Study Abroad students compete each year in a photo contest at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis. This photo by Alysia Schwartz won First Place for Cultural Adventure and was the Grand Prize Winner: "No Change, No Course! Election time in Jamaica". Other winners include Rebecca Cluck, Josie Frisinger, Romel Collins, Kimberly Watlers, Treva Mitchell, Christin Johnson, Kristina Moorhead, Courtney Harris, Sarah Bowens, Anna Adrizzone and Abhishek Dube. You can see all the winning photos here. More than 250 photographs were submitted by IUPUI students who participated in study abroad programs during the 2006-2007 academic year. IUPUI is unique in the variety of study abroad programs offered to suit many majors as well as its selection of short-term programs. Students in the Schools of Medicine, Law, Liberal Arts, Herron School of Art, Engineering and Technology, Dentistry, PE/TCEM, Business, Nursing, Education, Science, University College, Social Work, Informatics, General Studies (CLN), and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs studied in 35 different countries in 2005-2006.
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Showing posts with label study abroad. Show all posts
Sunday, September 30, 2007
International Photo Contest at IUPUI
Study Abroad students compete each year in a photo contest at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis. This photo by Alysia Schwartz won First Place for Cultural Adventure and was the Grand Prize Winner: "No Change, No Course! Election time in Jamaica". Other winners include Rebecca Cluck, Josie Frisinger, Romel Collins, Kimberly Watlers, Treva Mitchell, Christin Johnson, Kristina Moorhead, Courtney Harris, Sarah Bowens, Anna Adrizzone and Abhishek Dube. You can see all the winning photos here. More than 250 photographs were submitted by IUPUI students who participated in study abroad programs during the 2006-2007 academic year. IUPUI is unique in the variety of study abroad programs offered to suit many majors as well as its selection of short-term programs. Students in the Schools of Medicine, Law, Liberal Arts, Herron School of Art, Engineering and Technology, Dentistry, PE/TCEM, Business, Nursing, Education, Science, University College, Social Work, Informatics, General Studies (CLN), and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs studied in 35 different countries in 2005-2006.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Institute for Study Abroad Saga Continues
The Indianapolis Star has picked up the story about the questionable practices at Butler University's Institute for Study Abroad.
"An institute that provides study abroad for Butler University students was one of five such programs to be sent a subpoena this week by New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s office," notes The Star today.
Check it out here, at least until the link expires.
UPDATE (25 August 2007):
The Indianapolis Business Journal has more on the IFSA.
"IFSA may be obscure, but its revenue of $48.9 million puts it in the ranks of the city's larger and better-known not-forprofits.
"It took in more than the $37 million United Way of Central Indiana generated last year. It also surpassed such wellknown institutions as Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana, at $40.5 million, and the $38 million in revenue reported by the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
"Though it's a not-for-profit, IFSA operates very much like a for-profit business as it doesn't rely on charitable contributions for its income. According to its IRS Form 990 for the year ended May 31, 2006, IFSA generated all but $510,907 of its revenue from program service revenue and application fees; the remainder was interest income.
"IFSA is large even by for-profit standards. If it were a public company, IFSA would rank among the 25 largest in the Indianapolis area in terms of revenue. It had 54 employees as of mid-2006, records show."
"An institute that provides study abroad for Butler University students was one of five such programs to be sent a subpoena this week by New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s office," notes The Star today.
Check it out here, at least until the link expires.
UPDATE (25 August 2007):
The Indianapolis Business Journal has more on the IFSA.
"IFSA may be obscure, but its revenue of $48.9 million puts it in the ranks of the city's larger and better-known not-forprofits.
"It took in more than the $37 million United Way of Central Indiana generated last year. It also surpassed such wellknown institutions as Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana, at $40.5 million, and the $38 million in revenue reported by the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
"Though it's a not-for-profit, IFSA operates very much like a for-profit business as it doesn't rely on charitable contributions for its income. According to its IRS Form 990 for the year ended May 31, 2006, IFSA generated all but $510,907 of its revenue from program service revenue and application fees; the remainder was interest income.
"IFSA is large even by for-profit standards. If it were a public company, IFSA would rank among the 25 largest in the Indianapolis area in terms of revenue. It had 54 employees as of mid-2006, records show."
Monday, August 13, 2007
Questions About Butler's Institute for Study Abroad
"Amy Bartnick-Blume, a vice president of the nonprofit Institute for Study Abroad, which is affiliated with Butler University in Indiana, said the institute gave colleges with which it has 'exclusive agreements' up to $500 per student for restricting them to the institute’s programs in a given region. The practice in effect shuts out the competition. Ms. Bartnick-Blume said that the colleges decide whether to pass the savings on to students and that the institute had no way of knowing how many do."
Read the rest of the story in "In Study Abroad, Gifts and Money for Universities" in tomorrow's New York Times.
Read the rest of the story in "In Study Abroad, Gifts and Money for Universities" in tomorrow's New York Times.
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Jischke to discuss Purdue's international programs
Purdue University President Martin C. Jischke (pictured) will discuss the university's various programs that bring thousands of international students to the campus and send Purdue students abroad from 2-3 p.m. on Wednesday (14 March) during WBAA radio's live call-in show "AM 920 Magazine."
According to the Purdue News Bureau, Jischke will field questions from host David Bunte and the listening audience.
This year nearly 5,000 international students from 130 countries attend Purdue, the second highest international enrollment among all U.S. public colleges and universities. The Study Abroad Office offers 200 programs to give Purdue students learning opportunities in 45 countries.
To ask questions during the program, local listeners can call (765) 496-1999. Listeners outside the local calling area can call toll-free at (866) 922-2101. WBAA's AM signal reaches approximately two-thirds of Indiana and can be heard globally via the station's website.
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