MURFREESBORO — A
new means of financing study-abroad classes in tight financial times is the
topic of the next “MTSU On the Record” radio program.
Host Gina Logue’s interview with Dr. Mark Byrnes, dean of
the College of Liberal Arts, will air from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15, and
from 8 to 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and www.wmot.org).
Beginning in the 2015 calendar year, the College of Liberal
Arts will offer five scholarships of up to $500 each for experiential learning
activities to liberal arts majors.
Applicants must have completed 30 credit hours prior to the
semester in which the award will be made. At least 15 credit hours must have
been earned at MTSU. A grade-point average of 2.5 or higher is required.
The stipends are applicable to either faculty-led
study-abroad programs or credit-bearing unpaid internships. The deadline for
meeting the criteria and filing the paperwork is Feb. 6, 2015. More information
is available from the College of Liberal Arts at 615-898-2534 or http://www.mtsu.edu/liberalarts/.
“Clearly, we believe
in the importance of classroom instruction, homework, lectures, discussions and
everything we do here on campus,” said Byrnes. “But an extremely important
complement to that is real-life experience. I think it’s really vital to a
complete college education.”
To listen to previous “MTSU On the Record” programs, go to
http://www.mtsunews.com/ontherecord/.
For more information, contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or
WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.
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