Fulbright Information Session
Are you interested in studying, teaching, or researching in another country for nine months? If so, you should learn more about the Fulbright US Student Scholarships! A Fulbright information session will be held at the Wilder School on Friday, April 29, at 2:00 p.m. in Scherer Hall 401. For more information about the Fulbright Scholarship, please visit the website or email HonorsNSO@vcu.edu.

Literacy Education in Europe: An International Perspective
The Global Education Office and the Department of Teaching and Learning at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) are pleased to offer a unique opportunity for students to study literacy from an international perspective across three European countries. This program includes exciting excursions, opportunities for cultural interaction, and attendance at the premier European literacy conference sponsored by the International Reading Association in Mons, Belgium. Students will enjoy the highlights of Paris including the Louvre and Eiffel Tower, visiting the Anne Frank house and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, and a day trip to the Palace of Versailles. For more information or to apply please visit the website. Students may also contact Education Abroad at (804) 827-7882 or abroad@vcu.edu .

Now Open to Apply: Spanish for Health and Human Services in Mexico! VCU Education Abroad is now taking applications for the VCU Faculty Led summer program in Guadalajara, Mexico: Spanish for Health and Human Services. The VCU Global Education Office and the School of World Studies are pleased to offer a unique opportunity for students to study the impact of culture, migration, and health systems on the health and well-being of individuals and communities at the point of origin for many newly-arrived Latino immigrants in the U.S. using Guadalajara as a case example. For information on this and other study abroad programs, please contact VCU Education Abroad at abroad@vcu.edu.

Study Portuguese Language in Brazil and Get Service Learning Credit!
For information on this program, please contact Márcia Fontes at fontesm@vcu.edu.

VCU Summer Programs DEADLINES EXTENDED!
Now is the time to apply to a VCU Faculty Led summer study abroad program! Deadlines have been EXTENDED for many of this summer's VCU Faculty-Led programs, and we are currently taking applications! Check out the VCU Education Abroad website for detailed information on all programs. Remember, you can take electives, general education requirements, or major/minor requirements abroad! VCU Education Abroad is here to answer any questions you may have about study abroad. Please email us at abroad@vcu.edu if you have questions, concerns, or would like to make an advising appointment.

Study Abroad in English this Fall!
Want to study abroad but not interested in language acquisition? There are plenty of sites open for exchange that teach exclusively in English! The International Student Exchange Program (ISEP) (www.isep.org) is still taking applications for exchanges to several sites for Fall 2011. Students who participate in the ISEP exchange will study abroad at a foreign university and be billed a fee through VCU that is based on VCU tuition, fees, room & board. In other words, it costs the same as going to VCU for a semester. Remember, you can use financial aid (loans, grants, scholarships) toward the cost of the program. Visit the ISEP site for details on sites still taking applications for the fall.

VCU Guatemala Summer Programs Live On!
Did you or someone you know ever go to Guatemala on the summer programs directed by Profs. Bob Fisher and Rosita Cruz? If so, then you've heard about the unforgettable combination of learning language through individual local teachers, exciting field trips and service opportunities, and the rich cultural heritage of the Mayas. Even though Profs. Fisher and Cruz have retired, fear not!  Their legacy continues!  You can STILL have the same great experience in one of the longest running and inexpensive VCU summer programs. Prof. Sam Peterson, a VCU alum who first went to Guatemala in the VCU program, will pick up where Rosita left off. And Biology Prof. Ghislaine Mayer will fill Bob's shoes leading the Health and Culture Program. Don't miss out on these terrific opportunities to broaden your horizons! Find out more at the the program webpages for Spanish Language and Guatemalan Culture and Guatemala: Health Care and Culture.

NEW! Pi Delta Phi National Honor Society in French at VCU
VCU is establishing a chapter of Pi Delta Phi, the French National Honor Society. Students who take 300-level course work or higher and who have sophomore standing or higher are eligible, whether or not they have already declared a French major or minor. Current students should talk to a French faculty member about your interest in being nominated, and alumni may contact the French program at french@vcu.edu . For more information, see the attached flyer.

For Graduating Seniors: Volunteer Program Director Position with Manna Project International
Manna Project International is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to engaging young adults in holistic community development initiatives. They operate three international sites in Managua, Nicaragua; Quito, Ecuador; and in Chaquijyá, Guatemala. Their Program Directors oversee the day-to-day operations of these sites. They are teams of young, motivated, and qualified adults—mostly recent graduates—who live together at MPI's sites and take on the responsibility of running their own community development programs. Incoming Program Directors can either take over an existing program, or propose a new program to fill any area that is not currently being addressed. For more information, visit the Manna Project website. If you have any questions, please contact apply@mannaproject.org.

Job Opportunity for Students. Gain experience for your resume while being paid up to $13/hour and contribute to important research on positive youth development. We have hourly job openings for bilingual Spanish speakers to work on a research project to assist with recruitment (telephone/in-person) and data collection activities for a federally funded grant. See the attached flyer for more information.

Spring Internships
Internships are a wonderful way to apply the knowledge you are gaining in your major courses. For information about general internships, please see the World Studies Internship webpage. General Internship courses require an override for registration, and you will need to make an appointment with the internship coordinator first. You can do so by calling the World Studies Office at 827-1111. If you're interested in ESL and language teaching, consider our New Communities Internship. This internship includes a lecture series on ESL Education, a research project, and placement as a Teaching Assistant in ESL classrooms in one of the Richmond area public schools. The course is set at 3 credits, and students may register online (INTL 493-004 / FRLG 493-004). The Syllabus will be distributed the first day of class. Students must provide their own transportation. For more information, please contact the instructor, Virginia Casanova, at casanovavl@vcu.edu.

For French-Language Job Seekers!
Virtual Virginia, the online school under the Virginia Department of Education, is looking for content developers in French to write online content for French III and possibly IV. They are also looking for someone who currently teaches AP, to work on revising the current AP course. Visit www.teachers-teachers.com for more information.

VCU Conversation Group with Visiting Turkish Students
The VCU Global Education Office is looking for English conversation partner volunteers who are available to meet with visiting Turkish government officials in training at least 2 times per month to help them practice conversation in English and get them more connected to the Richmond community. All of the students are in their 20s or early 30s, and most of them are married. The Office of Global Education would particularly be interested in finding married couples who would like to sign up as conversation partners together. This would be an ideal opportunity for someone who has an interest in Turkey, the European Union, Islam, or foreign models of public administration/government. For more information, please contact Amanda Davis at davisak6@vcu.edu.

Critical Language Scholarships!
Interested in studying abroad this summer? The CLS program is part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a U.S. government interagency effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages. For more information on CLS visit http://www.clscholarship.org.

The ECN is seeking ESL Volunteers, Instructors and Impact Aides
The ECN is seek English as a Second Language Volunteers, Instructors and Impact Aides!  The Bridge CDC currently partners with ESOL programs to create the Extended Collaborative Network, an association of community ESOL programs that share resources to offer a higher quality of English instruction. In addition to working as an ESOL Teacher or Teaching assistant, there are various other leadership roles giving volunteers an opportunity to work closer with The Bridge CDC and the community with which we serve. For more information, go to www.bridgeamerica.org or email Julia Byrd at volunteer.ecn@gmail.com.

Travel Photography Scholarship 2010—Kingdom of Bhutan
Worldnomads.com, National Geographic Channel & JoJo's Adventures Bhutan are giving one exceptional individual the chance to go on assignment with renowned wildlife photographer Jason Edwards to The Kingdom of Bhutan! Your best photos will be published on the National Geographic Channel's website, where they will be viewed by thousands of travelers worldwide, offering you a once-in-a-lifetime chance to get your foot in the door of one of the most revered exploration organizations in the world. For more details, go to journals.worldnomads.com.

National Security Education Program - African Languages Initiative
This initiative seeks applicants who have had exposure to Bambara, Swahili, Yoruba, or Zulu, and can demonstrate proficiency of novice-high or above. Specifically, this pilot initiative will provide the opportunity for Fellows to enhance their Boren Fellowship with additional language study in the United States and overseas. Beginning Summer 2011, Fellows will have the opportunity to enroll in domestic university-based summer intensive courses in the targeted languages. The Summer U.S. programs will be followed by intensive language and culture study programs during the Fall semester at specific language centers in Mali (Bambara), Tanzania (Swahili), Nigeria (Yoruba), and South Africa (Zulu). For more information, please visit www.borenawards.org or contact us at boren@iie.org or 800-618-6737. Any interested students are also encouraged to contact the National Scholarship Office at HonorsNSO@vcu.edu or Jeff Wing at jawing@vcu.edu.

Red Cross Volunteer Training Program
Paul Hundley, the Red Cross Disaster Services Manager here in Richmond, has a training program of 2 to 3 hours for which he would like to engage VCU students who wish to serve as Red Cross volunteers in emergencies, either on VCU campuses or in the community.  Individuals cannot serve as a volunteer in a Red Cross involved activity unless they have received the Red Cross training program.  If you would be interested in the training sessions, please contact Mr. Hundley at hundleyp@usa.redcross.org.

Fifteen Study Abroad Options Under $11,000
Tuition rates may be going up, but did you know you can study abroad for less? Check out the attached list of fifteen semester abroad programs under $11,000!  Programs are on every continent and they include tuition, room, and board!

New Communities Internship
The School of World Studies, in conjunction with the Richmond Public Schools, has designed an internship that allows VCU students to assist in ESL classes throughout the city K-12 schools. The internship begins with a lecture series that addresses topics important to ESL education, then places the student in one of the area classrooms as a Teaching Assistant. This internship is open for registration under INTL 493-004 or FRLG 490-004 (for Foreign Language majors and minors) for the fall.

BUTEX North American Scholarship Programme. BUTEX is now accepting applications for its North American Scholarship Programme 2011/12! The Scholarship is open to all undergraduate students currently registered at an institution in the USA or Canada. To be eligible to apply you must have been offered a study abroad or exchange place at a UK university which is BUTEX affiliated. Your study abroad or exchange place must be for the academic year 2011/12 and your place must be for a minimum of one semester. For further details of how to apply for this scholarship please see www.butex.ac.uk. The deadline to apply is May 31, 2011.