Spring Break
Study abroad students to give information at fair
Mark Powell
Issue date: 4/16/07 Section: News
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If Paseo de Cesar Chavez on the San Jose State University campus seems foreign to some students this afternoon, few should be concerned - there's a study abroad fair taking place.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, representatives from SJSU's study abroad program will line seventh street plaza to talk with students about opportunities to take classes in one of 40 different nations, study abroad advisor Lisa Baum said.
"Studying abroad is an affordable, valuable investment," said Jade Laws, a student assistant for the study abroad program. "For me, it was life-changing."
Laws, who is seeking a master's degree in counseling education, studied in Bath, England in 2005 as an SJSU study abroad program participant.
"I feel very fortunate," Laws said. "Studying abroad is also something good that students can put on a resume. After all, this is a global society."
The date for the study abroad fair was originally set for Wednesday, April 18, but was moved to today because of a potential conflict with an Earth Day event, Baum said.
"We didn't want to compete with anyone," Baum said.
Despite the event's change of date, Baum said most of the fair's features will be "walk-by anyways," and that students will see the fair as they are passing by. Baum said that there will be signs around campus showing students where to find the fair.
Baum said that she expressed interest in playing music during the fair but was told that it wouldn't be allowed because of the close proximity of the fair to classrooms.
"It gets complicated," she said.
According to Baum, there are two study abroad fairs at SJSU during the school year - one during the Fall semester and one during the spring, but both differ from one another.
During the Fall fair, international study programs that are not affiliated with SJSU have the opportunity to set up tables along SJSU regulars, Baum said.
However, only SJSU study abroad groups may set up booths or tables during the spring edition, according to Baum.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, representatives from SJSU's study abroad program will line seventh street plaza to talk with students about opportunities to take classes in one of 40 different nations, study abroad advisor Lisa Baum said.
"Studying abroad is an affordable, valuable investment," said Jade Laws, a student assistant for the study abroad program. "For me, it was life-changing."
Laws, who is seeking a master's degree in counseling education, studied in Bath, England in 2005 as an SJSU study abroad program participant.
"I feel very fortunate," Laws said. "Studying abroad is also something good that students can put on a resume. After all, this is a global society."
The date for the study abroad fair was originally set for Wednesday, April 18, but was moved to today because of a potential conflict with an Earth Day event, Baum said.
"We didn't want to compete with anyone," Baum said.
Despite the event's change of date, Baum said most of the fair's features will be "walk-by anyways," and that students will see the fair as they are passing by. Baum said that there will be signs around campus showing students where to find the fair.
Baum said that she expressed interest in playing music during the fair but was told that it wouldn't be allowed because of the close proximity of the fair to classrooms.
"It gets complicated," she said.
According to Baum, there are two study abroad fairs at SJSU during the school year - one during the Fall semester and one during the spring, but both differ from one another.
During the Fall fair, international study programs that are not affiliated with SJSU have the opportunity to set up tables along SJSU regulars, Baum said.
However, only SJSU study abroad groups may set up booths or tables during the spring edition, according to Baum.
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