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The Office of Study Abroad is located in Memorial Hall 344.
Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Phone: 309-298-2504
Upcoming Events/News:
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We are available to speak at your meeting, class or special event! Staff members are available for speaking engagements from ten minutes to one hour, on a variety of international education topics.
Browse our study abroad programs by location:
North America/Central America/South America
Resources:
How to Find Money to Study Abroad Workshop
Handout on Medical Report/Physicals Information
New Diversity Scholarship Available
GlobaLinks Learning Abroad is offering a new Diversity Scholarship program for students participating on semester/year-long programs through GlobaLinks Learning Abroad. The scholarship of $1,500 will be awarded to eligible students of ethnic minority who are willing to share their experience with family, friends and student colleagues upon their return.
Special Thanks:
Thanks to everyone for coming to the Study Abroad Fair! Special thanks to those who donated prizes:
Inselhaus Bed and Breakfast and Aurelios Pizza
Congratulations to our scholarship winners!
Julia Farnesi is the recipient of the Drs. James F. Conger and Syndy M. Conger $500 Study Abroad Scholarship. Julia is a sophomore Elementary Education major who will be participating in Semester at Sea fall semester.
Jessica Toop
s is the recipent of the Drs. James F. Conger and Syndy M. Conger $500 Study Abroad Scholarship. Jessica is a junior History major and a member of the Centennial Honors College. She will be participating in the faculty-led study abroad course, WIU in Belfast, this summer.
Joshua Keck
is the recipient of the Beatrice Wehrly $2,400 Study Abroad Scholarship. Joshua is a double major in Bilingual/Bicultural Education and Spanish who will be studying at the Universitat Jaume I in Castellon, Spain fall semester.
Darya Romanova is the recipient of the $500 AIFS International Scholarship. Darya is a sophomore Pre-Nursing major and will be studying abroad at the Catholic University of Paris in Paris, France this summer.
Study Abroad Alumni Profile – Shar
onda Stith
Sharonda Stith didn't think she would be able to study abroad due to the finances.
This didn't stop her though. She won the Gilman Scholarship, went on to study abroad for a year in France, and later joined the Peace Corps in Gambia. Read more about her story.
Study Abroad in the News:
Check out this post by Dr. Tim Roberts in the Chronicle of Higher Education about his faculty-led study abroad course to Turkey!
Check out this press release about the faculty-led study abroad course, Russian Agriculture!
Follow Our Students:
Follow our student, Jacob Woodworth, who is stuyding abroad at Ming Chuan University in Taiwan:
http://blog.studyabroad101.com/2012/03/jakes-top-ten-taiwan/
Follow one of our students, Afsha Merchant, who is studying at the University of Granada in Spain:
http://missmerchandise-afsham.blogspot.com/
Check out this powerpoint put together by some of the participants of the faculty led course, Stories of India.
What Students Have to Say:
“One of the best decisions I've ever made in my life.”
- Cheyenne Dorsey, Ewha Womans University, Korea
“I’m just blown away by my experience and hope everyone can go global as part of their academic program. You will definitely have a different mindset and different outlook upon returning.”
- Raymond King, Birmingham City University, UK
“Studying abroad is only the beginning to developing a greater understanding of the world that will leave you feeling fulfilled and yet somehow looking for more.”
- Joshua Wood, Kansai Gaidai University, Japan
"I have embarked on a dream that I never ever thought I would be so fortunate to realize. ..I have found a home far away from home, and I will be terribly sad to leave yet eternally grateful for the teachers I have found and the friends that I have made."
- Leah Trevor, Colegio de Espana, Spain
