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<h1 align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:black">Social Work in Costa Rica May Mini Elective<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Deadline to Submit Interest Application and Scholarship Application March 1<sup>st</sup>, 2023</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please submit your interest application as soon as possible – we are beginning the logistics planning for the trip.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have questions for would like more information contact
<a href="mailto:Rebecca.Judd@tamuc.edu">Rebecca.Judd@tamuc.edu</a> or <a href="mailto:Brian.Brumley@tamuc.edu">
Brian.Brumley@tamuc.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Travel Dates May 16<sup>th</sup> – May 24<sup>th</sup> 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img border="0" width="322" height="157" style="width:3.3541in;height:1.6354in" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D93B84.0018D6D0"><img border="0" width="304" height="228" style="width:3.1666in;height:2.375in" id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D93B84.0018D6D0"><img border="0" width="324" height="157" style="width:3.375in;height:1.6354in" id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D93B84.0018D6D0"><img border="0" width="315" height="154" style="width:3.2812in;height:1.6041in" id="Picture_x0020_10" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D93B84.0018D6D0"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Students will be provided with a general perspective on social work and social work policy in Costa Rica. Working in conjunction with Texas A & M Soltis Research & Education Center and site
visits to various social service agencies in areas of health, mental health, aging, child welfare and criminal justice students will explore issues of political and economic development, environmental social movements, history and culture.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Below is information to apply for the scholarship that will help offset the costs of the trip<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h1 align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:windowtext">STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION: DUE MARCH 1<sup>ST</sup>, 2023</span></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif">OIP scholarship is $1000 to $2000 dollars and its competitive. Click the link below to go to the application<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif"><a href="https://dms.tamuc.edu/Forms/Studyabroadscholarship"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">INTAD - Study Abroad Scholarship
Application</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif">Scholarship application letter: Why is the student interest in studying aboard and how can this help their future.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif">Copy of transcript or degree
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif">One letter of recommendation: Faculty, staff or employer.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif">After studying aboard submit some pictures and a paragraph on student experience styling abroad. Email to
<a href="mailto:studyabroad@tamuc.edu">studyabroad@tamuc.edu</a> . <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">All documents must be uploaded, or the form will be rejected.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif">Check participation agreement and completed my study aboard application. (The verbiage in the form will change soon).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif">Pura Vida!
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rebecca Judd Ph.D., LMSW-IPR<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Associate Professor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">School of Social work<i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
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