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<h2><br />Student Travel Learning</h2>
<p><strong>Travel is a valuable learning tool for students, helping to:</strong></p>
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<li>Immerse students in other cultures through indigenous art, music, dance, history, theater, literature as well as first-hand observation of social and political structures;</li>
<li>Experience first-hand the regional topography that they have studied on maps, slides, and in books;</li>
<li>Enhance foreign language skills;</li>
<li>Participate in service projects, such as rebuilding shelters or helping to restore areas of the Rain Forest;</li>
<li>Build understanding in our diverse global community.</li>
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<p>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:</p>
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<li>Explore archaeology, anthropology, and history at actual excavation sites;</li>
<li>Develop skills and professional practices for studying, preserving and documenting historical findings; and</li>
<li>Experience a depth and breadth of learning that can’t be acquired in a classroom setting.</li>
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<p><strong>Professional conferences allow students to:</strong></p>
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<li>Interact with people currently employed in their career area, making valuable career connections;</li>
<li>Present their own research work before their peers in professional settings;</li>
<li>Learn about innovative work being done by top scholars in their fields of study; and</li>
<li>Explore the latest technology for research and industry.</li>
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<p><strong>Limited student subsidies, averaging $500 per student request, are needed to enhance classroom learning experiences.</strong></p>
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