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Thursday, May 16, 2013
STUDENT tr avel | Study abroad
CIT Y | Races for paces
Hospital to host races for all ages By Amanda Wilkinson @akaywilkinson
Gr aphic by Robyn Dex ter
Eastern students are traveling to 14 different countries this summer to study abroad. The countries with panther paws on them are all the locations.
Different places, different faces Students earn credits in 14 unique countries By Robyn Dexter @robyn_dexter Eastern students are trekking all over the globe year-round, but the summertime is the most popular time for students to venture to other countries. Kelly Holland, the study abroad coordinator, said students are studying in 14 countries during the summer months. These countries include Argentina, Australia, the Bahamas, Croatia, Ecuador, England, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, South Korea, South Africa, Spain, Turks and Caicos. “Summer is always our No. 1 time to travel — our busiest season,” Holland said. Along with the students studying over the summer, there are approximately 10 students still finishing up their spring semester studies in Germany, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, Spain, France, England and Ireland, Holland said. “Some students are enrolled in programs whose start date is later, and other students are taking advantage of their time abroad to travel before returning home,” she said. Many faculty-led programs have already departed for the summer to Italy, the Netherlands, South Africa
and England. Holland said the students studying abroad also include those participating in an independent study program. “All together, we have about 6070 students abroad right now between the groups,” she said. The Office of Study Abroad awarded a little less than $33,000 for study abroad programs this summer, Holland said. There is a significant difference
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Eastern student Denise Jimenez (second from left) traveled to South Korea in Fall 2012.
is quite popular,” she said. “It’s a touring program with an aggressive itinerary, and students get to see an incredible amount in both countries, while earning six credits.” Two of the most popular destinations for Eastern students are Italy and England, Holland said. “We have several partners in Italy where students can pursue independent programs in Florence, Rome or
"Summer is always our No. 1 time to travel — our busiest season.” Kelly Holland, study abroad coordinator in the number of students studying abroad in the summer from 2012 to 2013. Holland said there will be 132 students abroad this summer, and last summer there were 171. “We have several popular faculty-led programs that are resting this summer, so that may be cause for the difference,” she said. Though the numbers have decreased some, Holland said there are a few programs that have remained popular. “Communication studies runs a program to Australia and New Zealand every other summer, and that
Tuscany, and we have the Good Life Italy faculty-led program which visits several major cities in the summer,” she said. In England, the study abroad office has four partners in and around London, along with two facultyled programs with Winchester for Sports Industry and English Literary Landscapes. The study abroad office continues to expand its program offerings each year to meet the requests and ideas of faculty and various departments. “This spring we had a very successful trip to Guatemala with Dr.
Kristin Routt in the foreign language department,” she said. “Going forward, we will see some programs to India, Serbia and Canada - all of which we are very excited about.” Members of the Eastern faculty create course proposals for their study abroad programs, at least one year in advance of the time abroad. “For example, a proposal approved in April 2013 will go in Summer 2014,” Holland said. “Once a budget is confirmed and live on our website, the recruiting process begins.” Faculty leaders for trips are present at the study abroad fair in the fall to help advertise spring and summer programs. “It takes a great deal of effort, energy and patience to create and recruit for a program,” Holland said. “We are fortunate to have several faculty on campus that have had repeated experience running programs, and they are a tremendous resource for new faculty interested in taking on the challenge.” Robyn Dexter can be reached at 581-2812 or redexter@eiu.edu.
Family members of all ages and fitness levels will have a chance to cross the finish line during Races for all Paces Saturday. The race day will feature a variety of race lengths for runners – a half marathon, 10K relay, 10K individual, 5K, one-mile fun run, a Toddler Trot and a Diaper Dash. The Toddler Trot is a 50-yard race for children ages 3 to 5, and the Diaper Dash is a 25-yard race for children 3 years old and under. Suzanne Logue, the Healthy Communities program director at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, said the race day originally started seven years ago with the 30th anniversary of the hospital. The race day continued in hopes that it would promote a healthier community, she said. While the races are timed, Logue said the race day is not competitive. Whole families and those starting to run longer distances will often participate in the race day, she said. “It’s just a great way to get the (whole family) out,” Logue said. “It’s usually a very nice morning. It’s very non-competitive. None of our races have prizes. Everybody gets a medal and a shirt.” The exceptions, however, are the young participants of the Toddler Trot and the Diaper Dash. “They get a little stuffed turtle,” Logue said. This is because it matches their theme of a tortoise and a hare. She said they wanted to include the races for the children because it will help them start healthy behaviors early in life. “Just like with anything, the sooner you can start children on healthier lifestyle behaviors whether they’re eating, getting used to fruits and veggies… just in that way, we’re introducing kids that fitness can be fun. Exercise can be fun,” Logue said. Especially for children now, she said, it can be harder to get off the couch and get some exercise without technology distracting them. “There are so many kids who just put in hours in front of what we call screen time, whether it’s a computer, video games or their TV,” Logue said. “This really encourages them to get out and back outside to play.” Along with the shorter races for younger participants, the race day will feature longer distances for individuals and teams.
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