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News from the Study Abroad Office:

  • Due to a modification in Macalester College policy regarding State Department Travel Warnings, off campus study may now be permitted in Israel (excluding the West Bank), Syria, parts of Sri Lanka, Kenya and Nepal. Indonesia has been removed from the Travel Warnings list. Please consult the International Center for details.

  • Deadline for SPRING 2009 is Friday, September 26 at 4:30pm. No late proposals are accepted! Download the application in the Applying section of our website.

  • Look at the Calendar of Events - for all deadlines and on-campus visits from Program Representatives.

  • Make a Study Abroad Appointment with one of the two Study Abroad Advisors! Call x6310 for appointments.

  • We now have sample essays available on our website for students who are in the process of completing their Proposal.

Vision Statement on Study Abroad

Study abroad at Macalester College means both high academic performance and an acute awareness of diversity that is uniquely fostered by international experience. It enhances education in the liberal arts by engaging well prepared students in rigorous and stimulating learning experiences in a variety of countries outside the United States. Study abroad enables students to encounter foreign cultures through contact with faculty, students and the general public of the host country, and, in societies where the native language is not English, provides them with a useful and consciousness-expanding proficiency in a second language.

Since 1999, Macalester has sent students to more than 70 countries, using over 110 programs, and to approximately 8 domestic study away sites within the US. Using the national statistical methodology recommended by the Institute of International Education (IIE) for comparative purposes in determining level of off-campus study across U.S. colleges and universities, Macalester sends approximately 65-75% of its students on off-campus study in any given year, depending somewhat on how many students elect summer and January study programs. As a rule, over 80% of our study away participants are off-campus for at least one full semester.

Through study abroad and, upon returning home, through participation in international courses and out-of-class forums, Macalester students are expected to reflect on and evaluate their learning about foreign countries. They are encouraged to develop a sense of global citizenship and to gain the knowledge required for transnational understanding and leadership.

 

 


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