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2005 Collaborative Training Grants Recipients
Congratulations to the following recipients of the 2005 Collaborative Training Grants program. The 2005 competition marks the beginning of the CTG program. This year, 48 proposals were received (almost a NAFSA record!) and 14 were then selected by the CTG Task Force, which met in Washington, DC, to make final funding decisions. Selected proposals represent strong collaborative efforts and further reflect the goals and objectives of the CTG program.
ACTS is a professional development seminar that provides training for Central Texas College faculty, counselors, advisors, and student services and support staff. Through lectures/presentations and interactive enhancement activites participants learn effective ways to advise, counsel, teach, and support international, community-foreign and cultural diverse student populations.
Elon University proposes a training workshop for North Carolina universities' staff and faculty in two growing Study Abroad Programs: International Service Learning and International Internships. Workshop goals include sharing of best practices, and the development of syllabi and course descriptions. An interactive Web site will disseminate information after the workshop.
Indiana University proposes a collaborative training project that will explore the pedagogical, technological, and ethical issues; as well as policy, theory, and methods, involved in the use of interactive video in international education. A three day conference focused on these issues will be held on the Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus, resulting in the creation and distribution of a DVD from the conference, which will further broaden the reach of this training activity.
Kent State University proposes a workshop series titled “Kent State Going International” to facilitate the internationalization process, aiming to: improve understanding of the international student and scholar experience; address teaching and learning across cultures; increase involvement of faculty in the recruitment and retention of international students; and increase domestic student participation in study abroad.
Oakton Community College proposes a two-day conference for community college international program coordinators, facult,y and administrators that will serve as a venue for discussion and planning of study abroad initiatives at their institutions. The theme of this conference, “Cultural Immersion and Social Justice: International Experiences for Community College Students and Faculty,” is aimed at generating new ideas for relevant international programs at community colleges, following the tenets of the United Nations sustainable development initiative.
IE3 Global Internships is a program of Oregon University System International Programs (OUS/IP) to provide students from state-funded universities in Oregon, (and partners in Alaska, Utah, Minnesota, and Washington) with practical learning experience and professional training. Oregon State University proposes a training program that will bring institutional partners together to conduct an in-depth training on international internships, best practices, and will provide a cooperative environment for colleagues from various collaborating institutions to reflect on ways to further serve the needs of their students.
Parkland College's Office of International Education, in collaboration with the college's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, proposes to develop and devliver workshops that will provide faculty and administrators with the general and country-specific information they need to successfully travel and teach abroad. Among the benefits of this project is the establishment of models for country-specific international education training.
The SFSU Office of International Programs proposes the creation of a Training Video for Advising Underrepresented Study Abroad Students for educators. This video will be used as a training tool for faculty study abroad liaisons and will consist of documenting a diverse group of students prior to departure and upon completion of their overseas study abroad experience. The result of this project will further highlight the significance and understanding of study abroad for faculty and students alike.
Sister-Cities of Richmond, Earlham College's Japan Study Office and Connersville-Morioka Exchange propose the development of a host family orientation program designed to advance intercultural competence among volunteer host families in rural, homogenous towns welcoming annual delegations of students and teachers from Daito and Morioka, Japan.
SUNY, College at Cortland, proposes a series of workshops and an accompanying manual on how to create a sutstainable study abroad program. Such training activities will offer step-by-step instruction to faculty and staff who seek to initiate study abroad programs on their campuses. The insight gleaned from these workshops will assist colleges in assessing new overseas program proposals and will further provide participants with useful conceptual and logistical skills for creating quality programs abroad.
The University of Tennesee, Knoxville, proposes holding a training seminar that will provide information on the enhancement of institutional support and understanding regarding the importance of study abroad among minority students. The purpose of this project is to raise awarness among staff, faculty, and administrators and to provide training on how to increase representation in campus study abroad programs.
Texas A&M University proposes developing a workshop curriculum and a manual of activities, both critical to achieving the goal of creating and sustaining a welcoming environment for international students, faculty, and scholars. This proposal facilitates coordinated cross-cultural communication training modules for faculty, staff, students, and community members by developing an articulated curriculum that addresses the needs of all.
The University of Wisconsin, Green Bay proposes using the University of Wisconsin International Information Network (UWIIN) to faciliate greater involvement in activities of an international, cross-cultural nature. Facilication will consist of an interactive Web site and training workshops to encourage and enhance communication of international resources across 26 campuses and the communities they serve throughout Wisconsin.
The Council for Opportunity in Education’s objective is to increase the study abroad participation of two traditionally underrepresented groups—students from low-income first-generation college backgrounds, and students with disabilities. The goal is to cross-train key personnel so that international educators, educational opportunity and disability services personnel understand each other's constituencies and can collaborate effectively to offer opportunities in international education and study abroad.
Central Texas College
ACTS Seminar-Advising, Counseling, Teaching & Supporting Culturally Diverse Student PopulationsACTS is a professional development seminar that provides training for Central Texas College faculty, counselors, advisors, and student services and support staff. Through lectures/presentations and interactive enhancement activites participants learn effective ways to advise, counsel, teach, and support international, community-foreign and cultural diverse student populations.
Elon University
Connecting Knowledge and International Experience: International Service Learning & InternshipsElon University proposes a training workshop for North Carolina universities' staff and faculty in two growing Study Abroad Programs: International Service Learning and International Internships. Workshop goals include sharing of best practices, and the development of syllabi and course descriptions. An interactive Web site will disseminate information after the workshop.
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Exploring Interactive Video for International EducationIndiana University proposes a collaborative training project that will explore the pedagogical, technological, and ethical issues; as well as policy, theory, and methods, involved in the use of interactive video in international education. A three day conference focused on these issues will be held on the Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus, resulting in the creation and distribution of a DVD from the conference, which will further broaden the reach of this training activity.
Kent State University
Kent-From State to the GlobeKent State University proposes a workshop series titled “Kent State Going International” to facilitate the internationalization process, aiming to: improve understanding of the international student and scholar experience; address teaching and learning across cultures; increase involvement of faculty in the recruitment and retention of international students; and increase domestic student participation in study abroad.
Oakton Community College
Cultural Immersion and Social Justice: International Experience for Community College Students and FacultyOakton Community College proposes a two-day conference for community college international program coordinators, facult,y and administrators that will serve as a venue for discussion and planning of study abroad initiatives at their institutions. The theme of this conference, “Cultural Immersion and Social Justice: International Experiences for Community College Students and Faculty,” is aimed at generating new ideas for relevant international programs at community colleges, following the tenets of the United Nations sustainable development initiative.
Oregon State University
IE3 Global Internships Collaborative TrainingIE3 Global Internships is a program of Oregon University System International Programs (OUS/IP) to provide students from state-funded universities in Oregon, (and partners in Alaska, Utah, Minnesota, and Washington) with practical learning experience and professional training. Oregon State University proposes a training program that will bring institutional partners together to conduct an in-depth training on international internships, best practices, and will provide a cooperative environment for colleagues from various collaborating institutions to reflect on ways to further serve the needs of their students.
Parkland College
International Education Training WorkshopsParkland College's Office of International Education, in collaboration with the college's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, proposes to develop and devliver workshops that will provide faculty and administrators with the general and country-specific information they need to successfully travel and teach abroad. Among the benefits of this project is the establishment of models for country-specific international education training.
San Francisco State University
Training Video for Advising Underrepresented Study Abroad StudentsThe SFSU Office of International Programs proposes the creation of a Training Video for Advising Underrepresented Study Abroad Students for educators. This video will be used as a training tool for faculty study abroad liaisons and will consist of documenting a diverse group of students prior to departure and upon completion of their overseas study abroad experience. The result of this project will further highlight the significance and understanding of study abroad for faculty and students alike.
Sister-Cities of Richmond, Inc.
Host Family Training ProgramSister-Cities of Richmond, Earlham College's Japan Study Office and Connersville-Morioka Exchange propose the development of a host family orientation program designed to advance intercultural competence among volunteer host families in rural, homogenous towns welcoming annual delegations of students and teachers from Daito and Morioka, Japan.
State University of New York, College at Cortland
How to Create a Sustainable Study Abroad ProgramSUNY, College at Cortland, proposes a series of workshops and an accompanying manual on how to create a sutstainable study abroad program. Such training activities will offer step-by-step instruction to faculty and staff who seek to initiate study abroad programs on their campuses. The insight gleaned from these workshops will assist colleges in assessing new overseas program proposals and will further provide participants with useful conceptual and logistical skills for creating quality programs abroad.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Get Global: Encouraging Students of Color to Study AbroadThe University of Tennesee, Knoxville, proposes holding a training seminar that will provide information on the enhancement of institutional support and understanding regarding the importance of study abroad among minority students. The purpose of this project is to raise awarness among staff, faculty, and administrators and to provide training on how to increase representation in campus study abroad programs.
Texas A & M University
A Community of RespectTexas A&M University proposes developing a workshop curriculum and a manual of activities, both critical to achieving the goal of creating and sustaining a welcoming environment for international students, faculty, and scholars. This proposal facilitates coordinated cross-cultural communication training modules for faculty, staff, students, and community members by developing an articulated curriculum that addresses the needs of all.
University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
University of Wisconsin International Information NetworkThe University of Wisconsin, Green Bay proposes using the University of Wisconsin International Information Network (UWIIN) to faciliate greater involvement in activities of an international, cross-cultural nature. Facilication will consist of an interactive Web site and training workshops to encourage and enhance communication of international resources across 26 campuses and the communities they serve throughout Wisconsin.
Council for Opportunity in Education
International Study Outreach to Low-income and Disabled StudentsThe Council for Opportunity in Education’s objective is to increase the study abroad participation of two traditionally underrepresented groups—students from low-income first-generation college backgrounds, and students with disabilities. The goal is to cross-train key personnel so that international educators, educational opportunity and disability services personnel understand each other's constituencies and can collaborate effectively to offer opportunities in international education and study abroad.
