CIE Returnee Newsletter |
“My year abroad in Madrid, Spain was priceless. It was, hands down, the best year of my life.
It is an impossible task to sum up in words what my time abroad meant to me and how it has contributed to my life.”
UCI Alumna Sarah Platts, Spain year 2004-2005
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STAYING INVOLVED
Share your stories at UCI:
CIE COUNTRY CHATS
The CIE Country Chat is an informal opportunity for you to share your EAP or IOP experiences with students interested in going abroad. Country Chats take place in the CIE library. You pick the day and time. If interested, sign up at: http://www.cie.uci.edu/forms/countrychat.html A CIE staff member will get back to you with details.
STORIES FROM ABROAD
Would you like to share your story with freshmen? We are offering a great new opportunity to do so in both Mesa Court and Middle Earth. Freshmen will have an opportunity to hear about your experiences and ask questions. ‘Stories From Abroad’ will be held in:
Middle Earth Tuesdays, 6-7 pm (Inside the Tolken room by Pippin Commons)
Mesa Court Wednesdays, 6-7 pm (Inside Mesa Commons in the back room)Two or three EAP and IOP returnees will share their experiences at each session. Each week will be hosted by someone new. If you would like to be one of them, pick a Tuesday or Wednesday, any week that works for you and email us with the date: cie@uci.edu The coordinating International Peer Advisor will get back to you with details.
Keep your study abroad experience alive:
CIE SOCIAL HOUR – Every Friday at 12:00 noon at CIE
The CIE Social Hour is a great opportunity to come together and meet other students with international interests in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. Students planning to go abroad, returned students, international students and anyone else with an international curiosity are all welcome! Free food! Bring a friend!
ON-LINE TRAVEL NETWORKING
Keep your experience alive by joining an on-line network that connects you to other like-minded students here and abroad. Start your own travel pages, post photos, and share your experiences with others. Check out several sites at: http://www.cie.uci.edu/world/travel.html#Resources Some have been developed by UC students just like you!
THE YEAR OF STUDY ABROAD
U.S. SENATE DECLARES 2006 THE YEAR OF STUDY ABROAD!
The U.S. Senate has declared 2006 the Year of Study Abroad to encourage more students to participate in study abroad programs. See what UCI is doing: http://www.cie.uci.edu/yearofstudy/06.html Submit your study abroad photo and story to cie@uci.edu
ORDER A COUNTRY SASH FOR GRADUATION – Special Low Price, only $13.00!
To celebrate 2006 the Year of Study Abroad, wear a sash representing your study abroad country at commencement. In honor of the Year of Study Abroad UCI is covering half the cost of each sash for the first 250 students who order. See what they look like on the web: http://visionwear.com/intersash.html To order your sash, bring a check to CIE. The cost to you is just $13. You cannot get this price on the web site. Sorry, cash and credit cards cannot be accepted.AWARDS
IOP RETURNEE VANESSA ZUABI WINS LAUDS & LAURELS
Congratulations to Vanessa Zuabi, recipient of the 2006 Lauds and Laurels for Outstanding Community Service! Vanessa studied at the American University in Beirut for the year 2004-2005. Read more at http://today.uci.edu/news/release_detail.asp?key=1449FORUM ON EDUCATION ABROAD RESEARCH AWARD
The Forum on Education Abroad is a professional organization in the field of study abroad. For the third year, the Forum will be honoring undergraduate students who have completed outstanding research projects as part of their education abroad experience. Only two UC EAP students can be nominated. Winners will have the opportunity to present their research at the next annual Forum Conference (March 1-3, 2007 in Austin, TX). The top 15 student research papers will be considered for publication in a special issue of Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad. Additional information, application requirements and the application form is available at: http://www.forumea.org/undergrad_research_awards.html If you meet the application criteria and wish to apply, contact Ines DeRomana (ideromana@eap.ucop.edu) at the Universitywide Office of EAP to be considered as one of the two UC students which EAP can nominate.______________________________________________________________________________________
Comments, questions or information about this newsletter can be sent by e-mail to cie@uci.edu For more information, visit UCI's Center for International Education in 1100 Student Services II, call (949) 824-6343, or check out our web site at www.cie.uci.edu
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