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Definitions Session goals › Approaches for preparing students › Focus on programming for returnees › Career integration and networking
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CIEE SL DR Program › Holistic approach › Intensity factors › Skills enhancement
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› Finding community, language and culture › Sharing experiences with others › What to do with new-found inspiration? Need to Relate Need to Express Need to Engage
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In-country Record KeepingImpacts StudyAlumni Study
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In country re-entry meeting On site Exit interviews Potential alumni network in the works Skyping with current students Networking Fundraising CIEE Alumni Network
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Recognizing need for programming for returnees Post program surveys to students, focus groups, advising session feedback
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Best practices from the field Other institutions’ programming models International education conferences Institutional practices across campus Trial and error
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Career Center Service Learning Alumni Office Student-run organizations Student Affairs Program Specific Re-Entry University-wide working groups Staff, faculty, and administrator exchange
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“Unpacking Your Study Abroad Experience” Study Abroad Office/Career Center/Alumni Office Reverse culture shock Resume/Interview advice and mock interviews Alumni presentation or panel
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Program agenda Culture shock discussion/activity Resources for on and off-campus global involvement Resources for curricular integration Career Center handouts on transferable skills/career benefits of global education How to talk about/capitalize on your global experience Information on scholarships/ grad school/international job search
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International Experience graduation requirement for undergraduate students Short-term and semester options Business exchange programs Liberal arts program options Partnership with Carlson Global Institute & campus-wide Learning Abroad Center
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Shared messages in student coaching: academic advising, career services, Carlson Global Institute Employer conversations about hiring process Referral to expert office across campus for visas, teaching & working abroad
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Career coaching: marketing study abroad experience › Interview prep › Language competencies › Resume-writing › Elevator pitch › Transferable skills (intercultural communication, adaptability, ambiguity)
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Networking with alumni abroad (during and post-program) ‘Engage search’ for language-based student opportunities Mentorship matches with alumni abroad Coaching on employer conversations re: post-graduation experience abroad GoinGlobal tool for hiring practices Lifetime alumni career services
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Junior returning from semester in developing country Questioning major Difficult reconnecting with family & peers “No one wants to listen to me” Wants to go back ‘somehow’
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Program Alumni (Returnees) Study Abroad Office Faculty Student Affairs Offices
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What are you currently doing to serve returnees? What do returnees need? How do you know? What are the current gaps in service? What actions steps can you take in the next year in order to improve service?
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Tommy DeMarco, tdemarco@ciee.org Susan Pratt, pratt.susan@duke.edu Katie Selby, kmselby@umn.edu
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