ETSU Students eligible for scholarships up to $2500. Science majors w/Fed. Pell grants eligible for $3000 Gilmore scholarships. Applications now being accepted for both courses. See contacts below. Announcing 2 Special Courses for Summer 2010 Tropical Botany in Ecuador BIOL 4956/5956 SA1 Spanish Language in Ecuador SPAN 4956/5956 SA1 June 7-July 9, 2010 (Summer Session 1) Mt. Chimborazo, Ecuador. 20,230 ft. Travel cost: $2000 + airfare to Quito. This includes all meals, lodging, and travel within Ecuador for four weeks. Undergraduates with 2.75 min. GPA are eligible for $2500 scholarship for these study abroad courses! For Information Contact: Dr. McDowell [email protected] or Dr. Mwinyelle [email protected] http://www.etsu.edu/honors/international/excha nge/summer2010.asp Bomarea multiflora, a tropical vine. Tropical Botany Taught by Dr. Tim McDowell, ETSU Department of Biological Sciences One month in Ecuador. 3 credit hours. "Diversity" Menu for Biology Majors Travel to high Andes "paramo", Amazon rain forests, Pacific coastal mangroves, cloud forest and desert. Conduct plant surveys & make herbarium collections in field sites. Learn about tropical food and medicinal plants. Study and travel with a group of Ecuadorian biology students. Spanish Language and Latin American Culture Taught by Dr. Jerome Mwinyelle, ETSU Department of Foreign Languages One month in Ecuador. 3 credit hours. For beginning or advanced Spanish. Learn Spanish as you travel and study plants with Ecuadorian students. See museums, markets, farms, universities, cathedrals and gardens. Explore Quito, Guaranda (our Sister City) , and other cities and towns across Ecuador. Summer 2009 Class in San Gabriel, Ecuador. At Los Arrayanes Forest with Ecuadoran students.