GALEN SENDS SIX EXCHANGE STUDENTS TO CANADA AND ONE TO THE USA

WESTERN BELIZE, GALEN UNIVERSITY SENDS SEVEN STUDENTS TO NORTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES TO CONTINUE THEIR STUDIES!

Galen University a very small University in Belize and a private one, has seven students going to attend higher education abroad. They are Abigail Neal, Esther Neal, Anwar Juan, Gedisa Avella, Dora Paz, Deangla Woolley and Vicky Novelo.
Mrs. Rhondine Petrof is the International Program Coordinator, and the students were selected by faculty nominations for the various exchange programs. Qualifying students must have a 3.0 minimum grade average. International Colleges and Universities seek Belize students for scholarships, as they enhance the HOST educational institutions by exposing them to cross cultural and sense of self identity. The Belize students in effect become Ambassadors representing Belize abroad.
Ms. Esther Neal is an International Business major, a very important career in developing the opportunities available to the small country of Belize. Ms. Vicky Novelo is a Marketing major and the sky is the limit in exporting stuff made in Belize for the future. Both these students are going to the University of Western Ontario in Canada and their chosen careers require an independence and attitude of SELF STARTERS to succeed.
Ms Gedisa Avella an Environmental Science major will be attending Trent University in Canada. Ms Deangela Woolley, an International Business Major will be studying in the USA at the University of Indianapolis, which said University also accredits seven of local Galen University undergraduate degree programs. Mr. Anwar Juan an Economics major, who will attend the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Ms Dora Paz a Tourism and Hospitality Management major will attend Trent University in Canada. The Canadian contingent were awarded scholarships through the Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program ( ELAP).. Trent University awarded Ms Gedisa Avella a $1000 Canadian towards airfare, along with room and board on campus. The financial effort requirement from local Belizean families is tremendous when you consider local elites only earn about a third of the income per annum of their equivalent Canadian counterparts.