[GEO] the It's February! edition

[Global Education Office]

_Next Week GEO Events_

*Mon, Feb 8th* - Interest Session on May/summer Short-Term Field Courses 
@ 4pm in the East Lecture Hall of FPH

    Hampshire is offering the following Short-Term Field Courses during 
May/Summer 2010:

    (China) Summer Intensive Chinese Program
    (Czech Republic and Poland) Identities, Cultures, and Texts in 
East-Central Europe
    (France) Super 8 Filmmaking in Paris: Geographies of Identity
    (Ireland) Where Three Streams Meet: Exploring Celtic Spirituality
    (Greece) Kenchreai Field School: Archaeology, History and Culture in 
Greece

*Wed, Feb 10th* - ISEP Info Session @ 12 pm in the sMerrill Living Room

    GEO ISEP coordinator and Hampshire College ISEP alumni will run an 
info session and Q&A for anyone interested in the ISEP study     abroad 
program.

_Highlighting Study Abroad Programs!_

HOW ABOUT SPENDING AUGUST IN EDINBURGH AT THE FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL ARTS
FESTIVAL..  The UMass course titled *"Alternative Theatres: Navigating 
the Edinburgh Fringe Festival"* is currently booking.  Participants will 
be housed together in the center of the city, attend performances, tours 
and discussions and have plenty of time to explore their own interests. 
The course runs from August 9-22, 2010.  More information can be found 
at www.edinburghfestivalcourse.com.  The course organizers will be at 
Hampshire on Monday 11:45-12:45 in the EDH lobby - please stop by.


*Bard-Smolny Study Abroad Program *

Designed to meet the needs of students who have two or more years of 
college-level Russian (including heritage speakers), the Bard-Smolny 
Program in St. Petersburg offers an academically rich environment for 
students from North American colleges and universities wishing to study 
in Russia for a semester or for the full academic year.  Students enroll 
side-by-side with Russian students in classes at Smolny College, the 
first liberal arts college in Russia.  The Bard-Smolny Program enables 
students to advance their level of language competency in our Russian as 
a Second Language (RSL) program while simultaneously taking other 
academic courses that meet requirements for their B.A. degree at their 
home college or university.  Smolny College offers courses in 20 
academic areas including: art history and architecture; international 
relations, political studies and human rights; literature, music and 
performing arts; and sociology and anthropology.
For more information:  http://www.smolny.org/bard-smolny
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**Summer Language Intensive (SLI)*

The Bard-Smolny Summer Language Intensive (SLI) provides challenging 
courses for students who have completed between two and six semesters of 
college-level Russian.  Students who enroll in the 4-week program will 
work on solidifying language concepts already covered while improving 
language skills.  The 8-week program is the equivalent of one year of 
Russian at a North American institution.  Language is taught in 
conjunction with our cultural program, which integrates academic 
experience with a real feel for the the city of St. Petersburg.  
Coursework for upper-level students includes a thematic workshop that 
focuses on language learning through content-specific instruction such 
as Russian politics, literature and art history.
For more information:  http://www.smolny.org/bard-smolny/summer/

Application Deadlines

March 1               Summer Language Intensive (SLI)
April 1                 Fall Semester / Academic Year
October 1st          Spring Semester

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