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The Clackamas P rint Wednesday, May,30, 2012 newsed@clackamps. edu Summer 2013 offers chance to study in Italy By Felicia Skriver The Clackamas Print ’ , Robert Luis Stevenson once said, “There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign,” and here on Clackamas Community College soil you can begin a journey to experience it alE Next summer, students have the opportunity to explore Italy: the land, the people and the food, flourish^ ing in the Italian culture as they travel abroad with the college s foreign language department. It all starts with a talk with foreign language instructor Irma Bjerre in McLoughlin hall who will explain the excit ing destinations that include Venice, Florence, Pompeii and many other intriguing loca-' tions. Bjerre has teamed up with the National Educationl Travel Councils Educational Travel Program to achieve a truly academic tour of Italy for Clackamas students. The two week trip will include Roman historical landmarks such as. the Colosseum, the Arch of Constantine,, Trajan’s Column and the Forum. | CGC is a jpart of the Oregon International C onsortium , a group o f seven colleges in the state that participate in exchange programs and that sponsors the fall quarter in Florence.as well as the spring quarter in London/Britain ana Spain. The program is open to all students who are at least 18 years old and have completed 12 credits with a GPA o f 2.5 or better. Bjerre said many o f her stu dents have already expressed their interest in joining the voy age and some have proclaimed that they would like to involve themselves in some fundraising activities in order to travel. W ith the trip planned for June 2013,. there is still plenty o f time for students to raise money for the educational journey. The program costs around $4,813 including a $650 fee if you are over the age of 24.. Students can enroll now, but. must start making payments to cover, the tuition costs. I Along with the Italian tour, the foreign language depart ment ’has’ many other exchange programs as well as study abroad programs which allow students an entire term to study overseas. The extended trips run almost twice the cost of the two,- week tours, running around $7,895, not including Clackamas’ tuition charge for 12-1-4 credits, along with airfare and taxes. Financial aid will be, available to those who qualify. Students Can accumulate college credit-for their travels, according to Dave Miller, head o f the foreign language depart ment. To qualify for die credit, study abroad students must complete a project, which can be arranged with any instructor. The foreign language credits attained through this arrange m ent will cost, students the same tuition as a three credit class,-.,. In spites of a price that, is significantly more than stan dard education costs, Kristin Benintendi, vice president of the international club claims the benefits can be more than worth the higher price. “You get to experience another culture? which I feel is invaluable/’ said Benintendi. *T feel like a lot o f people don’t, realize there arè so many differ-/ ent ways o f life out there.” Clackamas is also a. host to students from all over the world. Benintendi and the rest of the international club work on making international students feel at home, while submerging them in ‘American traditions and holidays. Patricia Maldonado, a for eign exchange student from Mexico, said Clackamas has been very encouraging. “It’s a good place, and you can always find people available to help,” said Maldonado. “You can ask for , help and people never say . no.” Interested students can find; die International club-at the Fireside /Lptinge. in the Bill Brod Community Center every Friday from noon to 1 p.m. For more information about the trip to Italy in June 2013, email Irma Bjerre at irmab@ clackamas.edu. The Colosseum in Rome, Italy is ju s t one o f destinations to visit i f studying abroad. P O Y O U THINK M Y SPEA K IN G H AS CHANGER SINCE I S T A R T E R W R IT IN G ? ✓ Staff The Clackamas Print aitns to report the news in an honest, unbiased and professional manner. Content published in The Print is not screened or subject to censorship. 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