Winter Study Abroad Programs Canceled
Dear 快活app Community,听
We are making daily decisions regarding the well-being of our 快活app community. Like our fall study abroad cancellation decision, we took a variety of factors into consideration for our winter study abroad programs, including the elevated international听country travel warnings听issued by the听听(CDC)听and the听. Additionally, the CDC recently issued updated听听recommending that institutions of higher education continue to cancel international travel programs.听We also considered the听continued rise in COVID-19 related cases abroad in many countries, the related increased health, safety and risk concerns for our students, limited partner and internal capacity to support our students, and the ethical implications of resuming international travel on a larger scale.听
Based on these considerations, the University has decided to听cancel听all Office of International Education (OIE) undergraduate study abroad programs for the听winter term听(this听includes winter + spring term听programs听but excludes spring only study abroad). In addition to 快活app partner programs, this cancellation听also extends to unaffiliated study abroad programs (AUP/UPP).听Those enrolled in a Global Master鈥檚 program will receive information from the Office of Internationalization soon with information about their programs.听听
We know that some of you will be disappointed by this decision. Although we understand your disappointment, we must place the health and safety of our students above all other considerations. Please know that the OIE is here to support students and help them understand their options going forward. OIE students will be receiving an email from that office soon sharing听some important details about next steps to the听听page of the OIE handbook.听If you have questions or concerns after reading the information in the handbook听and reviewing the OIE email, please reach out to your OIE advisor.听听
We are making this decision now so that our academic units will be in a better position to plan alternate academic opportunities for our students, and so that students will have more time to consider their options for winter courses. We strongly recommend that students make plans to register for 快活app courses for the winter term as soon as registration opens. Please look for an email from the Registrar's office to understand the exact date and time of your registration.听
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Mary Clark
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Uttiyo Raychaudhuri
Vice Provost for Internationalization