Program slates presentation
New outlooks gained in exchange
By ANA MARIA BELL
Of the Emerald
Do you have a desire to experience a
new lifestyle, gain perceptive insight and
broaden your educational background?
Students interested in the National
Student Exchange (NSE) Association
may attend a presentation today from 2
to 4 p.m. in the EMU, room to be posted.
Current NSE students from participat
ing schools will be on hand to converse
and answer questions about the 32 col
leges and universities involved in the
program.
“The National Student Exchange pro
vides students with the opportunity to
become exposed to different social and
educational atmospheres within the Un
ited States as well as to appreciate differ
ing cultural perspectives,” says Fred
Farrand, University NSE coordinator.
NSE makes these objectives possible
by way of joint agreements with NSE
schools to charge in-state tuition to par
ticipating students.
In order to be an exchange student
from Oregon, it is necessary to be an
Oregon resident and have a minimum
grade point average of 2.5. It is also
advisable, although not necessary, that
the student be a freshman or sophomore
when applying.
The NSE program has grown in popu
larity over recent years. More than 400
students inquired about it during the
1976-77 academic year, says Farrand.
Out of this figure, 95 University students
applied and were accepted into the
program.
Colleen Walker, NSE assistant coor
dinator, says, ‘‘nineteen of last year’s
incoming exchange students stayed on
at the University after the exchange time
expired."
She explains that although some stu
dents confront some difficulties in adjust
ing to different social environments,
most see it as a challenging and reward
ing experience.
Farrand says financial aid arrange
ments are possible; however, they must
be made with the host campus. Univer
sity financial aid cannot be transferred.
Farrand insists, however, “I’m com
mitted to considering students who don't
have the financial means but are serious
about participating in the program.”
He adds, ‘‘It is an inexpensive way to
travel and a unique experience I believe
everyone should be afforded.”
As for the selection of qualifying stu
dents, Farrand says, “I'm really into self
selection. When students come to me
interested in the program, I sit down with
them and try to help them get a clear
idea of what they want and what they are
expecting from such a program.”
Farrand explains that a meeting is
held in Chicago with other NSE coor
dinators to negotiate which schools will
exchange which students. After this
meeting, Farrand informs the students
of their particular destination.
“It varies, bufjast year they all got their
first choice," he says.
Most schools operate on a semester
system, while only about 10 operate on
the quarter system. The smallest uni
versity is located at Fort Kent, Maine, a
city with a population of 5,000. The
largest is located in Baltimore. Maryland
which has a population of about
800,000.
“The main benefit in such a program,”
explains Farrand, “is that one has a vast
selection of going to school anywhere in
the country, and one only has to pay
in-state tuition."
The deadline for applications to the
NSE program is Feb. 15.
Cost of
volunteer
draft high
WASHINGTON — Six years of
the all-volunteer military force
have cost $18.4 billion more than
the military draft system, far in ex
cess of the Pentagon's own esti
mates, the General Accounting
Office said Monday.
The congressional auditing
agency said in a new study that
there is unlikely to be any reduc
tion in the current $3.6 billion
higher cost of the volunteer force
annually.
The study was released by
Comptroller General Elmer
Staats at a hearing of a Senate
armed services subcommittee
chaired by Sen. Sam Nunn, D-Ga.
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