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Herren Mesmerizes 1,000 Former college basketball and NBA player Chris Herren captured the attention of almost 1,000 students and community members with heartbreaking stories of his 18-year battle with drug addiction. After his presentation and a question-answer session, hundreds of people lined up to meet Herren and get his autograph.
ACCU Picks Riley to Study in Belfast Lisa Riley has been selected by the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) to study abroad next year as part of its Irish American Scholars program. Riley, a psychology major, will spend her 2013 fall semester at Queen’s University in Belfast. “I think studying psychology in Ireland will give me a new perspective on another culture’s outlook. Study abroad is the best way to understand another country’s culture because you are immersed in it,” Riley explained. In her application essay to the ACCU, she wrote: “My mother is Chinese and my father is Irish. I’ve been fortunate enough to have traveled to China, but I’ve always felt a connection to my Irish heritage. The Irish American Scholars program is a good opportunity for me to further my education in psychology, explore the culture, and learn more about my heritage.”
Riley’s Irish roots are in County Leitrim and County Cavan. “My dad wants me to visit and bring back our family records from the parishes.” She is also looking forward to visiting London and Dublin, and meeting new people during her time abroad. Queen’s University Belfast is a member of the Russell Group of 24 leading UK research-intensive universities, providing higher education with a reputation for rigorous research. The University has won the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education on five occasions — for Northern Ireland’s Comprehensive Cancer Services program and for achievement in green chemistry, environmental research, paleoecology, and law. Students applying for the Irish American Scholars program must have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 on a 4.0 scale and be a current junior or sophomore. Forty-three of the 53 students who applied to the program were accepted for 201314. According to the ACCU website, the program was created to provide reciprocal opportunities for students at American colleges that host Study USA students from Northern Ireland institutions. Neumann University has hosted two Queens University students on campus since 2008.
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