Sacramento State is offering a two-week travel study program in Oaxaca, Mexico, from July 9-24, 2010. Program participants will strengthen their Spanish language skills while earning three units of undergraduate or graduate academic credit. 

Participants will attend seminars focusing on public health issues in Mexico and factors that impact states such as Oaxaca. Guided weekend tours to nearby villages and markets will be optional. Dr. Peter Baird, associate professor of bilingual and multicultural education at Sacramento State, leads the travel study program. He is also the co-author of Beyond the Border: Mexico and the U.S. Today. 

Registration for the travel study program is $2,100 and includes tuition, family homestay, Sacramento State academic credits, cultural classes and seminars. Airfare not included. During the two-week homestay, participants will experience life as an Oaxaca native by staying with a local family. 

Save the Date! Plan to attend one of the upcoming information sessions in Napa Hall. Presentations will be offered from 6-8 p.m. on Feb. 23, April 20 and June 8. The information sessions are free to the public and will be located at the College of Continuing Education, Napa Hall, Sacramento State, 3000 State University Drive East.

 Visit the program website at: http://www.edweb.csus.edu/bmed/mexico.