Study Abroad: Now More Than Ever

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Study AbroadNow More Than Ever

• Your Institution, Department, Your Name, Title

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Getting Started

• Start planning now! Applications for programs
  are generally due well in advance. Start by
  researching the options available by visiting the
  Study Abroad office and speaking with a program
  advisor one year before you would like to travel.

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Why Study Abroad?

• Create Global Awareness
• Promote International Security
• Enhance Academic Learning
• Develop Leadership Skills
• Advance Your Career
• Experience Personal Growth
• Learn Another Language

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Why I Studied Abroad

• Now that students have heard various reasons to
  study abroad, you can help to inspire them and
  personalize your presentation by telling them
  what motivated you to study abroad. You may offer
  a unique perspective, or what ultimately made you
  study abroad might be what a student needs to
  hear to decide to study abroad themselves.

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Advancing Tolerance and Understanding
Clearly, we need to use education to advance
tolerance and understanding. Perhaps more than
ever, international understanding is essential to
world peace- understanding between faiths,
between nations, between cultures. Today, we know
that just as no nation is immune to conflict or
suffering, no nation can defend itself alone. We
need each other- as friends, as allies, as
partners- in a struggle for common values and
common needs. Kofi Annan, Former U.N. Secretary
General
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Preparing For Your Future
In the 21st Century, there will be only two
kinds of people Those who think globally and
those who are looking for work. Peter F.
Drucker Writer, Management Consultant, Professor
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Global Competencies

• Individuals must acquire and demonstrate a
  number of skills or competencies to be able to
  live and work successfully in a global economy
  and a diverse society of people from different
  backgrounds, cultures and countries.
• These skills are often characterized as global
  competencies

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Develop Your Global CompetenciesThrough Study
Abroad!

• To find out how you can study abroad, please
  contact
• Name of Your Institution
• Office of Study Abroad
• Location
• Contact Information

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Study Abroad Programs

• Here you can add information about the Study
  Abroad opportunities offered by your institution.
  Be creative! Add pictures taken by students on
  the programs, student testimonials, and any
  special information that would be helpful to
  share with students in order to encourage them to
  participate.

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Funding Your Study Abroad

• Financial Aid
• At many institutions, financial aid transfers to
  Study Abroad Programs
• Scholarships
• Advance Planning and Budgeting

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Funding Your Study Abroad

• The cost of living in some countries is less than
  in the US
• Not all programs cost the sameshop around.
• Depending on the duration of your program, the
  flight there can be a significant portion of the
  expenses. Flights to countries closer to home or
  frequently visited, and student tickets purchased
  well in advance, tend to be cheaper.

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Financial Aid Tips

• This slide could be used for listing scholarships
  available for study abroad through your
  institution or web sites where students can look
  for scholarships. This will also be appealing to
  parents, as they are often concerned about the
  price of study abroad and are not aware of the
  financial aid options.

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Coursework

• With careful planning, students in any major or
  college can fit an international program into
  their curriculum and still maintain regular
  progress towards graduation.
• Depending on the program chosen, it is likely
  that there will be courses available in any major
  or minor, or courses which apply toward
  completion of elective or General Education
  requirements.

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Coursework

• As you are selecting a program, check with your
  academic advisor on
• How to transfer back your study abroad courses
• What requirements there are for the courses to
  count
• What the courses will count for (GEs, major,
  minor, electives)

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Lincoln Commission Recommendations
The demographics of the U.S.
undergraduate student studying abroad population
should be similar to that of the U.S.
undergraduate student population. Efforts are to
be made to expand the number of American students
studying in nontraditional countries. Diversity
of students, institutions, and destinations
should be a hallmark of the Lincoln Study Abroad
Program The proportion of study abroad students
who are enrolled in community colleges,
minority-serving institutions, and institutions
serving large numbers of low-income students will
be similar to their share of the undergraduate
population
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Tools for Finding a Program

• Home Campus Study Abroad Office/Resource Center
  The best place to look for a study abroad program
  is your U.S. home campus study abroad office
  (where available). The staff can help you through
  the process of finding a program, applying,
  participating, and returning home.
• Reference Books The following are comprehensive
  reference books which are updated each year
  Petersons Study Abroad, Petersons

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Tools for Finding a Program

• Summer Study Abroad, IIE Academic Year Abroad,
  and IIE Short-Term Study Abroad. They include
  detailed explanations and descriptions of many
  study abroad programs.
• 12Websites There are a number of websites with
  information about available study abroad
  programs. Some websites we recommend are
  Studyabroad.com, Goabroad.com, IIEPassport, and
  Petersons

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Where Can You Go?
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Room and Board

• Living arrangements vary from one location to
  another. Possibilities include university
  residence halls, staying with a host family in a
  private home, sharing an apartment, and boarding
  houses.
• In some cases you will have a meal plan similar
  to those at your home institution. In other
  cases, you or your host family will be
  responsible for providing meals.

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My time spent living with/by

• Living with another family or by yourself can
  seem daunting to many students. Help quell their
  fears by telling them what you experienced, and
  what are the positive aspects of this type of
  arrangement. You could include pictures or a
  funny story about something that was unexpected
  or a cultural difference.

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Reasons For Students From Diverse Backgrounds to
Study Abroad

• See the world and broaden your experience
• Gain a new perspective on your own country
• Explore your heritage
• Gain new insights and outlooks through new
  relationships

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Reasons For Students From Diverse Backgrounds to
Study Abroad
Studying abroad is a great way to gain
perspective and experience that will shape the
rest of your life personally and
professionally. Jenny Ming President Old Navy
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Reasons For Students From Diverse Backgrounds to
Study Abroad
You cannot fully understand your own life
without knowing and thinking beyond your life,
your own neighborhood, and even your own
nation. Dr. Johnetta Cole President of Bennett
College for Women in Greensboro
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Reasons For Students From Diverse Backgrounds to
Study Abroad

• Fight stereotypes by educating others
• Dispel your own stereotypes
• Take control of your future
• See what influenced great leaders

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Reasons For Students From Diverse Backgrounds to
Study Abroad
As a nation we must do more to reach out to the
world and bridge cultural and social
understanding. Gaddi Vasquez First Hispanic
Director of the Peace Corps
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Reasons For Students From Diverse Backgrounds to
Study Abroad
As native peoples, we are very much aware of the
interconnection of all things... Truly, may the
rest of the world take note that even a million
miles cannot separate sincere hearts. Jerry
Elliot High Eagle NASA Physicist and Designer of
the First International Site for Peace