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Business class travels down under during Christmas break

September 7, 2005 by Mallory Sherwood Schlabach

By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Any students up for a ripper adventure and a squizz at the other side of the world can apply to take Dr. Ian Shepherd's international business class during Christmas break in Sydney, Australia, for three credit hours. Shepherd, associate professor of business, will take 15 students back to his homeland the day ... [Read More…]

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On-site director hired for Uruguay Study Abroad program

September 2, 2005 by Mallory Sherwood Schlabach

By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Next spring, students will be able to return to Montevideo, Uruguay, to participate in the Study Abroad program that was suspended this fall until a permanent director was found when the on-site directors, Dr. Warren Roane and his wife, returned to the United States when their children began high school. Dr. ... [Read More…]

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Get away from Abilene for semester

August 31, 2005 by Mallory Sherwood Schlabach

By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Face the Facts Some things just seem better in England than they do in Abilene. For those who have traveled abroad, that is all I need to say. But for those who have no idea what I am talking about, read on. I’ve been in Abilene long enough to have heard most of the complaints about what there is or ... [Read More…]

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House directors gain memories, wisdom from experience: Study Abroad Program impacts leaders and students

January 16, 2004 by Lori Bredemeyer

By Lori Bredemeyer, Copy Editor Studying abroad often has a positive, uplifting effect on students who choose to travel toOxford or Montevideo, and this effect carries over to the on-site supervisors of the study abroad houses. Dr. Ron and Janine Morgan live in one of the two houses used by ACU in Oxford. He teaches humanities, and she teaches ... [Read More…]

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Leaders change focus in CIIE, Study Abroad: A shift of international proportions as Kehl, Presley shift roles

October 1, 2003 by Kyle Peveto

By Kyle Peveto, Page Editor Faculty members in the Center for International and Intercultural Education are refocusing their roles to concentrate on furthering Study Abroad programs and increasing the number of international students who attend ACU. Kevin Kehl, associate director of the CIIE will now concentrate on Study Abroad issues while ... [Read More…]

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Two Prague courses added for Maymester

November 15, 2002 by Kyle Peveto

By Kyle Peveto, Staff Writer Two Study Abroad courses to Prague will be offered during Maymester. A European honors colloquium course and a political science course titled Central Europe: A Decade of Transition will both take trips to Prague, Czech Republic, and will visit Krakow, Poland, during Maymester. The honors colloquium is open only to ... [Read More…]

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Uruguay economy not worrying program

August 28, 2002 by Kyle Peveto

By Kyle Peveto, Staff Writer Uruguay's slumping economy is not a major concern of ACU's Montevideo study abroad program according to faculty. Ted Presley, executive director of the Center for International and Intercultural Education, said the current economic status of Uruguay will have a negligible effect on students who are studying abroad ... [Read More…]

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