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MU senior Diana Ballard,
who is majoring in psychology at Mizzou, lies with a kangaroo
at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane, Australia.
The sanctuary, which is home for an abundance of Australia’s
wildlife, works to help educate people about how to protect
animals and their habitats. Ballard’s stop in Australia
was part of the Semester at Sea program, in which she studied
on a ship that traveled around the world. Photo by Danielle
Narveson
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Study
Abroad Participation Reaches New High
By Jenny Jones
In spite of international unrest, increasing
numbers of students at the University of Missouri-Columbia are
seeking opportunities to study abroad.
The International
Center at MU reported a record 629 students studied abroad
during the 2002-2003 academic year, a 20 percent increase over
the previous year. In addition, more MU freshman and male students
studied abroad than ever before. Barbara Lindeman, the center’s
assistant director, said the introduction of several new short-term
overseas programs accounted for much of the overall growth in
participation.
“MU faculty members have shown a growing
interest in developing short-term abroad programs that meet specific
curricular needs,” Lindeman said. “The International
Center is committed to locating funds for these efforts and providing
the best resources possible to support professors in developing
these programs.”
Many schools or departments tailor short-term
programs to fit the academic needs of students in a particular
major. One program allows horticulture students to spend a week
in Costa Rica studying a variety of common houseplants in their
natural settings. Another two-week program gives journalism students
a chance to travel to four countries in Western Europe over winter
break.
MU sent more students abroad last year than
any other college or university in Missouri. While study
abroad participation is increasing nationwide, MU’s
20 percent increase is almost five times the rate of the national
increase.
“Campus interest in overseas studies
continues to rise, not only in short-term programs, but in semester
and year-long programs as well,” Lindeman said. “We
saw a 26 percent increase in participation for fall 2003. This
increase does not include several popular new interim programs.”
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