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Page 3A
Studying Abr o ad
Students get opportunities to leamA
from studies and cultures
By Lindsey Fielder
THE BATTALION
a senior
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le the attom® )urna *’ srn nia j° r - went to Italy in
to prosec P tien t n g''aid, from
t are involv;
student’s perspective, studying
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ss Bureaui||i ountr y { or a senies j er
between cc “When you live there for
lets, whilefour months, you become
s office prchAmiliar and comfortable in that
'olved inpr:fci ountr y” Boening said. “You
is. Bet to know the country better
because you live there instead
|f just visiting.”
Study Abroad is a great
pportunity to meet people and
ecome open to other cultures,
oening said. She hung out in
wn and got to know some of
ic local residents. The best
^ay she could get to know the
■ulture was to emerge herself in
|lt, she said.
undemiir:!.| “The students there are just
uiry. “Tl||ike us," Boening said. “They
d theories rl§ re going to school and trying
volution inf |° h ave a good time.”
There are some things
wishes she would
liave known before she went to
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sign corrt| "You have time to travel, bin
ocracs 1 if jbalance it with the people in the
responds toftown,” Boeninu said. “I kept
ki said.
thinking that I would have time
later to do certain things, but
time goes by so fast and sud
denly you didn’t have time to
do what you wanted."
Boening’s most memorable
experience was in Venice.
“Even as a kid, I dreamed of
Venice, the boats and canals,”
she said. "It was so amazing to
see ambulance boats and police
boats and to think they live
without cars, while we
depend on them so much."
Like Boening. many stu
dents want to take classes while
seeing the world.
Study Abroad, the most
popular international education
program, offers faculty-led
groups. While professors are in
charge of the groups and teach
the classes, students attend
school full time and the entire
group takes the same classes.
Students can also participate
in paid or unpaid internships
abroad and gain practical expe
rience in their field. The Study
Abroad office also can assist
students in finding a job in a
foreign country.
Studying abroad benefits
students by making them more
marketable to companies after
graduation.
Kathy Schutt, assistant direc
tor of the study abroad program
at A&M, said studying abroad
“Bee A Good
Neighbor” teaches
students code
violations, laws
allows students
to obtain multi
cultural skills that
employers are look
ing for.
“CEOs and corporations I
are looking for students
that show initiative
and have inter
national expo
sure,” Schutt said.
“Study Abroad shows both.”
Marti Boerema, director of
experiential education, said
many companies partner with
international corporations and
graduates may need to interact
with offices around the world.
“If students have studied
abroad, it shows companies
that students have the ability to
adapt to situations and learn
about other cultures,” Boerema
said.
Students may think studying
abroad will put them behind in
hours towards graduation, but
that is not always the case. In
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faculty-led groups, students
must take 12 hours.
Planning ahead is impor
tant so students can find
out what classes will be
offered and how they fit into
their degree plan.
The Study Abroad office
recommends that students
apply two semesters before the
semester they want to study
abroad. This allows them to
choose a program according to
their degree plan.
Applying early is essential
because of the popularity of
certain trips. Most programs
have to turn students away,
Schutt said.
“Due to the number of beds,
only 75 students can go to the
Italy program,” Schutt said.
“Over 140 apply.” •
Every program is different,
depending on the faculty that
goes. The faculty are chosen by
See Study p a g e 7A.
By John Salerno
THE BATTALION
Having a police officer visit
one’s house is not a situation
most people would like to
face, but last week, an estimat
ed 100 houses and duplexes
opened their doors to the
College Station Police
Department. In conjunction
with the College Station Fire
Department and Off-Campus
Student Services (OCSS), the
“Bee A Good Neighbor” pro
gram began its first door-to-
door welcoming campaign on
Sept. 13.
“We started the program with
the city of College Station in
order to acquaint college stu
dents with some of the code vio
lations that can occur,” said
Cindy Giedraitis, public educa
tion officer with the College
Station Fire Department. “We are
doing it in a way that lets every
one know that if you are thinking
about living on your own for the
first time, to consider those who
are your neighbors.”
The “Bee A Good Neighbor”
program actually had humble
beginnings, but became a wide
spread initiative on the part of
both the city council of College *
Station and Texas A&M.
“It started out as a property
education process,” Giedraitis
said, meaning that the initial *
concern of the program was to I
inform residents and students
about issues and violations C
concerning their premises, such
as length of grass or parking
cars on the street.
“Eventually the police
department got involved and
brought in the noise and alcohol
aspects of the campaign, and the
city council wanted to get more
involved with the University as
well,” Giedraitis said.
These subsequent expansions
broadened the scope of the pro
gram and increased not only those
involved with it but also those
affected by it.
“Our interest is in alcohol
abuse and the loud party situa-
See Neighbor on page 7A.
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