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Education Abroad Opportunities To Be Showcased at Annual Fall Fair

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 16, 2015) — University of Kentucky Education Abroad (UK EA) is hosting the annual Fall Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, in the Buell Armory on UK's campus. This event is open to all students, faculty and staff who are interested in learning more about education abroad at UK.

The annual Fall Fair is the first and biggest event of the year for UK EA. This kick-off event provides students an opportunity to explore the international academic programs offered by UK EA and partner providers.

This year the fair will highlight education abroad programs within each college so students can easily access program options relevant to their academic interests. The colleges will feature each department’s major advising pages (MAPs) so that students can discuss their education abroad goals with a representative from their college. New education abroad programs available specifically to UK students, such as Blue Grass Down Under and First Year Seminar in London, will also be introduced at the fair.

“For some students, our Fall Fair is the first exposure they have to Education Abroad,” said Austin Hughes, UK EA promotion and outreach coordinator. “Our goal is to make international education less daunting.”

Other campus resources such as the Office of Student Financial Aid, Wildcat Passport Services and National Student Exchange will be available to share their services and answer student’s questions. In addition to these informational resources, fun awaits! Students will be able to enjoy candy, popcorn, receive free T-shirts and take part in a UK EA photo booth.

Education Abroad at the University of Kentucky is a unit of the International Center. Its primary responsibility is to facilitate high quality, academically sound and experientially rich study abroad, research abroad and intern abroad programs for University of Kentucky students. More information about the International Center can be found at http://www.uky.edu/international/.

Connect with Education Abroad at http://uky.edu/international/educationabroad. Visit 315 Bradley Hall to talk with an Education Abroad Peer Ambassador, email educationabroad@uky.edu or call (859) 257-4067 for more information.

MEDIA CONTACT: Blair Hoover, (859) 257-6398; blair.hoover@uky.edu