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Student drawn to black studies, overseas learning Ethan Fogg ’16, a sociology and black studies major, graduated this month and will soon head to Florida to participate in City Year, an AmeriCorps program that partners with schools in high-poverty areas. Ethan studied abroad on the Jamaica Service Learning Program and New Zealand Program.   Read more
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Don’t forget to wear your Orange & Blue TODAY!

Don’t forget to wear your Orange & Blue TODAY! Global Orange and Blue Day – Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014 (worldwide) Show your New Paltz Pride while overseas on your study abroad program!   We want everybody, everywhere to share your photos using #NPGOAB and #NPSOCIAL.    We will share your images on the SUNY New Paltz social media
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International Education Week!

#IEW2014 starts today! Which events will you be at? #NPabroad #NPsocial
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Congrats Accepted Students!

Congratulations to the students accepted to study abroad for Intercession ’15 and Spring ’15! We look forward to seeing you tonight at Accepted Students’ Night! #NPabroad #NP social
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“Take advantage of this unique opportunity in your life…”

  Check out Rosie’s study abroad experiences on the SUNY New Paltz YouTube page and go #newpaltzabroad!
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Do you vlog? Then we are looking for YOU!

We are looking for students who have studied abroad or intend to study abroad and want to share your travel videos with others. Contact Samantha Skillman, Study Abroad Marketing Assistant at skillmas@newpaltz.edu  
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And in the end, it was only the beginning…

   
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Happy Earth Day!

    #traveltuesday #discover #newpaltzabroad
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Explore and Discover!

Jeffrey Cifuentes (’13) spent fall 2012 in Japan. Read his story on ‘Faces of New Paltz’. Jeffrey Cifuentes’ travels in the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ took him to many places including Kyoto where he visited the world famous Kinkakuji temple. Jeffrey offers advice to students about study abroad and reflects on his overall experience
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Ready to Discover!

The Center for International Programs  would like to congratulate the SUNY New Paltz students who have been accepted to study abroad this summer and fall! Our Accepted Student’s Night is a great way for accepted students to meet each other, hang out and ask our study abroad alumni and staff questions while enjoying a slice
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Teaching English Abroad Information Session

  Summer and Fall applications are now officially closed. Intercession and Spring applications will open in May. Stay tuned… 
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Congratulations to Marianne Kramer ’14 (Biology)

Marianne paragliding over Interlaken, Switzerland After she graduates this spring, Marianne will begin her PhD in Biology at the University of Pennsylvania with full funding. When Marianne attended interviews for graduate programs, the first thing she was asked about was her study abroad experience. Marianne spent fall semester 2013 conducting cancer research at the University
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Can freshmen and seniors study abroad? YES!!!

Study abroad is offered to EVERYONE! Students completing their first year can study abroad on a semester program during  second semester of freshman year, although this is not typical and only offered for a select handful of programs. However, freshman students are welcome to apply for winter intercession programs and/or summer programs after their first year is completed. Students
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Financial Aid CAN be used for Study Abroad!

If you are currently receiving financial aid in the form of a scholarship, grant, or loan from your home campus, you may be able to continue to receive that same financial aid to apply towards billed expenses to study abroad. You can review your financial aid on my.newpaltz.edu Any excess aid would get refunded to
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The Wanderlust Has Definitely Been Caught!

Hi I’m Ellie, your guest blogger for today! I’m a graduate student assistant here at the Center for International Programs. I’m going to talk a little bit about what I do here at the office and my study abroad experience (and why you should study abroad too)! So first, a little bit about my job
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Discover You. Discover the World.

Hi! I’m Sam. I work for the Center for International Programs at SUNY New Paltz as the Study Abroad Marketing Assistant. Remember to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter #newpaltzabroad You have heard it all before: “Study Abroad is… AMAZING, life-changing, crazy, exciting… and that if you could, you would do it all over
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