Jane Starke, Australian Student Ambassador, featured on GlobaLinks NewsWire

Jane Starke is featured on GlobaLinks NewsWire in an article entitled "Meet Jane Starke: Australian Student Ambassador and AustraLearn Alumna."

One of 30 U.S. and Canadian students selected by the embassy for its Australian Student Ambassador program, Starke is an elementary education major at the University of New England who studied abroad through GlobaLinks Learning Abroad's AustraLearn program.  She will promote study in Australia through campus events, peer advising and online social networking.

Nominated jointly by their home and overseas universities, students selected to participate in the ambassador program have the opportunity to develop skills and attributes valued by employers and graduate schools, including public speaking, organization, and leadership.  The Student Ambassador Program runs from August 2011 to May 2012, and student ambassadors are provided with event management training, a small budget to cover event expenses, materials and fun giveaways.

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The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.