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Marquette University

PERSONNEL

Terence Miller Director, Office of International Education Phone: (414) 288-3208 Fax: (414) 288-3701 E-mail: terence.miller@marquette.edu	Blake Ward Study Abroad Coordinator, Office of International Education Phone: (414) 288-7289 Fax: (414) 288-3701 E-mail: blake.ward@marquette.edu
Ellen Blauw Associate Director, Office of International Education Phone: (414) 288-7289 Fax: (414) 288-3701 E-mail: ellen.blauw@marquette.edu	Jean Richie ESL Lecturer, Office of International Education Phone: (414) 288-0721 Fax: (414) 288-3701 E-mail: jean.czaja@marquette.edu
Michael Groen Assistant Director, Office of International Education Phone: (414) 288-7289 Fax: (414) 288-3701 E-mail: michael.groen@marquette.edu	Brooke Haley ESL Lecturer, Office of International Education Phone: (414) 288-3653 Fax: (414) 288-3701 E-mail: brooke.haley@marquette.edu
Susan Whipple Assistant Director, Office of International Education Phone: (414) 288-7289 Fax: (414) 288-3701 E-mail: susan.whipple@marquette.edu	Erin LeMoine International Communications Coordinator, Office of International Education Phone: (414) 288-7289 Fax: (414) 288-3701 E-mail: erin.lemoine@marquette.edu
Marsha Grocholski Compliance Coordinator, Office of International Education Phone: (414) 288-7289 Fax: (414) 288-3701 E-mail: marsha.grocholski@marquette.edu	Leah Ahles Office Associate, Office of International Education Phone: (414) 288-7289 Fax: (414) 288-3701 E-mail: leah.ahles@marquette.edu
Gail Gilbert Program Coordinator, Office of International Education Phone: (414) 288-7289 Fax: (414) 288-3701 E-mail: gail.gilbert@marquette.edu	Maribel Aguilar Office Associate, Office of International Education Phone: (414) 288-7289 Fax: (414) 288-3701 E-mail: maribel.aguilar@marquette.edu
Melinda (Mindy) Schroeder Study Abroad Advisor, Office of International Education Phone: (414) 288-7289 Fax: (414) 288-3701 E-mail: melinda.schroeder@marquette.edu

INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE

Total international undergraduate students (FTE): 174
Degree seeking undergraduate students: 161
Non-degree seeking exchange students: 13
Total international graduate students (FTE): 281
Total English as a Second Language students: none

Countries of Origin of International Students:  68 countries
Top 5 countries include: China, India, Malaysia, Korea & Saudi Arabia

INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER / SERVICE / IMMERSION PROGRAMS

The International Marquette Action Programs (IMAP): Punta Gorda, Belize
Through inter-cultural experience, participants come to recognize the things that are common to all people, see the spiritual richness which is often found in situations of material poverty, and develop an understanding of circumstances where poverty exists, both globally and locally. Additional information on IMAPS is located online at www.marquette.edu/um/serving.

The Les Aspin Center International Program: Africa
Program offers students the opportunity to study in Europe and Africa during Marquette University winter break. The course in “Democracy, Culture and Public Policy” is designed as an immersion experience that allows students to integrate theoretical models of culture and values with first hand observations of these variables in action. Detailed information available online at www.marquette.edu/aspin/programs/.

Global Brigades: http://business.marquette.edu/business-community/student-projects
Honduras, Panama

Engineers Without Borders: www.eng.mu.edu/~ewb/ 
Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Honduras

STUDY ABROAD

Please provide the number of students who studied abroad per semester, academic year and summer term, as well as the number of countries where they studied abroad.

Total number of students studying abroad:

Summer 2010: 262, Academic Year 2010-2011: 4, Fall 2010: 73, Spring 2011: 181

Total : 520

Most popular countries (according to the number of students who studied abroad there):

Italy: 110, Spain: 76, Belgium: 66, England: 47, China: 38, Ireland: 35, France: 25, Australia: 21, South Africa: 19, El Salvador: 13

All study abroad opportunities and information is also available on our website at www.marquette.edu/abroad.

MARQUETTE PROGRAMS

South Africa Service Learning Program (semester)
Marquette University’s South Africa International Service Learning Program offers students the opportunity to study for one semester at the Desmond Tutu Leadership Academy (DTLA) and the University of Western Cap (UWC) in Cape Town, South Africa. The program is open to students of junior standing and beyond. The program’s curriculum accommodates students from all academic disciplines. Students integrate rigorous academic studies with direct immersion in the culture through community-based service. Community living near UWC offers students the opportunity to delve more deeply into issues they encounter as they immerse themselves more fully into South African society. Students increase their understanding of the history, culture, traditions and peoples of South Africa through excursions to places of historical and cultural importance within the country. (www.marquette.edu/abroad/southafrica.shtml)

Marquette en Madrid (semester, academic year, summer)
Marquette’s semester, summer or year-long Spanish immersion program. In addition to classroom learning at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, a top Spanish University, students will go on guided visits and excursions to sites around Madrid. Students have the opportunity to live in a Spanish home as well as go on guided visits and excursions. Homestays, excursions and on-site resident director. (www.marquette.edu/abroad/madrid.shtml)

MARQUETTE FACULTY-LED SUMMER PROGRAMS

Ghana, Africa – Historical and Cultural
Designed to help students better understand the complexities of the issues facing Ghana today, this three credit program will expose students to many aspects of Ghanaian and West African cultures. The program includes visits to Kumasi, Ghana’s cultural capital and Elmina, the site of the first European slave-trading post in all of sub-Saharan Africa.

Cagli, Italy – Digital Storytelling
Students in Cagli will use classroom and lab experiences to learn about the city. Students will work in teams to explore the community and turn their discoveries into stories through writing, photos, a video and a webpage. Students will also participate in various excursions throughout Italy, including the two-day program opening in Rome.

Marrakech and Fes, Morocco – Islamic Culture
This program is designed to introduce students to the Arabic language and to the study of Islam. Students will gain a first-hand understanding of Islam and Islamic culture in Morocco while exploring the complex relationship between Islam and the West, with an emphasis on cultural, linguistic and inter-religious aspects.

Puebla, Mexico – Universidad Iberoamericana
This six week intensive program includes formal classes, many with Mexican students, at the Universidad Iberoamericana. Students live in private homes with Mexican families and have constant language practice. There are also organized guided excursions to places of interest.

Piura, Peru – Community Nursing Program
In Peru, nursing students have an opportunity to complete their community clinical experience. Students can participate in a wide range of clinical experiences, from primary health care to hospice care to alcohol/drug treatment groups.

London, UK and Prague, CZ – Advertising and PR
This three credit cultural and industry immersion course is designed to bring culture and advertising to life within the context of the global marketplace. Students will spend three weeks abroad beginning in London, a thriving hub of Europe, and moving onto Prague, the center of a swiftly emerging marketplace.

EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
• University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
• Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium
• Laval University Quebec, Canada
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Santiago, Chile
• Peking University, Guanghua School of Management, Beijing, China
• BIT (Beijing Institute of Technology), Beijing, China
• Tongji University, Shanghai, China
• University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark (graduate students only)
• University of Southern Denmark, Sonderborg, Denmark
• University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England
• University of Kent, Canterbury, England (Note: Kent is technically an exchange program, however for fall 2010 and spring 2011, students will be enrolled at Kent in an “external approved” status.)
• Sciences-Po, Paris, France
• Université Catholique de Lille, Lille, France
• Université Catholique de Lyon, Lyon, France
• Paris Graduate School of Management, Paris, France
• IECS Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
• Catholic University of Eichstatt/Ingolstadt, Eichstaett, Germany
• Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany (graduate students only)
• Phillipps Universität, Marburg, Germany
• Hong Kong Institute of Education, Tai Po, Hong Kong
• Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, India
• The John Felice Rome Center, Rome, Italy (summer program)
• Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan
• Sogang University, Seoul, Korea
• Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM), Chihuahua, Mexico
• IQS-Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain
• Universidad de DEUSTO, San Sebastian, Spain
• ETEA, Cordoba, Spain
• Universidad Pontificia Comillas, ICADE, Madrid, Spain

AFFILIATED PROGRAMS
• Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
• Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
• Laval University, Quebec, Canada (summer program)
• Marquette in Chile, Santiago, Chile
• The Beijing Center for Chinese Studies, Beijing, China
• Casa de la Solidaridad, San Salvador, El Salvador (through Santa Clara University)
• City University, London, England
• Kings College, London, England
• St. Mary’s-Twickenham, London, England
• Institut Catholique de Paris, Paris, France
• Universite Catholique de Lyon, Lyon, France (summer program)
• Universite de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France (summer business only program)
• University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
• National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
• John Cabot University, Rome, Italy
• John Felice Rome Center, Rome, Italy (Loyola University Chicago)
• Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan (summer program)

EXTERNAL APPROVED/NON-INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAMS
• The Beijing Center, Beijing, China (summer program)
• Casa de la Solidaridad, San Salvador, El Salvador (summer program)
• University of Kent, Canterbury, England (Note: Kent is technically an exchange program, however for fall 2010 and spring 2011, students will be enrolled at Kent in an “external approved” status.)
• King’s College, London, England (summer program)
• Universite Catholique de Lille, Lille, France (summer program)
• Minnesota State University, Mankato, La Rochelle, France (summer program)
• Institut Catholique, Paris, France (summer program)
• Institut fur Interkulturelle Kommunikation (IIK), Duesseldorff, Germany
• Hessen International Summer Universities (ISU), Giessen, Germany
• Hessen International Summer Universities (ISU), Marburg, Germany
• Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
• Gonzaga University, Florence, Italy
• The John Felice Rome Center (2-week Education program), Rome, Italy
• Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico
• AMIDEAST, Rabat, Morocco
• Bethlehem University, Bethlehem, Palestine
• Center for Education Abroad at Arcadia University
• School for international Training (SIT)

OTHER PROGRAMS OR INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

STUDENT CLUBS
Academic: International Affairs Society, International Business Student Association, Linguistics Club, Multicultural Business Organization

Cultural: African Student Association, Arab Student Association, Bayanihan Student Organization, Black Student Council, Chinese Student Association, Global Village, Indian Student Association, Italian Club, Japanese Club, Latin American Student Organization, Le Cercle Francais — French Club, Malaysian Student Organization, Native American Student Association , Pacific Islands Student Organization, Polish Club, Czech-Moravian Dance, Chinese Christian Fellowship

Honor Societies: Delta Phi Alpha (German), Pi Delta Phi (French), Sigma Delta Pi (Hispanic Honor Society)

Community Service and Social Awareness: Darfur Action Coalition of Marquette, Engineers Without Borders, Global Medical Brigades

ALUMNI CHAPTERS OVERSEAS
Malaysia, London, China, Paris

Updated: 3/29/2011