Student Travel Learning
Travel is a valuable learning tool for students, helping to:
- Immerse students in other cultures through indigenous art, music, dance, history, theater, literature as well as first-hand observation of social and political structures;
- Experience first-hand the regional topography that they have studied on maps, slides, and in books;
- Enhance foreign language skills;
- Participate in service projects, such as rebuilding shelters or helping to restore areas of the Rain Forest;
- Build understanding in our diverse global community.
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SIUE field schools are at locations across the country, such as an early Jamestown settlement, a Native American reservation, or nearby Cahokia Mounds. Field experiences allow students to:
 | - Explore archaeology, anthropology, and history at actual excavation sites;
- Develop skills and professional practices for studying, preserving and documenting historical findings; and
- Experience a depth and breadth of learning that can’t be acquired in a classroom setting.
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Professional conferences allow students to:
- Interact with people currently employed in their career area, making valuable career connections;
- Present their own research work before their peers in professional settings;
- Learn about innovative work being done by top scholars in their fields of study; and
- Explore the latest technology for research and industry.
Limited student subsidies, averaging $500 per student request, are needed to enhance classroom learning experiences.
Giving is easy: Contributions to the Student Travel Learning Opportunities Fund may be made by:
