The College of Architecture has joined Texas A&M University’s Operation Spirit and Mind by establishing three new scholarships supporting the college’s study abroad program, and is looking to establish 40 more such scholarships over the next five years, according to Larry Zuber, the college’s senior director of development.
Operation Spirit and Mind is a $300 million university scholarship initiative to augment the state of Texas’ efforts to bring top students to Texas A&M in the face of rapid population growth, rising demand for government services and difficult economic times.
The new scholarships will bolster the College of Architecture’s Semester Away program, which requires all undergraduate students to spend at least one long semester either studying abroad, studying at another U.S. university or in a professional internship program.
“The Semester Away program is a strength of the College of Architecture, and our goal will be to ensure that no student who wishes to benefit from the unique opportunity of studying abroad is prevented from doing so for financial reasons,” said Zuber.
Two of the college’s three new study abroad scholarships, funded by former students, are in the Department of Architecture and the other benefits students in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning.
“Our goal is to create 40 more such scholarships over the next 5 years,” said Zuber. “If you know of individuals, former students, friends of the college or other individuals who you think might want to be a partner in helping our students achieve their dream of studying abroad, give me a call, send me an email or stop by my office.”
Zuber offices in the dean’s suite, Langford A202, and can be contacted at 979.845.0939 or l-zuber@tamu.edu.
