Live Webcast of Ecuador Signing: 1:30 p.m. Feb. 13
1:30 p.m. EST Friday, Feb. 13, 2009
Leaders from Alma College and Equatorialis University in Quito, Ecuador
will sign an articulation agreement that will provide easy transfer for
Ecuadorian students who wish to earn an American degree at Alma College.
The ceremony takes place at 1:30 p.m. EST Friday, Feb. 13 in the
Tyler-VanDusen Rotunda at Alma College. Signing participants include
Saundra Tracy, president of Alma College, and Diego del Corral,
president of Academia Latinoamericana de Espanol.
The event can be viewed live on the Alma College Website. Click here to view the live Webcast.
As part of the agreement, qualified Equatorialis students who have
completed three years of undergraduate work will have the opportunity
to transfer to Alma College to complete their senior year on the Alma
campus. Ecuadorian students who successfully complete academic
requirements will graduate with an Alma College degree.
An anticipated 50 Ecuadorian students are expected to transfer to Alma in the fall of 2012.
“This cooperative agreement will launch a unique international
collaboration that brings students together from two continents to
experience a quality education program at Alma College,” says Tracy.
“It is built on a long and valued relationship with Diego del Corral
and the Academia Latino Americana in Quito, Ecuador, where Alma
students have traveled for several years to enhance their
Spanish-speaking skills. This new collaboration will further
internationalize and enrich the Alma campus.”
The collaboration with the Quito institution also will provide enhanced
opportunities for Alma College students and faculty to travel to
Ecuador for collaborative research, internships, teaching and volunteer
work.
Posted: Thu, February 5th, 2009 at 10:25AM
