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News Brief: 2010 Photo contest winners announced

October 14, 2010

After serious deliberation, the votes are in. Thank you to all our alumni who entered a photo in the 2010 Photo Contest: It’s the Ultimate Fieldtrip! With our panel of judges having multiple favorites, picking the winning photos was no easy task. From an Aboriginal dancer to a Virginia Tech student jumping over his classmates, the photos literally caught all…

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News Brief: Earthquake shakes New Zealand

September 6, 2010

At 4:35 a.m. Saturday morning, Christchurch was struck by the most devastating earthquake it has witnessed since 1931. Of the damage caused in the city center by the earthquake and its many aftershocks, approximately 90 buildings suffered significant damage and many of them will probably have to be knocked down, according to Prime Minister John Key. An overnight curfew has…

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News Brief: AUIP photo contest underway

September 1, 2010

Now’s the time to enter the 2010 AUIP photo contest! Alumni, we hope you’ve identified your most awe-inspiring photograph to submit because our contest sponsors have donated some seriously desirable prizes. Of today, September 1, 2010, AUIP alumni can enter the 2010 Photo Contest: It’s the Ultimate Field Trip! The photo contest is open to all AUIP alumni who have…

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News Brief: Australia and New Zealand remain top study abroad destinations

August 30, 2010

It’s no wonder that Ohio State University and Clayton State University recently joined the ranks of our partner universities. Students nationwide consistently head to Australia and New Zealand in huge numbers for study abroad. We like the Huffington Post’s photo slide show highlighting the top nine destinations, such as number six Australia, which hosts over 11,000 students yearly. In the…

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News Brief: AUIP seeks alumni happenings for newsletter

August 25, 2010

For our upcoming e-newsletter, we want to know what our alumni are doing for their latest exciting activities and endeavors! Have you caught the travel bug and are hiking in Outer Mongolia or teaching in India? Have you entered the real world and are working to fund the next trip? Are you back at school and taking new classes this…

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Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, New Zealand, News Brief

News Brief: Kiwi and Aussie cities top most livable cities list

August 23, 2010

The Mercer 2010 Quality of Living survey is out, and its results rank cities throughout Australia and New Zealand as the most livable. The Quality of Living index list includes 221 cities worldwide. Although European cities dominated the top 25 cities in the index, the South Pacific saw high rankings. Listed in the top 50 cities were Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney,…

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Antarctica, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Northern Territory, Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, Fiji, New Zealand, News Brief

News Brief: 2010 AUIP photo contest begins in September

August 19, 2010

Did you take thousands of photos on your AUIP study abroad program? Are some of those photos just amazing? Well, we want to see them soon! The 2010 Photo Contest: It’s the Ultimate Field Trip! launches September 1, 2010 at all our partner universities throughout the United States. The photo contest is open to all AUIP alumni who have studied…

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Antarctica, News Brief

News Brief: Brockport still accepting Antarctica applications

July 21, 2010

It’s hotter than hot right now across much of the States. So, naturally you’re craving the AC, right? Or maybe already dreaming of snow and frost on the ground come December? Well, lucky for you, The College at Brockport within the State University of New York system is still accepting applications for the Antarctica program. Students from Brockport will travel…

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News Brief: Study abroad improves academic performance

July 16, 2010

Research from the past ten years has been compiled to show that students who study abroad have improved academic performance, higher graduation rates and improved knowledge of cultural practices and context upon returning to their home campus compared to students in control groups. The findings from the Georgia  Learning Outcomes of Students Studying Abroad Research Initiative, GLOSSARI, compared graduation rates and grade point averages…

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Australia: North Queensland, News Brief

News Brief: Cassowary may vanish from North Queensland

July 5, 2010

As our Virginia Tech and State University of New York students participate on the North Queensland program, they’ll be on the lookout for the endangered Southern Cassowary, which lives in northeast Australia. Sadly, the flightless cassowary may soon disappear from the area. The Age recently reported that conservationists say the cassowary population will vanish unless the federal government quickly protects…

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