SESSION ON INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDY ABROAD ALUMS Tuesday, February 7, 2006

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SESSION ON INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDY
ABROAD ALUMSTuesday, February 7, 2006
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Goals of the Session

• Provide information to study abroad returnees on
  the range of opportunities for international
  engagement after graduation
• Post graduate study
• including academic scholarship programs
• International teaching opportunities
• including JET, Fulbright, World Teach,
  ESL/EFL, etc.
• International careers and working overseas
• including Peace Corps, Foreign Service,

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• International internships
• networking with VU alums
• International careers
• career center resources
• Volunteering overseas
• resources of the Office of Active
  Citizenship and Service
• Careers in international program administration
• including study abroad administration, work
  with international students and scholars and
  international admissions

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Session Topics and Presenters

• Opportunities for international post graduate
  study, scholarships, teaching   
• A. Honor's Scholarships--Fulbright, Marshall,
  Truman, Rhodes, NSEP, DAAD, etc.
  
• (Lyn Fulton-John, Coordinator of ENGAGE and
  University Central Scholarships)   
• B. Teaching--Fulbright teaching programs
  and International Schools (Lyn Fulton-John)
  --JET (Emily Wincklerex JET
  program participant)
• --ESL/EFL opportunities
• (Lee Martin, Assistant Director, Intensive
  English Program, English Language Center
  --TeachAbroad, World Teach
• (Gary Johnston, Director of Study Abroad
  Programs),

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• II. Opportunities for international careers,
  interning, volunteer service   
• A. Networking with international alums
• (Callie Leousis, Assistant Director for Alumni
  and Alumni Relations, Career Center)
• B. Career information and how to use Career
  Center resources (Callie Leousis)
• C. Internships overseas (Callie Leousis
  and Gary Johnston) D. Peace Corps
• (Lynn Ramey, Assistant Professor of French and
  ex-Peace Corps Volunteer)   

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• E. Foreign Service (Lyn Fulton-John)
• F. Volunteering Overseas
• (Britta Watters, Assistant Director, Office of
  Active Citizenship and Service)

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• III. Opportunities for careers in international
  education administration
•    A. Study abroad administration and advising
  (Gary Johnston),
• B. Work with international students and
  scholars
• (Judy Pennywell, Director, Office of
  International Student and Scholar Services)
• C. International admissions (Lyn Fulton-John)
• D. NAFSA and other international
  organizations (Judy Pennywell and Gary Johnston)
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• Questions and Answers

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Honor Scholarships Lyn Fulton-John
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B. TeachingFulbright ETA Lyn Fulton-John

• In most cases, ETAs
• Are placed in schools or universities outside of
  the capital cities
• Are assigned various activities designed to
  improve their students' language abilities and
  knowledge of the United States
• Are fully integrated into the host community,
  increasing their own language skills and
  knowledge of the host country
• May pursue individual study/research plans in
  addition to ETA responsibilities
• Countries
• Andorra, Argentina, Belgium, Bosnia, Brazil,
  Chile, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary,
  Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Romania, Russia,
  Slovak Republic, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey,
  Uruguay
• Language requirements, academic level, and hours
  required vary by country.
• Application
• Students apply through the Fulbright Scholarship
  program applications due in late September.

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B. TeachingInternational SchoolsLyn Fulton-John
Live and teach abroad in the international school
system. Schools multi- curricular, multi-lingual.
Competitive. Agency placement often
required. Schools located all over the world
(Woodstock School, SAS, St. Maurs)

• Assn. of American Schools in South America
  www.aassa.com. Fair dates usually late November
  or December. Openings for schools in Central and
  South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
• European Council of International Schools
  www.ecis.org Fairs held abroad Australia,
  Canada, London. Very early deadline.
• International Schools Services www.iss.edu.
  Fair dates Washington, DC in February Miami,
  FL, in early March Philadelphia, PA, in late
  June. Credential files must be received six weeks
  before fair dates.
• Search Associates www.search-associates.com.
  Fair dates September in Cambridge, MA February
  in Carmel, CA Houston, TX. June in Bethesda, MD.
  Also 10 other locations worldwide.
• University of Northern Iowa, Overseas Placement
  Center for Educatorswww.uni.edu/placement/oversea
  s. Fair date Usually in late February.

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B. TeachingJETEmily Wincklerex JET participant

• http//www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/JETProgram/homepage.
  html

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B. TeachingESL/EFL OpportunitiesLee Martin

• TEFL Opportunities Presenter
• The VU English Language Center (ELC) Lee Martin
• provides English language courses to
  Assistant Director
• International students, faculty, and
  staff Intensive English Program
• at Vanderbilt. For further information,
  English Language Center
• please visit our website Vanderbilt
  University
• www.vanderbilt.edu/elc lee.martin_at_vanderbilt.
  edu
• 615.322.2277
• Contact
• Dr. Dawn Turton
• Director, ELC
• dawn.t.turton_at_vanderbilt.edu
• 615.322.2277

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• TEFL Opportunities
• Qualifications
• TESOL www.tesol.org
• Professional Development Beginning a Career
• BA/BS
• Intro programs
• MA-TESOL, etc.
• Endorsement/Add-on Certification
• Certificates
• Distance Learning
• Getting Experience
• Volunteering (see ELC contact info. above)
• Observations
• Finding a Job
• www.tesol.org
• Professional Development Job Search Resources
• www.tefl.com

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B. TeachingTeachAbroad, World TeachGary Johnston

• www.worldteach.org
• www.teachabroad.com

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II. A. International Careersnetworking with
international alumsCallie Leousis

• Dore2Dore.net (Commodore Career Connection)
  provides contact info for alums located around
  the world Sample 21 contacts in England
• 11 contacts in Thailand
• 12 contacts in Germany
• Alumni Clubs/Chapters if you are living, have
  lived, or plan to return overseas, the London and
  China clubs have established chapters for
  networking and job assistance. Contact
  information is available on dore2dore.net.
• Tips be organized, be persistent but not
  annoying, identify your goals and intent, ask
  questions, and seek guidance and contacts.

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B. Career Center Resources Callie Leousis

• Individual advising (in-person, by phone, or
  email) which includes assistance with resume/CV,
  cover letters, networking, finding resources,
  interviewing, etc.
• Library resources available in SLC Suite 220
• Variety of web resources available at
  http//www.vanderbilt.edu/career/sa_explor_5.html
  
• Refer to handout International Experiences for
  U.S. Students (also, applicable to alumni) for
  more information, resources, and tips

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C. Internships OverseasCallie Leousis

• Dore2Dore.net use as with a job search and for
  connecting to alumni overseas
• Internships-USA.com provides a fairly
  comprehensive list of internships in
  international affairs, the environment, womens
  rights, human rights, and govt.
• username work
• password learn
• Handout International Experiences for U.S.
  Students and http//www.vanderbilt.edu/career/sa_e
  xplor_5.html provide more information on finding
  an internship overseas

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C. Internships OverseasGary Johnston

• www.internabroad.com
• www.isp.msu.edu/InternationalInternships (can
  order a directory of international internships on
  line at this web site)
• www.transitionsabroad.com (A bimonthly magazine
  for those interested in working, studying, and
  living abroad)
• http//www.cie.uci.edu/iop/internsh.html (a web
  site with listings of additional internship web
  site locations)

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D. Peace CorpsLynn Ramey

• Time frame
• apply 9-12 months ahead of time
• 27 month commitment (includes training)

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Peace Corps

• Financial considerations
• subsistence pay
• housing provided
• student loans are deferred
• 6000 at the end to readjust

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Peace Corps

• Minimum requirements 
• 18 years of age or older
• U.S. citizenship
• A four-year college degree, or solid work
  experience in an area such as agriculture,
  business management, or a skilled trade.

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Peace Corps

• What do volunteers do?
• education
• health care
• IT
• business
• environment
• agriculture

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Peace Corps

• What I did
• Education (2nd grade and 11th/12th grade)
• Math and Science
• Taught in English
• Training in local languages and teaching

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Peace Corps

• Advantages
• Unique perspective for further studies
• Language and culture skills
• Technical skills
• Great experience lifetime memories
• Do it while you can!
• www.peacecorps.gov

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II. E. Foreign Servicewww.careers.state.gov

• Five Career TracksManagement, Consular,
  Economic, Political and Public Diplomacy within
  the following general divisions
• Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) help formulate
  and implement the foreign policy of the United
  States. An essential part of the frontline
  personnel at all U.S. embassies, consulates, and
  diplomatic missions, they will be found at nearly
  265 locations worldwide as well as in Washington,
  D.C.
• Foreign Service Specialists provide unique
  services in support of foreign policy at one of
  nearly 265 posts worldwide or in Washington, D.C.
  Specialists are an integral part of a team
  dedicated to representing America's interests in
  other countries.
• The Civil Service supports the Foreign Policy
  mission from offices in Washington, D.C., and
  across the nation.

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Foreign Service Exam

• Offered each Spring.
• Measures knowledge on a range of topics, from the
  structure and workings of the U.S. Government to
  psychology to American culture to management and
  finance. Includes a job knowledge section, an
  English usage section, a biographic inventory,
  and an essay exercise.
• Candidates must be U.S. citizens between the ages
  of 20 and 59, and be available for worldwide
  assignment.

Preparation

• Academic Languages, World Politics, World
  History International Experience through Study
  Abroad, NSEP, Fulbright, DoD

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Foreign ServiceIMPORTANT DEADLINES

• Ambassador Joseph Sullivan will be at Vanderbilt
  Career Services on 2/13/06 to answer your
  questions about the foreign service and Dept of
  State internships!
• www.careers.state.gov several programs for
  students and professionals
• Pickering Undergraduate Fellowships (due 2/24)
• Pickering Graduate Fellowships (due 2/28)
• Fall Internships at the Dept of State (due 3/1)
• Foreign Service Written Examination
  registration deadline 3/8 for the April 8th Exam!

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F. Volunteering OverseasBritta Watters

• We make a living by what we get,
• we make a life by what we give.
• --Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
• Opportunities to work, live, travel and study
  abroad are plentiful, as are opportunities to
  contribute to the host community throughout the
  experience.
• Global service may be one part of any experience
  abroad, or it may be THE experience.
• Whether engagement in the host community and
  culture is the purpose of the entire experience
  or comprises one part of a larger whole, civic
  engagement will enhance your life and those of
  others touched by your service.

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Reasons to Volunteer Abroad

• See the world with a purpose
• Substantive Experiences more meaningful than
  extended travel without additional purpose
• Give back share time, talents and resources with
  individuals and communities
• Different perspective discover that changing
  the world isnt necessarily the best that we can
  offer to do.
• Challenge yourself daily, gain patience, and
  experience other ways of living.
• Personal Development
• Learn about yourself
• Do things that you never imagined yourself
  capable of Volunteerism isnt only about
  othersits about you, too! A different
  understanding of personal limits and abilities,
  other cultures, and ones own values and beliefs
  frequently arises from participation in global
  service
• Flexibility
• more flexible schedule than traditional
  employmentdomestically or abroad, varying time
  commitments from weeks to months or years

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Reasons to Volunteer Abroad

• Resume Building Experiences
• Employers value volunteerism demonstrates
  flexibility, commitment and patience.
• Career Development
• Great way to gain hands-on experience in fields
  youd like to explore
• Cultural Immersion
• Purpose and itinerary are largely providedyou
  can focus on full immersion in the host culture
• Affordable Travel
• Program Fees GENERALLY cover basics room/board,
  orientation, and the program
• Other expenses covered through personal
  fundraising (letter writing campaigns,
  contributions from churches or student
  organizations and other donation driven efforts).
  Many organizations will provide you with sample
  fundraising letters from past volunteers.
• Funding Sources Small scholarships / donations
  local community groups tied to the region
  Organizations should provide sample fundraising
  letters from past volunteers. Offer to speak at
  organizations with ties to your destination to
  increase interest and solicit assistance.

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Is Volunteering Abroad for You?

• SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR GLOBAL SERVICE PROJECTS
• Flexible, patient, self-starters genuinely
  respectful of host culture sought for interesting
  opportunities around the world! Volunteers needed
  to share energy and time, eager to experience new
  cultures firsthand while experiencing personal
  growth.
• Those with a desire to teach the native people
  western ways or to save the locals from their
  ways of life NEED NOT APPLY.

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Is Volunteering Abroad for You?

• Consider the following
• Have you camped for an extend period? Can you
  live without modern plumbing, hot water and
  electricity for an extended period? Are you
  trained in First Aid/CPR?
• Are you open enough to accept and respect a
  culture no matter how different it is from your
  culture? Will you be tolerant and respectful of
  local gender roles, traditions, religious and
  business practices, etc.?
• Are you comfortable with yourself? Are you prone
  to loneliness? Do you need constant contact with
  family or friends? Are you trying to leave
  something behind or move on from a situation that
  is imperfect?
• Are you hungry to learn? Will you treat each day
  as a learning experience or as a good/bad
  experience?

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Volunteering Would be Great, but Doing WHAT?

• Great Variety with 4 Main Areas
• Community Development building a school, setting
  up a water treatment facility, cleaning streets,
  greening areas by planting vegetation or
  removing waste.
• Education teaching, assisting or tutoring, all
  levels from Pre-K through adult ed, special
  topics education (HIV/AIDS, EFL, ballet, etc.)
• Eco-Environmental Work wildlife reserves,
  national parks, monitoring or counting species,
  reforestation programs
• Social Welfare working with issues of poverty or
  homelessness, community centers, centers for
  older adults, women's co-ops, hospitals,
  orphanages, etc.

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How Can I FIND Programs and Projects?

• Talk with peers, faculty, staff, others who have
  traveled to or worked in areas that interest you
• Research programs offered through reputable and
  established organizations with which you or
  family/friends are affiliated (Rotary, Lions
  Clubs, church organizations, professional
  organization chapters)
• Use Internet resources to search for additional
  opportunities, to research options, and to seek
  out additional ways to verify offerings.

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Local Starting Points

• At Vanderbilt, the Office of Active Citizenship
  and Service offers students and recent graduates
  several ways to connect to global service.
• Service Organizations Student groups with
  international opportunities Alternative Spring
  Break, Habitat for Humanity, Manna Project
  International, Free the Children Free the Slaves
• Extended Term Service Projects Summer 2006 in
  Guatemala, Sri Lanka and Uganda
• Global Service Opportunities Database connect
  with others whove been where you want to go,
  whove done what you want to do by searching
  submitted information or adding your information
  to the database!

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Office of Active Citizenship and Service
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Global Sites for Global Service

• Great starting places include
• Idealist.org Action Without Borders volunteer
  opportunities search offers worldwide projects
  and programs spanning the gamut of service
  opportunities
• Cross-Cultural Solutions well-established
  organization with multiple locations, varied
  service terms, and experience working with
  college-aged individuals and recent graduates
• Habitat for Humanity International Global
  Village programs provide fee-based options for
  volunteers in all areas of the world with various
  H4H projects
• VolunteerMatch.com site to match interests and
  time availability with opportunities to
  identified needs locally or globally
• Quaker Information Center Amazingly
  comprehensive collection of links to sites both
  related to Society of Friends service projects
  and others that are unaffiliated

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Idealist.org

• Action Without Borders volunteer opportunities
  search offers worldwide projects and programs
  spanning the gamut of service opportunities

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Cross-Cultural Solutions

• well-established organization with multiple
  locations, varied service terms, and experience
  working with college-aged individuals and recent
  graduates

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Habitat for Humanity International

• Global Village programs provide fee-based options
  for volunteers in all areas of the world with
  various H4H projects

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VolunteerMatch.com

• Website to match interests and time availability
  with opportunities to identified needs locally or
  globally

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Quaker Information Center

• Amazingly comprehensive collection of links to
  sites both related to Society of Friends service
  projects and programs that are unaffiliated

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Final Thoughts

• Planning and Evaluation Consider the kind of
  experience that is desired and whether the
  programs and projects meet your needs consider
  your needs, abilities and skills to evaluate
  fit within programs
• Motivation and Expectation Consider WHY you want
  to volunteer and WHAT you wish to bring to and
  receive from the experience
• Reputation and Costs Can you contact many former
  participants, others who know the area? Are there
  organizations that verify the work of the
  organization or programs of interest to you? What
  do the costs cover, what do participants cover in
  addition?
• Benefits and Rewards The rewards over the
  long-term should outweigh costs, and benefits
  should be for both volunteer and community
  served.

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III. Careers in International Education
AdministrationA. Study Abroad Admin. and
AdvisingGary Johnston

• Change from old days when a faculty member did
  this on the side
• Todayfull profession with professional
  membership organizations, published scholarship
  and on line list serv
• Study abroad office operates as a mini
  collegereflects the functions of the larger
  institution academics, student life issues

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• Organizations in Study Abroad Administration and
  Advising
• 1. NAFSAEducation Abroad (www.nafsa.org)
  serves professionals who advise U.S. students on
  study, internship, work, and volunteer
  opportunities abroad directors and
  administrators of such programs representatives
  of overseas institutions that accept U.S.
  students and faculty and administrators involved
  in international educational exchange.

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• 2. The Forum on Education Abroad
  (www.forumea.org)
• The Forum is a global membership association
  whose exclusive purpose is to serve the field of
  education abroad. It was created by experts in
  the field specifically to meet the needs of the
  profession. Its members worldwide are educational
  institutions, consortia, agencies, organizations,
  and individuals that provide, direct, manage or
  support education abroad opportunities. The Forum
  members represent 60 of the U.S. student
  population studying abroad. No other association
  provides the services and products provided by
  the Forum.

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• The Forum has the following key areas of
  concentration
• Advocating standards of good practice,
• Promoting the integration of education abroad
  into high-quality curricular development and
  academic design
• Encouraging outcomes assessment,
• Conducting research and data collection,
• Engaging in advocacy of education abroad at all
  levels.

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• Other organizations involved in study abroad
  advising and administration
• CIEE (Council on International Educational
  Exchange)--www.ciee.org
• IIE (Institute of International
  Education)www.iie.org
• IES (International Education of
  Students)--www.iesabroad.org
• IFSA Butlerwww.ifsa-butler.org

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• How to get involved
• --join a professional organization such as
  one listed previously
• --join a listserv of that organization to
  become familiar with the discussion topics in the
  field
• --intern or volunteer in a study abroad
  office
• --attend a regional or national conference
  of NAFSA or other organization
• --network with others through the listserv
  or at a conference

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III. Careers in International Education
AdministrationB. International Students and
ScholarsJudith Pennywell

• Immigration advising processing
• Cross-cultural advising/counseling
• Adjustment, social, educational, culturally-
  relevant programming
• International students, scholars, employees, and
  families

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III. Careers in International Education
Administration Internatl AdmissionsLyn
Fulton-John
Admission Counselor
Study Abroad Advisor
Overseas Teaching
Travel International Education
Systems NAFSA/ADSEC Language Cultural Knowledge
International Program Manager(ieLondon Center)
ESL Teacheror Advisor
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D. NAFSA and Other International
OrganizationsJudith Pennywell and Gary Johnston

• NAFSAAssociation of International Educators
  (www.nafsa.org)9,000 members at 3,500
  institutions in 84 countries
• Divided into Knowledge Communitiesstudy abroad,
  admissions, programming, immigration, and ESL
• Training foundation professional practice
  workshops Academy etc.
• Job registry