Record Number of Westminster Students Study Off-Campus

Forty-three Westminster College students are studying in Australia, England, France, Spain, and Pittsburgh during the fall semester.

 "Study abroad is the best opportunity our students have for learning about the larger world that's out there," said Dr. Jeffery Bersett, director of off-campus study and assistant professor of Spanish.  "Going overseas shows them more than just new places.  They return to Westminster with new ways of looking at things, and with a new understanding of how everything fits together."

 As part of their educational program, Westminster College students can spend as little as a month, or as much as a year, living and studying in a international domestic program.  Students who study off-campus are able to earn not only credits towards graduation, but also credit towards their major or minor, towards fulfilling part of the Liberal Studies requirements.

 "International study is a life-changing event in the life of a college student," said Dr. Jesse Mann, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college.  "Only two percent of American college students study abroad during their college experience, and we're happy that Westminster is significantly ahead of that average."

 Contact Bersett at (724) 9467259 or e-mail bersetjt@westminster.edu  or Mann at (724) 946-7123 or e-mail mannjt@westminster.edu for more information.

More Stories