Hemenway supports study abroad

Friday, March 16, 2007

study abroad

Chancellor travels to Congress to promote bill

University of Kansas Chancellor Robert Hemenway addressed Congress on Wednesday to advocate a proposed national study abroad bill.

The legislation, the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2007, would create a national fellowship program to boost the number of students studying abroad from about 200,000 to 1 million. The bill would also aim to send students to nontraditional locations and ensure the study abroad population reflected diverse student populations.

In an official statement, Hemenway said studying abroad was vital to enhancing students’ educations.

“Study abroad gives students a great understanding that will help them compete and lead in a global marketplace,” Hemenway said.

The University received the Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization in 2005. KU also has a five-year goal to raise study abroad participation from 26.2 percent, the current rate, to 40 percent among undergraduate students.

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