IF ASKED TO DONATE PLEASE IGNORE IT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE PETITION

As of this year for the Spring 2018 graduation students who have push there academic comfort zone and cultural competency to the next level are being disregarded. A highly publicised department known as the Study Abroad Office (which was approved by the MSMC institution) advertised the semester abroad programs as an academic challenge where students are pushed to conquer their classes AND the culture of a new country. However the receiving of cords by students who have completed and ACCELERATED( in any) study abroad semester is as of this year NO LONGER receiving a cord. The students who were accepted into a study abroad semester had to apply, receive letters of recommendations, meet a respected academic status and be accepted to attend the program while competing for a spot for the abroad semester.

-Additionally, the signing of this petition should lead to recognition of students’ academic and cultural accomplishment through the continuation of receiving commencement cords.

*By signing this petition you are agreeing that the completion of a study abroad semester requires:

1. Academic perseverance
2. The obtaining of cultural competency via immersing oneself in roots of foreign country
3. Sacrifice of academic comforts ex: (taking classes on home campus or online)
4. The skill of building a professional relationship with administrators, professors and other students/peers who are from other countries outside of the United States.
5. Adaptability to new social norms, currency, traditions, customs, and education style all of which can be applied to further careers and daily interactions.