Bridging Diverse Realities and Contexts by DA Global | Mar 29, 2022 | Education Abroad Resources, Faculty, Support & Advising Bridging Diverse Realities and Contexts: Faculty Leaders Supporting Experiences Across Different Contexts, Histories, and Contemporary Realities From Live Session on Tuesday, March 29 at 12:00 PM EST Session Description: As higher education campuses across the United States become more committed to supporting initiatives around social and racial justice initiatives, a question remains as to how students are prepared for the widely differing realities they might experience abroad. Join Diversity Abroad’s Task Force for Faculty Engagement to discuss how faculty support students in their experiences of identity, diversity, equity, and inclusion abroad. This Community Discussion will bring together students, faculty, and staff to engage in a significant conversation about how we can create real and supportive bridges to ensure a positive learning experience for students as they move between very different realities and contexts of racial and social justices and contexts. Facilitators: Mikayla Purnell ’22, Swarthmore College student, SIT Ghana alum (Fall 2021) Dr. Kwabena Opoku-Agyemang, Academic Director at SIT Ghana Benedicta Djumpah, Student Life Coordinator, Temple University, Rome Campus
Let’s Talk About Mental Health with International Student by DA Global | Feb 22, 2022 | International Students, Support Advising Let’s Talk About Mental Health with International Students From Live Session on February 22, 2022 (Closed captioning available) Mental health has been a rising topic and even designated as a crisis by news outlets such as Inside Higher Ed. In the case of international students, the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified existing barriers such as cultural differences, time constraints, and unfamiliarity with the United States counseling system and created new barriers that inhibit international students from seeking support. Research suggests that international students are less likely than their domestic counterparts to use mental health services provided by their institutions. As Universities and organizations enhance their anti-racist efforts and DEI initiatives, advocates must consistently consider how international student populations are included in the conversation and impacted by these decisions. In this discussion, our panelists will address issues and strategies related to mental health conversations with International Students while analyzing the barriers unique to that population. At the end of our community discussion, participants should understand the effects cultural differences and stigmatization play in international students seeking support, which tools and resources are available and/or effective when speaking with international students about mental health, and ways to overcome barriers when supporting international students with mental health concerns. Moderator: Asia King – North Carolina State University Presenters: Dr. Katie Koo – University of Georgia Mala Chintalapudi, LCMHCA, NCC – North Carolina State University Yi Xuen Tay – Masters Student in Student Affairs Download Presentation
It Takes A Village: Empowering the Campus Ecosystem to Promote Global Education by DA Global | Feb 8, 2022 | Education Abroad Resources, Marketing & Recruitment It Takes a Village: Empowering the Campus Ecosystem to Promote Global Education Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 12:00 PM EST (Closed captioning available) Session Description: This session is dedicated to practitioners who are looking for new ideas and approaches to cultivating an ecosystem oriented towards the expansion of global education on campus. Much like in nature, different members of a campus community have unique skills, talents, and perspectives they bring. Only when the right balance is achieved, do all members of the ecosystem thrive. This moderated panel will center several case studies on building effective partnerships reflecting on what it took to get past the barriers for effective communication and collaboration. Presenters: Christian Tanja, Admissions Outreach and Selection Officer, Schwarzman Scholars Maria del Mar Aponte Rodriguez, Director – Center for International Programs, St. Mary’s University Texas Holly Joyner, Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications, Baylor University Daniel Watson, Marketing & Technology Coordinator, University of Utah Lauren Stikeleather, Education Abroad, Davidson College Download Presentation
Preparing Students from Underserved Communities for Global Learning Opportunities by DA Global | Dec 8, 2021 | Education Abroad Resources, Support & Advising Preparing Students from Underserved Communities for Global Learning Opportunities in a Transformed World From Live Session on December 8, 2021 Session Description: As travel mobility resumes against the backdrop of COVID-10, new challenges and barriers present themselves that impact historically underserved students’ abilities to participate in global learning opportunities. What are strategies and practices that we can implement before students participate in global education that can set them up for success? Members of the Education Abroad – Student Support & Advising Taskforce will take a look at how professionals in the field are preparing students from underserved communities for global learning in a transformed world. Facilitators: Ashley Bayman, Global Learning Coordinator and Advisor, University of California, Santa Cruz Ariana Stuhl, Study Away Advisor, Susquehanna University Download Presentation
How to Support Students Historically Excluded from Study Abroad Post Pandemic? by DA Global | Jun 9, 2021 | Education Abroad Resources, Fundamentals Critical Reflection: How to Support Students Historically Excluded from Study Abroad Post Pandemic? Wednesday, June 9 at 3:00 PM EST (Closed captioning available) Session Description: Join Diversity Abroad for a community discussion to talk about the impact of Covid-19 on historically underrepresented students in study abroad. We will begin the conversation reviewing results of the Diversity Abroad Fundamentals of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion taskforce survey: Participation of Underrepresented Students in Study Abroad and Support Initiatives Developed During the Pandemic. Moderator: Arielle Gousse, Associate Director, Community & Membership – Diversity Abroad Presenters: Kelly Andrade, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Shawn Dillard, University of South Alabama Maura McCarthy, North Carolina State University Download Presentation
