Macomb Student Study Abroad Fund

The Macomb Student Study Abroad Fund is created to encourage Macomb Community College students to travel outside the USA in order to deepen global understanding and broaden socio-cultural perspectives, characteristics necessary for their future civic and career lives.

Criteria for Funding: 

Travel must be connected to an academic program, a Macomb study abroad program, or an MMII (Macomb Multicultural International Initiatives) approved activity

• Students must have completed 2 semesters at Macomb, or 15 credit hours, successfully
• Students must be 18 years of age
• Students may be asked by the selection committee to present or share their travel experiences with the college community.

Applications are available from the Macomb Foundation, 586.445.7302.
At present, awards are limited to $500.00 per student, based on available funds.

You may also contribute to the Fund and help support Macomb students in broadening their horizons and gaining international experiences.  All donations are tax-deductible.  Checks may be made out to the Macomb Foundation.  Please write student study abroad in the memo section of the check to signify the proper fund and mail to the Macomb Foundation, 14500 E. 12 Mile Rd, Warren, Mi. 48088-3896. Thank you.

Study Abroad Program in Guadalajara, Mexico

The Macomb Community College Spanish Department will conduct several summer Spanish courses in Guadalajara, Mexico. There will be three components. The first, Introduction and Orientation, will be held on the Macomb Community College South Campus; the second component is the On-Site Instruction, which will take place at the Centro de Estudios para Extranjeros, a school affiliated with the Universidad de Guadalajara, in Guadalajara, Mexico's second largest city. The third and final component, Assessment, will take place on South Campus. Macomb Community College Spanish professor Susanna Williams will accompany the students to Guadalajara.

Prior to registration, each applicant will need to schedule an interview with Professor S. Williams. Upon approval by Professor Williams, it will be necessary for students to register for the class through Enrollment. Program price deposit: 25% ($225) by March 12 – 25 % ($225) by April 02; 50 % ($450) by April 30, 2010. Registration deadline: April 30, 2010.

For more information, please contact Susanna Williams, Professor of Spanish, at 586.445.7287.

Pompeii Food and Drink: Purpose of Project

The Pompeii Food and Drink Project offers an unequaled opportunity to explore the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, Italy with a staff of historians, archaeologists, architects, and classicists.  The research goal is to analyze the patterns of daily life through a non-invasive study of the structures that are associated with the storage distribution, preparation, serving, and consumption of food and drink.  Volunteers measure, sketch, and photograph food and drink related features in kitchens and dining rooms, restaurants, stores, supply warehouses, vineyards, and farms under the guidance of the professional staff.  Pompeii is an endangered site, and completing our research is urgent.  Our next trip to Pompeii, in June and July, 2010, will be our ninth year of on-site research in Pompeii.

Would you like to be an investigator for a couple of weeks and see this ancient city from behind-the-scenes, more in depth than a fleeting tourist?  Do you want to know more?  You may make your reservation for 2010 now by visiting our website, www.pompeii-food-and-drink.org. 

If you would like further information about the project, here in Michigan, you may contact Mary Meier, Instructor Anthropology and Archaeology at Macomb Community College.  Email:  meierm@macomb.edu.

2010 Dates:  June 20th through July 10th.

Study Abroad Program in CIOCIARIA, Italy

The Macomb Community College Italian Department will conduct several summer Italian courses in Castro Dei Volsci in the province of Frosinone, Italy.  The courses will be an intensive four week program with the first two weeks at Macomb Community College Center Campus and the last two weeks abroad in "Casa Gregorio", a 17th century recently remodeled house in Castro Dei Volsci.  Macomb Community College Italian Professor Angelo Aulensi will conduct the program and teach the class as well. Students who would like to audit any of the Italian classes are also welcome.

Prior to registration, each applicant will need to schedule an interview with Professor Angelo Aulensi.  Upon assessment and approval by Professor Aulensi it will be necessary for students to register for the class through

Enrollment.  Program price deposit:  1/3 ($500) by February 26; 1/3 ($500) by March 26; 1/3 ($500) by April 30.

For more information, please contact Professor Angelo Aulensi, Professor of Italian, at 586-286-2030 or at aulensia@macomb.edu.

The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX) is currently accepting applications from current students and recent graduates who are interested in living, studying, and interning in Germany on a full-year, funded fellowship.  CBYX is sponsored by the US and German governments for applicants in all career fields between the ages of 18-24, and does not require any prior German language knowledge!  Applicants in business, vocational, technical, engineering, scientific, and agricultural fields are especially encouraged to apply.  75 participants are annually awarded the CBYX fellowship to spend a year studying and working in their career fields while completely immersed in German language and culture.

The CBYX for Young Professionals fellowship includes:

• two months of intensive German language training (prior German language knowledge is not required, but preferred)
• four months of study in the participant’s career field at a German college or university
• five-month internship in the participant’s career field with a German company
• accommodations living with German hosts, in shared apartments, and in student dorms
• transatlantic airfare and monthly food stipends
• health/accident insurance
• various program seminars in the United States and Germany
• support throughout the program year by local program representatives

Application deadline is December 1, 2009 for the program beginning in July 2010.  For more information, and to apply online, visit: www.CBYX.info.   Questions?  Please contact cbyx@cdsintl.org or 212.497.3522.

EU Launches "Study in Europe" Web Site

The European Commission recently launched a Web site called "Study in Europe" to help increase the number of students from outside Europe who study in the European Union. The site is www.study-in-europe.org.

The Gilman International Scholarship Program offers a competition for awards for undergraduate study abroad and was established by the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000. This scholarship provides awards for U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving federal Pell Grant funding at a 2-year or 4-year college or university to participate in study abroad programs worldwide.

Gilman Awards

Over 1,200 scholarships of up to $5,000 will be awarded this academic year for U.S. citizen undergraduates to study abroad. Award amounts will vary depending on the length of study and student need with the average award being $4,000. Undergraduate students who are receiving federal Pell Grant funding at 2-year or 4-year colleges or universities are eligible to apply.

Students who apply for and receive the Gilman Scholarship to study abroad are now eligible to receive an additional $3,000 Critical Need Language Supplement from the Gilman Program for a total possible award of up to $8,000. 50 Critical Need Language Supplements were offered to Gilman Scholarship recipients during the 2007-2008 academic year. There will be an increased number of Supplements this academic year.

Critical Need Languages include:

• Arabic (all dialects)
• Chinese (all dialects)
• Turkic (Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgz, Turkish, Turkmen, Uzbek)
• Persian (Farsi, Dari, Kurdish, Pashto, Tajiki)
• Indic (Hindi, Urdu, Nepali, Sinhala, Bengali, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Sindhi)
• Korean
• Russian

This congressionally funded program is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State and is administered by the Institute of International Education -- Southern Regional Center in Houston, Texas.

Students can apply online at http://www.iie.org/gilman