MSUM students will host a Celebration of Nations Friday, April 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Comstock Memorial Union Ballroom. Students and community members representing a variety of countries from around the world will exhibit items from their homeland, cook their unique foods, and share their culture through entertainment, food and fashion. Click headline for details.
MSUM has established an endowed scholarship for students participating in study abroad programs. Named for former Vice President of Public Affairs Dr. Gerry Haukebo (who established the Office of International Programs in 1987), this $500 scholarship will be awarded to one student studying abroad for the entire2010-11 academic year on an MSUM or MSUM-affiliated program. Application deadline is April 1, 2010 for the 2010-11 award. Visit http://www.mnstate.edu/intl/abroad/finaid.cfm for a copy of the Gerry Haukebo scholarship application, or pick one up in the Office of International Programs (FF 153).
A representative from the University of the Sunshine Coast will be at MSUM on Monday, February 1 from 10 AM – 2 PM. Stop at the table outside of the International Studies office (Flora Frick 153) for information about studying abroad in Australia!
A representative from International Study Abroad will be at MSUM on Thursday, February 4 from 10 AM – 2 PM in the Flora Frick link. Stop by for information about their study programs located in many parts of the globe!
Join English Professors Alan Davis and Thom Tammaro, May 17-June 1, 2010, on a study tour of some of the most fascinating scenic, cultural, literary, and historic sites and cities in England, including London; Stonehenge; the Cotswolds; Bath; Chawton House (Jane Austen’s home and estate); Stratford-upon-Avon; York; the Lake District (Wordsworth’s Dove Cottage, Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top); Liverpool (home of The Beatles); Hay-on-Wye, Wales, ( Guardian Literary Festival); and Oxford. Click headline for more information.