Center for International Education

Leighty Science Scholars Program

Dr. George Bennett, Director

The Leighty Science Scholars Program is designated for high-achieving biology, chemistry, physics and pre-engineering students and includes graduate-level research opportunities and a summer stipend.

Leighty Scholars are typically selected from freshman students who apply for the James Millikin Scholars Honors Program. To qualify as a Leighty Scholar, students should have the following qualifications: • Major in one of the sciences (biology, chemistry, engineering science or physics) • Scored 27 or higher on the ACT or 1260 or higher on the SAT • Have a cumulative high school grade point average of 3.5/4.0 or higher • Rank near the upper 10% of his/her high-school graduating class

Whether or not they participate in the Presidential Scholarship interviews, prospective Leighty Scholars must complete a Leighty Scholars application form (obtained from Admissions or off the Internet) and return it to the Admissions office.

Students selected as Leighty Scholars will receive an annual $2,500 scholarship (separate and in addition to other financial aid) as long as they remain science majors and maintain a 3.5 GPA at Millikin. In addition, Leighty Scholars will do research during the summer after their sophomore year in collaboration with a Millikin science faculty. Each Leighty Scholar will receive a $6,000 summer stipend for doing research. Contact Millikin University Admissions or the Leighty website for details of this program.

Oberhelman Leadership Scholars Program

Dr. Janet Kirby, Director

The Oberhelman Leadership Scholars program is a scholarship and enrichment opportunity available to incoming freshmen and transfer students. It is renewable annually for the duration of a student’s time at the university. Students accepted into the program will engage in consideration of leadership theory and practice in keeping with the Millikin focus on Performance Learning. This program will be available to students beginning in the Fall of 2022.

Center for International Education

Briana Quintenz, Director Athena Pajer, Coordinator

Mission: Consistent with Millikin’s mission to prepare students for democratic citizenship in a global environment, the Center for International Education will prepare Millikin students and faculty for productive engagement in the global society of the 21st century. The value of a significant international experience can prove crucial to a student’s career and future understanding of themselves and their world. It opens the door to more choice: language acquisition, career options, new kinds of learning, new cultures and new people. Millikin University encourages all students to take advantage of the many international opportunities available and to become democratic citizens in a global environment.

Millikin University offers a number of ways for its students to study and learn outside of the United States borders throughout the year and get Millikin University academic for doing so. Those include semester-long tuition exchange programs and global opportunities through various faculty led short-term immersion courses.

Students who wish to participate in a semester-long global opportunity through Millikin University must: • be at least 18 years of age or have parental/guardian consent, • have at least junior standing • be in good academic and financial standing • have no major conduct issues through Campus Life • have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0.

Students interested in global opportunities should contact the CIE for additional information and application materials. Unless otherwise specified, deadlines for submitting applications for semester study abroad to the CIE are March 15 for the following summer/fall term and October 15 for the following winter/spring term. All global opportunity applications must be approved by the student’s academic advisor and by the Registrar.

Millikin student participation in any off-campus program may be competitive, depending on 1) levels of Millikin student interest in these programs in any one semester as well as on 2) available institutional financial support for international study abroad. To that end, students will be asked to submit two letters of recommendation from Millikin faculty as part of their applications.

Fees:

• Students will pay Millikin tuition and any additional tuition being charged by 3rd Party Providers. Tuition Exchange programs do not have additional tuition charges.

• For room and board, students pay whatever the program charges. This is not typically billed to your Millikin account. • Students studying abroad for semester will also be billed an International Studies program fee of $200. • Students pay any additional fees applicable to a specific program. Millikin bills these charges to the student unless otherwise specified by program. • Students studying abroad do not pay Millikin University campus activity, health and technology fees, unless specified by a particular program. • Housing agreements will vary with individual programs, and may include dorm and/or apartment living, and/or stays with carefully selected local families. • Millikin University does not make or pay for travel arrangements for Global Opportunity programs, unless this is explicitly included with a particular program. • All students and faculty will be required to purchase the university travel insurance.

Financial Aid

All Federal and State Aid (loans and scholarships) may be used for off-campus study, as specified by individual aid programs. Millikin aid may be used for one semester off-campus study, whether in the US or elsewhere, once during a student’s time at Millikin as follows: 100% for Millikin tuition free exchange programs and semesters with Millikin faculty and no Millikin aid for other semester programs (e.g. IES, Huron University, Washington Semester Program). Millikin aid includes all scholarships, awards, waivers and other Millikin University financial contributions. Other financial aid (scholarships or loans) applies as specified by granting agency.

The International Fellows Program offers financial assistance to a select number of individuals who wish to study abroad either for a semester or through an international immersion course. Selection is based on quality of the application and on documented financial need; a student must complete a FAFSA in order to qualify. Application information is available from the CIE Office and on the CIE website.