2014 News Archive
NEW: Hong Kong Scholarship
November 25, 2014
Announcing a new scholarship for summer study in Hong Kong! Click image for a larger PDF.
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November 17, 2014
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November 7, 2014
November 7, 2014
Below: Steven Gattuso of Computer Science, at left, and Boubacar Diallo, center, and and Victor Montano of Mechanical Engineering are studying in Madrid this semester.
November 7, 2014
Learn About Boren Scholarships
October 28, 2014
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Meet IES Rio Director
October 22, 2014
Continue ReadingLearn about College Year in Athens
October 20, 2014
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Study Abroad Eat N Greet
September 19, 2014
Continue ReadingIES Open House
September 5, 2014
Learn more about programs offered by the Institute for the International Education of Students (IES). Wendy Viggiano, our IES campus representative will be on campus Tuesday, September 9.
Continue ReadingScholarship Recipients for Fall 2014 and Full Year 2014-'15
June 23, 2014
Congratulations to all the students who received scholarships!
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Congratulations Class of 2014
May 16, 2014
Over 350 members of the senior class have studied overseas. Best wishes from the Center for Study Abroad!
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Senior Spotlight: Caroline Speth ('14, Japanese)
May 5, 2014
Congratulations to senior, Caroline Speth ('14, Japanese). Caroline will leave for Japan in July to participate in The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (JET) as an Assistant Language Teacher. Caroline studied abroad in Nagoya, Japan, for her junior year through IES Abroad.
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April 23, 2014
Study Abroad Returnees participate in Experience 2018
April 13, 2014
Study abroad returnees assisted with Experience 2018, Academic and Student Services Fair on Saturday, April 12th. The Center for Study Abroad Staff would like to thank our returnees for assisting families and students in the Class of 2018 and their commitment to international education. The event was a success and our table was very busy.
Continue ReadingAlumni Update: Paul Vergara in Cape Town, South Africa
April 13, 2014
Paul Vergara ('13, Globalization of Music & Dance Culture) is working in South Africa for Grassroots Soccer. Paul recently joined the Partnerships Team at the headquarters in Cape Town. Within two weeks of working at his new post in Cape Town, Paul was surprised to meet UR students studying in South Africa, and one student participating in the Semester at Sea Program. Thank you to Paul for sending us updates and photos. Paul have traveled throughout most of South Africa as well as parts of Mozambique and Namibia. Paul studied abroad Spring, 2012, through the Semester at Sea Program. We are happy he was lucky enough to meet Lauren Kee who is currently on the Semester at Sea Program.
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April 10, 2014
Gilman Scholarship for Fall 2014 and Full Year
March 4, 2014
The Gilman application deadline for Fall ’14 and Full Year study abroad is March 4, 2014. Students who are both a United States citizen and a Pell Grant recipient are eligible to apply for a Gilman Scholarship, a study-abroad specific scholarship that can award up to $8,000.
Continue ReadingSummer Programs in Archaeology
February 13, 2014
Learn about getting undergraduate credit for participating in archaeological fieldwork in Bermuda or Italy at an information session on the University's summer programs in archaeology. The session runs from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, in the Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by the Program in Archaeology, Technology, and Historical Structures; the Department of History; and the Department of Religion and Classics. For further information, contact Elizabeth Colantoni for the program in Italy or Michael Jarvis for the program in Bermuda.
Continue ReadingArezzo, Italy information sessions
January 30, 2014
Italy in the Fall! Come share your dreams of studying/visiting Italia with Arezzo Italian Studies in Tuscany program director, Donna Logan. Office hours are every Monday in Lattimore 401 from 2:00-3:15pm or Tuesdays from 1:30-3:30pm in Dewey 2-134, until March 3. For more information, contact Donna at dlogan@tin.it.
Continue Reading$2K Grant Available for Exchange Programs in Australia, China, Israel, Japan, Peru, Singapore, South Korea, and the United Kingdom
January 24, 2014
ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é students interested in study abroad experiences now have an expanded and improved selection of opportunities in exchange programs. Exchange programs offer students the option of directly enrolling for a semester’s or year’s study at select partner institutions. Direct enrollment provides undergrads the opportunity to explore and study overseas in a more independent, self-directed way by integrating fully into the campus community as a full-time student.
Continue Reading2014-2015 David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships
January 15, 2014
The application deadline for the 2014-2015 David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships is January 24, 2014. Applications are now available at . Boren Awards, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to study in Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East, where they can add important international and language components to their educations.
Continue ReadingGilman Scholarship Recipients for Fall 2013 and Spring 2014
January 14, 2014
Congratulations to all the students who received scholarships!
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