Yuridia Nagely Espino Cambray from Cuernavaca, and Olivia Resenos from Mexico City do role-playing as part of an intensive English language course on campus this month. The high school students are part of a group that is spending three weeks on the UNM campus to learn about specialized areas of study and campus life in the United States.
UNM routinely recruits Mexican students who are interested in taking undergraduate courses in the United States as part of a bridge student program. These students are part of a larger group of nearly two dozen students from various cities in Mexico.
Vice President for Student Affairs, Eliseo “Cheo” Torres says it is easier for undergraduate students to learn English than for graduate students. “Why not start when they are young?” he asks. “We’re investing in the future by working with young people.”
The study course is 21 days of cultural, social and academic activities on campus each summer.
Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627