[GEO] GEO Weekly Digest

Tue Sep 27 15:12:15 EDT 2011

Welcome to another edition of the GEO weekly digest!

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

> >Navigating Study Abroad<<

> >Upcoming GEO Events<<

-Cuba Symposium 9/27

-GEO at the Academic Circus 9/28

-Tibetan Studies in India Program Information Session 9/29 – NEW DATE

-NY Architecture Program Information Session 9/30

> >Save the Date: Study Abroad Deadlines – Fall 2011<<

-Spring Exchange Programs Application Deadline 10/13

-January Term Programs Application Deadline 10/13

-Study Abroad Enrollment Notification (CASA) 11/11

> >Scholarship Deadlines<<

-Gilman Scholarship Deadline 10/4

-Freeman Asia Scholarship Deadline 10/12

-Boren Scholarship Online Application Due 2/9/12

> >Special Information<<

-Franklin College Switzerland, Programs in Zurich

-Beginner Spanish and Healthcare Program in Mexico

-SIT Study Abroad Programs

-Study Abroad at the Paris College of Art

> >GEO Resources<<

-GEO Information

----------- Navigating Study Abroad -----------

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

These weekly sessions are the perfect place to start getting ready to 
study abroad. Types of programs, financial aid, integration with your 
academics, logistics, and all other major topics will be covered.

----------- Upcoming GEO Events -----------

*>>Cuba Symposium<<*

Tuesday 9/27

7pm

Ravett Room, Jerome Liebling Center

Students who participated in Hampshire's Cuba Program this past Spring 
will present the projects they worked on abroad and highlight this 
unique study abroad opportunity.

*>>GEO at the Academic Circus <<*

Wednesday 9/28

2 – 4pm

Library Lawn

Stop by the Library Lawn tomorrow afternoon to visit the GEO table and 
learn about study abroad. This is a great chance to just talk to someone 
from GEO and ask any questions you may have.

*>>“Tibetan Studies in India” Information Session<<*

Thursday 9/29

12 – 1:00pm

Dakin Living Room

Come to this information session to learn about Hampshire’s short-term 
Tibetan Studies program in India.

*>>NY Architecture Program Information Session<<***

Friday 9/30

1 – 2pm

Emily Dickinson Hall, Room 3

Come learn about Hampshire’s program in Architecture and Urban Studies 
in New York City!

---------- Study Abroad Deadlines -----------

*>>Spring Exchange Programs Application Deadline<<*

Thursday 10/13

If you plan to be abroad on a Hampshire Exchange Program this coming 
spring (2012), your completed application must be submitted to the 
Global Education Office by 4:00pm.

*>>January Short-Term Programs Application Deadline<<*

Thursday 10/13

January Short-Term ’12 Program Applications are due to the Global 
Education Office by 4:00pm.

*>>Student Abroad Enrollment Notification (CASA)<<*

Friday 11/11

Students intending to Study Abroad for the Spring ’12 semester must 
submit their intent to study abroad to CASA by 4:00pm.

----------- Scholarship Deadlines -----------

*>>Gilman Scholarship Deadline<<*

Tuesday 10/4

The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards for undergraduate study 
abroad and was established by the International Academic Opportunity Act 
of 2000. This scholarship provides awards for U.S. undergraduate 
students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or 
four-year college or university to participate in study abroad programs 
worldwide.

http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program

*>>Freeman Asia Scholarship Deadline<<*

Wednesday 10/12

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Freeman-ASIA accepts applications from U.S. citizens or permanent 
residents studying at the undergraduate level at a two-year or four-year 
college or university who demonstrate financial need to study abroad in 
East or Southeast Asia.

http://www.iie.org/Programs/Freeman-ASIA

*>>Boren Scholarship Online Application Due<<*

Thursday 2/9/2012

Boren Scholarships and Fellowships provide unique funding opportunities 
for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to add an important 
international and language component to their educations. The 
scholarship focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study 
that are critical to U.S. national security 
<http://www.borenawards.org/national_security.html>, broadly defined, 
and underrepresented in study abroad.

http://www.borenawards.org/

----------- Special Information -----------

*>>Franklin College Switzerland, Programs in Zurich<<*

Franklin College Switzerland is starting a new semester-long program in 
Zurich for undergraduate students beginning January 2012.

Franklin College is a four-year liberal arts college accredited in the 
United States by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) 
and by the Swiss Accreditation Board for Higher Education (OAQ). The 
campus is located in beautiful Lugano, in the Italian-speaking part of 
southern Switzerland. This spring FCS is launching a new program in 
Zurich, designed for FCS students and students from other colleges who 
are interested in pursuing a semester-long program in the vibrant urban 
community of Zurich in the northern, German-speaking part of 
Switzerland. To learn more about the program, visit

http://www.fc.edu/content/admissions/study-abroad/zurich-program

*>>Beginner Spanish and Healthcare program in Mexico<<*

Child Family Health International will be providing the opportunity for 
students with little or no knowledge of the Spanish language to increase 
their cultural and linguistic competency as well as their understanding 
of health care delivery in low-resources settings through a new program 
in Oaxaca, Mexico. Through homestay families, focused language classes, 
and clinical rotations, participants will gain confidence communicating 
in Spanish as well as a greater awareness of local culture and medical 
practice.

For more information, visit 
http://www.cfhi.org/web/index.php/program/show/id/317

*>>SIT (Students for International Training) Study Abroad Programs<<*

SIT has updated their program information, which can be found at 
http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/.

Please note that although the _India: National Identity and the Arts 
_program was scheduled to be moving to Pondicherry as of Spring 2012, 
the shift to Pondicherry has been delayed. The program will remain in 
Delhi until a later date and no changes have been made to the 
curriculum.SIT’s 2012 print catalog does list Pondicherry as the program 
base but the website has been corrected to reflect New Delhi.

*>>Study Abroad at the Paris College of Art<<*

Ecole Parsons à Paris / Paris College of Art is currently accepting 
applications for Visiting Students interested in a semester or year 
abroad in Paris. Visiting students study fine arts, design, history, 
culture, language and theory with like-minded students from 50 
nationalities around the world. All classes are taught in English, 
although students are encouraged to study French while abroad.

For more information visit 
http://www.parsons-paris.com/pages/detail/222/Programsand select 
“non-degree programs.”
The deadline for applications is November 1st.

----------- GEO Information -----------

GEO Contact Information

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For general information about GEO, please our website at 
geo.hampshire.eduand our intranet calendar to view important dates, 
events, and deadlines at 
https://intranet.hampshire.edu/calendar/thyme/index.php?calendar=GEO.

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.

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DISCLAIMER: Opportunities and programs listed on this listserv (unless 
specified as Hampshire Exchange or Short-Term Programs) are not endorsed 
by our office. It is a list of opportunities that have come our way that 
look particularly interesting or that might be good fit for some 
Hampshire students. Just because a program is listed here does 
necessarily mean that Hampshire "recommends" it any more than programs 
not listed.

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