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Study Abroad Programs
      
A Gateway to the World Step into college and greet a world of learning. Our campus is more than a growing microcosm of world peoples. It is a gateway to travel, personal growth, and learning first hand about other people, other places. What better way to prepare for globalization than by experiencing it in college? Study Abroad Programs - now or later - will change your life. Globalization of communication, commerce, arts and culture is revolutionizing societies everywhere. Future success in business, politics, and your chosen career will increasingly depend not only on professional expertise, but on personal familiarity with clients, customers and associates from different cultures. Your learning as an MCLA student studying in Europe, Asia, or the Americas will prepare you to meet tomorrow's challenges. It may also change your life today. Study Abroad Steps MCLA belongs to the College Consortium for International Studies (CCIS), the Semester At Sea Program, and the Massachusetts Council for International Education (MaCIE). Through these associations, we send students on semester or year long programs to colleges and universities around the world. At MCLA, your learning about the world begins locally and ends globally. These websites show CCIS, Semester at Sea and MaCIE opportunities in detail. Check them out: Helpful Tips and Information *Visit the websites of interest *Review programs and countries for detailed information including application instructions *Meet with Sharron Zavattaro for application completion *Credits transfer back to MCLA *Financial Aid applies to your semester abroad Meet the World at MCLA Expand your familiarity with the world through incremental steps at MCLA. Begin with the immediate and prepare for greater challenges. - Join a low cost two week travel course with MCLA faculty who tour European, Asian, African, and Latin American countries and Australia
- Spend summers at CCIS host schools around the world
- Study for a semester or a year at CCIS host school overseas
For Further Information. . . The Career Services Center, on the first floor of Bowman Hall is the center for information regarding the study abroad programs at MCLA. Sharron Zavattaro, Director of Career Services Center/Study Broad Programs can be reached in her office @ (413) 662-5332 or by e-mail @ szavattaro@mcla.edu or Kailai Huang, Professor, History Department @ (413) 662-5426 or e-mail @ khuang@mcla.edu. MCLA faculty also support our study abroad initiative. You may meet these persons through your classes on campus. But you are also encouraged to plan your personal international studies program at MCLA. MCLA Study Abroad Scholarships/Award To encourage study abroad, MCLA offers special scholarships to students who apply for study abroad in their junior or senior year. These scholarships help support study abroad for a semester. The decision to award these Scholarships will be based on a student's interest and goals for study abroad. Contact Information: Sharron Zavattaro, Director, Career Services Center/Study Abroad Programs, MCLA, 375 Church Street, North Adams, MA 01247
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