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Greensboro College Hosts Minister for the Economy of Northern Ireland and Discuss Partnership

by Matthew Johnson

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Greensboro, NC (09/08/2022) — On Wednesday, September 7, 2022, Greensboro College hosted Gordon Lyons, Minister for the Economy of Northern Ireland, as the partners came together to discuss and commemorate their relationship through the Study USA Program.

Study USA is a unique partnership between the British Council of Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy, and the United Methodist, Presbyterian, and Catholic colleges and universities across the United States. This program has afforded hundreds of students from Northern Ireland the opportunity to study business, STEM, and electives at American institutions since its inception in 1994.

Funding for Study USA is approved each year by the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland.

During the 2022-2023 Academic Year, student Eve McDonnell is visiting Greensboro College from the Queen's University of Belfast in Northern Ireland. A junior whose major is Economics and whose minor is in Business, Eve was in attendance during Wednesday's lunch and met Minister Lyons, who also toured the campus.

"Greensboro College has had the privilege of hosting a student from Northern Ireland under the Study USA program every year for over a decade," said Greensboro College's President, Dr. Lawrence D. Czarda. "Ms. McDonnell is a fine representative of the type of student that we are pleased to host for this academic year and we look forward to many more years of participating in this quality partnership."

Greensboro College provides a liberal arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located in downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia, and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and six master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities. Learn more at www.greensboro.edu.

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