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On February 14 at 1:00 pm in Jensen 308, former UN official Lynne Falling on "The Arab Spring: Origins, Processes and Prospects: Popular Uprising in the Arab Middle East and North Africa.” The presentation is free and open to all.

1/30/12 - Applications for Gilman Scholarship now available on-line

Applications for summer and fall Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships are available on-line. This scholarship provides awards for U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding to participate in study abroad programs worldwide. Applications are due March 1.

Over 2,300 scholarships of up to $5,000 will be awarded this academic year for U.S. citizen undergraduates to study abroad. Award amounts will vary depending on the length of study and student need with the average award being approximately $4,000. Students who apply for and receive the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad are then eligible to receive an additional $3,000 Critical Need Language Supplement from the Gilman Scholarship Program for a total possible award of up to $8,000. Critical Need Languages include Arabic (all dialects); Chinese (all dialects); Bahasa Indonesia; Japanese; Turkic (Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgz, Turkish, Turkmen, Uzbek); Persian (Farsi, Dari, Kurdish, Pashto, Tajiki); Indic (Hindi, Urdu, Nepali, Sinhala, Bengali, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Sindhi); Korean; Russian; and Swahili.

1/24/12 - Speaker on Chilean social movements and political participation

Victor Tricot of the School for International Training will be speaking on indigenous people's social movements and political participation in Chile on February 20 at 4:00 in Canon Lounge. The talk is free and open to the public.

1/24/12 - Deadline for Boren Scholarship has passed

Please note that WWC on-campus deadline for 2012-2013 Boren Scholarship applications has passed. The International Programs Office can no longer accept Boren applications for 2012-2013.

1/23/12 - Physical exam forms due April 1

Spring 2012 study abroad cours travelers, your physical exam form is due back in the International Programs Office by April 1. You may have it completed at the Health Center on campus or by your own health care provider. If you decide to have it completed at the WWC Health Center, there is no charge and no need to make an appointment.

1/23/12 - Application and approval forms due March 1 for summer and fall semester abroad programs

Applications for fall 2012 WWC semester abroad programs in Thailand, Spain, Mexico, Korea, Japan, Germany, France, England and China are due in the International Programs Office by March 1. Approval forms for external (non-WWC) fall or summer 2012 programs, such as SIT, Living Routes and CIEE, are also due March 1. All external programs must be US-accredited. All students planning to study abroad this spring need to discuss their plans with International Programs staff well in advance of the March 1 deadline. Please email us to set up an appointment.

1/17/12 - UK Summer Programs for US Undergraduates

The US-UK Fulbright Commission offers special Summer Programmes for US citizens to come to the UK. These summer programs provide the opportunity for US undergraduates (aged over 18), with at least two years of undergraduate study left to complete, to come to the UK on a three, four, or five week academic and cultural summer program.Participants in these programmes will get the opportunity to experience an exciting academic program at a highly regarded UK University, explore the culture, heritage and history of the UK and develop their academic ability by improving presentation, research and communication skills. Visit the Fulbright Commission's website for more details.

1/10/12 - IFSA-Butler scholarship for first generation college students

The Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University (IFSA-Butler) is implementing a new First Generation Scholars Program. This achievement-based program offers first generation college students significant financial, academic and pre-professional assistance for enrollment in an IFSA-Butler semester or year program. The scholarship is worth up to $2,500 and covers the following expenses and reimbursements: $500 housing and meals scholarship for any IFSA-Butler program, flight transportation (approximately $,1500 value), student visa fee reimbursement (approximately $400 value), passport fee reimbursement (approximately $150 value), specialized predeparture information, special first generation parent publication, student blog, and a resume building/reentry workshop.

For more information on this great new program, please visit the IFSA-Butler website.

1/9/12 - Summer 2012 Freeman-ASIA applications due 2/15

Applications for the summer 2012 Freeman-ASIA Awards are available on-line. Freeman Awards for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA) provides scholarships for U.S. undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need to study abroad in East or Southeast Asia. A Freeman-ASIA Award provides need-based funding to assist the recipient with the cost of the study abroad program and related expenses, including airfare, basic living costs, local transportation, books, etc. Applications for summer 2012 awards are due February 15. Applicants must have a GPA of at least 2.8 and have applied for a study abroad program lasting at least 8 weeks in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, or Vietnam.

12/15/11 - Flight request forms due Jan 31

Students in spring 2012 study abroad courses should have received flight request forms in their campus boxes. This is the form that you will use to request any deviations from the group flight (e.g., returning at a later date, to a different US airport, etc). We encourage you to discuss your travel plans with your family over the break. Please note that there is a $25 service fee for deviations from the group flight and that Warren Wilson will charge you for any ticket costs exceeding your group's basic ticket price. The flight request form is due back in the International Programs Office by January 31.

12/15/11 - Congratulations, Photo Contest Winners!

In the 2011 International Photo Contest, senior Maddy Dillon won Best Cross-Cultural Photo for her photograph of children hula hooping in Kayamandi Township in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Maddy studied in South Africa for a semester through CIEE, with support from Warren Wilson College. Senior Samantha Capps won Best Landscape/Nature Photo for her image of an optical illusion near Paris's l'Hotel de Ville. "From any other angle, it looks like a garden, albeit with a strange topography, but from the top of a nearby deck, it becomes a globe." Samantha participated in a CIEE summer study abroad program in France with support from Warren Wilson College. Senior Autumn Stinson won the People's Choice Award for her photograph taken on the Maasai Mara game reserve in Kenya. Autumn spent a summer in Kenya volunteering with the Alice Visionary Foundation Project, an organization that seeks to help orphans and those impacted by AIDS. To view more images from the International Photo Contest, visit the Warren Wilson College International Programs page on Facebook.

11/15/11 - Passport information for spring study abroad students

If you are planning to study abroad next spring, be sure to check the status of your passport. If you do not have a passport, or if your passport will expire by December 2012, you should apply for a passport this winter. You can download a passport application from the U.S. Department of State. If this will be your first passport, you must supply an original birth certificate or other proof of citizenship as part of your application. You must also submit your application in person at a passport acceptance facility. (The most convenient passport acceptance facility is the post office at 33 Coxe Avenue in downtown Asheville, next to the downtown bus station.) Passport applications can take up to two months to process, so do not delay in applying

9/23/11 - New Study Abroad Scholarship for US LGBT Students

Hosted and administered by the Fund for Education Abroad (FEA), the FEA Rainbow Scholarship will award up to $5000 to an LGBT student for use during the 2012-2013 academic year. This scholarship will be awarded to a deserving GLBT student who aims to participate in a high-quality, rigorous education abroad program. Applicants must meet general FEA scholarship eligibility requirements & preferences. Details about the scholarship application can be found here. The application deadline for the first award is November 14, 2011.

This scholarship is made possible by the generous support of a group of international education professionals who are committed to advocating on behalf of GLBT students. These professionals counsel international and study abroad GLBT students and support their GLBT colleagues in the field. Many of these educators have come together through groups created with the support of NAFSA and the Forum for Education Abroad.

1/19/11- Language lovers--take note!

The Warren Wilson College Library, the International Programs Office, the International Student Advisor’s Office and the Department of Modern Languages are pleased to announce that Mango Languages, an on-line language learning system, is now available to all WWC students, faculty and staff. Users may learn or enhance their skills in 34 languages, including Arabic, Thai, Hebrew, Japanese, German, Chinese, Italian, Hindi, Korean and more. Mango is accessible both on- and off-campus. Each session covers four key-language components, vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar and culture, focusing on words and phrases that are valuable in common, real-life situations for each specific language and culture.

To get started with Mango, visit the Library home page, click on Articles & Databases, then click on Language Learning, which will take users to a link for Mango. All first-time users will need to create a profile, which allows the program to track an individual’s lessons and progress. Have fun!

11/17/10 - Follow us on Facebook

The International Programs Office has created a Facebook page to keep current and prospective students informed about our office. Click the link to see the 2010 Photo Contest and other great stuff!