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6 Friday, November 6,1987 THRESHER News
Foreign study program bolstered by changes
by Judd Volino
Changes are being implemented in
the International Education program
at Rice, which includes students
studying abroad, foreign students
enrolled at Rice, and faculty associa-
tions abroad.
The Ad Hoc Committee on Inter-
national Education made suggestions
for improvements in three main areas
and presented them in a report to
President George Rupp last May. For
the study abroad program, it empha-
sized a need for Rice to prov ide finan-
cial aid and expand its affiliations
with foreign study associations and
institutions. To implement these
changes, it recommended a standing
committee on international relations.
The committee also recommended
active recruitment of foreign stu-
dents, especially undergraduates,
which could be facilitated by in-
creased financial aid, scholarships
and more student exchanges. The
report stated that the university
should increase faculty ties with for-
eign institutions by designating a
person to oversee this task.
Director of Student Advising and
Activities Patricia Martin said, "al-
lowing aid for those going abroad has
already made the differencefor some
students."
The committee recommended that
the aid a student receives normally
from Rice not be cut off when he
studies abroad, and that a special
scholarship fund be set up. The Office
of Financial Aid now offers grants to
students who demonstrate genuine
need.
"If we have a high-need student
who is willing to take loans and has
saved money, the university will help
with grant money, so that ail students
can have an opportunity," said Direc-
tor of Financial Aid David Hunt.
However, no additional scholarships
have been set up.
Students who have been a part of
past study abroad programs agree that
financial assistance is important.
Charles Krusekopf, who went to
Vienna last fall, said "For some
people it can cost less than going to
Rice, due to lower European tuitions,
but the information provided often
underestimates what you really will
spend." Since Rice provided no aid,
the students in the program with him
often got jobs or internships with
American companies there to make
up the difference, he said.
Another student was able to par-
ticipate through a program admini-
Rally club bonfire
Three students stand in the heat of the bonfire sponsored by the Rally Club after the Rice-Arkansas game last
weekend, which was also Parents' Weekend —M. Gladu
stered by Stanford University. She
used a combination of loans, a small
outside scholarship from the program
and work study to pay for her
semester abroad. "I hope now that
Rice is providing aid, that students
will take the initiative to look into it,
whether they have the money right
now or not," she said.
The second area pinpointed by the
committee was foreign students en-
rolled at Rice, not just on a short-term
exchange. The report said more for-
eign students, particularly under-
graduates, need to be recruited In
addition, a greater variety of geo-
graphic areas, including Africa, Latin
America, the West Indies and Carib-
bean, need to be represented. Cur-
rently, most foreign students do not
receive financial aid from Rice, and
the majority of those that do are ath-
letes or music students.
The committee recommended that
scholarships be set up to correct the
imbalance. Suggestions for generat-
ing the needed funds included
seeking scholarships from foreign
governments and corporations that do
business in foreign countries, exam-
ining exchanges not done on a one-to-
one basis, and liberalizing the
university's financial aid policy.
In an effort to consolidate the inter-
national study program, the Foreign
Student office will become part of
Student Advising, according to Jane
Dunham, Foreign Student Advisor.
She expects a half-time secretary to
be hired soon to help the office.
However, the standing committee
on International Education has not yet
been established, according to Steb-
bings. He said that Rupp was not
entirely satisfied that a standing
committee would be useful, so the
proposal was not immediately ap-
proved. However, "the issue has not
been resolved," he said. "New stand-
ing committees are set up in January,
and we will need more information
before a final decision is made."
Study abroad programs are ex-
panding affiliations with outside
consortia, according to Martin. In the
past, Rice has been a part of the Insti-
tute of European Studies (IES) and
the Beaver College Center for Study
Abroad. This year Rice has signed
agreements with the Council on Inter-
national Education Exchange (CIEE)
and the Intercollegiate Center fof
Classical Studies, and is researching
several others.
In the area of exchanges, the uni-
versity has recently signed a contract
with the Federation of German-
American Clubs, which acts as a
"broker" setting up exchanges with
German universities. An agreement
with the University of Lancaster is
near finalization. The current affili-
ations are also expanding. IES is in
negotiations with Moscow State Uni-
versity and Beaver College is inquir-
ing into programs in Australia.
Martin said there have been numer-
ous inquiries from other institutions
but the student advisors and the ap-
propriate faculty want to evaluate and
prioritize each one before acting on it.
"We want to make sure we get a good
distribution geographically and in the
subjects offered," she said. The
office's goal is to have 20 to 25 one-
to-one exchanges this year.
The study abroad program has
grown since last year'. "We had ap-
proximately 43 students go during the
last academic year. This year we had
45 in the fall and full year exchanges,
and expect 20 more in the spring
semester," said Martin. These num-
bers do not include students taking
part during the summer.
Efforts are also being made to pro-
vide increased interaction for foreign
students, said Dunham. One example
is the Rice International Club, which
was started this year to allow cultural
exchange for both foreign and Ameri-
can students.
The Ad-Hoc Committee on Inter-
national Education was formed last
year on the initiative of President
George Rupp, who wanted to expand
the program. Professor of Materials
Science Franz Brotzen chaired the
committee, made up of faculty and
advising staff, and two students.
Students interested in study abroad
should make an appointment in the
Student Advising office, said Martin.
Students are welcome to come in and
do research on programs at any time.
Martin also plans to hold a general
information meeting at the beginning
of the spring semester.
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On November 13-15 the Rice Stu-
dent Volunteer Program (RSVP) will
host a regional conference for student
community service organizations
from colleges in the southwestern
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Opportunity League (COOL) will co-
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such as illiteracy, hunger and the
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According to RSVP President Tri
A. Dinh, the three-day seminar is
designed to bring together representa-
tives from existing student volunteer
programs ("seasoned pros") and col-
leges in the process of starting a new
RSVP-type group and are in need of
guidance. Newly-forming organiza-
tions will be exposed to the best ways
to get support from students, their
school administration, and the com-
munity, in addition to many different
kinds of events and publicity meth-
ods.
The conference will not only in-
clude presentations by the Rice RSVP
and the visiting staffers from COOL,
but also presentations by "seasoned
pro" groups from schools like Tulane,
Baylor, Emory, Trinity, and SMU.
"It is an important step for Rice
and RSVP to host this type of confer-
ence," Dinh added. The Rice organi-
zation, which has been in existence
for only two years, now has over 400
members. It coordinated "Outreach
Day" earlier this month.
Rice students and faculty are en-
couraged to get involved in the pro-
gram by calling or stopping by the
RSVP office in the Rice Memorial
Center.
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Raphael, Michael J. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, November 6, 1987, newspaper, November 6, 1987; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245677/m1/6/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.