| August 9, 2016 |
Have world events impacted study abroad interest on your campus? If so, what are the changes?
News
IIE’s Generation Study Abroad welcomes the support of Station 12 and its partnership with Arsenal Football club to help extend study abroad participation to athletes and students in sports management, both underrepresented groups in study abroad, along with business and management majors. Universities can work with Arsenal and Station 12 to add a component to an existing summer program or to develop a customized stand-alone program, both of which can include:
o Talks from Arsenal’s management team
o Guest speakers from sponsors, sports psychologists, marketing agencies, football association and sports
consultants
o Service learning projects
o Classes and tours at Emirates stadium
o Inter-college scrimmages at Arsenal
o Accommodations
o Orientation/In-country support/excursions
A partnership with Arsenal would be a unique opportunity to generate excitement among underrepresented students and provide them with a meaningful international experience that will add value to their undergraduate program. Please contact Sarah Chow at schow@iie.org for any questions.
IIE is currently accepting applications for Fall 2016 internships, including a paid internship opportunity for Generation Study Abroad. The intern will play an integral role in helping with study design, participant outreach, survey administration, data cleaning, and data analysis related to Generation Study Abroad and Project Atlas. The intern will also participate in preparing literature reviews, presentations, graphics, website updates, and analytical research reports.
Commitment Partner Spotlight
The U.S. Department of State and Partners of the Americas announced the winners of the Capacity Building Grants for U.S. Undergraduate Study Abroad. The grants were created to help higher education institutions administer study abroad programs intended to increase diversity by broadening the student population who studies abroad and/or the destinations in which they study. Congratulations to our commitment partners below who were selected for a grant!
Davidson County Community College
Jackson State University
Lincoln University
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Pitzer College
SUNY
University of North Texas
University of Pittsburgh
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
U.S. Universities and Colleges:
ArtCenter College of Design
College of DuPage
California State University, Los Angeles
Northern Arizona University
Simmons College
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of the Virgin Islands
International Universities/ Organizations:
University of Bristol
University of Edinburgh
Study Abroad Organizations:
Kaplan Test Prep International
One Step Initiative
Select Travel Study
Study Abroad Apartments
Education Associations:
National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
Country Partners:
Thailand (Office of Higher Education Commission)
Events and Deadlines
Join more than 600 participants from around the world at the IIE Summit on Generation Study Abroad. This year's theme "Explore. Exchange. Experiment." urges us to think in new and creative ways on how we "do" study abroad and how to reach the ambitious goal of doubling study abroad by 2020. IIE has partnered with The Design Gym to create an atmosphere of innovation and infuse design thinking through the 2016 IIE Summit. A Special Generation Study Abroad Design Thinking Challenge will get participants into a creative mindset to voice new ideas, collaborate in shared spaces, and use our collective knowledge to ideate and innovate.
Learn More | Deadlines: August 14 & October 16, 2016
The 100,000 Strong in the Americas Fund is an excellent resource for campuses seeking to expand study abroad initiatives. There are two current competitions open for higher education institutions: Promoting Study Abroad in Environmental Sciences with an Emphasis on Water and Promoting Study Abroad in Engineering, Physics, Geology and Geophysics.
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