A view near Tijuana, Mexico
Students can apply now to study border issues in summer institute
(March 31, 2003)--The UTSA study abroad office announces the Summer Institute
on Border Studies: U.S.-Mexico Relations in cooperation with George
Mason University.
The June 1-Aug. 9 internship institute includes two weeks in Washington, D.C.,
seven weeks of classes and internships along the U.S.-Mexico border and a
week in Mexico City. Six graduate credit hours or nine undergraduate credit
hours is earned during the internship.
The summer institute addresses issues related to trade, immigration, cross-border
dispute resolution and border security. The program is intended to provide
an integrated view of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Topics to be explored include:
- U.S. and Mexican economy
- NAFTA and an assessment of the Treaty at Eight
- Maquilladoras and their future
- U.S.-Mexico immigration policy and proposed changes after Sept. 11
- U.S.-Mexico border security
The program begins with a two-week stay in Washington, D.C., where students will visit organizations such as the Mexican Embassy, the Organization of American States, the U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, the U.S. State Department and the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Students will then travel to the New Mexico/Texas/Chihuahua border area where they will participate in site visits and seminars for a week followed by six-week internships. The program concludes with a weeklong trip to Mexico City with visits to Mexican governmental offices, the U.S. Embassy and cultural and historical sites.
Students will participate in internships for six weeks along the border region. Internships are available in the U.S. and in Mexico. Spanish language skills are not required for participation in the program, although Spanish may be required for certain internship site sin Mexico.
Among others, internship placements include:
- Mexican Consul, El Paso, Texas
- U.S. Consul, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
- Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce
- Border Patrol
- Hispano Chamber of Commerce
- Chihuahua Trade Office
- Maquilladoras (twin plants) or shelters (border manufacturing operations) -- Spanish proficiency is highly preferred for internships at these sites.
- Border Environmental Economic Commission (BECC)
- border legal aid office
- border water resource office
Nancy Oretskin, a professor in the New Mexico State University (NMSU) College of Business Administration is the faculty director of the summer institute. Oretskin, who is co-director of the U.S.-Mexico Conflict Resolution Center (CRC) at NMSU, teaches graduate and undergraduate classes in business law, contemporary legal issues, business negotiation and conflict resolution.
For more information about eligibility, cost, financial aid and the application
process for the summer institute, contact the UTSA study abroad office at
(210) 458-7202.
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