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Kelly Klees
  • music performance-composition
  • Class of 2014
  • Southlake, TX

Kelly Klees studies abroad in Paris

2012 Jun 11

Twelve Augustana College students are currently in Paris for five weeks and will return in early July.

While in France, the Augustana students will take classes in 20th Century literature and music. The program focuses on the first three decades of the 20th Century, when Paris was the hub of artists, musicians and literary figures.

The students from your area who are currently in Paris include:

Kelly Klees, a junior from Aurora, Ill., majoring in French and music performance-composition.

At Augustana, students choosing to study abroad can receive financial support from the college thanks to a program launched in 2009 called Augie Choice. Focused on advancing student learning in the liberal arts, Augie Choice grants students in their junior year or beyond the opportunity to receive a one-time grant of $2,000 to offset the expenses of study abroad, an internship or research project. Augie Choice funding, which recently surpassed the $1.4-million milestone, is a visible symbol of the college's commitment to experiential learning as a way of preparing students to stand out among their peers.

About Augustana: Founded in 1860 and situated on a 115-acre campus near the Mississippi River, Augustana College is a private, liberal arts institution affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The college enrolls 2,500 students from diverse geographic, social, ethnic and religious backgrounds and offers nearly 90 majors and related areas of study. Augustana employs 182 full-time faculty and has a student-faculty ratio of 12:1. Augustana continues to do what it has always done: challenge and prepare students for lives of leadership and service in our complex, ever-changing world.