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Study Abroad Program OIBP encourages TSU students to adopt a global perspective, to become increasingly aware of the diversity of cultures in the world and of the importance of the global marketplace. OIBP programs aim at persuading students to consider careers in international business or government service. One of the most important means of achieving this objective is the study abroad experience. OIBP seeks to provide opportunities for TSU students to travel and study abroad, to improve their language skills and gain familiarity with other cultures. BIE stipends have been used to facilitate these opportunities. OIBP encourages language majors (primarily French and Spanish) who are also minoring in International Business to have the study abroad experience. Wherever possible, OIBP advises students to explore participation in the International Student Exchange Program, of which TSU is an institutional member. Normandy, France. Through a linkage with Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) and l'Universite de Caen in the Normandy Region of France, two TSU students have participated in a study abroad program. Khadijah Allen was the first to travel to France, in the summer of 2001. She subsequently became the first TSU student to complete the Minor in International Business. Renaldo Brown became the second TSU student to travel to France, in the summer of 2002. This program includes three weeks of intensive immersion in the French language and a seven-week internship. It was a transformational experience for both TSU students who have participated in it. Several French students have also studied for a semester at TSU.
Virgin Islands. Two TSU students have also participated in the University of the Virgin Islands' Summer Institute for Future Global Leaders. Sandrena Lee was the first to go in May 2001 and Naima Davis participated in the Summer Institute the following year. This intensive two-week program involving students from throughout the Caribbean area consisted of lectures, seminars, and workshops, and went on field study tours of government institutions, commercial centers, shipping ports and historical sites. Besides meeting students from the region, they also were introduced to important public figures in the Virgin Islands.
Quebec, Canada. OIBP has become an active participant in the Mid-continent Consortium for International Cooperation, linking Tennessee universities with the Universite de Quebec in the city of Saguenay. OIBP staff have attended several consortium meetings, including a visit to Quebec. Nicolette Rougement, a French major, participated in an intensive French language program at the University of Quebec in the summer of 2002. This is a five-week intensive program in which only French is spoken and students live with a host family for a total immersion experience. With her cross-cultural appetite having been whetted in the Quebec program, Nicolette subsequently chose to study in France for a year. Mazatlan, Mexico. The coordinator of international programs at the Mazatlan Campus of the Universidad de Monterrey system in Mexico contacted OIBP to publicize that university's exchange programs. In the summer of 2002 Kristen Whyly participated in Mazatlan's summer internship program, which included private Spanish lessons, cultural immersion by living with a host family, and an internship with a local business. Kristen gave a fascinating account of his Mexican experience at the September Windows onto the World which he entitled "Black Man in a Strange World."
Bangkok, Thailand. The TSU
linkage with Siam University in Bangkok is described under international
linkages. A representative of Siam University visited the TSU
campus in the fall of 2002 to promote linkages between his university
and U.S. institutions. As a result of his visit, which involved
interviews with TSU students, two Business Information Systems
(BIS) majors in the College of Business, Renaldo Brown and Sokha
Tok, traveled to Bangkok in June 2003 for a semester of study
at Siam University. Both students are minoring in International
Business and are taking course that will contribute to their
Minor. Bangkok Update- Renaldo Brown.
Renaldo evaluates his Thai experience The following are the TSU students who have benefited from OIBP support through BIE funded stipends: Khadijah
Allen - University of Caen, Normandy, France
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