Category Archives: Winter Term

Cuba Study Abroad Featured in PCAL magazine

Professor Walker Rutledge’s article appears on page 25 of the spring 2013 Arts & Letters magazine. Here is link… http://epagepub.com/publication/?i=156250

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WKU group studies Cuban culture, completes service project

Cuba — 90 miles and a world away. During Winter Term 2013, 14 WKU students and three non-credit participants joined Professor Walker Rutledge to investigate the mysterious country and its culture. Read More …  

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DELO study abroad award enables student to share his experience

Ian Dowty’s project from his Winter Term program is a great example of how to use the scholarship award. http://www.wku.edu/flsa/application/deloaward2013.php

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College Heights Herald story about Winter Term Faculty-Led Study Abroad

By Kaely Holloway College Heights Herald With hopes to broaden their horizons, learn another culture and research the natural wildlife of the Amazon River area, five students and two faculty went abroad over winter term to Iquitos, Peru. There, they … Continue reading

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Graduate students participate in faculty-led study abroad collaborative course in Peru

WKU faculty members Dr. Jane Olmsted and Dr. S. Kay Gandy directed a collaborative faculty-led study abroad project in Peru titled “Community, Place, and Leadership on the Amazon Frontier” during the Winter Term 2013. Read more…

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114 participate in Faculty-Led Study Abroad courses during Winter Term

True to its vision to be a leading American university with international reach, WKU offers students numerous opportunities to engage in hands-on learning throughout the world. Through Faculty-Led Study Abroad (FLSA), WKU faculty members are able to expand their classrooms beyond campus borders, … Continue reading

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WKU students take advantage of Study Away courses during Winter Term

For many WKU students, Winter Break means more than just a pause from college life and classes. The time off can also be an opportunity to travel, learn more about their world and earn additional college credit through Study Away … Continue reading

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WKU students receive new DELO scholarship award for study abroad

Fifty-six WKU students received a total of $17,100 in scholarship funds to participate in Faculty-Led Study Abroad (FLSA) courses during winter 2013. The funds were provided through a new scholarship award offered by WKU Extended Learning & Outreach (DELO). Read … Continue reading

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Facutly-Led Study Abroad Winter 2013

WKU’s Study Away partners with faculty and departments to administer faculty-led study abroad programs.  At this point we show the following levels of participation for Winter Term 2013: Programs:  8   http://www.wku.edu/flsa/programs/ Students:  128   (includes credit and one noncredit group) American Travelers:  … Continue reading

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DELO scholars requesting bras for Cuba (from College Heights Herald)

Maciena Justice College Heights Herald The campus was peppered with fliers asking for gently used bras last Monday. The Facebook campaign “Bras 4 Cuba” was kicked off in the name of charity.  Louisville seniors Tracy Jo Ingram and Meg Kennedy … Continue reading

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