NAFSA Honors 5 Schools

With NAFSA’s May conference starting to come over the horizon, the organization today awarded five schools and mentioned three others for their efforts at internationalization of their campuses.

The Sen. Paul Simon Awards for Campus Internationalization for 2009 go to: Boston University, Connecticut College, Pacific Lutheran University, Portland State University and the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.

The schools will be spotlighted at the NAFSA annual meeting on May 29 in Los Angeles, and they’ll also be featured in a fall report from NAFSA highlighting efforts to internationalize higher education.

Three other institutions will be spotlighted in the NAFSA fall report: Berklee College of Music, Fairleigh Dickinson University and the University of California - Davis.

Africa Lures BU Students

Never mind London, Paris and Rome — Africa is a destination of growing popularity among study abroaders at Boston University.

One group of students will head for Uganda this summer to complete service learning with ChildVoice International, which offers counseling and life-skills training to child-rape victims in a nation wracked by war.

“I just hope to get a more real sense of what it’s like for [the people of Uganda],” said sophomore Molly Byrd, quoted in The Daily Free Press independent newspaper at BU. “Living in America, it’s like this paradise compared to what they’re living in, and I just think it’s good to get a reality check.”

Today's Video: Boston University Abroad

Boston University has new video promoting its 75 study abroad programs, with this one focusing on its Venice Studio Arts Program.