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GSC Wins Capacity Building Grants for U.S. Undergraduate Study Abroad
Fri Jun 2, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 2, 2017

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GSC Study Abroad at Stonehenge May 2017 Glenville State College professors and students at Stonehenge in May 2017

GLENVILLE, WV – The U.S. Department of State and Partners of the Americas have announced that Glenville State College is among the eleven recipients of the 2017 Capacity Building Grants for U.S. Undergraduate Study Abroad. Each winning institution is awarded up to $42,000 to increase and diversify participation in study abroad on their campuses. GSC is the only college or university in West Virginia to receive the grant.

Capacity Building Grants ensure that U.S. institutions are able to: 1) provide students with opportunities to gain global knowledge and skills through a study abroad opportunity; 2) increase the overall number and diversity of student participation in study abroad; 3) establish and maintain strong international partnerships; and 4) diversify the fields of study and the destinations where students are studying and/or interning for academic credit.

GSC plans to use the grant for general study abroad education for students, to immerse four faculty members into matched courses with partner institutions in another country, involve students from a variety of programs on campus in a study abroad program for at least a semester, and encourage students to participate in summer study abroad programs.

“Receiving this grant is great for the students and faculty at GSC. This will allow us to better develop student and faculty cultural awareness and to increase study abroad participation in first-generation and nontraditional students as well as in areas of study that are typically underrepresented like criminology, natural resource management, education, and STEM,” said GSC Director of International Programs Dr. Megan Gibbons.

This is the second round of support from the U.S. Department of State, totaling over $1.2 million in grant funding to 29 U.S. institutions of higher education throughout the nation. To read more about the program and its past and current winners, visit www.partners.net/CBG.

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs builds relations between the people of the United States and people of other countries through academic, cultural, sports, professional and private exchanges, as well as public-private partnerships and mentoring programs. These exchange programs improve foreign relations and strengthen the national security of the United States. The State Department is committed to supporting the next generation of diverse American leaders to gain the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in a globalizing world. Learn more at studyabroad.state.gov or via Twitter @ECAatState and with #StudyAbroadBecause.

The mission of Partners of the Americas is to connect people and organizations across borders to serve and to change lives through lasting partnerships. These partnerships create opportunity, foster understanding, and solve real-life problems. Inspired by President Kennedy and founded in 1964 under the Alliance for Progress, Partners is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization with international offices in Washington, D.C. Learn more at www.partners.net or via Twitter @partnersamerica.

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