8:00am-4:30pm
One-Day International Faculty Development Seminar
Intercultural Accommodation, Integration, or Assimilation? An Encounter and Exchange with Minneapolis' East African Immigrant Community
Cait Vaughan, CIEE-Portland, Maine; Laura Sweet, CIEE - Portland, ME
9:00am-3:00pm
Pre-Conference Workshop I:
Planning, Implementing, and Sustaining Curriculum Integration of Education Abroad
Gayle A. Woodruff and Kim Hindbjorgen, University of Minnesota
Facilitators: Amy M. Henry, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph G. Hoff , University of Richmond; Christine Parcells, University of Virginia; Kate Maple, University of Minnesota
8:30am-5:00pm
Pre-Conference Workshop II:
Demystifying Digital Storytelling: Narrating International Experience with Digital Media
Brian Liesinger, Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation
Facilitators: Sarah Tschida, University of Minnesota; Doug Reilly and Tom D'Agostino, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Diversity Abroad Future Leaders Summit in Partnership with CIEE*
How do we attract a wide and diverse range of students to study abroad? This interactive workshop, developed by CIEE and Diversity Abroad, will bring together 20 of today’s campus leaders and change agents in international education to answer this question by brainstorming new solutions for overcoming one of the three leading barriers to study abroad, curriculum. The goal: to develop actionable solutions to increase access to study abroad by students of diverse racial/ethnic and economic backgrounds and academic majors.
5:00pm-6:00pm
Rainbow SIG Meeting
6:00pm-7:00pm
Opening Plenary
Featured Speaker: Phil Borges
7:00pm-8:30pm
Opening Reception
8:15pm-9:30pm
Featured Documentary Screening: Girl Rising
After the screening of Girl Rising, don’t miss the opportunity to hear from Justin Reeves, director of NGO partnerships for the movement. Justin will join our conference to share his experiences while working on this groundbreaking film, will speak about Girl Rising’s seven global NGO partners, and will provide information about how you can get involved in empowering and educating girls in your community and around the world.
8:30am-6:00pm
Exhibit Hall and Internet Café
9:00am-10:15am
Engaging Alumni: From Re-entry to Post-Graduation
Elaine Acacio, CIEE - Santiago, Dominican Republic
9:00am-10:15am
Campus Internationalization - Strong Brand Required
Brenda Majeski, CIEE - Portland, Maine
9:00am-10:15am
On-Campus Synergies and Collaboration to Improve Domestic and International Students’ Learning Abroad
David Wong, Michigan State University
9:00am-10:15am
Collaborative Approaches to Supporting Pre-Health Professional, Nursing, and Health Sciences Undergraduate Students' in Education Abroad
Scott Daby, University of Minnesota
10:15am-10:45am
Coffee Break and Poster Fair
10:45am-12:00pm
The Essentials for Students with Disabilities Studying Abroad
Michele Scheib, Mobility International USA
10:45am-12:00pm
Rooting Our STEM Students: Using Experiential Education to Engage STEM Students in International Programs
Angela Shaeffer, Cultural Vistas
10:45am-12:00pm
Walking the Walk: Maximizing Opportunities for Faculty and Staff Professional Development
Erin Santana, CIEE-Portland, Maine
10:45am-12:00pm
Reciprocal Competency: A Pedagogy of Global Engagement
Mireille Cronin Mather, Foundation for Sustainable Development
12:00pm-1:00pm
Open Forum: Education Abroad Directors and Managers
Moderators: Timothy Lynn Elliott, Brigham Young University; Mary Dando, University of Colorado at Boulder
1:30pm-2:45pm
Demystifying Digital Storytelling: Narrating International Experience with Digital Media
Brian Leisinger, Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation
1:30pm-2:45pm
Mentoring Models for Student Development in Education Abroad
Meredith Field, Bucknell University
1:30pm-2:45pm
From Fringe to Core: Aligning First-Year Education Abroad with Institutional Priorities
James Lucas, Michigan State University
1:30pm-2:45pm
Online Education, Study Abroad and the Future
Malene Torp, Danish Institute for Study Abroad
3:00pm-4:15pm
What Makes Students Tick? And How Does Their Motivation Impact their Development Abroad?
Phil Anderson, University of St. Thomas
3:00pm-4:15pm
100 Cups of Tea: Cultivating Community During the Pre-Departure Experience
Erica Carley Harris (Co-chairs) and Iris Michaud, CIEE-Portland, Maine
3:00pm-4:15pm
Different Diversities: Talking to Students about Race, Physical Difference, and Other Kinds of Diversity Abroad
Hannah Taieb, CIEE-Paris,France
3:00pm-4:15pm
Making Study Abroad a Campus Priority: Measuring and Enhancing the Impact of Study Abroad on Student Success
Gary Rhodes, University of California at Los Angeles
7:00pm-9:30pm
CIEE Annual Reception at the Mill City Museum
Sponsored by Terra Dotta, LLC
8:30am-5:00pm
Exhibit Hall and Internet Café
9:00am-10:15am
Building Bridges: Connecting Families to Education Abroad
Antonia Lortis, University of Minnesota
9:00am-10:15am
Washington Update
Michael McCarry, Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange
9:00am-10:15am
Engaging STEM in the Learning Abroad Conversation: Experiences in Practice-Based Study Abroad Opportunities
Michael Trice, University of North Texas
10:15am-10:45am
Coffee Break & Poster Fair
10:45am-12:00pm
Overcoming Barriers to Faculty-Led Study Abroad
Robin Craggs, Occidental College
10:45am-12:00pm
Innovative Practices in Teaching Lesser Taught Languages: Lessons from the Field in Teaching Chinese, Russian, and Arabic
Cheryl Matherly, University of Tulsa
10:45am-12:00pm
Fostering Cultural and Self-Awareness in Students: Negotiating Identity in Intercultural Transitions
Kevin Morrison, Elon University
10:45am-12:00pm
Old Challenges and New Directions in Academic Integration: Identifying Successful Strategies
Lynn Anderson, International Education Consultant
12:15pm-2:00pm
Annual Luncheon
Featured Speaker: Ann Bancroft
2:15pm-3:30pm
Social Media Balancing Act
Brooke Roberts, GoAbroad
2:15pm-3:30pm
Maximizing Student Learning on Short-Term Education Abroad: What Works and What Doesn't Using Backward Course Design
James Lucas, Michigan State University
2:15pm-3:30pm
Diversity Dialogue
Catherine Menyhart (Co-Chairs), CIEE-Portland,Maine
Carol Larson, University of Pittsburgh
2:15pm-3:30pm
Training Faculty for Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs
Eric Schroeder, University of California Davis
3:45pm-5:00pm
The Global Student's College Decision Making Process: How to Repackage Your Study Abroad Programs for Today's College Consumer Pattern
Genevieve Colastin (Co-Chairs), University of Miami
Wendy Garay, Saint Peter's University
3:45pm-5:00pm
Distance Learning: Perils and Promise
Andrea Custodi, The Alliance for Global Education
3:45pm-5:00pm
Managing, Mitigating, and Monitoring: Risk Management in Study Abroad
Jennifer Murray, Bard College
3:45pm-5:00pm
Designing Effective Student Learning Outcomes for Education Abroad
Heidi Soneson, University of Minnesota
8:00am-1:00pm
Exhibit Hall and Internet Café
8:30am-10:00am
CIEE Breakfast
10:15am-11:30am
Oh the Possibilities! Aligning International Internships and Service-Learning Opportunities with Students' Academic and Professional Goals
Lindsay Calvert, Institute of International Education
10:15am-11:30am
Interrogating the Learning Space of Education Abroad: Meeting Grounds, Expanded Itineraries and the Request for Reciprocity
Oscar Ceballos, CIEE - Seville, Spain
10:15am-11:30am
Student Aid Funding and Study Abroad: Aligning, Innovating, and Educating the Field
Joseph Rienti, Fordham University
10:15am-11:30am
On the Same Team: Study Abroad and Student-Athlete Support
Grace Johnson, The Ohio State University
11:45am-1:00pm
Essential Components for Integrating Study Abroad into the Curriculum of STEM and other Disciplinary Majors
Tracy Bibelnieks, Augsburg College
11:45am-1:00pm
An International Study Experience Model for Inter-Professional Teams of Graduate Professional Students
Jody Olsen, University of Maryland
11:45am-1:00pm
Credit Wars: Curricular Integration and Dis-Integration in Study Abroad Programming
Thomas Bogenschild, Vanderbilt University
11:45am-1:00pm
In the Global Time Warp: Alignment, Diversity, and Study "Abroad"
Serena Fusco, CIEE - Naples, Italy