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From Costa Rica to China, Ghana to Germany, Ireland to India, Japan to Jamaica, New Zealand to Nicaragua, and Spain to South Korea, the Center for International Education is well underway with planning for another round of exciting Course Abroad and Passport to Global Citizenship Programs in 2013. None of these programs could come to fruition without the passion, expertise and, creative energy of the faculty sponsors.

Inspired New Zealand When Ben Tyson, one of the two directors of the Winter 2013 New Zealand Course Abroad, was asked what inspired him to offer the course, he quickly replied saying, “after spending two sabbaticals in New Zealand working on conservation projects, in addition to shorter-term travel there, I've gotten to know the country well and am enamored by it. The chance to share what I have experienced from this fascinating country with CCSU students for two weeks in January is both a privilege for me and a gift to them.” His passion and love for the country was shared by his colleague and the program’s co-director, SCSU professor Christine Unson, who said “During my sabbatical in New Zealand, I learned how well the public health and environmental health services have incorporated the cultural values and health concerns of minority and immigrant populations and encouraged full participation of members of the community in the planning and implementation of health and environmental health programs. I believe the public health and health communication students have much to learn from New Zealand’s health services professionals. In addition, our contacts were eager to share what they know and warmly welcomed our students.” India David Kideckel, professor of Anthropology, seeks his inspiration from the potential to teach students something about themselves. In Kideckel’s view “Study abroad develops inter-cultural understanding, gives students a sense of global citizenship; challenges their own understandings and self-concepts; deepens ties between individuals and institutions internationally, and even creates fast friendships within student groups.” Kideckel’s, who is offering a Winter 2013 program to India, based his program on the belief that knowledge of India, a twenty-first century giant in world affairs, is incumbent for Americans.

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The Center for International Education Fall 2012

2013 Course Abroad Programs: Inspired, Unique, Relevant By Lisa Marie Bigelow

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

2013 Course Abroad Programs 1

CCSU-Hyundai Partnership Strengthened 2

New Study Abroad Partner University Announced 3

CCSU Students Engage the World 4

Malloy Announces Scholarship 7

My Path to Study Abroad 8

Faculty Advisor Guide 10

New Faces in the CIE 11

Study Abroad Program Maintains National Ranking 12

CCSU Receives Grant from the Connecticut Community

Foundation

The Connecticut Community Foundation recently awarded CCSU a $22,500 grant to support the exchange program between CCSU and Wroclaw University of Technology (WrUT). The grant, dedicated to supporting Polish students who study abroad on CCSU’s campus, will provide funding for three Engineering students from Wroclaw University of Technology to study for a semester at CCSU. The coursework they complete here will then be transferred to their home university in Poland and will count as credit toward the students’ degree requirements.

The three WrUT students selected to participating in this program arrived this semester: Piotr Besler, Michał Karoluk, and Magdalena Petecka

It is hoped that the presence of these international students on campus, through the contacts they will have with their counterparts in CCSU classrooms, will generate increased interest in CCSU Engineering students for studying abroad in Poland.

CCSU Engineering & Technology Students in Shandong Province, China Summer 2012

CCSU-Hyundai Partnership

Strengthened

Two Graduate Students Here

Two students from Hyundai-Kia Motors have enrolled as fulltime graduate students

this fall. President Miller proposed the application of Hyundai mid-level managers into

the School of Graduate Studies at CCSU when he visited with Hyundai Chairman M.

K. Chung in March 2011. As a result, Mr. Eulkyo Lim was accepted to the Master of

Science in Technology Management and Mr. Heesik Jung to the Master of Science

in Educational Technology. The students are each enrolled in 12 credits appropriate

for their graduate programs this fall and are supported by direct scholarships from the

M.K. Chung/Hyundai Motor America Scholarship Fund.

“I had the opportunity to meet with both Mr. Lim and Mr. Jung right after they arrived

on campus,” said Paulette Lemma, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and

Dean of the Graduate School. “Both were eager to start their programs under the

advisement of Dr. Resetarits and Dr. Abed. The advisers have already worked with

the students to plan their graduate programs so that they may make the most of their

time on the CCSU campus. If all goes as planned, I will be able to congratulate them

during our Graduate Commencement ceremony in May 2013. We are all pleased to

start this partnership and look forward to having more graduate students from

Hyundai coming to CCSU in the future.”

President Miller also invited Chairman Chung to send a team of Hyundai-Kia

executives to CCSU for a summer business and leadership training program

coordinated by the Institute for Technology and Business Development

(ITBD). Twenty executives from Hyundai and Kia spent two weeks on campus in July

in conference sessions that covered leadership, comparative law, failure analysis,

automotive economic analysis and forecasting, product development, and western

culture.

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Hyundai Business and Executive Training Program

CCSU’s Institute of Technology and Business Development (ITBD), the Center for

International Education, and the CCSU Foundation, Inc. hosted 20 Hyundai KIA

executives this summer in the 2012 Hyundai Business and Executive Training

Program. This was a comprehensive two- week program with nationally

recognized speakers and business social events designed to build managers’

business skills. The program was an outcome of a visit that CCSU President Jack

Miller, Vice President Christopher Galligan, and Economics Professor Emeritus Ki

Hoon Kim made last fall to South Korean to meet with Hyundai’s Chairman

Chung. The group consisted of ten Korean executives from Seoul and ten Korean

executives who are based in U.S. facilities in California, Georgia, Alabama, and

Michigan. Their titles included managers, assistant managers, general managers,

duty managers, and senior research engineers. Their areas of expertise ranged

from research and development to quality and human resources to parts

development and service.

During the intensive program, they attended various sessions conducted by

subject matter experts at CCSU’s ITBD campus and in Boston. Topics included a

lecture on Change by President Miller and other lecturers in Contract Law,

Leadership, Communications, Product Design, Environmental Regulations and

Sustainability, Demography, Global Trends in the Auto Industry\Auto Economic

Forecasts, Progressive Business Models in the US – Social Enterprises, and

American English and Culture, the latter delivered by CCSU’s Intensive English

Language Program (IELP).

The participants participated in many external visits, including an informative tour

of the President John F. Kennedy Museum and Library in Boston, led by CCSU’s

Steven Kliger – a certified docent at the Library who connected the President’s era

with coming of Democracy in South Korea; a “Quality in Aerospace” lecture and

tour of Pratt and Whitney’s Customer Service Center in East Hartford; and a tour

of Jill Merrium’s Auto Dealership, Key Hyundai in Manchester. The group had

social meetings with business executives in their disciplinary areas at Tunxis

Plantation and Country Club and the New Britain Rock Cats. New Britain Mayor

Timothy O’Brien issued each attendee an Honorable Citizen of New Britain

Certificate on August 31, 2012. The attendees, all English speakers, increased

their understanding of American English and business culture while attending a

program delivered by the IELP’s Director Christie Ward.

CCSU Announces New Study Abroad Partner in

Africa

The Center for International Education is very pleased to announce that CCSU students seeking a full-semester or year-long study abroad experience in Africa now have a new program to consider. Through the leadership efforts of Prof. Peter Lemaire (Earth Sciences), the support and guidance from Africana Center faculty including, Peter Kyem (Geography), Sherinatu Fafunwa-Ndibe (Art), Segun Odesina (Computer Electronics and Graphics Technology), Warren Perry (Anthropology), and Evelyn Phillips (Anthropology), and the approval of CCSU’s Partnership Committee, a fully-approved study abroad partnership with the University of Education-Winneba, in Ghana came to fruition in early Summer 2012.

The University of Education, Winneba is located in Winneba, an historic fishing town on the south coast of Ghana, 35 miles west of Accra and 90 miles east of Cape Coast. It is charged with the responsibility of producing professional educators to spearhead a new national vision of education, aiming at rapid economic and social development. The University of Education provides training for educators in a wide array of specializations, including Math and Science Education, Technology Education, Health and Physical Education, and Home Economics Education.

The partnership is a partial exchange program; CCSU students pay tuition and fees to CCSU and room and board charges on arrival in Winneba. CIE Director, Dr. Nancy Birch Wagner, called Winneba “an important step toward CCSU internationalization; by offering this program we are ensuring that Central students have the opportunity to come to know this important region of the world. An additional partner in Africa, Cape Coast, is also in the works.”

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“My experiences in London this January were eye opening. One of the major reasons that I returned to school to finish my degree was so that I could have the ability to travel more. In the last six months I have had some life-changing adventures with amazing faculty from CCSU.” – Ashley Reverendo, Participate in Winter 2011 Passport to Global Citizenship: England Program and Spring 2011 Course Abroad to Italy.

“This course abroad trip has been very eye-opening and inspirational! All of the school visits were very impressive. I learned so much from the students, teachers, and administrators. I believe this trip made me a better future teacher. I can’t wait to go on the next course abroad trip!” – Nicole Cloutier, Participate in the Winter 2011 Passport to Global Citizenship: Jamaica Program

“I would highly recommend that this trip continue for the nursing program. Health care systems vary in many different countries. As nurses, we are exposed to many different cultures, and cultural beliefs and practices. Having an international and cultural experience will greatly help the nurse provide better care. International course abroad opportunities are a safe and wonderful educational opportunity. I thank Dr. Meg Levvis for offering this wonderful opportunity, CCSU and the CIE for supporting for

supporting this trip.” – Anonymous, Participant in the Spring 2011 Course Abroad to Ireland

“It was a great experience to actually see in person the things we learned about in class. We also learned much more beyond the scope of our course. I became more confident in traveling abroad because I navigated the area using my maps and interacted with locals. Traveling to other countries doesn't scare me anymore.” – Anonymous, Participant in the Spring 2011 Course Abroad to Italy

“This course was an excellent experience. It really opened my eyes to the cultures of a different nation and inspired me to work harder in my own career/life. I would highly recommend this program to

others. It was awesome.” – Anonymous, Participant in the Spring 2011 Course Abroad to Jamaica

“There is nothing like experiential learning when conducted by responsible, intense professors who love their fields of learning and who have the academic credentials to produce a life experience. The course work will become a part of my life experience.” – Anonymous, Participant in the Spring 2011 Course Abroad to Germany

In Their Own Words: What Study Abroad Means to CCSU Students

CCSU Students Engage the World CCSU School of Education and Professional Studies Alum Enjoying Every Minute of His Teaching Assignment in the Marshal Islands (photo – Brian is second from right) Brian Sarkozy, who received his Master’s of Arts degree in Teaching (MAT) in Summer 2011 is half way through his two-year teaching assignment at Majuro Cooperative School, a private, secular school located on the southeast corner of Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Brian found the teaching opportunity on teachabroad.org. A link to Brian’s blog is on the Center for In-ternational Education’s homepage at www.ccsu.edu/cie. CCSU Student’s Photography Gets National Exposure CCSU’s Patrick Turek (B.A., Criminology, Spring 2010) received national exposure for his photography during the Winter 2011 Course Abroad to South Africa led by CCSU Professors Richard Benfield and Tiffany Doan. The photo below was cho-sen for National Geographic’s Weekly Wrap during the second week of March. In addition, another of Patrick’s photos was published by CNN as a Photo of the Day. Locally, the Hartford Courant also published Patrick’s photos in their Travel Section. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/your-shot/weekly-wrapper/2011/img/0311wallpaper-week-2-14_1600.jpg CCSU Student Prepares to Return Home After Teaching English in China CCSU M.S. in TESOL candidate Jonathan Hennessey recently returned to the U.S. after spending the 2010-2011 academic year teaching English in rural China through CCSU’s cooperative agreement with Ouyang Yu (OYY) Experimental Middle School, located in Xintang town, Hengdong county, about two hours south by train from Changsha, the capital of Hunan Prov-ince. Ouyang Yu Experimental Middle School was founded in 1986. Prior to the founding of the school, there were no com-plete schools in this rural area serving secondary or high school students. The mission of the school is to raise the quality of education available in Hunan Province and to encourage disadvantaged students to aim high. CCSU’s presence at OYY is sponsored by a generous grant from the C.J. Huang Chinese Student and Educational Development Fund.

Click here to read Jonathan’s blog about his experience teaching abroad.

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Elihu Burritt Library Subscribes to Mango Languages

Mango is an online language learning system that teaches practical conversation skills in a wide variety of popular languages such as Spanish, German, French, Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, Russian and many others. The system is accessible through the Library’s website at http://library.ccsu.edu/find/finddb.php?searchtitle=Mango.

With Mango, you can begin your studies and then pick up where you left off the next time you log in. Check it out and begin learning a new language today!

CCSU Students Abroad in Asia Summer 2012

CCSU Students Abroad in Montego Bay and London

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From their base in Kerala state, “students will gain deep knowledge of Kerala life through on-site study of its institutions, from government agencies, to gender groups, to environmental activists. Sub-dividing the group according to individual inter-ests will encourage cross-fertilization of ideas and experiences. Our students will also have close contact with Kerala university students. We’ll also play a lot in Kerala’s semi-tropical environ-ment, along the coast of the Arabian Sea,” said Kideckel.

Scotland

Joan Walden of the Communication Department, about to lead her first Course Abroad Program to Scot-land, is equally excited. Her inspi-ration stems from the very first time she visited Edin-burgh and attend-ed events and per-formances that were part of that city's Fringe Festi-val nearly 20 years ago. It was then that she knew that

she wanted to introduce the experience to students with an interest in special events, public relations, and promotion. “The Festival is brilliantly organized and can best be appreci-ated on site. It comprises productions large and small, profes-sional and semi-professional from which students can learn on so many levels. The way individual events are booked, scheduled, and promoted and the way the entire Festival is developed and promoted offer countless lessons. The city and the country provide the backdrop, infusing the entire ex-perience with history and culture.” According to Walden, Communication majors will expand their appreciation for spe-cial events in unique and spectacular ways during her upcom-ing Summer 2013 program offering 400-level Communication coursework.

Unique Belize Unique programs being offered this year include Biology professor Jerry Jarrett’s Winter 2013

Program, Marine Ecosystems of Belize. “Most people imagine Australia’s Great Barrier Reef when they hear the phrase ‘barrier reef,’ but Belize has a wonderful barrier reef that is the longest in the Western Hemisphere and second only to Austral-ia’s Great Barrier Reef. Inside the Belize Barrier Reef, waters are shallow and clear, fantastic conditions for snorkeling and exploring the tremendous variety of corals and fish that make up this reef community. The reef lies one-half mile east of San Pedro Town on Ambergris Caye, where the marine lab will be located, and so the “commute” to the reef and associated eco-systems is brief and students will spend several hours each day exploring these ecosystems with me and our guides.” His course is designed to provide students the rare opportunity to “explore and discover a precious marine resource and to ob-serve the threats to this resource and the success of ongoing remediation projects.” In addition, this course may challenge some students to step outside their comfort zone and try some-thing new. London and Paris Several of the 2013 offering pro-grams are unique in that they con-nect history to pre-sent day. “It is difficult to believe that some of the most cutting-edge, experimental American writers were publishing nearly 100 years ago — and they were doing so from overseas,” said Aimee Pozorski of the English Depart-ment. “These American modern-ists can seem so far away – both in time and space—to contemporary students! However, by al-lowing us to trace these authors’ footsteps in London where they lived and worked, the Course Abroad program allows us to understand these authors and their works as profoundly relevant once again.” The historic perspective is also central to Stan Kurkovsy’s interdisciplinary science program, taking place in London and Paris in January. “The history of science and technology is a fascinating subject. Who would have thought that smart phones, tablets, and computers are possible be-cause ancient Greeks discovered the camshaft over two mil-lennia ago? Why did industrial revolution start in England and not in France? How is land surveying related to 3D movies?” In his Science Connections class he will talk about and try to answer these and many other unusual questions about differ-ent areas of science and technology and the surprising con-nections between them and the many milestones and discover-ies throughout the human history. His January program to London and Paris will feature visit to museums and historical

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landmarks where student will see for themselves why sci-ence and history are inseparable.

Relevant Puerto Rico The 2013 Course Abroad Program as a whole is also rele-vant to CCSU’s broader community. According to Aram Ayalon, professor of Teacher Education and co-director of that department’s first-ever Course Abroad program which will take students to Puerto Rico in Spring 2013, “Many of the students now in Connecticut are from Puerto Rico or have Puerto Rican parents. When I visit schools I see a large gap between Puerto Rican students and their teach-ers, who are mostly white and middle class. It's time future teachers get to know the Puerto Rican experience. This course is meant to bridge this gap and open new windows for dialog with a unique opportunity to get to know Puerto Rican children and parents both on the island and here in Connecticut.”

Italy The same type of cultural connection being made in Puerto Rico is also being made in Italy, the ancestral home of a large percentage of Connecticut residents, by Professor Carmela Pesca of the Modern Language program, who will offer two programs in Italy this year. "A Course Abroad combines the physical experience that involves seeing,

hearing, touching, smelling and tasting another culture, with the intellectual experience that stimulates interests and builds knowledge.,” said Pesca when recently discussing her Course Abroad programs. “Every time I offer language and cultural courses abroad, I enjoy seeing student motiva-tion grow. After last summer’s intensive program in medie-val Siena, this year students will explore Mediterranean Salerno in the winter and cosmopolitan Milan next summer, taking advantage of the variety of many learning opportuni-ties that Italy has to offer."

China Course Abroad faculty director Vivian Martin of the Jour-nalism program, who will be heading off to China in March 2013, knows that it will take some persuading to get the average student to go abroad and she will have to convince them that it will give them a competitive advantage in the job market after graduation. She promotes her programs early on, and often. “At the farewell dinner in [my Spring 2012 program in] Paris, I had seniors who had done a course abroad to London with me on my left; sophomores who had been up for the Paris trip ever since they heard me mention it their freshman year were on my right. Courses abroad have quickly become a part of our major’s culture. Students gain on so many levels. The trips to news organi-zations in other countries leave the students with a deeper appreciate for journalism as a global enterprise and deep-ens their commitment to it. China is our biggest adventure to date. We’re ready for our close-up at the Great Wall and maybe CNN’s Beijing bureau.”

Governor Malloy Announces New Scholarship Opportunity

During his recent visit to the Shandong Province of the People’s Republic of China, Governor Dannel Malloy was presented with an opportunity that will benefit ConnSCU students: participation in the Shandong Partner Region Scholarship Program by Connecticut state universities and community colleges.

Under the Program, Shandong Province will award a 30,000 Chinese Yuan scholarship to a ConnSCU student who elects to study abroad at one of the 17 participating Chinese universities in Shandong Province during the 2013-2014 academic year. Details about this exciting opportunity are presented below and on the program’s website www.ccsu.edu/CTShandong.

The CCSU Center for International Education will serve as secretariat for the scholarship program being announced this week to all 17 participating Connecticut institutions. Interested students must submit a complete application the Center for International Education by December 1, 2012.

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CCSU Partner Universities

Europe

9 Universities in Baden- Wuerttemberg, Germany Eastern Mediterranean University Cyprus Linnaeus University Sweden Queen Margaret University Scotland University of Bolton England University of Caen France University of Central Lancashire England University of Cumbria England University of Hertfordshire England University of Leon Spain University of Pecs Hungary University of Perugia Italy University of Salamanca Spain Wroclaw University of Technology Poland

My Path to Study Abroad

by Colleen Wetmore, Senior Environmental Geography Major

During my freshman year, I had a tourism class; these students came in to

talk to us about studying abroad. It sounded interesting but I thought I would never be

able to go because I have no money...

In 2009, I started to attend school at CCSU. Previously, I was attending Man-

chester Community College. I was there for three years, part-time, not really knowing

what I wanted to do with my life. After leaving MCC I was not going to go back to

school, until my boyfriend convinced me that I needed to stay in school so that I could

get a decent job. Within my first semester at CCSU I figured out what I wanted to ma-

jor in. I chose Environmental Geography for my major and Tourism for my minor.

In my junior year, I started looking into

studying abroad. It was always in the

back of mind. My boyfriend mentioned

that there was this course abroad trip to

Australia for a Bio Lab credit, which I

needed, so I thought “this is perfect!” I

have always wanted to go there, so I

looked into it. I found out that the trip

was a month long, and it was a lot of

money..… and still, I did not have any.

So, I went to talk to the people in the

Center for International Education, and found out that Financial Aid tries to help out as

much as they can to give students loans for studying abroad. I was relieved! After I

applied for the Australia trip, I also thought it is my last summer before I have to get a

big “adult job,” so I applied for two other study abroad programs: the Passport to Glob-

al Citizenship Program to Ireland and Course Abroad program to Ghana. So, this past

summer I was schedule to go to three different countries, on three different continents

nonetheless!

Ghana and Australia were Course Abroad programs, so they had scholarships

that I could apply for. I did, and received them, which helped with the loans a lot! I

chose to go to Australia because for one it’s Australia! And, it was better than sitting in

a classroom for four hours a week, doing

a lab. The Passport program was of in-

terest to me because they are only about

a week long, non-credit, and reasonably

priced. The Ireland trip was departing

just four days after I would be getting

back from Australia, but when applying I

just said “Why not, its Ireland, you always

wanted to go there too.” I chose to go to

Ghana just to go, I didn’t really need the

class credit but I just wanted to experi-

ence a different culture.

When I told my mom about my planned summer, she looked at me like I had

five heads, but she was excited for me. My dad took a little while longer to warm up to

the idea; he is one of those people, who would rather travel America instead of any-

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where else, but my step-mom was very excited for me, and that helped me gain his

support. The rest of my family members – aunts and uncles, cousins and my grand-

parents on both sides – were also happy for me.

It does seem a little crazy that I decided to go on three trips back-to-back all

in one summer. But, I figured you only live once and I am already twenty-three years

old and haven’t really done much for myself. I also wanted my college years to be

memorable and not just “oh, I went to class and worked all four years.” Australia was

from May 22 –June 18, Ireland was from June 23-29, and Ghana was from July 7-

July 23. My summer was jam-packed with travel, learning, and fun.

Traveling has always been the one thing that makes me truly happy; I have

changed a lot this summer, for the better. I always was a complainer, complaining

about everything – whatever it was. Even if it was something minuscule it didn’t mat-

ter, I would complain. Honestly, life really is not that bad, if you dis-like something

about your life, change it. In Ghana most people have little to choose from to survive,

and they are some of the happiest, nicest people I have ever met. They do not have

the materialistic problem that we have, and they are happier. In Ghana I finally real-

ized why I was never truly happy: I have never really done anything for myself or any-

one else for that matter. The time to change that had come.

Each trip was great in its

own way, I cannot pick a favorite,

and they all had their differences. On

the Australia trip, I met the greatest

people; they are all so down to earth.

I met some friends there that I hope I

can visit again someday. The country

is similar to ours and the U.K. The

animals were incredible, nothing I

have seen before; I got to feed Kan-

garoos and held a python (which I

have never done before). I took surfing lessons and rode a camel! Oh and I even de-

cided to climb the Sydney Harbor Bridge!! I loved everything about Australia! Ireland

was simply beautiful! I made some really close friends with the people on the trip. Eve-

ryone who went on the trip got along really well! Also, being an environmental studies

major, it was nice to see farms everywhere and wind turbines! Ireland was a blast! On

the Ghana trip, the people there were just wonderful; everyone there was everyone’s

brother and sister. They treated each other like family, regardless of blood relation. If

you were trusted, you were family. They were so full of life and joy regardless of

whether they had money. Simply living was a gift.

This summer has changed my life, in more ways than one and I cannot wait

to travel again! In the spring semester I am going to study abroad at the University of

Hertfordshire in England. I am truly excited for this!! I cannot wait to experience Eu-

rope, see the cultures, and make lifelong friends. If you have never studied abroad or

participated in a Course Abroad program, I would advise you to do so. If you are un-

sure, enroll in a program trip because they are a good start. And then, take a course

abroad, and then study abroad for a semester or year in a different country! It is worth

it, and it is even worth the loans you will have to take out, too! Traveling and experi-

encing different cultures can change who are, and can even change your life.

The one thing I regret is not doing it sooner!!

Asia

Kansai Gaidai University Japan Kyung Hee University South Korea Northwest University China Shandong Normal University China

South America

University of Concepcion Chile University of the State of Santa Catarina Brazil

Africa

University of Education at Winneba Ghana

———————- Plus— Over 60 affiliate universities through our partner provider GlobaLinks located in: Australia China Czech Republic Fiji Germany Greece Ireland Italy Japan Korea Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Singapore Spain Thailand United Kingdom

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IELP student Maria Ivone Soares, with New Britain Mayor Timothy O’Brien in August. Ms. Soares is a member of Parliament in her native country, Mozambique, and serves as a representative of her party, RENAMO, in the Democratic Union of Africa. She was in Connecticut for the summer to improve her English, and also enjoyed the opportunity to meet with fellow politicians and community leaders in both Connecticut and Washington, DC.

Help Make Study Abroad a Reality for All CCSU Students Study abroad builds resiliency, broadens students’ perspectives, and changes attitudes. Yet, only just over 1% of American college students study abroad during their academic experience. Help us increase the number of CCSU students who go abroad by making a contribution to the CCSU Foundation to support International Education at CCSU. To make a donation to support study click here and indicate you wish to support International Education.

Course Abroad Fair A Huge Success The Center for International Education held its Annual Fall Course Abroad Fair on Thursday, September 20, Course Abroad Faculty Directors and Course Abroad alumni were on hand to present and promote the 40+ credit and non-credit short-term study abroad programs CCSU is offering this year. Over 500 students attended, making the Fair the most successful yet. Thanks to all who announced this in class and encouraged students to attend.

Faculty Advisor Guide to Study Abroad Programs at CCSU is Now

Available Interested in advising your students to study abroad, but not sure you know all of the ins and outs of CCSU’s Study Abroad Program? Have only 5 minutes to learn about it? Click here to check out the Center for International Education’s new Faculty Advisor Guide to Study Abroad Programs at CCSU. No lengthy materials to read, just the facts, answers to frequently asked questions, and quick links to the web resources you and your students need.

Conference Session Promoting Study

Abroad CCSU Journalism Professor and Course Abroad Director Vivian Martin recently gave a presentation on taking students abroad at the National College Media Conference in New York City. There, she spoke to faculty about the on-the-ground planning needed to get media organizations to host a group and the delights and challenges of taking college students abroad. Thank you, Vivian, for bringing national visibility to CCSU’s Course Abroad Program!

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Welcome Back, Erin Beecher!

Erin Beecher, International Education Coordinator

Ms. Erin Beecher was appointed International Education Coordinator in January 2012 following a national search that yielded over 200 applicants. Erin graduated from CCSU in 2006 with a Bachelor’s degree in French and a minor in West European Studies and is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Technology Management at CCSU. During her time as an undergraduate student, Erin studied and worked in France, teaching English to high school students and studying French language and culture.

Her love of the country and language led her to stay in France for two years, before returning to Connecticut to complete her undergraduate degree. Employed part-time in the CIE for five years as a University Assistant in the Study Abroad program she acquired progressively responsible experience administering various study abroad programs, including helping to develop a first-year experience program to London. Erin is now sharing her passion for living and learning abroad as she coordinates all facets of CCSU’s full-semester and years study abroad program, markets Course Abroad programs, assists international exchange students during their time at CCSU, and develops and delivers multicultural programming for CCSU students.

In a recent forum with CCSU students interested in studying abroad, Erin

shared her passion for what she does. “I am extremely passionate about the field of International Education. It represents an excellent opportunity for college students to develop global awareness, cultural sensitivity, and become world citizens in today’s multicultural society and I am thrilled to be a part of the international education program at CCSU – the place where I became aware of how to engage the world.”

Meet the CIE Staff – Maureen Sullivan, University Assistant,

Course Abroad Program

Ms. Maureen Sullivan, 1999 graduate of the University of Connecticut, joined the Center for International Education as a University Assistant to support the Course Abroad program in June 2012. Although she spent time working for the Connecticut State Legislature and as a legislative liaison for UConn, her true passion is international education and cultural exchange. She has lived and worked as an ESL teacher in Sydney, Australia as well as in New Zealand and throughout Southeast Asia. Ms. Sullivan also spent the last five years working for the Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE), one of the leading providers of international education exchange programs in the industry. During her role at CIEE, Ms. Sullivan was responsible for managing relationships with international program partners throughout Europe, Asia, and South America and often traveled to many of those locations to interact with students and local representatives. Having recently

relocated from Portland, Maine back home to Connecticut, Ms. Sullivan is excited to be a part of the staff at CIE and eager to use her past experiences to help successfully promote and support CCSU’s growing international Course Abroad Program. Contact: (860) 832-2044 or msullivan@ccsu.edu. Maureen's office hours are 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.

Meet the CIE Staff –

Aaron Faucher, University Assistant, Semesters Abroad

Mr. Faucher works with the International Education Coordinator to support semester- and year-long study abroad programs. Along with Erin Beecher, he leads study abroad information sessions, classroom visits, and pre-departure orientation sessions, in addition to advising prospective program participants on program selection and application. He is also a key player in the marketing of the CIE’s programs, editing the office’s print ads, publications, and social media pages. After having participated in both long- and short-term study abroad programs through the CIE – including two semesters abroad in France – Mr. Faucher received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Studies from CCSU in 2009 and is currently a graduate student in Central’s International Studies Master’s Degree program. Contact: fauchera@ccsu.edu or (860) 832-2217.

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Contact Us

Editor: Lisa Marie Bigelow bigelow@ccsu.edu

CIE Staff and Responsibilities Dr. Nancy Birch Wagner, Director 832-2050 | wagnernab@ccsu.edu

University internationalization initiatives, overall Center planning, management, budget, staffing, and reporting

Ms. Lisa Marie Bigelow, Associate Director 832-2042 | bigelow@ccsu.edu

Course Abroad Program administration, bilateral partnership negotiations and renewals, Special Initiatives, and CIE webmaster

Ms. Christie L. Ward, Associate Director, CIE and Coordinator, IELP 832-2703 | wardc@ccsu.edu

Curriculum design, instructor hiring and supervision, student testing and placement, marketing and student recruitment for the Intensive English Language Program

Ms. Toyin Ayeni, Coordinator, International Student & Scholar Services 832-2052 | ayenio@ccsu.edu

Immigration advising, programming, and orientation for F-1 and J-1 international students, CCSU employment-based immigration

Ms. Erin Beecher, International Education Coordinator 832-2043 | ebeecher@ccsu.edu

Marketing, recruitment, placement and administration of study abroad programs

Ms. Carol Lummis, Secretary II, CIE 832-2040 | lummiscaj@ccsu.edu Ms. Carmetta Williams, Secretary II, IELP 832-3376 | williamsc@ccsu.edu

CCSU’s Study Abroad Program Maintains National

Ranking

During the 2011-2012 academic year, 67 CCSU students studied abroad for a full semester or academic year on 17 programs in 12 countries and another 390 students traveled to 23 countries on short-term, faculty-led Course Abroad programs. In total we sent 457 students abroad to 27 different countries last year.

According to the latest issue of the Institute of International Education’s Open Doors Report – the national report on international student mobility – CCSU ranks among the top 40 institutions in the nation for the total number of students sent abroad on all types of study abroad programs. We rank number 30 and are the only institution from Connecticut on the list.

In the Open Doors short-term study abroad category, the news is even better. CCSU ranked 19th among the top 20 institutions sending students on short-term, faculty-led study abroad programs and, again, we are the only institution from Connecticut on the list.

CCSU’s success and national ranking is due in large part to the fact that we offer a wide variety of study abroad opportunities, so there is a program to fit all interests, budgets, and schedules. While study abroad for an entire semester or academic year is ideal, we recognize that, for many reasons, not all students can spend that much time abroad. For students who need a shorter program, our nationally recognized Course Abroad program offers students the opportunity to begin their studies on campus and then travel abroad for a week or two. With more than 40 short-term programs on the schedule for 2013, we know we will see a nice increase in the numbers and national ranking.

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