Resources for Students

• Information About Study Abroad
• Travel Resources
• Resources for Returnees
• UC Davis Campus Resources

Information About Study Abroad

• The Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program
  2006 The Year of Study Abroad 
• The Center for Global Education:  Why Study Abroad?
• Project for Learning Abroad Training and Outreach (PLATO)
• Cultural Training Resource for Study Abroad
• Reading List Related to Study Abroad
• Whereabouts Press, Travelers Literary Companions
• Cafe Abroad (study abroad blog)
• Diversity Resources for Study Abroad

• GLBT study abroad and travel resources
• Mobility International for students with disabilities

Travel Resources

• Preparing to Travel
  • Passport Information
  • Visa Information
  • Customs: Know Before You Go Guide
  • Lonely Planet
  • Rough Guides
  • Currency Converter
  • World Clock
  • Conversions and Calculations
  • World Weather: www.wunderground.com or www.weather.noaa.gov
  • International Emergency Numbers (911)
  • Subway and Transit Systems Worldwide
    
    
• Country Specific Information
  • The Library of Congress Country Studies Page
  • CIA World Fact Book
  • U.S. Department of State Consular Information Sheets
  • US Embassies and Consulates Worldwide
  • Foreign Embassies in the United States
    
    
• Travel Health & Safety Information
  • Top Ten Tips for Safe Travel (courtesy of Quarter Abroad)
  • Safety Abroad Handbook: Country-Specific Handbooks
  • International Student Identification Card (ISIC) 
  • Travel Health Advisory Group
  • U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
  • International Emergency Numbers (911)
    
    
• Discount Air Travel
  Note:UC Davis Summer Abroad does not endorse any specific airline or travel agency.

• Rail Travel 
  • Eurail: http://www.raileurope.com
    
    
• Youth Hostels 
  • http://www.hostelworld.com
    
    
• Trip Cancellation Insurance (highly recommended)
  Note: UC Davis Summer Abroad does not endorse any specific trip cancellation insurance.
  • Savvy Traveler      
  • STA Travel            
  • Travel Ins.Services
  • Insure My Trip        *travel insurance comparison website*

Resources for Returnees

• International House
  The International House (http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/go/ihousedv/) offers evening language conversation classes. If you'd like to continue practicing a language or want to learn a new one, this is an excellent opportunity to do so. Call 753-5007.
• Apply to be an Education Abroad Center Intern
  We love to hear from you about your experience abroad and welcome advice for future Education Abroad Center (EAC) participants. Each summer returnees are invited to apply to work as peer advisors at the EAC. Job announcements are sent to participants each summer. For more information, please contact eacucd@ucdavis.edu or visit the website at eac.ucdavis.edu.
• Go Abroad Again!
  Study abroad again!  In addition to Summer Abroad programs, the EAC offers quarter, semester, and year-long programs world-wide.  You may also find work/volunteer abroad opportunities at the Internship and Career Center (http://icc.ucdavis.edu/).
• Be a PAL
  Be a conversion partner for international undergraduates new to the U.S. Residents at The Colleges at LaRue (CLR) can earn one Community Credit (CC) and/or 1 UC unit by participating in the PAL program. To sign up contact Janet Lane, jrlane@ucdavis.edu.
• Work, Intern, or Volunteer Abroad 
  A comprehensive list of work, intern, and volunteer activities abroad. http://www.internationalcenter.umich.edu/swt/work/resources/workabroadmain.html.

UC Davis Campus Resources

• UC Davis Global and International Studies Minor
  A minor designed to acknowledge study abroad classes and experiences.  http://eac.ucdavis.edu/students/degreerequirements/minor_gis/
• Student Disability Center (SDC)
  The SDC is committed to ensuring equal educational opportunities for students with disabilities.
  http://sdc.ucdavis.edu/
• Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
  CAPS provides short-term counseling at no cost to UC Davis registered students. http://caps.ucdavis.edu/index11.htm
  
• Online Course Catalog
  Look up descriptions of courses offered for your UC Davis Summer Abroad program.  http://registrar.ucdavis.edu/UCDWebCatalog/
• UC Davis Academic Departments Listing
  For lists of professors, courses, and general information regarding departments and majors.  http://www.ucdavis.edu/academics/academic_depts.html
• UC Davis Student Programs and Activities Center
  For lists of international, ethnic and cultural, and many other student organizations at UC Davis. http://spac.ucdavis.edu/studentorgs/search.cfm
• The Learning Skills Center
  The LSC offers free academic assistance to all UC Davis students in study skills, math/statistic, physics, chemistry, genetics, biology, Spanish, writing, and English as a Second Language.
  http://www.lsc.ucdavis.edu/
• LGBT Resource Center
  The Center on campus offers many resources for LGBT students and students who are studying LGBT issues.
  http://lgbcenter.ucdavis.edu/
• Women's Resources and Research Center
  http://wrrc.ucdavis.edu/ab_why.html
• UC Davis German Club
  http://www.geocities.com/ucdgc/index.html
• UC Davis French & Italian Club http://frenchanditalian.ucdavis.edu/italian/ItalianClub/FrontPage