Sichuan University 四川大学Summer Immersion Program

Chengdu, China

June 30 – July 16, 2017

Introduction and Welcome

Amy Reynolds, Ph.D.Professor and Dean,College of Communication and Information

Stephanie Danes SmithDirector of Global Initiatives and Assistant Professor,College of Communication and Information

Quick Facts

• Two-week cultural exchange program• Program offered in English with international

faculty• Wide selection of courses in many disciplines• History lectures• Intercultural communication discussions• Campus tours• Weekend excursions• Time for exploring traditional marketplaces and

modern commercial centers

Photo Credit: Joseph Young, VCD

Quick Facts

• 30 undergraduate and graduate students

• Faculty Chaperones:• Mark Goodman, Professor, JMC• Thor Wasbotten, Director/Professor,

JMC• Staff Chaperone:

• Alice Kopunovitz, Administrative Assistant, COMM

Photo Credit: Joseph Young, VCD

Quick Facts

• CCI Scholarship• Out-of-pocket expenses:

• Less than $1,000 (includes recommended student spending money)

• Satisfies the study abroad requirement for Global Communication students

Photo Credit: Joseph Young, VCD

About Sichuan University

• Ranked the 8th in China• Founded in 1740• The most comprehensive and largest university

in Western China• More than 70,000 students, 11,000 faculty and staff

across all three campuses in Chengdu

Credit: http://www.scu.edu.cn

About College of Literature and Journalism

• Ranked top 5 in China• 15 schools, 13 research centers• 8 undergraduate degree programs

• 1,718 undergraduate students

• 20 master’s degree program concentrations• 1,296 master’s degree candidates

• 19 doctoral degree program concentrations• 320 doctoral candidates

About the City of Chengdu 成都

• Dates back to its founding over 2,000 years ago• Capital of Sichuan province• One of the largest, most important economic,

financial, commercial, cultural, transportation, and communication centers in Western China

• Population of more than 14 million

Credit: Google Map

Chengdu

Beijing

Shanghai

About the City of Chengdu 成都

• Famed for its cuisine (Szechuan Gourmet)

• Home to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

• Modern, growing, cosmopolitan• Ancient, exotic, spiritual

About the City of Chengdu 成都

• Hosts more than 260 Fortune 500 companies

• Named China's 4th

most liveable city by China Daily in 2006.

About Sichuan Province 四川

• Dates back to at least the 15th century BC• Renowned for its cuisine• Home of giant pandas• Ranked 4th largest province in China• Population over 81 million including 4 ethnicities• Name is an abbreviation “four circuits of rivers”• Major center for tourism

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2016 Itinerary• June 30: Depart from Cleveland• July 1: Arrive in Chengdu (evening)• July 2: Rest, Opening Ceremony,

Welcome Reception, Campus Tour• July 3: History lecture (afternoon)• July 4: History lecture (morning)• July 5: Museum and park tour• July 6: History lecture (morning)• July 7: History lecture (morning)• July 8: Weekend excursion• July 9: Weekend excursion

• July 10: Intercultural communication and discussion (afternoon)

• July 11: Museum tours• July 12: History lecture (afternoon)• July 13: Intercultural communication

and discussion (afternoon)• July 14: Kent State and Sichuan faculty

and students discussion forum (morning)

• July 15: Weekend excursion• July 16: Depart from Chengdu• July 16: Arrive in Cleveland (evening)

Lodging

• Free for 14 days (paid for by Sichuan University)• Pay out-of-pocket for 2 days (approx. $23 per person

per night)• Double occupancy hotel rooms

Food

• Free for 14 days (paid for by Sichuan University)• Pay out-of-pocket for 2 days (approx. $15 per person

per day)• International student cafeteria, wide selection of local

native cuisine

Estimated Program Costs:

• Passport:

$110 for passport plus $25 fee =USD 135.00

Estimated Program Costs:

•Lodging: Free for 14 days; extra 2 days additional cost

= USD 50.00 (estimated)•Food: Free for 14 days; extra 2 days additional cost

= USD 30.00 (estimated)

Estimated Program Costs:

•Tuition: Free (non-credited)

•Airfare: USD 2,000.00 (estimated)Reimbursed by Sichuan University: RMB 3,000.00 (approx. USD 430.00)You will receive these funds while in China.

Estimated Program Costs:

• Chinese Visa: USD 213.00 (estimated)• OGE Admin Fee: USD 60.00 Non-Refundable• Health Insurance: USD 36.00 (estimated)• CCI Sichuan Immersion Scholarship: USD 1,300.00

No separate scholarship applications are necessary.All students selected to join the trip will receive scholarships andwill become the 2017 class of Sichuan Scholars from Kent State.

HOW DOES THE FUNDING WORK:

Paid directly to CCI:•Airfare (less scholarship):

estimated $2,000 - $1,300 = $700•Health Insurance: $36

HOW DOES THE FUNDING WORK:

Paid directly by the student:• Passport ($135)• OGE Administrative Fee: $60• Extra 2-days of Food and Lodging costs (est. $80) -

you will pay costs to Chinese hosts• Cost of Chinese Visa (paid via credit card online)

- estimated $213

HOW DOES THE FUNDING WORK:

Total out-of-pocket cost per student:

Less than $1,000

Who is invited to apply in 2017?

• Actively enrolled undergraduate and graduate students at Kent State University (no guest students; no doctoral students)

• Kent State students from:• College of Communication and Information• College of Architecture and Environmental Design• School of Digital Sciences• School of Fashion Design and Merchandising (The Fashion School)• Trumbull Campus

Application Procedures (Deadline 3/10)

• Applications will be accepted from Feb. 14 through March 10, 2017.

• Be in good academic standing with a GPA of 2.5 and above.• Complete an online application on Education Abroad website

(Office of Global Education): http://educationabroad.kent.edu/?go=Sichuan

• Submit the completed and signed Sichuan University Foreign Student Application to Alice Kopunovitz(akopunov@kent.edu) or in person (211A Art Building).

Application Procedures (Deadline 3/10)

• Provide a letter of recommendation from a Kent State faculty member that evaluates your suitability for the program and your ability to adapt to unfamiliar environment. Faculty may email it to Alice Kopunovitz(akopunov@kent.edu).

• Upload a 500-word essay explaining your motivation for participating in the program, how the study abroad experience fits into your program of study and/or career goals, any specific skills that would make you an ideal candidate, and what you expect to gain from this experience.

Application Procedures (Deadline 3/10)

• Finalists must be available for interviews that will be scheduled between March 13 and March 24.

• Candidates will be informed and must accept during the week of April 10.

• Passport (4 weeks processing time)• Two mandatory pre-departure evening sessions:

• Monday, April 17 and Monday, April 24, 6:00-7:30 p.m., 321 Franklin Hall• Includes a group visa processing session

Is the Sichuan University Summer Immersion Program

For You?

Most photos by Carrie George

Imagine yourself in Chengdu.

Experience a truly transformational summer.

“I considered myself a worldly and tolerant person, but I now realize how little I knew. I now know that the only way to know about a culture is to experience it and become immersed. Never had I thought I would travel to see the world’s largest Buddha or sip tea at a teahouse in China. Every single moment was transformative and made me a better person.”

-- Hana Barkowitz, 2016 Kent StateSichuan Scholar

Questions/Contact

Stephanie Danes SmithCCI Director of Global Initiatives and Assistant Professor,E-mail: ssmit149@kent.edu