11/15/2011                                                                                                                         Erin Sundvall

Slug: Campus Book Launch

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Study abroad programs are a fun way for colleges to give students an experience that will not only teach academics, but also a new perspective of the world as a whole.  Bemidji State offers many of these programs. 

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“The Journey That Matters” is a collection of forty eight short essays that students at B-S-U wrote describing their study abroad experiences.  The most popular topic of the essays is Eurospring. The program starts in Oxford, England, and takes students around the European continent in two months. It is a long standing program at B-S-U that has been going strong since 1977. 

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Intro: “So many students had stories…”

Extro: . . . needed to be heard.”

This statement was the force behind compiling short essays to give readers an inside view on the happenings of study abroad programs.  Informational meetings and flyers give a person only a small idea of the potential experiences that would be involved. “The Journey That Matters” gives readers far beyond basic information.

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Intro: “I have so many memories . . .

Extro: . . . the best trips of a lifetime.”

Meeting new people is a major part in study abroad programs. As Andrea Kroll’s excerpt from her essay published in the book explains, the friendships made on these trips will last forever. 

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Intro: “The cost of study abroad programs are . . .

Extro: . . . is the large bill worth it?”

Despite the conflicting views on the price tag of these programs, “The Journey That Matters” gives the clear statement that these trips are priceless.  Eurospring, for example, has a price tag of around $15,000 before personal expenses.  This price tag would be impossible to beat if one traveled on their own.  The experience at Oxford University and befriending Professor Chapman does not hold a price.

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Intro: “More effort has been going . . .

Extro: . . . to keep these trips from being cancelled.”

In years past there have been study abroad programs cancelled due to lack of interested students.  More effort is being put forth to advertise these trips to get the word out to the student body. “The Journey That Matters” is an essential tool to this effort.  If this book is read by the student body, it will educate and hopefully

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influence more students to attend informational meetings and hopefully lead to a full group for each study abroad program.  

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