Students encouraged to plan ahead for 2007 summer study abroad programs
Contact: Christina Chapple
9/13/06
HAMMOND -- Southeastern Louisiana University is offering students the opportunity to “change their lives” through 10 proposed summer study abroad programs in Austria, France, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Spain, Honduras, Germany and Italy.
“Study abroad programs represent a wonderful opportunity for students to expand their professional and personal horizons and prepare for today’s – and tomorrow’s – challenges,” said Charles A. Dranguet, professor of history and interim director of the university’s International Initiatives Office.
“The programs offer students opportunities to meet new people, experience new cultures, and earn college credit while visiting exotic foreign lands,” Dranguet said. “The theme that we hear again and again from students who participate in our study abroad programs is ‘My life has changed.’ And they really do mean it.”
Dranguet said students should contact the International Initiatives Office now for information on 2007 summer study abroad programs.
“December 1 is the deadline for applying to the International Initiatives Office,” he said, “but students who wish to take advantage of a variety of scholarship opportunities should contact us for information now. The earlier the better!”
He said Southeastern’s Student Government Association is providing more than $76,000 to fund 90 study abroad scholarships in 2007, while a number of other scholarship programs are also available.
“For the first time, the SGA study abroad scholarships are also open to freshmen,” he added.
Dranguet said that financial aid can also be applied to study abroad expenses.
Students can earn up to six academic credits studying in business, sociology, criminal justice and tropical ecology in Costa Rica; nursing in Honduras; Italian language and English literature in Italy; German language, culture and music in Cologne, Germany; Spanish language, history and political science in Valencia, Spain; Spanish, anthropology and biology in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands; and political science and history in Salzburg, Austria.
Competitive program costs include tuition, lodging and some meals, site visits, and lectures by top local experts. The International Initiatives Office and some of the university’s top faculty coordinate the programs, Dranguet added.
For information about the Summer 2007 Study Abroad Program contact Southeastern’s International Initiatives Office, located in East Stadium, room 102, at 985‑549‑2385 or studyabroad@selu.edu.
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