Study Abroad

Study abroad - Eiffel Tower

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Explore Your World

Sage offers many opportunities for students to explore the world through Study Abroad programs. Such international experiences are essential to gaining the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in today's global society, and it is a good feature to add to your resume.

All Sage students planning to study abroad must meet with the Director of Cultural Enrichment and Diversity before submitting their applications. Sage students must receive approval from The Sage Colleges to participate in any affiliated or non-affiliated abroad program.

Sage faculty have led short-term Study Abroad trips to:

  • England
  • France
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Puerto Rico
  • Spain
  • Vietnam

The next short-term study abroad trip is scheduled for May 17 - 31, 2009 in South Africa.

Sage Sponsored Programs and Consortiums

To further expand your horizons, Sage is affiliated with a number of other institutions and organizations to offer a wide variety of study abroad opportunities. Whatever your major, a deeper understanding of another culture and more proficiency in another language can help you better achieve your goals. The Office of Cultural Enrichment and Diversity can help you find a program of study and exploration in another country that is right for you. Below are some of the programs which we are affiliated. For information regarding studying abroad while at Sage, please contact Sabrina E. McGinty in the Office of Cultural Enrichment and Diversity.

Spain

The Sage-sponsored program at the Center for Cross-Cultural Study (CCCS) in Seville, Spain, offers courses in language, literature, history, and the fine arts from the intermediate to the advanced level. Internships may also be arranged, but a semester's advance notice and near fluency in Spanish are required.

China

Sage is partnered with the Shanghai Institute for Foreign Trade (SIFT), a Chinese institute of higher education. The strategic connection has resulted in exchanges of faculty and students to and from China.

University at Albany

Sage is involved in a consortium with the State University of New York at Albany, giving our students access to their Study Abroad programs. They offer summer and short-term programs in a variety of countries, and semester-long programs in even more countries.

Associated New American Colleges

Sage is involved in a national consortium of similar colleges called the Associated New American Colleges (ANAC). Students have the opportunity to participate in selected Study Abroad programs (ANACSA), which have included Greece, China, Senegal, England, Austria, and Norway.

Sabrina McGintyKatherine Disbrow Johnson ('29) Fund Scholarship

Katherine Disbrow Johnson graduated from Russell Sage College in 1929 with a degree in secretarial sciences. She was a very active alumna, receiving RSC Alumnae Association's highest honor, the Crockett Medal. She was a generous donor of both time and money to the college. Kay was very active with volunteer work for charitable organizations while working full time.

Later in life she became more politically involved and assisted with local political campaigns. Kay was able to travel extensively and worked in the travel industry. She believed that traveling to other countries would open up traveler's viewpoints and help to bring about world peace. It was her intent that this endowed fund assist all Sage students in having the opportunity to study and travel abroad.

Applications for spring or summer 2009 Katherine Disbrow Johnson Fund Scholarship are due Friday, November 7, 2008. For a copy of the application click here.

Sage Affiliated Programs

Sage is also affiliated with other institutions stateside and internationally:

Contact:

Sabrina E. McGinty
Director of Cultural Enrichment & Diversity
Troy: Hart Hall, second floor (518) 244-6891
Albany: Kahl Campus Center, lower level (518) 292-7747
mcgins@sage.edu