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Chancellor’s Award for Internationalization (CAFI)

Academic Year 2013 – 2014

The Chancellor’s Award for Internationalization consists of four (4) grants of $4,000 (contingent upon funding availability) each for the development and implementation of an innovative study abroad project.

The recipients of the 2013-14 Chancellor’s Award for Internationalization are:

• Lora G. Lunt, Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages, SUNY Potsdam, for “Morocco Intercultural Exchange: Women & Democratization”
• Orvil L. White, Assistant Professor, Department of Childhood and Early Childhood Education, SUNY Cortland, for “Teach in Thailand: An Internship in Teaching Across Cultures”
• Robert Compton, Chair, Department of Africana and Latino Studies, SUNY Oneonta, for “South Africa and the Quest for Justice and Social Cohesion: 20 Years after the End of Apartheid”
• Maria Montoya, Assistant Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, SUNY Oneonta, for “San Andres Island Teaching Abroad Experience (Colombia)”

Press Release 

Important Dates:

• Student recruitment should begin in May 2013
• Projects should take place during the 2013-2014 academic year, including summer 2014
• Letter of Commitment:
  • For Fall 2013 – by July 1, 2013
  • For Winter session and Spring 2014 – by November 1, 2013
  • For Summer 2014 – by April 1, 2014
• Each Project is expected to be completed by August 15, 2014
• Evaluation Report: within 30 days of the completion of the Project

Questions and communications should be addressed to the CAFI Program Coordinator:

      Claudia Hernandez

      CAFI Program Coordinator
      Chancellor's Award for Internationalization
      Office of International Programs, T-6
      State University of New York
      State University Plaza
      Albany, New York 12246 
      E-mail: overseasprograms@sysadm.suny.edu
      By telephone at 518-320-1410 or via fax 518-320-1553

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