Photography Show for UAH Students Abroad

In May 2009, 10 students traveled to England to study the historical development of photography with Jose Betancourt, assistant professor of photography at UAHuntsville. The trip was part of the course ARS 353/453 Photography, Experimental and Historical Processes in England. The group has documented their trip and experiences in photographs and will show their work beginning Tuesday, June 23rd in Union Grove Gallery on the UAHuntsville campus. The opening reception begins at 3pm and runs until 6pm. All are welcome to attend.

The show runs through July 23.

Congratulations to Jennifer Staton!

Jennifer Staton, a major in history with a a minor in English at UAHuntsville, has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship for Germany in 2009-2010. The Fulbright Program is highly selective, and Jennifer's accomplishment reflects her exceptional academic record. She will serve as a teaching assistant in a German high school, helping instructors there teach English. She will also be able to pursue her interest in early modern history as she explores German cities and museums.

Congratulations to Jennifer!

Fulbright Meeting

If you would like to find out more information about the Fulbright Program and how and when to apply, please come to an informational meeting on Wednesday, April 8th at 4pm in Morton Hall 204.

The Fulbright Program provides opportunities for study, research, and teaching abroad. The Program is sponsored by the United States State Department and provided 6,000 scholarships in 2007.

Questions? Please email david.johnson@uah.edu or call 824-6288.

Congratulations to Lauren Pegues!

Lauren Pegues, a student at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, has received a scholarship from the Critical Languages Scholarship Program to study Arabic this summer. This very selective program is sponsored by the United States Department of State and Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and is administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers(CAORC).

The CLS Program is part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a U.S. government interagency effort to increase the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages.

For more information about Lauren's achievement, please click here.

The Importance of Studying Abroad

Newsweek has an article that discusses the many advisers for Obama who lived and/or studied abroad. Click here for the article.

One excerpt from the article:

[James Jones, the incoming National Security Adviser] encourages young people to go out and see other countries and cultures. Anyone who has the opportunity and doesn't seize it "is really missing out on one of the most important components of how to be successful in today's shrinking world," he says.

General Study Abroad Orientation Sessions Scheduled

If you are participating in one of the study abroad opportunities for 2009, you need to attend one of the two Global Studies General Orientation Sessions.

Wednesday, February 4 at 7pm in Morton Hall 200 OR
Thursday, February 5 at 7pm in Morton Hall 200

You will be able to take care of pre-departure payments and complete and sign required forms. Dr. David Johnson, the director of the Global Studies Program, will also provide general orientation information for studying abroad.

You are invited to bring your parents, your partners, or others.

More information will follow via email. Please check your inbox for new messages.

Questions? Contact 824-6288 or globalstudies@uah.edu.

Study Abroad in 2009

We still have openings for all of the study abroad offerings for 2009:

Faculty-Led Courses for 2009
Guanajuato, Mexico (instructor Julie Freeman with assistance from Karl Keller):
FL 200S Intermediate Spanish (spring registration, travel May 2-18, 2009)
FL 301S Spanish for Conversation (spring registration, travel May 2-18, 2009
FL 499S Advanced Spanish Conversation (spring registration, travel May 2-18, 2009)

Brest, France (instructor: Betsy Allison):
FL 200F Intermediate French (spring registration, travel May 2-18, 2009)
(FL 499F option may be available for more advanced students)

Rome, Italy (instructor: Dr. Richard Gerberding):
GS 199/HY 399 Rome: The Eternal City (spring semester, travel May 15-31, 2009)

London, England (instructor Dr. Dorothy Foote):
NUR 418/518 Global Health, International Study (spring registration, travel May 11-22, 2009)

England (instructor Jose Betancourt):
ARS 353/453 PHOTOGRAPHY: Experimental and Historic Processes (course in summer I term, travel May 12-22, 2009 in England)

London, England (instructors Dr. Jerry Mebane and David Harwell):GS 399/EH 540 Theatre in London (summer semester, travel July 13-25, 2009)

Bucharest, Romania (instructor Dr. James McCollum):
MGT 470/490 International Management (summer registration, travel dates in June TBA)

Summer Programs
Intensive German in Düsseldorf (4 weeks in May or June)
Cortona in Italy (10 weeks of art, art history, and Italian language and culture)
Intensive Italian in Pisa (at least 2 weeks of intensive language study; dates flexible)

Other Programs
Any summer, semester, or academic-year program with the University Studies Abroad Consortium (http://usac.unr.edu/).

If you would like any more information on any of these programs, please contact globalstudies@uah.edu.