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7/15/02

SLU PROGRAM IN INDIA CANCELLED FOR FALL 2002

CANTON - The participants in the New York State Independent College 
Consortium for Study in India, including St. Lawrence University, have 
decided to cancel its program of study in India this fall, as a result 
of the U.S. Department of State travel warning, still in effect for 
the area.
	The decision was made July 12, following a teleconference by 
participants. Approximately 15 students had been planning to participate, 
including three from St. Lawrence. All students have been notified 
about the cancellation. 
	The program was suspended following events of September 11, 2001. 
It was the only one of St. Lawrence's international study programs that 
was affected.
	The State Department's Travel Warning was issued June 26, stating, 
"This Travel Warning is being issued to alert Americans to the fact that 
the Department of State recommends that American citizens defer all but 
essential travel to India...military mobilization by the two countries 
[India and Pakistan] remains in place along the Line of Control and the 
international boundary. The risk of renewed high levels of tension cannot 
be ruled out. The Department of State authorized the departure of 
non-emergency personnel and all eligible family members on May 31. 
Those employees and their family members who departed India remain out 
of the country. The U.S. Embassy and Consulates continue to operate with 
only emergency personnel."
	Other colleges that participate in the consortium are Hartwick, 
Hobart and William Smith, Bard and Skidmore. The program takes place in 
the fall only; a determination will be made next year about its 
continuance in 2003.

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