DR. VICTORIA SEITZ - CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY - IRELAND
T
he tour was fantastic. We had a great
mix of business and cultural events
that the students experienced. The presentation by the American Chamber of
Commerce and US Embassy were great.
Humanscale really rolled out the red
carpet for us with refreshments, various
presentations by the operations manager, logistics manager and the HR director
in addition to the factory tour. The cultural tours of the Wicklow Mtns., Howth,
Cliffs of Moher, and Northern Ireland
(Giants Causeway) were outstanding.
The guide contracted by MyIrishtours.
com was outstanding and Dianna was
an excellent fit with the students. She
became much more of a friend than a
guide and really gave 110 percent even
when she was not obligated. The students really enjoyed the family dinner as
they had the chance to see what life is
like for the people in the country. I did
supplement the experience with tickets
to Riverdance, the production, and the
Jameson Distillery tour in addition to the
Pub Crawl and the Book of Kells. As a
result of the experience, students were
transformed and I believe that we accomplished what we set out to do. Many
want to return to or to visit other overseas destinations in the future. It was a
pleasure working with you.
DR. KAREN S. BARTON - UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO - MOROCCO
W
hile the field course lasted for just
two weeks, our large group managed to see an incredible amount of
environmental geography and culture
in this short amount of time. Traveling
by bus allowed us long stretches upon
which to reflect on all that we saw and
experienced– from the markets of Marrakesh to the mosques of Casablanca.
The people of Morocco were consistently warm and gregarious and impromptu
walks to the medina allowed us ample
opportunity to practice language skills
and learn about unique local customs.
Thanks to the academic conference
scheduled at Hassan University, I’m
now developing partnerships with Moroccan professors for future faculty exchanges.
Faculty led field courses provide rare
opportunities for students to coalesce–
whether along dusty roadsides and rocky
beaches, over a piping hot Berber lunch,
in sparkling hotel lobbies, and on long,
meandering walks through ancient ruins
and raucous market centers. We start
these trips in search of exotic North African landscapes but like any other sojourn abroad they conclude with enduring memories of great people.
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A R A M F O E D U C AT I O N A L F O U N DAT I O N
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2016
ERIKA DE LA CRUZ - CENTER
FOR GLOBAL MANAGEMENT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN
BERNARDINO
The Center for Global Management at
CSUSB aims to develop programs in
international business and public administration for the benefit of faculty,
students, and the local international
communities. The ARAMFO staff helps
us to reach this goal by offering affordable study abroad programs. As 84%
of CSUSB students are first generation
college students, many have never
been exposed to the idea of incorporating study abroad into their academic
career. The affordability of these programs is an important factor to our
students partaking in study abroad.
This summer we have trips planned in
Italy, Ireland, London, Spain, Kenya, Fiji,
Thailand and Vietnam.
As I work with students and faculty
at CSUSB and other campuses, there
are constantly changes and questions
that arise. The ARAMFO team is very
professional and quick to respond to
any question or request we may have.
Their dedication to study abroad reflects in their work. I’m very thankful
to be working with the motivating
and inspiring ARAMFO staff and I
look forward to seeing the positive
impact the trips will make on our students this summer.
http://www.aramfo.org/