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Spotted: The focus is on you!
Teacher of the Year: Beth Selleck, a fourth-grade teacher at David C. Barrow Elementary School, was named the 2009-10 Clarke County School District Teacher of the Year during the school district’s annual Teacher of the Year Luncheon Sept. 17 at Trumps Catering.

Don't Miss the Educational Travel Deal of a Lifetime on the May 2012 Enrichment Voyage
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released today by Institute for Shipboard Education: Who: The Institute for Shipboard Education (ISE) Enrichment Voyage, a one-of-a-kind travel and learn adventure for participants of all ages, is offering an incredible deal on its upcoming May 2012 voyage to six destinations in Central America and South America. (Logo: ) What: The May 2012 Enrichment Voyage offers adventurous in-port excursions combined with abundant onboard learning opportunities and will include featured speakers Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky, the president and co-founder of Women's Campaign International; Political Strategist ...

Study Abroad Colleges and Universities Are the Latest Trend Amid Scholars
In today’s avant-garde epochs of advanced technologies and state of the art gadgets, every scholar nourishes the dream of pursuing his/ her higher studies on foreign shores. This is because of the reason that study abroad programs proffer an unlimited number of facilities over home bred courses and programs.

Study Abroad Forums Discuss The Facilities And The Study Abroad Programs
Universities of the foreign countries have since long been attractive centers for learning. Although, the establishment has been done since long, it is in the present decade that the flux of students into these universities is being increasingly seen. More numbers of students are able to visit the foreign countries for higher education and then stay in the countries with lucrative job offers.

How is Education Abroad Related to the College/University Mission Statement?
It is important to draw justification for a study abroad program from the college/university mission statement. Look for excerpts from mission statements and senior level administration for internationalizing the curriculum, developing students with a global perspective, preparing students for a global workforce, etc.

Atlanta exhibition touts UGA Cortona program
The celebration of the University of Georgia's 40 years of offering a study abroad program in Cortona, Italy, will end with the exhibition "Professori di Cortona," featuring works by faculty of UGA's Lamar Dodd School of Art.

Development and Maintenance of Quality Study Abroad Options
It is important to understand international education best practices as you make decisions about which study abroad options your office will promote, support, approve, and/or affiliate with. What are the priorities of your institution and how do those priorities fit with various study abroad options? In the same way your institution allows students to choose their major and a variety of academic avenues to earn a diploma, it is also necessary to encourage a variety of study abroad options for students. There is not one “ideal” study abroad program or type. Think of it as providing a “portfolio” of options for students to choose from. Different types of programs will produce different outcomes. Things to consider when reviewing/ promoting pr ...

UGA's study abroad numbers fall, but bouncing back
The number of college students studying abroad fell with the economy across the country last year, including at the University of Georgia.