Freshman Seminar on Study Abroad

FRES 1010: Study Abroad (18-841)
Instructor: Mark W. Lusk, International Affairs
Time and Place: Wednesdays, 4th period
(11:15-12:05), 215B Barrow Hall

An overview of international education as part of the undergraduate
experience. Students will review the opportunities, benefits, costs,  and
procedures for participation in UGA study abroad programs and Georgia
System of Higher Education programs. The seminar will cover study abroad in
various regions of the world, language-based programs, faculty-led study
abroad, semester and one year exchanges, security issues, cultural
adjustment, risk management, and scholarships. The seminar will include
presentations by  representatives of several UGA programs. Dr. Mark Lusk is
Associate Provost for International Affairs. Professor Lusk has lived and
studied outside of the United States for almost a third of his life. He has
been involved in international education for over 20 years and is fluent in
Spanish and proficient in  Portuguese. His most recent book is
International Development with Stoesz and Guzzetta.

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Job Openings in International Education

Administrative Assistant, Field Operations
The American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
Washington, DC

Program Assistant, Junior Faculty Development (JFDP)
The American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
Washington, DC

Please reply for the full announcement.

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Student Quotes

-From a student studying in Heredia, Costa Rica
"People here are so incredibly friendly to virtually everyone. Their
kindness far exceeds anything I've ever experienced before."

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Office of International Education
University of Georgia
209 Barrow Hall
Athens, GA  30602-2407
Phone: (706) 542-7903
Fax: (706) 542-6622
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