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programs and 50 semester- and year-long programs were available for students. A short-term program takes place during a summer, winter or spring break.
"The study abroad program has really dedicated itself to finding kinds of opportunities that will work for students in a variety of programs, not only in content and location, but also in dura-" Sue Lorenz, interim direc
tor for the Office of Study Abroad, said.
Lorenz said short-term study abroad programs were a University strength because they gave students more flexibility.
"The shorter term programs
University careers and would later study abroad again through longer programs.
Shiflett said she enjoyed her experience so much that she spent the following spring semes-
enable a lot of students to be able to study abroad in a way that fits their academic schedules, curriculum and their budget," Lorenz said.
Such is the case for Stephanie Shiflett, Overland Park junior, who participated in The London Review with Mary Klayder, honors lecturer, during spring break of 2007.
"You can learn more in the span of time you are in a different country than you can in four years at the University."
Lorenz said students often participated in shorter study abroad programs early in their
RACHEL GRAY Kansas City, Mo., Junior
ter studying in Angers, France.
"Traveling in and of itself makes you feel so alive," Shiflett said. "There's so much to look at and think about."
year continued to grow, which she attributed to an overall aim from departments and schools to provide international experience for students.
Lorenz said the number of students participating each
With the economy faltering and students struggling financially, Lorenz said the Office of Study
Abroad continued to try and offer study abroad options without raising costs. Chaison said although the economy was tight in the United States, the value of the dollar was stronger in some countries. Students would be able to find some study abroad programs cheaper than last year.
To help students financially, the Office of Study Abroad offers scholarships. Students can also use financial aid, such as student loans, toward studying abroad. Chaison said many departments within the University also offered scholarships for study abroad and that the Office of Study Abroad had financial aid advisors for students.
"Students are able to accomplish their goals and save the money they need to save or find the aid they need to find when they've done some careful planning," Chaison said.
top ten programs
- Angers, France
- Australia
- Bonn, Germany
- Great Britain Direct Exchange
- Humanities and Western Civilization (Italy/France)
Rachel Gray, Kansas City, Mo., junior, said she used a loan from the Kansas University Endowment Association to help pay for The Costa Rica Experience, a two-week study
- Italy Consortium
- Leicester, England
- San Jose, Costa Rica
- Santiago de Compostela,
Spain
- Trier, Germany
study abroad numbers
abroad trip in January. Gray said the trip helped her interact with students she normally wouldn't meet.
During the 2008-2009 academic year, the Office of Study
During the 2008-2009 academic year, the
Abroad has offered:
-5 winter break programs
-4 spring break programs
-54 summer programs
-50 semester-and year-long programs
Other numbers:
-50: the number of countries in which the Office of Study Abroad offers programs
Abroad offers programs
-25: the number of languages in which the Office of Study
Abroad offers programs
-27.5: the percentage of KU undergraduates who studied abroad during the 2006-2007 academic year
"You can learn more in the span of time you are in a different country than you can in four years at the University," Gray said.
Jenna Sheldon-Sherman, a 2006 graduate who studied abroad five times, said studying abroad could give students skills to use beyond graduation. Sheldon-Sherman now attends Stanford Law School and said her study abroad experiences helped prepare her for career-related issues involving international law and human rights.
"A lot of people at Stanford are from other countries and for me to bring something to the table in terms of my personal experience is great," she said. "To have experienced that for myself gives me more perspectives."
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fessors and working professionals helped in the filming process.
SUNDANCE (CONTINUED FROM 1A)
"It's such a collaborative experience," Hurst said. "It's really interesting because everyone has an opinion and the more ideas you have, the better the film gets."
Jacobson said the crew shot the film in many different areas of Kansas — from town scenes in Old Cowtown Museum in Wichita to the Watkins Community Museum of History on Massachusetts Street to a ranch outside of Cottonwood Falls. Jacobson said some challenges during the filming included extreme heat and late summer rains.
Muriel Green, Pittsburg senior was a second unit camera operator for the movie. She said the professors made it a priority to let students help with the movie because they could learn more on a set than in the classroom.
"It might have been more efficient for them to hire professionals, but they wanted students to have the opportunity to work on the set". Green said.
Willmott and Jacobson had previously worked together on "C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America", which made it to the 2004 Sundance Festival.
Willmott said he was proud of the crew's work on "The Only Good Indian" not only because of the film's success, but because the crew made what he called a "bold move" in producing the film.
"You have to believe in who you are and what you're doing." Willmott said. "There are no guarantees, but not doing it is
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Mark von Schlemmer, film edit or Kevin Willnot, director, and Adad Nurkic, film editor, traveled to the Sundance film festival to show the film "The Only Good Indian."
always worse than doing it and failing."
To promote the movie locally, Willmott said he was planning a hometown screening with the
University and Haskell sometime during the coming months so that students could see the movie.
Edited by Carly Halvorson
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recycled, that will bring in a certain clientele"
Stanley said one way the group would affiliate itself with the bar would be by displaying its logo in the bar window. It would signal to customers that the bar was a "green" bar.
he hoped to get exposure for the bars by organizing green pub crawls.
Stanley said he hoped an incentive like this would generate competitive momentum for other bars to join the network. Stanley also said when enough bars signed on
"I really think this is an issue students care about," Stanley said. "It's a chance for them to show the Lawrence community that they're committed to recycling."
Scafe said if the majority of bars were to start recycling, collection centers in lawrence could become overwhelmed with the influx of glass. But Stanley said
starting in May, Kansas City, Mo., would have its own glass recycling plant. He said the proximity of the new plant would lower recycling costs.
Wasserman said she hoped businesses would have a better incentive to recycle glass.
"I've always felt that recycling is one of the easiest and smallest ways we can all do our part," Wasserman said.
Edited by Andrew Wiebe