Upper Midwest Association for Intercultural Education (UMAIE)

and January Term Course Travel

Please Note: The priority application period is April 2-16, 2012. After that time students will still be considered for open classes, however classes will fill quickly.

Hastings College joined UMAIE in 2011. UMAIE is a consortium of seven colleges and universities (Augustana College, Elmhurst College, Gustavus Adolphus College, Hastings College, St. Ambrose University, St. Catherine University, and University of St. Thomas) offering intercultural courses during the January Interim all over the globe (in 2013 classes are scheduled to travel to Australia, China, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Korea, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, and Ukraine).

Hastings College students are eligible to apply for entrance into any of the courses that the consortium offers during the January term (generally 20 to 30 classes). This opportunity significantly expands student options for international travel. All trips are at least 20 days in country excluding travel days. January term classes are listed on the UMAIE website in the preceding February, priority student applications are sent in April 1-15, and students find out if they have been accepted into a class in early May. All the information on courses and the application process can be found at http://www.umaie.org. UMAIE’s mission is “to provide high-quality short-term global education experiences in diverse locales and to encourage the development of intercultural values and understanding through intercollegiate cooperation and coordination of programming resources and expertise.”

To Apply:

1. Download the necessary application documents from the UMAIE website
2. Take completed forms and other required documentation and fees to:
   Dr. Liz Frombgen
   Hurley-McDonald Hall - Room 222B
   Phone: 402-461-7321
   lfrombgen@hastings.edu