Rotarians are seeking four outstanding business and professional people to visit Japan from March 20-April 27, 2000, through Rotary Foundation's Group Study Exchange (GSE) Program.
A four-person team, led by a Rotarian leader, will be chosen to travel to central Japan. The GSE program strives to improve international understanding by enabling people from different countries to learn from each other on a personal level.
While abroad, team members stay with Rotarians to observe their host's ways of life and study the nation's economic, social and cultural characteristics through travel and discussion.
Applicants must be non-Rotarians with no close relatives in Rotary. They must be between the ages of 25-40 at the time of the exchanges and must have been employed in their current profession for the last two years, as well as in the foreseeable future.
All major expenses during the exchange are provided for by the Rotary Club. Some personal expenses (passport, medical exam, spending money) are the responsibility of the participant.
Applications can be downloaded from the Rotary International Web site at http://www.rotary.org/, or obtained by contacting Susan Perkins of the State College Rotary Club at (814) 946-6603 (day) or (814) 692-8298 (evenings); or Fran Stevenson of the State College Rotary Club at (814) 861-1708 (day) or (814) 692-8471 (evenings).
Applications must be completed and received by the State College Rotary Club by Aug. 20.