Study Abroad
By Laurel Manges, Food & Health / World & Nation Editor
Published On June 21, 2010 in Volume 42, Issue -
Imagine reading a book for class on an Oxford college lawn next to a 400-year-old building – just one of the opportunities found with studying abroad.
Students choose to study abroad for various reasons, including cultural experiences, historical landmarks and fun adventures.
I wanted to study abroad in order to observe another culture, adding to my overall academic experience at CNU, Junior Ryan Adams said. Adams studied abroad for two weeks at the Harris Manchester College of Oxford University in July of 2009.
CNU supports many study abroad programs, including scholarships, fellowships, internships and credit courses.
Scholarships and fellowships, such as the Fulbright Program, Rhodes Scholarship and Rotary Scholarship, are highly competitive awards. CNU has faculty advisors for several scholarships to assist students in applying for the awards.
Some students choose to work or intern abroad. The Center for Career and Academic Plannings website provides several helpful links. Wise Abroad is a program that matches students with internships and work opportunities around the world. Students, however, must pay anywhere between $2,800 to over $4,000.
Another link, www.transitionsabroad.com, details not only internships, but also volunteer and work opportunities.
CNU also offers credit courses abroad. Previous groups have traveled to China, Belize, Hollywood, Mexico, Germany, Rome and Peru, among others. The sessions from this summer include Social Work 383 in Costa Rica and Government 301 in South Africa.
Any student interested in studying abroad should further explore the opportunities on campus. Studying abroad provides a unique experience outside of the classrooms.
I had an amazing experience in India in the Mother Teresa orphanage working with a boy with autism. It was a day that I got to transcend the boundaries of language and really experience all of the love that a child can offer, Alumna Katie Magrogan, who did a Semester at Sea said.
If looking to study abroad, be sure to decide well in advance when and where in order to prepare with the Office of International Programs.
Make sure you see all the major tourist attractions, but also dont be afraid to venture away from them and experience the less known attractions, Junior Aly Chagnon, who studied in London, said.
Next summer, July 11-25, students can travel to London and Cambridge for a course called Justice and Literature in England. Program costs are estimated to be $3,700, plus tuition and personal expenses.
The trip will include excursions to Canterbury, Bury St. Edmunds, Parliament, Old Bailey Court and the Tower of London. This course is just one of the many opportunities, so keep your eyes open in the coming weeks.
Student Testimonial: Jenny White
When people ask me what it was like to study abroad in Europe, its impossible to summarize. I usually respond with amazing or I had the time of my life, but even those clich responses cannot even come close to fully explaining my experience.
Of course I went to classes and wrote a paper here and there, but to be honest, school was the last thing on my mind.
In England, everyone in my group of friends was completely different, leading all of them to come back with different stories to tell at the dinner table. One girl got to meet the Queen of England, one made-out with an Australian bartender after downing one-too-many shooters, another fell in love with a British, hockey player, and one got to interview Rob Pattinson at a movie premier. (This all just happened in our local neighborhood.)
London was amazing, but most students made it a point to travel as much as they could. Let me just say that I have never had as much fun as I did eating crepes on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, getting drunk on a Whiskey tour in Scotland, laying on a nude beach in Portugal, and inhaling Belgian waffles and smoking hookah in the street of Belgium.
In short, I leave you with this: YOU SHOULD STUDY ABROAD!!!! Yes it can be scary, you may get homesick, and it can be ridiculously expensive, but even if you have to sell your soul, I think its worth it. My spring semester in the U.K. changed my life and I would give anything to do it again.
Students choose to study abroad for various reasons, including cultural experiences, historical landmarks and fun adventures.
I wanted to study abroad in order to observe another culture, adding to my overall academic experience at CNU, Junior Ryan Adams said. Adams studied abroad for two weeks at the Harris Manchester College of Oxford University in July of 2009.
CNU supports many study abroad programs, including scholarships, fellowships, internships and credit courses.
Scholarships and fellowships, such as the Fulbright Program, Rhodes Scholarship and Rotary Scholarship, are highly competitive awards. CNU has faculty advisors for several scholarships to assist students in applying for the awards.
Some students choose to work or intern abroad. The Center for Career and Academic Plannings website provides several helpful links. Wise Abroad is a program that matches students with internships and work opportunities around the world. Students, however, must pay anywhere between $2,800 to over $4,000.
Another link, www.transitionsabroad.com, details not only internships, but also volunteer and work opportunities.
CNU also offers credit courses abroad. Previous groups have traveled to China, Belize, Hollywood, Mexico, Germany, Rome and Peru, among others. The sessions from this summer include Social Work 383 in Costa Rica and Government 301 in South Africa.
Any student interested in studying abroad should further explore the opportunities on campus. Studying abroad provides a unique experience outside of the classrooms.
I had an amazing experience in India in the Mother Teresa orphanage working with a boy with autism. It was a day that I got to transcend the boundaries of language and really experience all of the love that a child can offer, Alumna Katie Magrogan, who did a Semester at Sea said.
If looking to study abroad, be sure to decide well in advance when and where in order to prepare with the Office of International Programs.
Make sure you see all the major tourist attractions, but also dont be afraid to venture away from them and experience the less known attractions, Junior Aly Chagnon, who studied in London, said.
Next summer, July 11-25, students can travel to London and Cambridge for a course called Justice and Literature in England. Program costs are estimated to be $3,700, plus tuition and personal expenses.
The trip will include excursions to Canterbury, Bury St. Edmunds, Parliament, Old Bailey Court and the Tower of London. This course is just one of the many opportunities, so keep your eyes open in the coming weeks.
Student Testimonial: Jenny White
When people ask me what it was like to study abroad in Europe, its impossible to summarize. I usually respond with amazing or I had the time of my life, but even those clich responses cannot even come close to fully explaining my experience.
Of course I went to classes and wrote a paper here and there, but to be honest, school was the last thing on my mind.
In England, everyone in my group of friends was completely different, leading all of them to come back with different stories to tell at the dinner table. One girl got to meet the Queen of England, one made-out with an Australian bartender after downing one-too-many shooters, another fell in love with a British, hockey player, and one got to interview Rob Pattinson at a movie premier. (This all just happened in our local neighborhood.)
London was amazing, but most students made it a point to travel as much as they could. Let me just say that I have never had as much fun as I did eating crepes on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, getting drunk on a Whiskey tour in Scotland, laying on a nude beach in Portugal, and inhaling Belgian waffles and smoking hookah in the street of Belgium.
In short, I leave you with this: YOU SHOULD STUDY ABROAD!!!! Yes it can be scary, you may get homesick, and it can be ridiculously expensive, but even if you have to sell your soul, I think its worth it. My spring semester in the U.K. changed my life and I would give anything to do it again.
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