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Center for International Studies

International Student Enrollment Increases

While Western Illinois University has seen a decline in its total enrollment for Fall 2013, an area of growth at Western's Macomb campus is in new international student enrollment. According to Richard Carter, executive director of the School of Distance Learning, International Studies and Outreach, 370 international students have enrolled for Fall 2013, compared to 328 in Fall 2012.

"Dr. Carter has worked countless hours, and visited numerous embassy and education officials, and schools and colleges around the world to promote Western as the college of choice for international students," Thomas added. "Our goal is to increase the number of international students to 1,000 in coming years. One of our University's many initiatives is to further internationalize our campus, as well as to enhance WIU's study abroad, internship and academic cohort opportunities. We are excited about the possibilities on the horizon for expanding Western's reach far beyond the borders of this state, and this nation."

For more enrollment information, visit the Office of Institutional Research at wiu.edu/irp.

Study Abroad Opportunity in Argentina

Western Illinois University is offering a new Study Abroad program for students interested in studying culture and politics in Argentina.

Undergraduate and graduate students and WIU faculty and staff can study political science, Latin America and/or Spanish from May 11 – June 1, 2014. Enrollment is limited to 20 participants.

The program, open to all majors, translates into three political science credits and three Spanish credits. The political science portion will be taught by WIU faculty, while the Spanish credits will come from an Argentinian university.

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Visit us at Homecoming 2013

Faculty and staff from WIU’s Center for International Studies invite you to stop by “The Right Place” tent on Saturday, October 12 for Homecoming 2013. Learn more about WESL, Study Abroad and all the other exciting things going on in CIS. Visit with Executive Director Rick Carter and receive a free lunch ticket! We hope to see you at “The Right Place!”

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