalized and unique in many ways. The trip has been competitively budgeted $3900 that include three meals, accommodation and airfare. To participate in this exciting opportunity contact:

Dr. Dhrubodhi Mukherjee
School of Social Work
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
875 S. Normal Ave, MC: 4329
Carbondale, Illinois 62901
Phone: 618 453 5356
Fax: 618 453 5356
Email: studyabr.siu@gmail.com

Dr. Deborah Jacobson
Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7164
Phone: 216-368-6014
Fax: 216-368-8670
Email: dxj@po.cwru.edu

Study in Cuernavaca, Mexico

Northern Arizona University Social Work Program is offering an immersion program for social workers May 17-June 1, 2008 in Cuernavaca, Mexico. This program will provide students with a service learning experience working in local social service agencies in the morning. In the afternoon, students will be taking intensive Spanish language courses. Students will reside with a host family who will provide room, board, and transportation to Universidad Internacional. The cost of this program is $1950.00 plus airfare. Students will receive 3 social work credits and 3 Spanish credits. Applications are due April 15th with a $125.00 application fee that is deducted from program fees. Please contact the NAU International Office directly or William Pederson, M.S.W. at 928-344-7640 or william.pederson@nau.edu for additional information.

Study Abroad in Mexico

Another opportunity for studying abroad! Dr. Christina Gringeri leads students and professionals on a learning/service experience to Cuernavaca Mexico. If you would like to take advantage of this great opportunity, please complete the application online as soon as possible. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more Spanish, appreciate Mexican culture and history, and be involved in international community service. The link below will take you directly to our program page on the International Center's website, and you can access the application from there.

http://www.sa.utah.edu/inter/sap/summer/mexico.asp

We'd love to have you join us in Mexico!

Dr. Gringeri's contact information is found below:

Christina E. Gringeri

Associate Professor

College of Social Work

University of Utah 84112-0260

801-581-4864

Are You Going Abroad?

The Hutton International Experiences Program offers financial awards for:

• Study Abroad
• Overseas Research
• International Internships
• Student Teaching in another country
• Volunteer-Service Abroad

If you are an IU-Bloomington Undergraduate with a cumulative IU GPA of 3.3 or higher, OR a major GPA of 3.7 or higher, then visit us at www.indiana.edu/~iubhonor/hds/overseas.php. Any IU-Bloomington undergraduate may apply. You do not have to be a member of the Hutton Honors College.

Online Application Deadlines: Summer 2008 March 7
Fall 2008 March 21
Spring 2009 October 31

Questions? Email us at hiep@indiana.edu

Study in Guatamala

INTERESTED IN FOREIGN TRAVEL FOR COLLEGE CREDIT?

TRAVEL AND STUDY IN GUATEMALA THIS MAY/JUNE WITH BRIAR CLIFF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

We have openings for up to seven additional students. Non-refundable registration fee ($150) and airfare are payable no later than March 14, 2008.

What’s the course?

• SWRK 275 0R SPAN 450 (Joint Offering)
• You will receive 3 credit hours in Social Work (SWRK) or 6 credit hours in Spanish (SPAN)

Who are the on-site instructors?

• Heather Craig-Oldsen is chair of the social work. She loves traveling with students and believes she learns as much as the students learn. Heather will be on-site from May 18 to June 1, 2008
• Ynés Oggel is chair of the Spanish Department. She has led student groups to Latin America and Europe where they have studied the language and culture of the country visited. Ynés will be on-site from May 31 to June 15, 2008

What it’s all about…

• Learn and/or enhance your Spanish language skills
• Begin to study, understand and appreciate a culture different than your own
• Learn about poverty and social justice issues in Central America

What students will do…

• Travel and study between May 18 and June 1, 2008 (2 weeks) OR May 17 and June 15, 2008 (4 weeks) in Antigua, Guatemala (three hours of SWRK credit or 6 hours of SPAN credit in 4 weeks)
• Live with a Guatemalan family
• Intensive one-on-one Spanish language instruction at language school
• Volunteer service learning experience with the Asociación Nuestros Ahijados (ANA), also known as the God’s Child Project – working with the poor of Guatemala
• For those wanting an extended experience, weeks three and four will provide advanced individual Spanish instruction and optional cultural experiences which include weekend cultural explorations in beautiful Chichicastenango, Lake Atitlán, and other Guatemala sites

What it will cost...

The course fee is $2667 for 3 hours credit or $3964 for 6 hours credit. The fee includes Briar Cliff University tuition, the expenses for airfare, ground travel, food, lodging, travel/medical insurance, one weekend excursion to Chichicastenango and Lake Atitlán, and on-site Spanish instruction.

· Non-refundable $150 registration fee and airfare payment is due March 14.

Course Expectations….

• For Spanish students:
• Daily listing of vocabulary learned with definitions, and a sentence using each word. Written in Spanish.
• Read a book by a Guatemalan writer. (See Dr. Oggel will provide suggestions).
• Oral presentation (in Spanish, PowerPoint is acceptable) about the trip, conducted during a subsequent Spanish class at BCU. One copy should be turned in.
• For all students:
• Five observations of organizations such as hospitals, churches, or children’s organizations
• Daily diary of experiences and reactions to experiences in Guatemala (in Spanish for Spanish credit; in English for Social Work credit)
• Paper focusing on the Guatemalan culture
• For Spanish students, paper is written in Spanish and includes a section describing ways the course enhanced understanding of and skills in the Spanish language, a summary of an interview with the host family in Guatemala, and an experience you found enlightening.
• For Social Work students, paper (Power Point presentation is acceptable) is written in English and focuses on social justice issues in Guatemala

Prerequisites for Spanish Students:

• Spanish students must have completed an intermediate Spanish language courses

Contact:

712.279.5489 (university office)

Heather.Craig-Oldsen@briarcliff.edu

Study Abroad in Munich

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AT CARBONDALE

STUDY ABROAD COURSE IN MUNICH, GERMANY

MAY 13 -24, 2008

THREE CREDIT HOURS

The School of Social Work at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale will offer a unique Study Abroad course from May 13th to May 24, 2008. The course will take place in Munich, Germany, and surrounding areas.

This course will examine the increasingly important connection of human rights to social work, from both European and US perspectives. Field visits and seminars will focus on both political and social human rights, including democratic concepts of human rights.

Social work today is challenging and dynamic, with human rights playing a key role in developing policies and practices. The course is ideal for any undergraduate or graduate student or professional interested in learning about different approaches to social problems within a human rights context.

The estimated program fee for the course is $2,000, not including airfare. The program fee includes all necessary transportation relating to the course within Germany, accommodation, and some meals. Tuition is additional to the program fee, with three hours of course credit costing about $750 at current tuition rates.

Dr. Elisabeth Reichert, Professor at SIUC and native of Germany, will be conducting the course. Dr. Reichert has published extensively on social work and human rights. One of her books, Understanding Human Rights: An Exercise Book, will serve as a textbook for the course.

This course is also available for students outside of social work.

For further details please contact Dr. Reichert by email at either: Ereich1234@acces4less.net or reichert@siu.edu, or contact Dr. Reichert by telephone at (618) 453-2243 (office).

Study Abroad in China

The School of Social Work at UNC-Chapel Hill is pleased to invite faculty and students to consider our China Social Work Study Tour, 2008. This is our second year to offer this tour; last year we were pleased to have a number of faculty and students join us from both BSW and MSW programs around the country.

The program will begin on May 14th and end on May 31, 2008 (18 days) and the cost ($2,050) is fully inclusive of everything except airfare to and from China(approximately $1,200). During the tour we will spend five days in Beijing and twelve days in and around Shanghai.

To learn more about the course, interested individuals should contact Dan Hudgins at (919)962-5163 or danhudgins@unc.edu.

STUDY ABROAD COURSE IN MUNICH, GERMANY

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AT CARBONDALE

STUDY ABROAD COURSE IN MUNICH, GERMANY

MAY 13 -24, 2008

THREE CREDIT HOURS

The School of Social Work at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale will offer a unique Study Abroad course from May 13th to May 24, 2008. The course will take place in Munich, Germany, and surrounding areas.

This course will examine the increasingly important connection of human rights to social work, from both European and US perspectives. Field visits and seminars will focus on both political and social human rights, including democratic concepts of human rights.

Social work today is challenging and dynamic, with human rights playing a key role in developing policies and practices. The course is ideal for any undergraduate or graduate student or professional interested in learning about different approaches to social problems within a human rights context.

The estimated program fee for the course is $2,000, not including airfare. The program fee includes all necessary transportation relating to the course within Germany, accommodation, and some meals. Tuition is additional to the program fee, with three hours of course credit costing about $750 at current tuition rates.

Dr. Elisabeth Reichert, Professor at SIUC and native of Germany, will be conducting the course. Dr. Reichert has published extensively on social work and human rights. One of her books, Understanding Human Rights: An Exercise Book, will serve as a textbook for the course.

This course is also available for students outside of social work.

For further details please contact Dr. Reichert by email at either: Ereich1234@acces4less.net or reichert@siu.edu, or contact Dr. Reichert by telephone at (618) 453-2243 (office).

To obtain an application, please contact Saundra Cawthorn at 618-453-3072. saundra@siu.edu

2008 Study Abroad Information

APPLICATION DEADLINES

Upcoming application deadlines:

Fall Semester or Academic Year Programs

· January 15^th Aix-en-Provence, Bologna, Cairo, Canterbury (AY), Freiburg,

Madrid-IU, Nagoya

· February 18^th Australia (except Melbourne HPER)

· February 25^th Athens, Copenhagen, Dar es Salaam, Florence-CAPA, Hong

Kong, Jerusalem, Legon, Lima, London-CIC Internship,

Maastricht, Melbourne HPER, Monterrey, Reutlingen, Reutlingen

Duel Degree, Rouen, Wales HPER, All CIEE and All IES

programs

Summer programs

• January 22^nd London-Beatles, London-CIC Internship, London-Theatre
• January 28^th Aranjuez, Athens, Barcelona-IES, Copenhagen, Graz,

Guanajuato-CIC, Japan-Documentary, London-IES, Oaxaca, Paros, Sydney Internship, Venice

• February 4^th Bangalore, Florence, London-Literature, Paris-IES, Paris-History,

Paris-Photo, Salamanca

• February 11^th Amsterdam, Cuernavaca, Dakar, Dominican Republic-CIC,

Dublin-IES, European Union Program, Maastricht, Melbourne-

IES, Quebec-CIC, St. Petersburg-CIEE

All IU programs require an online application and various supporting materials. Complete instructions are on our Web site (http://www.indiana.edu/~overseas). Students who have missed the application deadline but are still interested in studying abroad should be referred to Overseas Study.

NEW PROGRAMS!

Since the last newsletter we have adopted a few programs:

Summer London Literature – The Shock of the City: Modern London and Modernist Literature

This is a 3 credit hour summer program which focuses on interdisciplinary modernism through fiction, poetry, painting, architecture and history. Students will explore the urban geography of London Avant-garde and Salon culture while attending daily lectures. Several field trips to well-known London neighborhoods and settings are planned as well as visits to the Bloomsbury Artist Retreat in Sussex and a weekend trip to Cambridge. This program is available to undergraduate students with preference given to students who have some familiarity with literary history and literary studies. For more details please see: http://www.indiana.edu/~overseas/flyers/lon_lit.html.

Summer Paris History – Boulevards, Cafes, and Music Halls: How Paris Gave Birth to Modern Culture, 1850-1900

A 3 credit hour summer program which focuses on 19^th century Parisian culture through course lectures and daily field trips throughout Paris. Field trips will include various museums and historic locations in Paris where students will have the opportunity to work on team projects. Students will be able to enhance their experience by downloading music from the period and 19^th century photographs and paintings of particular sites (arranged by district) onto their Mp3 players. This program is available to undergraduate students who are in at least their fourth full-time semester of college and have approximately a 3.0 GPA. For more details please see: http://www.indiana.edu/~overseas/flyers/paris_hist.html.

Summer Oaxaca, Mexico - Heritage and Cultural Diversity

This new program is designed to introduce students to a broad range of topics within anthropology, including cultural patrimony, linguistic change, cultural diversity, economic revitalization, and human-environment interactions. The field program highlights the breadth and diversity of anthropology as a discipline and will give students the chance to see how different kinds of anthropological research are conducted in the field setting. Students will have the opportunity to meet local activists, students, and community members, and in the process, experience Oaxaca's tremendous cultural diversity. Applicants must have completed one year of college-level Spanish language; 3-credit hours. For more details please see: http://www.indiana.edu/~overseas/flyers/oaxaca.html

Japan – Producing International Documentaries

The new 3 credit Producing International Documentaries program will take place in Bloomington and in Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan. Students will participate in introductory lectures and preproduction activities in early May followed by two-weeks in Japan. While in Japan, students will participate in an intensive schedule of lectures, field trips, and video shooting experiences while developing and producing a short, non-fiction story. Students will have the opportunity to work with Japanese students, meet industry professionals who will serve as guest speakers, and visit various sites throughout Tokyo and Kyoto. The program will end with the course reconvening in Bloomington in early June. For more details please see: http://www.indiana.edu/~overseas/flyers/japan_tel.html.

The following programs do not run every year but are scheduled to be offered in summer 2008:

London Theatre – Summer, Britain

This is a 3 credit hour summer program which focuses on theatrical character development through costume design. Student will participate on museum visits, live theatre performances, theatre tours, and fabric shopping and designing. The program also includes excursions to Bath to experience the Costume Museum and ancient Roman Baths and to Stratford. This program is available to both undergraduate and graduate students with preference given to undergraduate students in theatre, art history, or apparel design and graduate students in the Department of Theatre and Drama. For more details please see: http://www.indiana.edu/~overseas/flyers/lon_thtr.html.

London Beatles – Summer, Britain

This is a 3-credit hour summer program which runs from mid-May to early June. Student will receive credit for MUS-Z 310 (AH) while studying the music, lives, and times of the Beatles. The program will include a 2 hour lecture each morning with the afternoons devoted to Beatles-related walking tours, movies, and trips including a 6-day trip to Liverpool. Please check the OVST program list for more details in the weeks to come (http://www.indiana.edu/~overseas/programs/list.shtml).

Paris-Photo

The 6-credit Paris Photography program is taught by Professor of Photography, Jeff Wolin. Students will earn 3-credits of FINA-S 392 or FINA-S 491 and 3-credits of FINA-A 342 while participating in several excursions to historical and cultural sites throughout Paris. In addition to the required coursework for this program, students will also receive supplemental instruction on French language and culture. For more details please see: http://www.indiana.edu/~overseas/flyers/par_photo.html.

Big List

All 8 campuses of Indiana University offer study abroad programs. The programs listed at the following link http://www.indiana.edu/~overseas/programs/biglist.shtml have been vetted and approved through Indiana University's Overseas Study Advisory Council. Some of these programs are administered through the Office of Overseas Study (OVST) and are open to students throughout the IU system. Certain prerequisites and conditions apply. Others are administered by the campus or school indicated. Eligible students throughout the IU system can apply to these programs unless the programs are restricted as specified in the right-hand column (please note that some programs do not run on an annual basis).

FINANCIAL AID NEWS

International Experience Grants from the Honors College:

Due to the continuing generosity of Mr. Edward Hutton, the Hutton Honors College is able to award numerous grants each term to eligible students accepted to study abroad on either IU or non-IU programs. These funds support study, research, internships, and service learning abroad. All IUB students with an overall GPA of at least 3.3 are eligible to apply. You do not have to be enrolled in the Hutton Honors College to apply and be considered.

The 2007-08 year has already seen a record number of grant awards. The Hutton Honors College awarded International Experience Program Grants to 80 students for the fall semester totaling $115,000; 8 students for the winter break session totaling $5,650; 195 students for the spring semester totaling $291,200; and 26 students for the 2007-08 academic year totaling $53,000. The grand total of grants awarded for 2007-08 to date has been $464,850 and there is over $200,000 in the budget to be awarded for this coming summer. Please encourage your students to apply. Applications for the coming summer and fall semesters are due in March. For more details, see: http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eiubhonor/hds/overseas.php.

National Scholarships:

During the spring 2008 application cycle, the Gilman scholarship program received 1,369 applications and awarded 400 scholarships. Two IU students were awarded this nationally, competitive scholarship.

Michelle Jochim, a Psychology major with minors in HPER, Sociology, and Speech and Hearing Sciences, was named a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholar and was granted $5,000 to study in Prague, Czech Republic through Indiana University’s co-sponsored CIEE program.

Hana Ros, a double-major in Political Science and International Studies with minors in LTAM and Spanish was named a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholar and was granted $4,000 to participate on a multi-country study abroad program through ISA. Hana will study in Argentina, Mexico, and Peru.

Please encourage your students to consider applying for the following national scholarships for 2008-09:

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program: http://www.iie.org//programs/gilman/index.html. The Gilman provides awards for U.S. undergraduate students who receive a federal Pell Grant.

Freeman-ASIA Scholarship: http://www.iie.org/programs/freeman-Asia/default.shtm. The Freeman-Asia scholarship provides financial assistance to students who wish to study in East and Southeast Asia.

National Security Education Program (NSEP): http://www.iie.org/programs/nsep/undergraduate/default.htm. NSEP offers financial assistance to students with an interest in international relations and U.S. national security who study abroad in world regions deemed critical to U.S. interest (Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latina America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East). The on-campus application deadline for students studying in 2008-09 is January 15, 2008.

Students should contact Overseas Study for additional scholarship and financial aid information.

ONLINE EQUIVALENCIES FOR IU PROGRAMS

The course equivalency lists for all IU semester and year-long programs are now available as PDF at http://www.indiana.edu/~overseas/basics/faculty/equivalencies.shtml. The lists are updated twice a year and are subject to change. The most up-to-date versions of the lists are emailed to students after they are accepted to an IU program. If you have any questions about the equivalency lists, please contact Kendra Nelson, Assistant Director, at kenmnels@indiana.edu. Please note that Overseas Study does not maintain equivalency lists for non-IU programs.

RE-ENTRY WORKSHOP: INTERGRATING STUDY ABROAD INTO YOUR NOW… AND LATER

This semester’s re-entry workshop for returned study abroad students will be held in the last week of July (exact date and time to be determined). The focus of the event is to discuss their “return” to IU and the U.S., explaining to them the common challenges students face during this transition as well as some strategies for successfully reintegrating into the home culture. Opportunities will be presented to them for continuing their international experience both NOW (campus/community/personal) and LATER (careers, graduate schools, volunteer work abroad). We will help students brainstorm ideas about how to sell their study abroad experiences, on their resumes and in interviews. Students who studied abroad in the last year will be e-mailed an invitation.

REMINDERS

Study Abroad 101:

This past semester 120 students attended the Overseas Study "Study Abroad 101" information meetings. We continue to offer a Study Abroad 101 meeting every Wednesday at 4:00 in our Information Center. This is the best place for students to start the search for a study abroad program. We can provide you with bookmarks promoting this informational meeting if you'd like. Just let us know!

Approval Memos

If you are aware of students who will be going abroad and will be seeking IU course equivalencies, please encourage them to petition for course approvals as soon as possible. Assessing courses prior to the end of a program will make the reporting of grades a much smoother process and will allow students to see how credits form abroad will fulfill requirements at a much earlier date. Course approval memos should be submitted by advisors or faculty using the online course approval memo form which can be found at: https://www.indiana.edu/~overseas/courseapproval/course_memo.pl.

Advising Plans

Just a friendly reminder that students who are participating on non-IU programs are not required to submit a study abroad advising form. If you have questions as to whether or not you should complete an advising form with a student please contact OVST.

SUMMER IN AMSTERDAM

Social Justice in the Netherlands, University of Amsterdam

July 3 – August 2, 2008

Six IU credits in “Conflict Resolution” and “Social Policy in the Netherlands”

Directed by Stephanie Kane, IU Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Gender Studies

Application deadline: February 11

For more information see: www.indiana.edu/~overseas/flyers/amsterdam.html

Key points:

• Live in the city’s center for one month on U of Amsterdam campus
• Take 2, 3-credit courses:

Dutch Social Policy (drugs, prostitution, migration)

Conflict Resolution (from international perspective)

• Credits can be assigned to ANTH, CJUS, GNDR, POLS-Y, or SPEA
• 2 weekend excursions to other parts of the Netherlands
• Some scholarships and loans available