Wednesday, November 14
Conference Registration 8am–8pm
Internet Café 8am–8pm
Pre-Conference Workshop I 9am–1pm
Critical Theory and Study Abroad
Chair: Lance Kenney, Villanova University
Pre-Conference Workshop II 9am–1pm
Practical Approaches to the Challenges of Mental Health Issues in Study Abroad
Chair: John Lucas, IES
Pre-Conference Workshop III 2pm–6pm
The Research Results Are In: So Now What Do We Do With Them?
Co-Chairs: Michael Vande Berg, CIEE; Michael Paige, University of Minnesota; Darla Deardorff, Duke University
Rainbow SIG Meeting (open to all) 5pm-6pm
Members of NAFSA's Rainbow SIG will meet informally to discuss current projects and their plans for NAFSA's 2008 Annual Conference. All are welcome! For more information about the Rainbow SIG and its mission, please visit: http://www.indiana.edu/~overseas/lesbigay/.
Opening Plenary 6pm–7pm
Featured Speaker: Jim Gerstein, Gerstein Agne and Democracy Corps
Opening Reception 7pm–8:30pm
Thursday, November 15
Conference Registration 8am–6:30pm
Internet Café 8am–6:30pm
Networking Breakfast 8am–9am
Whole World Committee Meeting (open to all) 8:30am–9:30am
The Whole World Committee actively promotes study abroad in non-traditional parts of the world. The meeting provides a forum for attendees to discuss and encourage increased study abroad participation in underrepresented areas of the world.
Information Hall 9am–6:30pm
Concurrent Sessions: 9:30am–10:45am
Shock Value vs. Academic Value: Undergraduate Study Abroad Research
Chair: Brian Whalen, Dickinson College
Leadership Challenges and Strategies to Meet Them
Chair: Joan Raducha, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Transitions To and From Study Abroad: What Can be Learned from the Home Campus?
Chair: Janet Alperstein, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Staring at the Sea: The Conjectured State of Education Abroad in 2038
Chair: Dru Simmons, Arcadia University
Concurrent Sessions: 11:00am–12:15pm
Caution: 'U' and 'W' Curves Ahead!
Chair: Kate Berardo, Culturosity.com
Study Abroad for What? Re-Examining the Assumptions about the Purpose of Study Abroad
Chair: Orval Gingerich, Augsburg College
Race and Money Matters in Study Abroad
Chair: Eduardo Contreras, University of Texas at Austin
Broadening Participation with Science: The How, The Why, and Why Not
Chair: Preetha Ram, Emory College
Concurrent Sessions: 1:30pm–2:45pm
Fluidity of Boundaries between Self and Other: Implications for Study Abroad
Chair: Hilary Lieberman Link, Barnard College
Navigating the Unknown with Students with Disabilities: What is Reasonable or Appropriate Overseas?
Chair: Olivia Emilia, National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange
Study Abroad in the Global City
Chair: Anders Uhrskov, DIS: Denmark's International Study Program
Coffee Break 2:45pm–3:15pm
Concurrent Sessions: 3:15pm–4:30pm
Impossible Things before Breakfast: Myths in Education Abroad
Chair: Michael Woolf, The Foundation for International Education
Beyond Ink on the Page: Making the Most of Exchange Agreements
Chair: Stacey Tsantir, University of Minnesota
Like Diamonds, Study Abroad is Forever
Chair: Magdalena Chica-Garzon, Georgetown University
Committee on Underrepresentation Meeting (open to all) 4:30pm–5:30pm
Meet CIEE: Coffee and Conversation 5pm–6:30pm
Meet CIEE Resident Directors and staff from around the world, and learn more about
each program and culture.
CIEE Conference Reception at The Design Exchange 7:30pm–9:30pm
Sponsored by TerraDotta/StudioAbroad.com
Friday, November 16
Conference Registration 8:30am–5pm
Internet Café 8:30am–5pm
Information Hall 9am–5pm
Concurrent Sessions: 9:15am–10:30am
Direct from the Source: Student Perceptions of Overseas Learning
Co-Chairs: Beth Rascoe, CIEE and Jim Citron
An Intercultural Approach to Bringing Less Common Participants to Study Abroad
Chair: Christopher Klein, Purdue University
They're Not Going Away! Intentional Consequences and Student Learning in Short-Term Programs
Chair: Ana Maria Wiseman, Wofford College
Concurrent Sessions: 10:45am–12:00pm
Sustainability in Study Abroad: Reducing our Global Footprints
Chair: Daniel Greenberg, Living Routes
Staff Training and Development Tools for the International Office
Chair: Martin Hogan, CIEE
Addressing African Americans Abroad
Chair: Lynne Guitar, CIEE Santiago, Dominican Republic
Annual Luncheon 12:15pm–2pm
Featured Speaker: David Maxwell, Drake University
Student Poster Fair 2pm–5pm
Direct from the Source: Student Perceptions of Overseas Learning
Concurrent Sessions: 2:15pm–3:30pm
Writing and Imaging the Journey: Journaling and Photography as Tools for Cultural Exploration
Chair: Thomas D'Agostino, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Great Expectations/Grade Expectations: Dealing with the Discrepancies
Chair: Loren Ringer, CIEE Rennes, France
Coffee Break 3:30pm–4pm
Concurrent Sessions: 4pm–5:15pm
Sharing the Pain: Handling Emotionally Charged Student Situations Abroad as an Intercultural Educator
Co-Chairs: Carol Brandt, Pitzer College and Carolyn Sorkin, Wesleyan University
Applying New Theory to Building Intercultural Competencies
Chair: Malene Torp, DIS: Denmark's International Study Program
Washington Update 5:30pm–6:30pm
Chair: Michael McCarry, Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange
Saturday, November 17
Conference Registration 8am–1pm
Internet Café 8am–1pm
Information Hall 8:30am–1pm
Breakfast Plenary 8:30am–10am
Featured Speakers: Steve Trooboff and Michael Vande Berg, CIEE
sponsored by the CIEE Academic Consortium
Concurrent Sessions: 10:15am–11:30am
Understanding the Cross-Cultural Communicative Experiences of Study Abroad Participants: Methods of Assessment and Programmatic Responses
Chair: Dan Dewey, University of Pittsburgh
Faculty Involvement in Program Development and Curriculum Integration of Study Abroad in Non-Traditional Locations
Chair: Chi Anyansi-Archibong, North Carolina A&T University
Millennial Gender-ation: Look Who's Staying Home and Why
Chair: Melissa Quinby, Bowdoin College
Concurrent Sessions: 11:45am–1pm
What Do We Want Them to Know? Learning Outcomes in Summer Internship Programs
Chair: Michael Woolf, The Foundation for International Education
Rising Study Abroad Trends in Asia and the Middle East
Chair: Christopher Powers, Institute of International Education
Celebrate Tradition by Breaking with Tradition: Dynamic Study Abroad Opportunities in “Traditional” Settings
Chair: Peter Kerrigan, DAAD
Forum on Education Abroad Workshop 2pm-6pm
Pre-registration required.
CIEE Optional Tours:
Afternoon Wine Tasting and Tour:
Cave Spring Cellars in Jordan Village 1:30pm–5:30pm
St. Lawrence Market and Old Town Toronto 2pm–4pm
Historic Distillery District 4:30pm–6pm