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IPS - Study Abroad Programs

Information for Faculty and Staff

This section is being developed so please check back for updates. It will provide information for advisors, faculty and other staff.

Presentations

Study Abroad Programs is available to give presentations to your class, student organization or staff. These can range from five minutes to one hour overviews of study abroad at SIUC. Please contact us for further details and to request a presentation.

Advisor Information

There are different ways for students to study abroad which require different types of registration. We are currently updating this handout. We are also available to meet with academic advisors to go over the procedures and to inform you of the latest program opportunities.

 

Information By College

The following section presents items of interest to faculty within a given college. This might include programs and exchanges specific to that college, faculty development resources, student scholarships appropriate to your college and related reports.

University-wide Resources

  • A National Action Agenda for Internationalizing Higher Education (2007): Report sponsored by the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. http://www.nasulgc.org
  • Current trends in U.S. Study Abroad & The Impact of Strategic Diversity Initiatives: IIE Study Abroad White Paper Series, Issue No. 1, May 2007 http://www.iienetwork.org/?p=StudyAbroadCapacity
  • GLOSSARI (Research on Study Abroad Learning Outcomes) (Powerpoint on Georgia Study) http://www.usg.edu/oie/facstaff/policies/index.phtml#adminTools
  • Maximizing Study Abroad: Strategies for Language and Culture Learning and Use (A project of the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, University of Minnesota http://www.carla.umn.edu/maxsa/index.html
  • How to create a Sustainable Study Abroad Program: A Faculty Guide - A NAFSA funded professional development tool accessible at http://www.melibeeglobal.com. (Click on lower left corner)
  • The 2007 National Study on Student Engagement(NSSE) features information on study abroad throughout the report.
  • Overview of assessment tools of intercultural communicative competence prepared by Alvino E. Fantini, School for International Training, http://www.sit.edu/publications/docs/feil_appendix_f.pdf.
  • Meeting American's Global Education Challenge: Current Trends in U.S. Study Abroad and the Impact of Strategic Diversity Initiatives - www.iienetwork.org/page/103277/ under Study Abroad White Paper
  • College-Bound Students' Interests in Study Abroad and Other International Learning Activities, American Council on Education, 25 February 2008.

College of Agricultural Sciences

  • Forestry in Ireland (SIUC Short-term Program)
  • Tropical Rainforest Conservation (SIUC Short-term Program)
  • MAST International: Trainee program through the University of Minnesota

College of Applied Arts and Sciences

College of Business and Administration

  • International Business Studies in Europe (SIUC Short-term Program)

College of Education & Human Services

  • Social Work India (SIUC Short-term Program)
  • Social Work Germany (SIUC Short-term Program)
  • Social Work Oaxaca (SIUC Short-term Program)

College of Engineering

  • Embracing Globalization: Meeting the Challenges to U.S. Scientists and Engineers, Assuring a Globally Engaged Science & Engineering Workforce. A workshop report of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society (link to full report)
  • International Colloquium on International Engineering Education, University of Rhode Island
  • Cultural Engineering (article from the Chronicle of Higher Education)

College of Liberal Arts

  • National Security Language Initiative - A federal initiative to increase the number of Americans learning critical need foreign languages. A variety of new and continuing federal language initiatives are featured, from K-12 education to university Flagship Language programs.
  • Japan Studies Institute: Incorporating Japanese Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum - An intensive summer institute sponsored by the American Association of State Colleges & Universities.

College of Mass Communication and Media Arts

  • Tropical Rainforest Conservation: Acoustic Ecology (SIUC Short-term Program)

College of Science

  • Embracing Globalization: Meeting the Challenges to U.S. Scientists and Engineers, Assuring a Globally Engaged Science & Engineering Workforce. A workshop report of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society (link to full report)
  • ISEP: Study Biological and Environmental Sciences Abroad (New version coming this Fall)
  • Organization for Tropical Studies - www.ots.duke.edu/ - SIU is a member institution