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Xavier University

PERSONNEL

INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE

Total international undergraduate students (FTE): 48

Total international graduate students (FTE): 72

Total English as a Second Language students: 51

Countries of Origin of International Students:

Serbia, Antigua, Cambodia, Ivory Coast, Iran, Bosnia, Palestine, Sri Lanka, Bulgaria, Ghana, Nigeria, Ukraine, New Zealand, Mali, Poland, Uzbekistan, Sweden, Peru, PR China, Chile, Jamaica, Nepal, UK, Canada, Kenya, Tanzania, Japan, Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Philippines, Turkey, France, Brazil, Thailand, South Korea, Zimbabwe, Taiwan, India, Mali, Trinidad & Tobago, Belize, Australia, Vietnam, Senegal, Venezuela, Slovakia, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Malta, Russia, Ireland, Indonesia, Burkina Faso, Benin, and Argentina

INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER/SERVICE/IMMERSION PROGRAMS

Ghana, India and Nicaragua

These are semester-long programs. They provide students with knowledge of culture, history, government and economics, with an emphasis on social justice. It is an opportunity to integrate academics and service.

STUDY ABROAD

Xavier sends students to 17 different countries from Fall 2004-through summer 2005. 116 students went during the summer, 44 went for a semester and 4 went for an academic year.

Most popular countries: Italy (47), Netherlands (18), Spain (17), UK (18)

Consortia programs:

Reciprocal Exchange (i.e.- ISEP)

Valencia, Spain; Bordeaux and Marne-la Vallée, France; Sophia, Japan; Eichstatt, Germany

Affiliate: Summer programs in France, Germany, Spain, Mexico

Non-Institutional (i.e.- CIEE) AIFS, USAC, SIT, IIE, ISA, API, IISAAC, Semester at Sea, Institute for Shipboard education, Institute for International Studies, Inter-study

Institution's own programs : Ireland, Netherlands, France, Italy, England

Highlighted Program:

Xavier University is offering two unique opportunities for students in the summer of 2007. Two groups of 10 students will spend 15 days in Ireland touring the country to come to understand and appreciate the natural history of the island, the context of Irish literature, and the sources of historical identity for the Irish. Unlike most programs where students are housed in dorms and take classes in traditional classrooms, students will travel much of the island and stay at Castles, Hotels, and Bed and Breakfasts. We will visit Newgrange, Kilkenny Castle, Galway, Inis Meáin, Dublin, the Rock of Cashel, Waterford, Athassel Priory, Kilcooly Abbey, Connemara, the Swiss Cottage, Cahir Castle, and many others. Students will discuss with local experts a variety of topics from thatching, to dance, to music, to local history. Students will take nature walks, attend plays, and interact with a variety of people and places to come to know Ireland.

 

Courses for program:

Each program of study will include two courses. The first program will offer a course in English and one in Sociology. The first course, taught by Dr. Graley Herren of the English Department, is a course on Literature and the Arts in Ireland. This course fulfills the university literature requirement and integrates Irish writers and plays as part of the course. It includes a visit to the National Gallery in Dublin and incorporates the events associated with Bloomsday which will be spent in Dublin. The second course, taught by Dr. Tim White of the Department of Political Science and Sociology, is a course on Irish Historical Sociology called Celts, Conquest, and Conflicting Identities. This course fulfills the university social science requirement. It analyzes the waves of human migration that have come to Ireland over the past 10,000 years and how each wave of migration has contributed to contemporary Irish identity. The second program will include a course on the Natural History of Ireland taught by Dr. George Farnsworth of Xavier's Biology Department. This course will fulfill a science requirement and will include nature walks, bird watches, and visits to a variety of natural habitats in Ireland including coastlines, river estuaries, midland farming, and the Burren. Students will also take Dr. White's course on Irish Historical Sociology in this second program.

For more information, contact Dr. White, (513) 745-2997 or (white@xavier.edu), Dr. Herren,(513) 745-2877 or (Herren@xavier.edu), or Dr. Farnsworth, (513) 745-2062 or (Farnsworth@xavier.edu).

OTHER PROGRAMS OR INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES:

• Romero International Center- The mission of the Office of International Student Services is to assist international and other students in achieving their educational goals and to provide opportunities for growth through cross-cultural interaction. The office provides orientation adjustment services, information dissemination, programming activities, and serves as an advocate for international students as well as other students.

• Student clubs- African Student Association, Student Organization of Latinos, South Asian Society, Voices of Solidarity

• Alumni Chapters Overseas

• Xavier University offers Alternative Breaks during spring break and in the beginning of the summer. The point of these trips is to encourage social and global awareness through participating in service and reflection in the following countries: Ukraine, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Jamaica, Arizona/ Mexico.