Lewis University Study Abroad Blog

French Movie "Le Papillon" to be shown on Wednesday, 9/8/10

2010-09-07T14:03:00.000-07:00

Join the Foreign Language Program as they present the first International Film Series "Le Papillon" a French movie.

Learn about France its people and culture

Date: September 8th

Time: 3:00 pm

Location: AS-158-A

All students will receive (cult / civ points)

COE France Travel Study Program Highlighted in Newspapers

2010-08-31T09:06:00.000-07:00

The College of Education France Travel Study program was recently covered in the Romeoville, Downers Grove, Naperville and Orland Park editions of the Triblocal.

Here’s a link to the article in the Romeoville edition:

http://triblocal.com/Romeoville/detail/213246.html

October 1 Application Deadline for Spring Semester Study Abroad

2010-08-31T08:51:00.000-07:00

The application deadline is Friday, October 1, for students wanting to study abroad during the Spring semester 2011. Lewis University offers a variety of study abroad opportunities. Students may study abroad on semester or summer programs while taking courses applicable to their academic program, satisfying Lewis major, minor, General Education, and elective credit requirements. Studying abroad provides unique opportunities to learn about diverse issues and global topics by going beyond the classroom and experiencing them first-hand. Fees and costs for semester and summer programs are reasonably close to those of Lewis University tuition and fees.

Basic eligibility requirements include a minimum of a 3.0 GPA (2.75 for Travel Study programs) and sophomore, junior, or first-semester senior status at the time of participation. Financial aid may be applied in most cases, and fluency in a language is not required. For application materials, a current listing of opportunities, and more details about the programs, check the SA website at www.lewisu.edu/studyabroad or contact the Study Abroad office located in LARC (815-836-5993, swansoch@lewisu.edu).

Study Abroad Announces New China Program for Spring Semester

2010-08-31T08:45:00.000-07:00

Starting this Spring semester, Lewis students will have the opportunity to study abroad in Shanghai, China at Fudan University, one of the top universities in China. Available to you through the Lasallian Study Abroad Consortium by Saint Mary’s University of California, the program has a unique academic structure with opportunities to take classes taught in English with local Chinese and other international students. All students are required to take a core course “Chinese Modern History” and Chinese language courses at the appropriate level. In addition to these courses, students will select from a wide range of courses delivered in English from across the university and can even undertake a part-time internship arranged by the program. While there, students will live with Chinese students in off-campus apartments for a more integrated experience.

Basic eligibility requirements include a minimum of a 3.0 GPA and sophomore, junior, or first-semester senior status at the time of participation. Financial aid may be applied in most cases, and previous language study is not required. For application materials, a current listing of opportunities, and more details about the programs, check the SA website at www.lewisu.edu/studyabroad or contact the Study Abroad office located in LARC (815-836-5993, swansoch@lewisu.edu).

New Passport Fees Starting July 13

2010-07-06T09:21:00.000-07:00

The US Department of State will start charging new passport fees starting Tuesday, July 13. The new fees will be $135 to apply a new passport and $110 to renew a passport. For more details, click on the following link:

http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/fees/fees_5079.html

Lewis Announces New Programs

2010-07-02T12:10:00.000-07:00

The International Study Abroad office is proud to announce new programs for the coming academic year. Thanks to Lewis' membership in the Lasallian International Programs Consortium, you now have the opportunity to study abroad in even more locations! New programs for this year include:

Shanghai, China (Spring semester)
Florence, Italy (Spring semester)

Check the Lewis Study Abroad website for more details and to download an application.

Brazil Program Deadline Extended!

2010-02-11T06:11:00.000-08:00

The deadline for applying to the Brazil Travel Study program has been extended to:

Friday, February 26

Do not delay! Apply today!!

Travel Study Program to Brazil!

2010-01-19T05:06:00.000-08:00

Dr. Ian Gladding from the College of Business will be leading a Travel Study program to Brazil during the Summer 2010. This program will travel to three different cities in this diverse country - Sao Paulo, Porto Alegre, and Rio de Janeiro.

The expected dates for travel are May 17 - 29, 2010.

Program Deadline: Friday, February 26 (Extended Deadline!!)

For more info, contact:

Dr. Ian Gladding (815-836-5221, gladdiia@lewisu.edu)
or
the International Study Abroad office
Chris Swanson (815-836-5993, swansoch@lewsiu.edu)

Travel Study Program to Dubai and India!

2009-10-07T13:46:00.001-07:00

Faisal Abdullah and Rami Khasawneh from the College of Business will be leading a Travel Study program to Dubai, UAE and Mumbai, India during Spring Break 2010. This program will highlight how business is conducted in these two dynamic financial capitals.

The expected dates for travel are February 26 - March 7, 2010.

For more info, contact:

Dr. Faisal Abdullah (815-836-5109, abdullfa@lewisu.edu)
or
the International Study Abroad office
Chris Swanson (815-836-5993, swansoch@lewsiu.edu)

You can also visit the program's webpage.

Travel Study to Italy Announced!

2009-10-02T07:36:00.000-07:00

The College of Arts & Sciences will be conducting its Travel Study program to Italy again for Summer 2010. This very successful program will be led by Dominic Colonna from the Theology department and Dennis Cremin from the History department.

The itinerary for the program includes the cities of Rome, Florence, and Assisi, and the expected dates for travel are May 8-19, 2010.

For more info, contact:

Dr. Dominic Colonna (815-836-5322, colonndo@lewisu.edu)
Dr. Dennis Cremin (815-836-5862, creminde@lewisu.edu)
or
the International Study Abroad office
Chris Swanson (815-836-5993, swansoch@lewsiu.edu)

You should also check out the program's webpage!

Want to post on this blog?

2009-09-22T13:56:00.000-07:00

Are you a Lewis student? Would you like to share your study abroad experiences on this blog? Great!! Contact Chris Swanson, the Director of International Study Abroad, at:

swansoch@lewisu.edu

He would be happy to post your stories, impressions, comments, and pictures on this blog.

Welcome to the new Lewis Abroad Blog!

2009-09-22T09:02:00.000-07:00

This blog was created as an opportunity for the International Study Abroad office to post important information about upcoming events and deadlines, as well as provide a space for Lewis study abroad participants to share their overseas experiences.

Check the blog often to see how your friends abroad are doing and to learn more about the programs offered by Lewis' International Study Abroad office!