The 2009-2010 year has come to a close for most BestSemester student programs, with the exception of the Australia Studies Centre, which will conclude June 19, and the Oxford Summer Programme, which begins this month.
Last fall, BestSemester reached the milestone of having enrolled 10,000 students in its programs since they began in 1976. Below are the enrollment numbers just for the 2009-2010 academic year, which total 668 students:
- American Studies Program: 46
- Australia Studies Centre: 62
- China Studies Program: 34
- Contemporary Music Center: 53
- Latin American Studies Program: 74
- Los Angeles Film Studies Center: 107
- Middle East Studies Program: 62
- Russian Studies Program: 24
- Scholars Semester in Oxford: 115
- Uganda Studies Program: 67
- Washington Journalism Center: 24
As we conclude another semester we continue to be thankful for Gods abiding care and blessings, says CCCU Vice President for Student Programs Ken Bussema. Students and staff have traveled thousands of miles, engaged in hundreds of challenging conversations and encountered new friend from every corner of the globe. Once again, we are grateful and humbled when we hear returning students say this semester has made me feel more alive in my heart, head and spirit than I knew was possible (written on an evaluation form for the Latin American Studies Program).
The application deadline for spring 2011 programs is October 1, 2010. Visit
www.bestsemester.com for more information.
The 12 semester- or summer-long student programs offered by the CCCU are categorized as either culture-shaping programs or culture-crossing programs. Culture-shaping programs are: American Studies Program (Washington, D.C.); Contemporary Music Center (Nashville, Tenn.); Los Angeles Film Studies Center (L.A., Calif.); and Washington Journalism Center (Washington, D.C.). Included in the culture-crossing programs are: Australia Studies Centre; China Studies Program; Latin American Studies Program; Middle East Studies Program; Programmes in Oxford; Russian Studies Program; and Uganda Studies Program. All programs undergo regular site visit evaluations by the Student Academic Programs Commission (SAPC).
The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities is a higher education association of 184 intentionally Christ-centered institutions around the world. There are now 109 member campuses in North America and all are fully-accredited, comprehensive colleges and universities with curricula rooted in the arts and sciences. In addition, 75 affiliate campuses from 24 countries are part of the CCCU. The Councils mission is to advance the cause of Christ-centered higher education and to help its institutions transform lives by faithfully relating scholarship and service to biblical truth.
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