The Clackamas P rint
Wednesday, May,30, 2012
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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.
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