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Apr 11, 2010

2010 Student Symposium on Off-Campus Study will be streamed live online

Conducting chemistry research on the high seas, interviewing Costa Rican farmers, writing about protests in Argentina, and starting up a business in Chicago are among the experiences that 33 students will share at the ACM Student Symposium on Off-Campus Study on April 16-17.

Annette Zak and host family members

Knox College student Annette Zak (center) with members of her host family in Argentina.

Each year, more than 3,500 students from the 14 ACM colleges take off to locations around the globe to tackle independent research projects, participate in internships, study languages and subjects across the curriculum, and immerse themselves in the daily life of other places and cultures.

The Symposium is an opportunity for some of those students to gather together and reflect on academic and personal aspects of their off-campus study and to explore questions raised by their travels and experiences.

All of the students' presentations and panel discussions will be streamed live on the ACM website beginning at 1:30 p.m. (Central time) on Friday, April 16. See the Symposium webpage for the complete schedule. Read more


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Winning and honorable mention photos from the 2009-10 ACM Off-Campus Study Photo Contest will be exhibited on 11 ACM campuses in early 2010.
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Has ACM Connections, Both On-Campus and Off-Campus Oct 13, 2009
Thomas Steitz, one of three recipients of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, is a graduate Lawrence University. He also participated in an ACM off-campus study program.
ACM Application Deadlines Approaching for Spring 2010 Programs Oct 8, 2009
Students interested in Spring 2010 ACM programs should submit their applications now, as deadlines are quickly approaching.
ACM Implements New Online Application Sep 17, 2009
Applying for an ACM off-campus study program just got a lot easier with the new online application.
Symposium to Showcase Students’ Research and Experiences on Off-Campus Study Programs Apr 13, 2009
Students from ACM colleges will share their insights, research findings, and reflections at ACM’s 50th Anniversary Student Symposium on Off-Campus Study in Chicago on April 17-18.

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Lee Pedzisa The Oak Ridge Science Semester was an amazing and extremely rewarding experience for me. I had the opportunity to participate in world-class research with some of the top researchers in the country. The researchers took the time to explain the goal of the project but even more, they explained what graduate school life is like. From this experience, I was further prepared for research in graduate school and I also got a publication from our work. Oak Ridge provided me with more than just a great intellectual adventure, but I also made strong ties with other students in my program. If I could do it again, I would participate in the Oak Ridge Science Semester.

—Lee Pedzisa, Oak Ridge Science Semester, Fall 2008

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