[GEO] First GEO Daily Digest of 2011!

[Global Education Office]

Hello and welcome back from the Global Education Office (GEO)!

Remember that all of GEO's weekly digests (since fall '07) are available 
online! Follow the link at the very bottom of this email, then click on 
"GEO Archives".

Contents

Upcoming GEO Events
- Short-Term May Interest Session
- IHP Study Abroad Info Table
- Navigating Study Abroad, Thursdays at 4pm

Save the Date: Study Abroad Deadlines
- ISEP Priority Deadline
- Short Term and Exchange Deadlines
- Enrollment Notification Deadline

Special Information:
- Health and Community program with IHP
- Augsburg matching Pell Grants
- Antioch’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program
- Blog for Pink Pangea

GEO Resources
-GEO Ambassadors
-GEO Website

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Short-Term May Interest Session:
Tuesday, February 8th
4:00 to 5:30 PM
FPH West Lecture Hall

Students curious about or considering taking one of Hampshire’s 
short-term courses in May will have the opportunity to learn more about 
these programs and have their questions answered.

IHP Study Abroad Info Table:
Tuesday, February 1st
11:30 am to 1:30 pm
Hampshire Dining Commons
Considering studying abroad? Come talk to a representative from IHP 
about their programs. IHP offers students a unique opportunity to 
examine major social justice and sustainability issues facing the world 
today. Students examine a thematic topic in multiple countries in the 
semester or academic year, exploring how people in different countries 
create varied solutions to the common problems they face.
www.ihp.edu.


Study Abroad Info Session | Every Thursday 4PM | Merrill Living Room

Weekly GEO Info Sessions provide an overview of study abroad options and 
how to begin planning your study abroad experience.

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SAVE THE DATE: STUDY ABROAD DEADLINES

ISEP Priority Deadline:
February 1st, 2011

Hampshire May Short-Term Program Application Deadline:
March 7th, 2011

Hampshire Fall Exchange Application Deadline:
March 7th, 2011

Enrollment Notification Deadline:
April 8th, 2011

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Health and Community program with IHP
Deadline – March 15th

The International Honors Program is now running its Health and Community 
Program during the fall semester. This program allows students to 
explore and interpret the biological, ecological, economic, political, 
and socio-cultural factors that affect human health. The itinerary 
includes Switzerland, India, China, and South Africa. Applications are 
reviewed on a rolling basis.
www.ihp.edu


Augsburg matching Pell Grants

The Center for Global Education at Augsburg College will match Pell 
Grants for students enrolling in many of its programs in Mexico and 
Central America, for both Fall and Spring. Information on these 
programs, which range from studies on social change to international 
business and global citizenship, can be found online.
http://www.augsburg.edu/global/about/scholarships.html


Antioch’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program
Deadline – March 30th

In this program, students interested in women’s, gender, or sexualities 
and or in feminist/queer theory will have the opportunity to attend 
lectures and take seminars with a range or prominent feminist and queer 
scholars and activists in Utrecht, Amsterdam, Berlin, Krakow, and 
Prague. Students also create their own research program over the course 
of the fall semester.
http://aea.antioch.edu/ws/


Blog for Pink Pangea
Deadline – February 10th

Pink Pangea. the community for women travelers, is seeking adventurous 
women to blog about their experiences living abroad. Applicants should 
be passionate about international travel, committed to exploring new 
cultures, and interested in bringing a unique perspective to other women 
travelers. Applicants must be living abroad for at least three months, 
and would be required to write at least twice a month. To apply, send a 
short, relevant writing sample, and two ideas for blog posts to 
Rachel at pinkpangea.com .
www.pinkpangea.com




GEO Ambassadors:
GEO Ambassadors: Becky Tang, Thais Guisasola, Xiaolei Gu, Jake Kolpas, 
Aymee Malena, Ximena Casado, and Nathan Whitehouse. Come by the office 
from 9 to noon or 1 to 4 and they will be happy to talk to you about 
study abroad.

Stop by GEO or call our office (413 559 5542) from 9 to noon or 1 to 4 
to make an appointment. We do not make appointments by email, but you 
can come to the office to schedule an appointment, talk to a staff 
member, or browse through our resource library.

Look at our website too: http://www.hampshire.edu/geo/

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Global Education Office | Hampshire College
893 West Street | Amherst, Massachusetts 01002 USA

Phone: 413.559.5542 | Fax: 413.559-6173

Office Hours: Monday- Friday, 8:30am-noon, 1-4:30pm
Campus Location: Merrill Student Life Center, 1st floor

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