Monday, September 13, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A • Page 5
Fair to highlight study abroad
Event to feature new locations for foreign study
By Amanda Kashube
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The Office of Study Abroad will take over the fourth floor of the Kansas Union tomorrow, anticipating the recruitment of more students for the office's programs covering 47 countries and 20 languages.
The Study Abroad Fair will feature KU's programs and 10 new outside programs, said David Wiley, outreach coordinator for the office.
"It's a unique chance for students to meet with advisers, other KU students who have done the programs and exchange students from the countries," he said. "It's the complete view of the programs."
Among the new participants in the programs are Tel Aviv University, University of New Castle in Australia and the Sann Institute in Nepal.
that the office does not cover that many countries," Wiley said.
He also said he was hoping for 500 students to attend the fair.
"Some students may assume
Wiley said most students this semester have been interested in the new programs to Australia and Nepal.
Along with representatives from the office, students who have spent a semester or more in the exchange countries will also be present to answer questions about details not included in the informational packet.
Almee Osbourn, Olathe senior, spent a year in Besançon, France, as part of an exchange program. She said the experience was a positive one.
"I wanted to improve on my language skills and become fluent in French," she said. "I was burned out from my major, and I just wanted something different."
Osbourn, who will be at the fair, lived with a French family for three weeks and in a single room in an all-French dorm for the remainder of her year-long stay.
"I feel more independent now," she said. "I'm a big advocate of study abroad. It opened
ap my eyes to different cultures, and I learned their views on the United States."
Wiley said that along with the French programs, Great Britain was one of the most popular exchanges because students didn't have to learn a new language and also because of the price.
"For out-of-state students, it's cheaper than going to KU for a semester," he said. "It has more of an in-state rate."
Wiley said that the exchange programs had a variety of prices and that students needed to shop around to find the best
for them.
"There are very expensive programs and reasonable ones too," he said.
Scholarships are also available for those with financial need.
The Study Abroad Fair will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Union. Wiley said he would encourage students to stop by even if they were just thinking about going abroad.
"It's something everyone should do but not something everybody gets a chance to do," he said.
Edited by Allan Davis
Traveling exhibit highlights Latin American art
By Emily Hughey
by Emily Hugney
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
As the tendency toward all things Latin American rages on in the United States, the Spencer Museum of Art has temporarily tamed a tract of the trend.
One collection at the Kress Gallery in the museum has made its way around the country and is ending its national tour with a stay at the art museum. The collection, Mexican Prints from the Collection of Reba and Dave Williams, made its debut at the University on Aug. 21 and will stay until Oct. 17.
Erin Goodison, Mound City senior and receptionist at the museum, said she thought the collection was one of the biggest to come to the museum and that the presence of the exhibit reflected the growing interest in Latin American lifestyles.
"Latin American art history and Latin American art is increasing in popularity." Goodison said. "It's sort of like African art did in the '60s. People are starting to pay more attention to it. It's a trend. There's a surge in interests in all things Latin American right now."
The exhibit, a survey of printmaking in Mexico from the 1920s through the 1950s, includes works from Frida Kahlo, Leopoldo Mendez, Jose Clemente Orozco, Diego
A lithograph of Diego Rivera's Sleep is on display at the Spencer Museum of Art. The print is part of the exhibit, Mexican Prints from the Collection of Reba and Dave Williams. Contributed art
Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros and Rufino Tamaya. Their prints are reflective of the graphics revival that occurred in the wake
of Mexico's Revolution of 1910.
Ben Shockey, Overland Park senior, said he attended most of the exhibits that came to the museum. In his four years of viewing the museum's collections, he said the Mexican print exhibit was one of his favorites because of both the quality of the work and the prestige of the artists. However, he said he could not choose one particular print as his favorite.
"I don't really know that I could mention one piece. I think it's pretty fascinating, though, that Mexican art manages to blend traditional Mexican themes with politics," Shockey said. "Usually now, if it's political, it kind of takes over the art. Mexican art seems to have a themeless mix of tradition and politics."
All characteristic of the post-Revolution graphics revival in Mexico, the prints reflect the social concerns of the time and pay tribute to revolutionary heroes. Shockey said he was pleased the museum was exhibiting the Latin American collection.
"It's a vibrant culture and has been probably for as long as it's existed," he said. "And we're just now allowing that to be a major part of the United States. There's a lot more consciousness of America's multiculturalism, and since it tells their story, the art is worth looking at."
—Edited by Kelly Clasen
Organization aids student adjustment
By Lesley Simmons
writer@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
The Step Program is recruiting mentors to help new students adjust to life at the University of Kansas.
Aida Garcia, Lenexa junior and program coordinator, became involved with the program as an upperclassman.
The program, which is connected to Hawk Link—a program designed to improve minority student retention at the University—seeks to link new students with older students who know how to succeed at the University.
"I think it would have been very helpful as a freshman," she said. "I would have been a step ahead if I could have taken advantage of a program like this."
Robert Page, assistant director of admissions, said the program actively recruited students of color and matched them with mentors. But, he said, any new student could request a mentor by contacting the Office of Multicultural Affairs at 45 Strong Hall.
The mentors encourage students to attend programs and are available to talk to students one on one. Students are usually matched with mentors who share their majors so that they can provide help with homework.
Volunteer mentors must be sophomores or older in good academic standing. Students interested in serving as mentors can also contact the office for more information.
The Step Together Program, which is in coordination with the Step program, is also recruiting mentors. Instead of recruiting individuals to serve as mentors, though, Step Together asks student organizations to collectively adopt a student to mentor.
An advantage of the program is that new students can draw on the experiences of every student in the organization.
So far, 32 new students have requested mentors.
This week, the office is sending a letter to all freshman students of color to inform them about the program. Also this week, the students coordinating both programs will decide how they want to train mentors and recruit students and what activities they want to organize as part of the programs.
One activity already set is the Step Social. At the social, which is scheduled for Sept. 24, mentors will meet the students they are matched with.
—Edited by Brad Hallier
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"You can see how much people care every day here. Because it's a smaller program, you have a lot of contact with your professors. It's not uncommon to be asked by my professors 'how are things going?' or 'What can we do to help?'. It sounds kind of corny, but everybody here is like a member of my family."
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