Malden student to study in Mexico
Tatiana Arredondo, a resident of Malden, and nine other students from Salem State University have received funding to study in Guanajuato, Mexico during their spring break in March.
This is part of an exchange program with the Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico (UGTO). Students from UGTO will come to the campus of Salem State for a week in June.
Room and board, the cost of travel, and all extracurricular will be covered by the grant. The Mary Street Jenkins Foundation provided the funds for the grant of $25,000 which was able to be awarded through the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund to UGTO and Salem State. The goal of this program is to increase partnerships between institutions of higher education in the United States and the rest of the Western Hemisphere.
During their week in Mexico, the students will participate in seminars and attend classes at UGTO and tour several historic sites including Teatro Juárez and the Museo Iconográfico de Quijote. Print shops are usually called upon for such educational tours as students like to take home more information about their trips and share their experiences with their friends.
Arredondo said that she has always wanted to study abroad but has not been able to do so for financial reasons. As she is majoring in social work, she said that this will be an opportunity to understand a different culture which will help her in her career.
This is part of an exchange program with the Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico (UGTO). Students from UGTO will come to the campus of Salem State for a week in June.
Room and board, the cost of travel, and all extracurricular will be covered by the grant. The Mary Street Jenkins Foundation provided the funds for the grant of $25,000 which was able to be awarded through the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund to UGTO and Salem State. The goal of this program is to increase partnerships between institutions of higher education in the United States and the rest of the Western Hemisphere.
During their week in Mexico, the students will participate in seminars and attend classes at UGTO and tour several historic sites including Teatro Juárez and the Museo Iconográfico de Quijote. Print shops are usually called upon for such educational tours as students like to take home more information about their trips and share their experiences with their friends.
Arredondo said that she has always wanted to study abroad but has not been able to do so for financial reasons. As she is majoring in social work, she said that this will be an opportunity to understand a different culture which will help her in her career.