Study Abroad Opportunities

For more information contact:

FACDIS Office
c/o Department of Political Science
West Virginia University
PO Box 6317
Morgantown , WV 26506-6317

Phone 304-293-7140
Fax: 304-293-8644

http//www.wvu.edu/~facdis
e-mail: snestor@wvu.edu

Holiday and Short Term Travel Study

Various short-term travel study opportunities are being offered for academic credit by West Virginia professors in 2011-2012. They are generally less than three weeks in duration, involve travel to one or two countries, and require academic work as well as participation in a tour. Prices include transportation, but departure cities may vary. Travel study leaders should be contacted directly for further information.

Accra, Ghana West Africa
- Dates: March 7-March 16, 2012

Cost: $3,500
Contact: Rhonda Smith
- Dept. of Art
- rsmith@shepherd.edu
Institution: Shepherd University

Florence, Italy
- Dates: May 7-May 27, 2012
- Cost: $3,755
- Contact: Ian Hagarty
  - College of Fine Arts
  - warner68@marshall.edu
- Institution: Marshall University
Spain & Italy (Madrid, Milan, Palermo, & Rome)
- Dates: May 7-May 21, 2012
- Cost: $3,200
- Contact: Dru Bora
  - Dept. of Criminal Justice
  - bora@marshall.edu
- Institution: Marshall University
Brazil (multi-city program)
- Dates: May 8-May 20, 2012

Cost: $1,670 (w/o airfare)
Contact: Michael Newsome
- Lewis College of Business
- warner68@marshall.edu
Institution: Marshall University

Peruvian Amazon
- Dates: Mid May-Mid June, 2012
- Cost: $4,500
- Contact: John Burns
  - Dept. of Biology
  - jburns@bethanywv.edu
- Institution: Bethany College
China Study Tour
- Dates: June 2012
- Cost: to be determined
- Contact: Ann Gaudino
  - Dept. of Education
  - agaudino@westliberty.edu
- Institution: West Liberty University

West Virginia Program in Quebec

An Introduction to the Political and Cultural Identity of Canada and Quebec. This program is sponsored by the WV Higher Education Policy Commission and is a joint program with West Virginia University, Marshall University and West Virginia State University.

Dates: May 12-May 20, 2012
Cost: $650
Contact: James Natsis at natsisja@wvstateu.edu; Jennifer Orlikoff at jennifer.orlikoff@mail.wvu.edu; or Tara George-Jones at tara.george-jones@mail.wvu.edu

Faculty Led Study Abroad Programs

Faculty-led study abroad programs provide an excellent opportunity to experience foreign cultures. Students may engage the local culture through experiential education, on-site visits, excursions, homestays, and other opportunities for interactive learning. Available to all students from FACDIS institutions, credit is offered by the sponsoring West Virginia college or university.

SPAIN
Marshall University offers one-month and two-month programs in Madrid, Spain: June 2012 and/or July 2012. Six credits are available for each month (maximum of 12 credits). For more information contact: Professor Maria Carmen Riddel, Dept. of Modern Languages, phone: 304-696-2742; e-mail: riddelm@marshall.edu

FACDIS Study Abroad Advisors

Alderson-Broaddus College : John Hicks Phone: 304-457-6319	Bethany College: Harald Menz Phone: 304-829-7915
Bluefield State College: John White Phone: 304-327-4157	Concord University: Carmen Durrani Phone: 304-384-5225
Davis & Elkins College Barbara Fulks Phone: 304-637-1310	Fairmont State University: Patricia Ryan Phone: 304-367-4163
Glenville State College: C. E. Wood Phone: 304-462-7361	Marshall University: Maria Carmen Riddel Phone: 304-696-2742
WVU - Parkersburg: Aaron Crites Phone: 304-424-8347	Potomac State College: Fred Jacoby Phone: 304-788-6966
Salem International University: Larry Zbach Phone: 304-782-5618	Shepherd University: Linda Kinney Phone: 304-876-5434
University of Charleston: Sarah Adams Phone: 304-357-4768	West Liberty University: Mohamed Youssef Phone: 304-336-8147
WVU Institute of Technology: Jan Rezek Phone: 304-442-3390	WV Northern Com College Denny Roth Phone: 304-723-2210
WV State University: James Natsis Phone: 304-766-4249	West Virginia University: Tara George-Jones Phone: 304-293-6955
WV Wesleyan College: Kwame Boateng Phone: 304-473-8483	Wheeling Jesuit University: Dominick DeFilippis Phone: 304-243-2244