Contents

• The Prime Minister Visits - Hear how Chelsey and Sarah met the Prime Minister of Australia at their college.
• Internships - Read about the benefits of a taking an internship while studying abroad, we also here from Meghan Donnelly who is taking an internship at the University of Sydney and Meghan Malloy who is at the University of Melbourne.
• Our Third Student profile looks at taking Dance classes at the University of New South Wales with Khadija.
• Brittany, Jo and Marissa tells us of their times abroad, how to integrate, have a holiday and why one of them may not go back.
• Lastly we here all about those important decisions you will have to make when preparing to leave Australia. how to prepare for exams, the administrative details you will need to consider, how to include your time abroad on your CV, and lastly recommendation on what to take home and how to avoid reverse culture shock. 

Editorial, From Kate Hamilton, Director Australian Programs

This edition is a perfect medium in which to recognize and pay tribute to our partner universities throughout Australia and to thank them for the major role they play in the study abroad experience of our students. Our mission is to further the personal and intellectual development of our students through university study abroad and to shape global citizens who can embrace, respect and value cultural diversity.

This month we have a special feature story about two IFSA-Butler students, Chelsea Murdoa from Skidmore college and Sarah Wigman from Franklin and Marshall who got to meet the Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd. Sarah and Chelsea are studying at the Australian National University and staying in the residential Burgmann College. Recently Burgmann hosted a formal dinner to celebrate their Alumni one of whom was Kevin Rudd the guest speaker on the night. After some hasty phone calls to Philip Dutton the Principal of Burgmann College, it was agreed that Sarah and Chelsea would go to see Philip to organise being in the right place to meet the PM and have their photo taken with him.

What a great shot it is! So much so that we had to put it on the cover of The Times Abroad. Our sincere thanks to Philip for helping to make this happen and I shall be writing to the PM to thank him personally for his time and generosity in a busy schedule and to let him know how much it meant to Sarah and Chelsea. It is certainly an experience they will take back to their families and home universities in America.

This publication has superceded the Butler Bull however in The Times Abroad we have created a whole new look and the focus is you, our students- so write a story about your time studying abroad, a review of a CD, a poem or a tip for cooking 2 minute noodles or just send some photos and we can publish them.

Over the coming year we will be show casing particular universities and  academics doing amazing work there. There will be articles on our academic concentrations in Antarctic Studies, Marine Science, Politics of Peace and Global Security. We will be telling you about our community engagement activities and projects like Bicycles For Democracy where we are helping to provide push bikes for women Councillors in Cambodia in conjunction with UNIFEM Australia and Leichhardt Council. This campaign promotes gender equality, nourishes local democratic processes and validates the quality and legitimacy of women’s decision making. See our website www.ifsa-butler.net for more.

Finally I want to thank all my staff as I feel immensely privileged to be working with such talented and authentic people hosting young American university students in our wonderful country.

Download The Times Abroad Vol 27.3 Farewell Edition - with Sarah Wigman on the front cover (5mgb)

Download The Times Abroad Vol 27.3 Farewell Edition - with Chelsey Murdoa  on the front cover (5mgb)