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Edward S. LaMonte, Director of International Programs
Anne Ledvina, Associate Director of International Programs
The Office of International Programs (OIP) serves the Birmingham-Southern
community by providing intercultural experiences through study abroad,
international internships, and on campus activities that focus on the
development of international education in the curriculum and campus life.
The interim term also provides an excellent opportunity for students
to participate in projects abroad.
Each January several faculty members
lead groups of students on study-travel and service-learning experiences
in other countries. Together with the support of faculty, staff, and
the International Committee of the Norton Board, students are able
to participate in organizations like the International Student Association
and the Global Studies Association. These organizations establish mutual
friendships among students and faculty interested in cross cultural
topics.
The Office of International Programs also assists foreign
students with their transition to a new culture by working with the International
Ambassadors,
a student organization that supports foreign students at the College,
welcomes international visitors, and participates in cultural festivities
on campus.
Birmingham Southern College has made a commitment
to promote international study as a valuable part of a liberal arts education.
Several interdisciplinary
majors and minors highlight intercultural education. These are Latin
American Studies, Asian Studies, and International Studies. For further
information, please refer to the Interdisciplinary Major Requirements
and Interdisciplinary Minor Requirements sections of this catalog.
The
Office of International Programs provides students with the opportunity
to enhance their studies in any major through study abroad, and has
established affiliations with North American and foreign institutions
that provide scholarship support. Credits earned at these institutions
can be transferred back to Birmingham-Southern College, which allows
students to gain credit at the College while participating in an extraordinary
educational experience abroad.
Through Syracuse University, the School
for International Training, Semester @ Sea, the Council on International
Educational Exchange, Augsburg Center for Global Education, Associated
Colleges of the South, and the American Institute for Foreign Study,
students are able to study in most countries around the world. Likewise,
the international institutions with which we work offer students an
opportunity for direct enrollment in a foreign university.
These programs
include Instituto Metodista Bennett and Universidade Metodista de Pircicaba
in Brazil; Concordia University in Canada; American University in Cairo,
Egypt; Kodolanyi College in Hungary; Hong Kong Baptist University in
Hong Kong; University of Limerick in Ireland; Kansai Gaidai in Japan;
Amsterdam School of Business in the Netherlands; University of Cape
Town in South Africa; and Lancaster University and Middlesex University
in the United Kingdom.
Other study abroad programs available to Birmingham-Southern
students include a new program in Turkey through the Associated Colleges
of the South, as well as programs in England, Senegal, Thailand, Australia,
Scotland, Central Europe, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Costa Rica, Honduras,
and Israel.
For further information about the Office of International
Programs or affiliated institutions, please visit Birmingham-Southern’s
Web site or contact the Office of International Programs.
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