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September 10, 1982
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Study Abroad widens
students’ experience
j.'fji by Shellee Bratton
Battalion Reporter
The Study Abroad Program
provides students with the
chance to study in a foreign
country while receiving Univer
sity-accepted credits for courses.
I Coordinator of the Study
Abroad program, Mona Rizk-
Finne, said the program tries to
provide students with an inter
national experience by aiding
and promoting individual prog
rams through the different col
leges.
■ “The college or department
comes up with the academic
background for a particular
study-abroad program, while
our office is responsible for the
logistical support, such as travel
arrangements, landing times,
and such,” Rizk-Finne said.
■ The Department of Modern
Languages and the colleges of
^neral Arts, Education, Busi-
Hss Administration and En-
inneeiing have all sponsored
study-abroad programs with the
£id of the Study Abroad Prog
lams office, Rizk-Finne said,
^kxas A&M faculty accompany
each group and are responsible
fbi assigning grades, Rizk-Finne
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Hphe said the colleges of Busi-
Hss and Education offer
courses at Stirling University in
Scotland. The colleges of Liber
al Arts and Architecture spon
sor courses in Italy, and the De-
jSartment of Modern Languages
sponsor programs in Germany,
France, and Spain.
The College of Engineering
sponsors a study tour to Ger
many, and is the only college to
offer a study tour rather than
courses for credit.
Although the programs
offered by the colleges of Liber
al Arts and Architecture are
available to any student, Rizk-
Finne said, the programs
offered by the other colleges are
designed primarily for students
in those majors. She also said the
cost for a student to participate
in a study-abroad program is
reasonable.
“Students pay more or less
what they would pay here for
tuition, in addition to airfare,
room and board, travel ex
penses, and personal expenses,”
she said.
Rizk-Finne said she is fairly
certain they will have at least the
same programs as those offered
last year.
In addition to promoting the
Study Abroad Program, the
office has a reference library on
universities abroad and distri
butes scholarship information.
The office also issues interna
tional I.D. cards, offers personal
counseling to students who wish
to study abroad, and provides
opportunities for students to
work overseas. The office has
programs called Overseas Day
and Careers Abroad Day. Semi
nars and workshops teach the
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CS City Council
acts on zoning
by Patti Schwierzke
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zoning
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authorization for settlement of a
damage claim against the city
were among the items handled
at Thursday night’s meeting of
the College Station City Council.
I The Council approved a re
quest to rezone an 8.5-acre tract
;of land located north of the in
tersection of Texas Avenue and
the Highway 6 Bypass to A-P
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Aggiei and A-P (administrative profes-
allgan^sional). ,
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lengthy discussion. Many resi-
IIJ dents of Bernadine Estates sub-
i ll division favored the change to
arlv ^jr keep commercial enterprises
etc slat from being built behind their
homes.
The owner of the land
opposed the rezoning, saying he
had suffered “tremendous
jiosts.” He claimed that rezoning
the land to administrative pro
fessional would lower the value
of the land, causing “an econo-
at your r ni j c disaster” for him.
u canA'p- An unexpected budget sur
plus resulted in a decision to in-
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by Shellee J. Bratton
Battalion Reporter
The Bryan-Cofiege Station
Jaycees are sponsoring a car ral
ly at Olsen Field on Saturday
starting at 9:00 a.m.
Jaycee member Ricky Hig
gins said the purpose of the rally
is to raise funds for the organiza
tion and encourage student in
volvement in community activi
ties. He said the group is hoping
for at least 300 participants.
Higgins said each team, con
sisting of a driver and navigator,
l will be given a set of route in
structions and rally rules and
I ’will then be required to follow
the route and answer questions
[about various parts of the route.
[ The team which makes it to the
| . finish line and answers the most
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All age groups are invited to
partiepate in the rally, which will
nave both novice and expert di
visions. Higgins said the Jaycees
encourage competition between
dorms, fraternities, sororities,
friends and others. Entry fee is
$12 per car. Prizes will be
awarded for first through sixth
places. Both the navigator and
driver of the winning team will
receive first place trophies.
After the rally, there will be a
party for all the participants at
Mama’s Pizza.
For more information, or to
pre-register for the rally, contact
Brad DuPlantis at R. Rush and
Co., Culpepper Plaza, 696-7874,
or Mark Bayliss at First City Na
tional Bank, 301 S. Texas Ave.
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students about the different cur
rencies, rates of exchange and
overseas transit systems. The
Study Abroad office is in 100
Harrington.
general contingency fund. The
tax revenue for fiscal year 1982-
83 was underestimated, result
ing in an unanticipated surplus
of funds.
So far, the extra money has
enabled the fire department to
fill three positions. The Council
decided how to dispose of the
balance of the money: part for
debt-retirement and the rest for
increasing the general fund and
the general contingency fund.
And the Council considered
Alberta Jerkin’s damage claim
against the city. Jerkin claimed
the city took 1,135 square feet of
her land without compensation
because of street improvements.
She said the city owes her
$1,983.
The council decided to autho
rize City Attorney Lowell De
nton to settle Jerkin’s claim.
In other business, a bid from
Acklam Construction Co. of
College Station for the Bee
Creek Park Development was
approved. The project includes
construction of a restroom and
storage building at the ball park,
permanent picnic units, water
fountains, lighting for shelters,
new signs and improvements at
the park entrance. Acklam’s bid
was $53,627.
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Septembe
r 10, 1982
Dear Graduating Aggie:
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on
your academic accomplishments and forthcoming graduation.
Your formal education will soon be completed and many of you
are actively engaged in the process of evaluating your
career options. This process can be time consuming and
often confusing and frustrating.
For those of you who are considering a career in the information
processing industry, I would suggest a visit with our Employment
Information Team when they visit A&M on September 16th.
This group of Technical and Marketing Managers, from locations
throughout the U.S., will be happy to answer your questions
concerning employment opportunities.
Bring your resume (and a friend) to the MSC—Room 212. We'll
be there from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on September 16th.
Come casual, refreshments will be served.
In addition, you will have the otpion of scheduling a formal
interview with the locations of your choice at that time.
This is a new concept and I hope you take advantage of it.
Formal interviews will be conducted at the same location on
September 30th.
If you can't make it on the 16th, our schedules will be
available, until filled, in the Placement Office, 10th
floor. Rudder.
I look forward to visiting with you.
Very truly yours.
Sylvia A. Stern
College Relations and Recruiting
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