8:30 - Sign-in/Registration 9:00 - Welcome/Opening Remarks 9:15 - Keynote Presentation from the MA in Applied Theatre Program 10:30 - Choice of: "Planning for Study Abroad" or "Coming Home: Readjustment and Personal Growth" 11:30 - Choice of: "Alumni Study Abroad Panel" or "Linking Study to Study Abroad"
Afternoon Schedule
12:30 - 2:00 - International Opportunities Fair/Lunch On Your Own 2:00 - Student Experiences in Egypt 2:30 - Career Development Panel 3:30 - Foreign Service Careers Panel
Registration
Online registration is now closed. Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to register on-site at the CUNY Graduate Center (Concourse Level Lobby) on Friday, March 4. There is no charge for attendees.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Departures and Arrivals: Exploring Opportunities Before and After Study Abroad
CUNY's First Annual Study Abroad Reentry Conference, which was held at the Macaulay Honors College, highlighted the importance of education abroad in students' academic, professional, and personal development. The keynote speaker was Dr. Elliott Sclar, Director of the Center for Sustainable and Urban Development, and Professor of Urban Planning and International Affairs at Columbia University. The conference included additional speakers and presentations. Among the organizations represented at the concurrent International Opportunities Fair were:
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
Fulbright – Institute of International Education
InterExchange
International YMCA
JET Program
Peace Corps
Charles Rangel International Fellowship Program
World Learning
CUNY Baccalaureate Program for Unique and Interdisplinary Studies
Julia Wrigley, Associate University Provost
(Left to Right) Ken Yanes, Study Abroad Coordinator at CCNY; Subha Ahmed, CCNY '10; Elizabeth Mendoza, CCNY '10
(Left to Right) Subha Ahmed, CCNY '10; Elizabeth Mendoza, CCNY '10
Christian Paylor-Smith (with microphone), Brooklyn '11
Aleksey Martynyuk, Baruch, '10
Joy Phaphouvaninh, International Education Coordinator
Daniel Cowen, Hunter '11
(Left to Right) Vanessa-Renee Mical, Hunter, '10; Christian Narvaez, Baruch '11
(Left to Right) Ann Helm (in grey sweater), Executive Director of the Center for International Service, College of Staten Island; Deborah Stengle (in purple sweater), Study Abroad Advisor, College of Staten Island
(Foreground, from left to right) Pamela Lowenstein, World Learning; Kate McPherson, Senior Academic Advisor, CUNY Baccalaureate Program for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies