"In today's (and tomorrow's) global business environment, such exposure and experience will be inval

Champlain College has received a $100,000 grant from the Freeman Family Foundation to underwrite providing internships in Shanghai, China for 16 students from the Robert paris bus tours P. Stiller School of Business.
Champlain College President David F. Finney; Associate Provost paris bus tours and Senior International Officer James Cross; Vermont Secretary of Commerce Lawrence Miller; and Assistant Director paris bus tours of Study Abroad Noah Goldblatt returned last month from Shanghai after meeting with the host university, The Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade. paris bus tours They were there to network with Shanghai paris bus tours businesses paris bus tours seeking interns, as well as promoting Champlain College and the state of Vermont. Through the program, students can choose to take advantage of just an internship, or they can study abroad at the University for a semester. paris bus tours Tuition is not covered by the grant.
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Students can opt to study abroad in the spring, paris bus tours followed by a summer internship; study abroad in the spring with an embedded internship; take a summer internship for or not-for course credit; or fall study abroad semester with an embedded internship.
Senior International Business paris bus tours major, Ethan Edholm paris bus tours '13 will be the first Champlain students in the program in the spring of 2013. Students applying for the summer 2013 internship have until March 1 to apply. Contact Baker at shbaker@champlain.edu for more information.
paris bus tours "In today's paris bus tours (and tomorrow's) global business environment, such exposure and experience will be invaluable and repeatedly serve the students well throughout paris bus tours their careers," said Assistant Dean of Business Scott Baker. "This experience will increase students' worldview, cultural awareness, and business experience, and help distinguish them as graduates with a demonstrated aptitude and ability to "stand paris bus tours out" among other college graduates."
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