StudyCENTERAbroad FOR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS DISCOVER YOU. DISCOVER THE WORLD. STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 1 N W E S THE WORLD AWAITS YOU PARIS, CAIRO, GUILIN, KANAZAWA, PERTH, TOKYO, NAGASAKI, PRAGUE, NANJING, MELBOURNE, STOCKHOLM, BUENOS AIRES, LONDON, BESANÇON, MÜNSTER, SYDNEY, MADRID, DUNDEE, RIO DE JANEIRO, JERUSALEM, KINGSTON, BRUSSELS, WELLINGTON, SEVILLE, TAIPEI, URBINO, SEOUL, OVIEDO, CARDIFF, MILAN, MÉRIDA, LIMERICK, GUAYAQUIL, ROME #NPabroad newpaltz.edu/studyabroad N 3 W E Discover you. S When you study abroad, you gain a better understanding of yourself—what you are capable of, who you are as a human being, and how you relate to the world around you. “Studying abroad in Sydney was such an amazing You are changed. experience! The places I saw, the people I met, and the things I did continue to inspire me to do more and be more!” Discover the world. Rosalie Rodriguez ‘14, Digital Media Production, Australia The world is full of interesting people and places. Imagine yourself sipping coffee in a French café, having dinner with your host family in Ecuador, exploring temples in Japan, and making new friends in youth hostels. There is much to discover, and the time is now! Broaden your worldview. The world does not stop at our borders. More “Studying abroad can change your life! My idea of who and often than not these days, what happens on other what I want to do with my life has expanded tenfold from my projected path before this trip. To immerse oneself in continents and in other countries will have a another country’s culture is to find new parts of oneself bigger impact on how we live here. Having a through said culture.” wider worldview will benefit you as our world Sara Lyons ‘15, Theatre Arts, United Kingdom changes and transforms around us. Develop valuable career skills. PAssporT? check. Potential employers want to know what you can bring to the table beyond what you have learned suiTCAse, PHONE, in the classroom. Imagine what you can bring to that table when you’ve experienced work, life, and ADAPTers? culture in Seville … Tokyo … Rio de Janeiro … “The program in Ecuador was perfect because I got the check, check, and chance to stay with a host family, attend classes, and even Build your resume and professional had an internship in a daycare filled with four- to five- network. year-olds who knew no English. Without studying abroad, I check. You will gain new knowledge and an enhanced would never have been able to say that I hiked over 2,000 feet above sea level, or that I made foreign friends who I OpeN MIND AND understanding of how the world works. You will still stay in contact with today.” meet new people whose views may be the exact Payal Batra, ‘15, Journalism/Spanish, Ecuador opposite of your own … and you may meet your AdveNTurous best friend. spiriT? check. ICE SHoes? uhh... Welcome to Study Abroad! “By studying abroad, I discovered that I am very capable of being a leader. If you wish to get the most out of the experience … push yourself to speak to strangers … Olivia Mazzett ‘13, Communication/Media, set-up get-togethers, dinners, parties …” on a glacier in Norway Guillermo Restrepo ‘14, Digital Media Management, Spain #NPabroad newpaltz.edu/studyabroad 4 5 STUDENT PROFILE ARIKaputkin ‘14 Hometown: Ithaca, NY l Major: Geography Internships at SUNY New Paltz: DUMBO Business Improvement District, The City Atlas, Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) Study Abroad Experience: Taiwan, Fall 2012 Scholarships: Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship EN- N What inspired you to go and What did you discover about What’s been your most valuable discover the world? What drew you yourself while studying abroad? lesson learned while studying to Taiwan? I can be intensely independent. abroad, outside the classroom? Everyone should explore another People are all just trying to be people. W E culture and place out of their comfort What are your plans for the future, You don’t need to have a shared zone to expand their perspectives. and how do you think your New language, culture, or background Taiwan has a very unique and Paltz education and studying to share an experience or an interesting history, is a great place abroad will help make them understanding. S to study Chinese, and they care a possible? lot about their food, so it’s a great I’m actually returning to Taiwan What are three adjectives you would place to eat too! to continue studying Chinese at use to describe your time studying the National Taiwan University. I abroad? Which experiences stand out am planning to go to grad school for Enlightening. Challenging. for you? urban planning, so having lived in Irreplaceable. LIG Some of the experiences that stand a country and city that has entirely out for me were living with locals, different philosophies of space can Why should students study abroad? playing for a baseball team, and grant me a unique perspective. Immersing yourself in another culture biking around the city. is an invaluable experience both intellectually and personally. “I THOUGHT TAIWAN WOULD HAVE LESS DIVERSITY OF CULTURE THAN IT DID. EVEN THOUGH IT’S A SMALL ISLAND, HTEN- THERE ARE SEVERAL UNIQUE RELIGIONS, CULTURES, AND LANGUAGES.” ING CHECK OUT ARi’s viDEO YOUTUBE.COM/USER/SUNYNEWPALTZ #NPabroad newpaltz.edu/studyabroad 6 7 N STUDENT PROFILE W E SHRABANINAHA ‘14 S Hometown: Brooklyn, NY l Major: Psychology New Paltz Activities: South Asian Cultural Association (SACA), Gaining Lifelong Opportunities Being Abroad and Locally (GLOBAL) Study Abroad Experience: Scotland, Spring 2012 and Wales, Fall 2013 TRA- Scholarships: New Paltz Global Scholar, Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship What inspired you to go and What’s been your most valuable discover the world? What drew lesson learned while studying you to the UK? abroad, outside the classroom? I was inspired by others who had One lesson that is important was been abroad as well as my own desire learning to keep moving forward. I to expand my knowledge of how kept using the phrase “things could others live. The UK in particular has be worse” because when there is a always had a reputable education situation, it feels heightened when system and with their universities you are not at home or with familiar offering my fields of study, people. It is important to keep going Psychology and Evolutionary and not harp on it because at the end Studies, I knew it would be the of the day, things could be worse. perfect place to further my education. Like when my bank card got taken in NSF I also realized that I like research and by an ATM machine a week before would be interested in conducting I left for Italy, I tried to stay positive cross-cultural research comparing the and rationally figured out the next US and UK to Asia. best steps to resolve the situation. After all, it could have been worse, What did you discover about it could have been stolen! Why should students study abroad? yourself while studying abroad? Students should study abroad in order When studying abroad, I discovered What are three adjectives you would to gain an appreciation for the global that I can actually read a map so I use to describe your time studying community and the realization of did not get too lost anywhere that abroad? how connected we all are. It is a great I visited. I also pleasantly realized Transformative. Exhilarating. way to test yourself, your skills, and that I am capable of handling Enlightening. your future goals. Coming out of it tough situations more than I with a fresh new perspective on what could ever imagine. you want to accomplish is beneficial ORM personally as well as academically. “AT Cardiff University I REMEMBER EXploring the CITY WITH MY new friends by going to the beautiful Cardiff Bay, the oldest multi-ethnic ATIVE area OF Wales, and visiting breathtaking castles. CHECK OUT SHRABANi’S VIDEO YOUTUBE.COM/USER/SUNYNEWPALTZ #NPabroad newpaltz.edu/studyabroad 8 9 “I REMEMBER setting UP A big DINNER at A Colombian 3 Your Credits Will Transfer restaurant. I As a fully accredited institution of higher education, SUNY New Paltz administers study abroad programs through which wanted people students earn credits that are recognized by other SUNY to get A taste OF institutions and other accredited US colleges and universities. MY culture. WE packed HALF the 4 You Can Graduate on Time restaurant. IT was Yes, you can! Talk to your academic advisor and the study one OF the most abroad staff on your campus. They can help you fit study abroad The Truth into your academic plan so that you can complete your degree rewarding nights requirements and graduate within four years. about study abroad OF MY life.” — Guillermo Restrepo, ‘14 (Cali, Colombia), involved in the Latin 5 Studying Abroad Adds 1 American Student Union as a historian Study Abroad is Affordable and the REACT to FILM Influencer Value to Your Degree series as an intern. Destination: Spain We strive to make study Studying abroad enhances the value of your SUNY New Paltz degree and education. Today’s employers want to hire graduates abroad affordable to the with international experience and cross-cultural understanding. whole student population. Studying abroad also demonstrates to prospective employers that you are independent, confident, and ready for a challenge. Financial aid and scholarships are available to make the experience as 6 You Don’t Need to Know cost effective as possible compared to SUNY New Paltz a Second Language tuition and fees. Estimated Study abroad opportunities are available throughout the English-speaking world, and programs with courses taught costs for each study abroad in English are available in non-English speaking countries.