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Show December 2, 1993 Page 3 & KJJSHICDK3 More U.S. college students TfOM: are studying overseas Karen Neustadt (CPS) survey has revealed that more American students than ever are studying abroad and that the trend will most likely continue as the world continues to shrink, according to officials at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash. A vast majority of directors of programs report the By A new d of number academic students doing work in foreign countries is increasing, according to a recent Puget Sound study. For example, 50 percent of the student body at Pomona College packs their bags and studies abroad, and a whopping 60 percent at Carleton College in Minnesota travel the globe sometime during their four-yein arts college with 1,400 students, many students travel abroad their junior year to study for an entire semester. Students can choose from 36 programs in 19 countries, and the program is included in the ar program. think that an awareness of the world, which is something we call global competence, is becoming a very important part of undergraduate education, said I Borcherding, director of the study abroad program at Pomona College. The big Rhoda problem is how these programs. do schools finance At Pomona College, a liberal like. noted that Borcherding matching up foreign study programs for math and science students is more difficult, as their curriculum is highly structured Most of the students who study abroad are in the humanities or social sciences. - Rhoda Borcherding Calif., Claremont, international relations and the and more difficult to leave. We have very good support from the college. The faculty is especially interested and involved in the program, she said. While Pomona College students choose destinations all over the world, Western Europe is gaining d the most attention from U.S. students, the survey travel-minde- revealed, i overall tuition. While such a large number of Pomona students do to choose abroad, study Borcherding said she is sometimes baffled as to why more dont choose to go abroad. I think we compete with our home college. The students like their college, and its extracurricular activities, she noted. Most of the students who study abroad are in the humanities or social We have good sciences. representation from both groups, the languages, literature. with one-ha- the lf respondents saying this part of the globe is where students want to go. Other areas gaining interest from college students are Latin America, Australia and Japan. Some directors cited Eastern Europe or Africa. While foreign language majors make up the bulk of students who choose to study abroad, English, business and political science majors are also traveling to foreign ports. Most of the responding colleges revealed that they are increasing the number of opportunities to students. ip - Student jDiscount ! off 10 with I.D. An BOISE, Idaho (CPS) exhibit of how AIDS is portrayed in the arts is still having reverberations on the Boise State University campus a month after it closed. The Idaho Family Forum, a conservative group promoting family values, and a state legislator, expressed displeasure about the content of the exhibit on AIDS, which was held in the Hemingway Western Studies Center on the Boise State campus. Although the show basically ran without a hitch, someone took four pictures from the gallery. I I 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday 10a.m. -- ! COUNCIL ROOM j 2ND FLOOR S.U.B. DEC. 8 8 p.m. . I 6-- Music Unlimited 8AM-4P- 280 N. Bluff North Bluff Plaza George Utah 84770 4-- St. WE M GUARD AGAINST THEFT BOOKS ARE MONEY OR SOFT BOOKS-HARBUY THE LARGEST RANGE OF BOUND. reproduced them and mailed them to state legislators. English professor Tom Trusky, who organized the exhibition, said that the show had educational and artistic merit, and in the context of the subject, said its detractors made murderous misstatements about AIDS. Idaho is probably one of the most conservative stales in the West, he said. I am sure this exhibition drove them crazy. Both the student government and faculty senate voted to support Trusky, and he said he is considering taking legal action against a state legislator. Planning for the future aids college career UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. How you prepare for (CPS) college before strolling through the gates and during the first year is as important to your future success as the academic work you do, an administrator says. We have found that high school students who make informed decisions when they choose a college major are more likely to persist, succeed and said James Levin, of a study about how high school and college counselors can best advise students in career planning. The same holds true for first-yecollege students who have undeclared majors or may be thinking of switching to a different field of study. Levin, an assistant professor of education, also helps coordinate the Division of Undergraduate Studies at Penn State University. When some students make these decisions, they seem to become more informed on the importance of salary ranges than on other areas such as matching personal skills and interests with certain majors, Levin said. The study focused on the characteristics of 1,044 college students in order to determine ar I Monday i AIDS benefit causes stir graduate from college, , I IjOSIF what prompted them to persist in their studies, achieve higher grades and graduate college, and which factors put students at risk. Students who major in fields that are believed to pay high salaries, such as engineering, base their choices of majors solely on the prospect of employment opportunities, high salaries and status. However, such motives, coupled with a lack of ability and real interest in the subject, may contribute significantly to the attrition rate of up to 50 percent for students who currently pursue engineering degrees, the study said. Students should choose a major based on their own talents, interest and aptitude, the study recommended. Students also should be honest about their own abilities and interests and try to learn more about the reality of their chosen professions before they spend years studying for a degree that they cant or dont want to use. Virtually all students are at risk if they dont involve themselves in making informed educational planning decisions before entering college and during their early college years, Levin said. Any student can become frustrated or overwhelmed by |
