Tarleton’s Study Abroad to showcase opportunities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 1, 2009

STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS—Tarleton State University’s Study Abroad program will showcase its pool of possibilities in its first Study Abroad Fair. The event will be on Wednesday, Oct. 7 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (come and go) in the Barry B. Thompson Student Center, Ballrooms A and B.

The fair will consist mainly of booths displaying information on Study Abroad programs and courses to be offered in summer 2010. These booths will include Semester at Sea, International Education Programs, Signature World Services, International Student Organization, Tarleton Financial Aid, Midwestern State University British Studies and others.

The contest entries for the Study Abroad Photography Expo, exhibiting past students’ experiences abroad, also will be on display. First, second and third place winners of the expo will be announced and prizes awarded.

“This is our first Study Abroad Fair, and we are excited to offer students this chance to learn about Study Abroad opportunities,” said Dr. Marilyn Robitaille, director of Tarleton’s International Academic Programs.

Robitaille also said she wants students to know about the non-competitive International Student Fee Scholarship available to help Tarleton students pay for their study abroad program fees.

For more information, contact the Study Abroad office in Tarleton Center Room 121, or via e-mail at studyabroad@tarleton.edu or visit www.tarleton.edu/~studyabroad.

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