Alcala Yearbook 2003

The Foreign Study Office is commit–

ted to helping students prepare for life-

altering semesters abroad. The office spends each semester introducing students to USD's 19 affiliated sites that exist all over the world. The sites range from traditional language pro– grams throughout Europe to field study pro– grams in such exotic places as Australia and Kenya. The office has an es tab Iished relation– ship with all of its affiliates abroad and contin– ues to send an increasing number of students to each site, every semester. The benefits of spend– ing a semester abroad are priceless. One learns about one's self and the world in such a way that is simply not possible through any other experience. Confidence and character are gained. as students learn to be independent members of a different culture. As providers of educational programs abroad, the goal of the Foreign Study Office is to give students a well– rounded education that focuses on both aca– demics and the knowledge that is obtained from the experience itself.