Study Abroad
McKendree University Study Abroad Program
McKendree, in partnership with the Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana (www.ifsa-butler.org), offers students study abroad opportunities at approximately 80 colleges and universities in 11 countries. The McK Office of Study Abroad works in conjunction with IFSA-Butler staff to prepare students for the academic and cultural changes that await them. With offices around the world, they can provide on-site support to help students make the most of their study experiences, provides academic and personal support services, as well as assistance from the time students apply until they return.
Students from all disciplines can now have this enriching and eye-opening adventure, where learning extends to the world beyond the classroom walls. The Study Abroad Program is offered to any student who has accumulated a minimum of 45 credit hours and has achieved a GPA of at least 2.75.
For more information, contact:
Maggie White
Director of Student Support Services and Study Abroad
107 Clark Hall 618-537-6854
mawhite@mckendree.edu
Irish American Scholars Program
In 1993, a number of the colleges and universities affiliated with The United Methodist Church, The Presbyterian Church USA, and the Roman Catholic Church agreed to host students from Northern Ireland to study American business during their junior year. As a means of thanking the U.S. institutions for their generosity, the Irish American Scholars Program was founded. This program offers students from the host institutions in the U.S. an opportunity to apply for study opportunities at participating institutions in Northern Ireland, including Queens University, the campuses of University of Ulster, Stranmillis College of Queens University, St. Mary's College, and Belfast Metropolitan College.
Students are usually juniors or seniors at the time of their study abroad and must have a GPA of 3.2 or more. Following the receipt of the students' application forms, transcripts and essays, representatives of the above denominations meet with the international studies directors at the participating institutions in Northern Ireland to select the Irish American Scholars and to place them at appropriate institutions.
For mor information, contact:
Maggie White
Director of Student Support Services and Study Abroad
107 Clark Hall 618-537-6854
Paris Graduate School of Management
McKendree University and Ecole Superieur de Gestion et Commerce International, a school of business located in Paris France, have offered students an exchange opportunity since 2001. Approximately four McKendree students may live and study in Paris during the spring semester (preferably of their junior year) while an equivalent number of ESG students attend classes at the Lebanon campus. Through the cooperation of both institutions, students are assured that the classes they take abroad will satisfy requirements for their degrees. Students who take this opportunity do receive one benefit beyond the classes they take—they are able to travel widely throughout Europe at prices that are very affordable. When they return to finish their degrees at McKendree, these students see the world differently. No student has ever come home to say that they regretted the experience.
For more information contact either:
Dr. Peter Will at 618.537.6939 or
Dr. Roger Smalley at 618.527.6894
"Before I spent the semester in France, I didn’t realize how little most American college students understand about the state of the world. I was humbled daily as I realized I couldn’t participate in some conversations involving my own government. It didn’t take long to realize the importance of being informed and this provoked me to become a world news addict." Michelle Peterson '05
Michelle spent the first semester of her senior year abroad in Paris, France at Paris Graduate School of Management. For more information about the studying abroad, contact your advisor.
Technos International Week
Technos International Week was created by Dr. Kenji Tanaka, founder of the Tanaka Ikueikai Educational Trust, to strengthen the ties between the United States and Japan.
Since 1990 the College has been active in creating international ties with Technos International College, Tokyo, Japan, of which Dr. Kenji Tanaka is past-chairman. Each year, since 1992, McKendree and the Tanaka Foundation have worked together to select students and a McKendree professor to participate in a two week educational exchange with the Technos International College.