Informational Meeting About Study Abroad in Ireland Set for Today
Students visit Ireland last year.
Students studying teacher education at the University of Arkansas are invited to attend an informational meeting today about a two-week, faculty-led study abroad experience in Ireland after the spring semester.
The meeting is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, in Room 342, Graduate Education Building.
Applications for the program are being taken now, and information is available on the Office of Study Abroad & International Exchange website.
The University of Limerick and University College Dublin in Ireland will host the students, who will visit two primary schools. They will interact with kindergarten through sixth-grade students and their teachers in several classroom settings.
Contacts
Heidi Wells, director of communications
College of Education and Health Professions
(479) 575-3138,
heidisw@uark.edu
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