Notifications and Emergency Responses for Education Abroad
This Notification and Emergency Response guidelines below describe when it may (or may not) be necessary for institutions to reach out to education abroad participants in the aftermath of an event overseas. Different constituencies in the field vary in their responses; an emergency for one program
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Intercultural Considerations in Developing Resilience for Your Students and Wider Community
Part two of our resiliency Collegial Conversations, this session focuses on how we can support our multicultural community’s resilience during a crisis. How does cultural diversity affect resilience and perceptions of resilience? What strategies and resources can we employ to support our community
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Perspectives on Developing IEP Short-Term Programs
The Department of State defines short-term programs as programs that “last 12 months or less and include university exchange programs, professional non-degree programs, and internships.” The purpose of these programs is to “learn and enrich yourself in a diversity of cultural settings.” These
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Intercultural Considerations in Developing Our Own Resilience
How can we employ self-compassion, self-care, and resilience in the COVID-19 pandemic so that we can better care for others? As educators, we care for others often at the sacrifice of our own needs. This Collegial Conversation is designed to help our community of supporters articulate their needs
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Best Practice in Community-Engaged Learning in Education Abroad
Download the July 2020 Report By Karen McBride, EdD, and Melissa Whatley, PhD “Learning is community based, applied, reflective, connected, visceral, integrated and engaged; it is locally contextualized, historically informed and theoretically grounded” (Hartman et al. 2018, 4). Community-engaged
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Advising in Place: Keeping up with Agency Guidance in a Changing World
International student and scholar advisers face unprecedented challenges in keeping up with the rapid fire changes and challenges presented by pandemic, the faltering economy and agency guidance. In this Government Connection, Chairs of the ISS RP Subcommittees provided a roundup of the latest
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Teaching Interculturally in Virtual Environments
How do you facilitate intercultural communication and understanding in virtual environments? How can virtual learning opportunities develop intercultural competencies? This Collegial Conversation discussed strategies to enhance intercultural communication and explored ways to integrate intercultural
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Interpreting Immigration Regulations and Sources of Authority
The COVID-19 Pandemic has resulted in a flood of information and guidance from all of our partner agencies as we navigate this crisis together. Even in non-crisis times, it can be difficult to understand the seemingly competing sources of authority and regulations that govern regulatory practice
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Recruiting Virtually with U.S. Commercial Service
As we move into planning for the future and a new recruitment cycle with lean staffing model and budget constraints, institutions are seeking alternative ways to recruit students. Learn about the U.S. Commercial Service’s virtual resources that institutions can utilize in their international student
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International Students & Virtual Programming: Creating an Engaging Experience
In this Collegial Conversation, international educators supporting programming and engagement activities will address the processes, successes, and challenges for creating virtual events at different institution types. Discussions will also cover lessons learned and strategies for summer and fall
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