Weaving  Study Abroad 

Into Your Campus Tapestry

 

Presented by Penny Schouten

Weaving Study Abroad Into Your Campus Tapestry

Introduction

  

How can advisors ininternational education offices 

deepen the impact of study abroad?

Weaving Study Abroad Into Your Campus Tapestry

Areas Impacted

• Career Development• Personal Development• Language Skills• Cultural Development• Academic Attainment• Classroom Discourse• Campus Community• Local Community

List compiled from SAGE & IES Surveys

Weaving Study Abroad Into Your Campus Tapestry

Impact & Integration  

Dr. Katherine Krebs, SUNY Binghamtonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AegaNugPuJQ

Weaving Study Abroad Into Your Campus Tapestry

Threads of the Tapestry

• International Education Advisors

• Home Campus

• Host Campus

• Students

Weaving Study Abroad Into Your Campus Tapestry

Thread 1 - Advisors

What can a study abroad advisor bring to the tapestry? • Education & Training

                NAFSA Foundation Workshops                 Professional Practice Workshops                 Conference Sessions

Consular Visa Training                 Technology Updates                  Cross-Cultural Training 

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Thread 1 - Advisors

What can a study abroad advisor bring to the tapestry? • Experience

Reflect & process their own experiences.Knowledge of location & culture.Knowledge of administrative process (visas, insurance, etc.)Be a ‘go to’ person

Weaving Study Abroad Into Your Campus Tapestry

Thread 1 - Advisors

What can a study abroad advisor bring to the tapestry? • Enthusiasm 

                    Participate in your community                    Know your community                     Know your programs & program staff

                    

Weaving Study Abroad Into Your Campus Tapestry

Thread 1 - Advisors

What can a study abroad advisor bring to the tapestry? • Evaluation 

            Student Evaluations (On-site)            Student Evaluations (Home)            Forum on Education Abroad Standards of Good Practices       

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Thread 2 - Home Campus

How can the international advisor incorporate the home campus to deepen the impact of study abroad? • Get ‘buy in’ from all departments.

                Elon University:  “So deeply is study abroad engrained in the culture at Elon that even the custodial and administrative staff has the opportunity to see London in January. “

 (Internationalizing the Campus 2007, pg 22 pdf)

 

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Thread 2 - Home Campus

                "Our students are getting the messages from above, below and sideways that this is an important value of the institution and one they ought to participate in.“

(Gerald Whittington, VP Finance, Elon University, Internationalizing the Campus 2007, pg 26 pdf).

  

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Thread 2 - Home Campus

Weaving the message into the campus culture:

 

                     

 Dr. Katherine Krebs, SUNY Binghamtonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_-b__yTixo

Weaving Study Abroad Into Your Campus Tapestry

Thread 2 - Home Campus

How can the international advisor incorporate the home campus to deepen the impact of study abroad? • University-wide Advising Commitee for Study Abroad                       Financial aid, Health Services, Registrar, Academic

Department representative, Career Services, etc.

Weaving Study Abroad Into Your Campus Tapestry

Thread 2 - Home Campus

How can the international advisor incorporate the home campus to deepen the impact of study abroad? • Program teams

each program has a group made up of campus representatives familiar

with it: academic advisors, career services advisor, registrar.

Weaving Study Abroad Into Your Campus Tapestry

Thread 2 - Home Campus

How can the international advisor incorporate the campus to deepen the impact of study abroad? • Scholarships                Funds from alumni donation or program

fees?

Weaving Study Abroad Into Your Campus Tapestry

Thread 3 - Host Campus

How can the international advisor deepen the impact of study abroad at the host campus? • Well-rounded program of academic and cultural

opportunities                    internships, volunteer opportunities, social

activities, independent time.  

Weaving Study Abroad Into Your Campus Tapestry

Thread 3 - Host Campus

How can the international advisor deepen the impact of study abroad at the host campus? • Integration

On-campus opportunitiesLocal community

Weaving Study Abroad Into Your Campus Tapestry

Thread 3 - Host Campus

How can the international advisor deepen the impact of study abroad at the host campus? • Program team

Program/school has a group made up of campus representatives, familiar

with US campus: academic advisors, health services, housing, registrar. Team meets with US university reps during campus visits.

                        

Weaving Study Abroad Into Your Campus Tapestry

Thread 3 - Host Campus

How can the international advisor deepen the impact of study abroad at the host campus? • Evaluation

Forum on Education Abroad Standards of Good Practice

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Thread 4 - Students

How can the international advisor deepen the impact of study abroad for the student? • Pre-departure preparation

                 Non-credit study abroad courseWashington University, St. LouisUniversity of Rochester

Credit-bearing study abroad course                  Oklahoma State

OR

Require certain courses before departure.  

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Thread 4 - Students

Twitter poll: read from bottom upward

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Thread 4 - Students

How can the international advisor deepen the impact of study abroad for the student? 

• Integration on both host & home campuscommunity groupsreligious groupshobby groupssport groups

Weaving Study Abroad Into Your Campus Tapestry

Thread 4 - Students

How can the international advisor deepen the impact of study abroad on the student? • Re-Entry Training

Conference or Event Series Readjusting to the USA Explore international careers Find opportunities to go abroad again Investigate graduate programs Learn how to enter the field of

international ed. Find teaching jobs abroad Consider international government

careers in social justice & international public service

List taken from North Central College Study Abroad Re-entry Conference

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Resources • Dwyer, Mary. “The Benefits of Study Abroad,” Transitions Abroad, March

2004, http://www.transitionsabroad.com/publications/magazine/0403/benefits_study_abroad.shtml

• IES Alumni Survey, https://www.iesabroad.org/IES/Advisors_and_Faculty/alumniSurveyResultsFaculty.html

• NAFSA Internationalizing the Campus 2007, http://www.nafsa.org/_/File/_/itc2007.pdf

• North Central College Study Abroad Re-entry Conference, http://northcentralcollege.edu/x47784.xml

• Paige, R., Fry, G., Labrack, B., Study Abroad for Global Engagement: Results that Inform Research & Policy Agendas, February 19, 2009, http://www.cehd.umn.edu/projects/sage/Forum-SAGEPresentation.pdf