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Monday, April 5, 1999

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Ohio University to Establish European Study Center in Germany

To expand study abroad options available to undergraduate students, Ohio University announced plans to establish a European Study Center at the University of Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany.

The Ohio University-University of Leipzig European Study Center will provide about 120 Ohio University undergraduate students each year with the opportunity to live in Germany and learn about the political, social and cultural institutions of modern Europe, said Connie Perdreau, director of the Office of Education Abroad.

The new study abroad program "Tier Two in the New Europe" is targeted at sophomores, but juniors may apply. Students will be required to follow a program of study specially designed to meet Ohio University's general education requirements. The courses will be open to University of Leipzig and Ohio University students and taught in English by faculty from both universities. The center's core curriculum will include the study of German language and culture, European media studies, a seminar on modern Europe and other electives, Perdreau said.

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Notes of Interest...

• Warning: new strains of the Melissa e-mail virus are currently being spread. It is crucial that you not open any Microsoft Word macros that are sent as e-mail message attachments, regardless of the source. Read details about the "Melissa" virus here. Read "what to do right now if you're infected." Read about the new crop of Melissa mutations here. Remember this: Opening an e-mail message will not cause your computer to be infected; only by opening an attachment is the virus activated.
• Free childhood immunizations will be offered by the mobile health unit of the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine according to the following schedule: tomorrow, from 3 to 5 p.m., Cool Spot, Coolville; April 15, from 3 to 5 p.m., McDonald's on East State Street in Athens; April 20, form 3 to 5 p.m., Ramada Inn in Nelsonville; and April 30, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mac-N-Bec's in Albany. Free immunizations also will be provided at area kindergarten registrations as follows: Athens East Elementary, April 12, from 8 a.m. to noon; Athens West, April 12, from 1 to 5 p.m.; Nelsonville-York, April 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Morrison, April 19, 8 to 11 a.m.; Chauncey, April 19, from 12:45 to 5 p.m.; Trimble, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; The Plains, April 26, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; and Coolville, April 28, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 1-800-844-2654.
• Transportation from Athens to Columbus is available. Click here for details.
• The Ohio University Calendar of Events is now available online. Visit http://redbud.cats.ohiou.edu/calendar/ to access.
  

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