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The annual New England Study Abroad Re-entry Conference provides an array of information to college and university students who have recently returned from a study abroad experience. Developed by a committee of volunteers in the study abroad field, the conference will offer sessions in adjusting to re-entry, becoming an advocate for study abroad, marketing your international experience, exploring careers in international fields, and finding opportunities to go abroad again.
Location:
The conference will take place on Saturday, November 3rd at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Registration begins at 8:45 am in the Curry Student Center; the conference ends at 6:00 pm.
Click here to get directions and parking info
Registration:
The Conference is open to any student who has studied abroad, in any foreign country for any length of time.
The registration fee for the Conference is $10.00 ($15.00 at the door) and is due with the registration form. It includes lunch, registration, sessions and workshops, and conference materials.
Click here to register - THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS OCT. 15th
What to Bring:
You will want to bring a few
copies of your resume, a notebook, pen, and a willingness
to learn!
What to Wear:
This is a
casual event.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Share. Learn.
The morning will be a time to share your experiences, from abroad and
now that you are back at home and on campus. You'll have opportunities
for reflection, telling stories, and learn from your peers. We will
discuss strategies for working through the adjustment back to the US,
and we'll also explore ways that your overseas experiences set you apart
in the crowd!
Taking it to the next level.
In the afternoon, we'll look more at ways
and opportunities for you to build upon your study abroad
experience after college. This will include panel discussion
on the following subjects:
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Scholarships & Fellowships
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Graduate School
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Teaching and Working Abroad
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Using Your Study Abroad Experience: What You Didn't Know You Knew
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Careers in International Education
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Careers in International Business
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Careers in International Social Justice and International Public Service
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Kris Holloway
Author of Monique and the Mango Rains
Kris Holloway served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mali, West Africa from 1989-1991, where she met her husband, John Bidwell. She holds a MPH from the University of Michigan where she focused her research on maternal and child health. She has used her unique background in writing, public health, and development to further the mission of numerous non-profits and educational institutions including Planned Parenthood, the National Priorities Project, the University of Michigan, Springfield College, and the Greenbelt Movement International. She currently works with the Center for International Studies, a fabulous study/live/explore abroad organization. She is a confirmed Francophile, loves chocolate, and sits on a physio ball while at her computer. She lives in Northampton, MA with John and their two sons.
International Opportunities Fair:
With representatives from graduate schools,
non-profits, international business and education, we will
help you learn about the different possibilities, work to
perfect your resumé, and figure out how to take the next
steps! We will first run concurrent sessions, so that you can
choose which programs and organizations to learn more about,
but then we'll open it up to an International Opportunities
Fair, so that you can speak individually with the
organizations and schools that interest you most!
In addition, we will have resume critiquing stations set
up with professionals from various organizations who are there
to assist you perfect your resume.
Below are some of the organizations that
attended last year and may attend again this year:
Abroad View Foundation - www.abroadviewmagazine.com
Action Without Borders/Idealist.Org - www.idealist.org
Catholic Charities - www.ccab.org
CDS International - www.cdsintl.org
Cultural Experiences Abroad - www.gowithcea.com
CIEE Work, Teach and Volunteer Abroad - www.ciee.org/work
Center for International Studies - www.studyabroad-cis.com
The Fletcher
School at Tufts Univ.- http://fletcher.tufts.edu
Grassroots International - www.grassrootsonline.org
Hostelling International - www.usahostels.org
International Studies Abroad - www.studiesabroad.com
JET Programme - / http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/jet
Language Corps - www.languagecorps.com
Lesley University - Intercultural Relations Program - www.lesley.edu/gsass/65irp.html
MonsterTRAK - http://monstertrak.com
NYU, School of Continuing and Professional Studies - www.scps.nyu.edu
Oxfam America - www.oxfamamerica.org
Peace Corps - www.peacecorps.gov
Right to Play - www.righttoplay.com
School for Field Studies - www.fieldstudies.org
School for International Training - www.sit.edu
STA Travel - www.statravel.com
Transitions Abroad Magazine - www.transitionsabroad.com
The Glimpse - www.theglimpse.com
The Scholarship - www.thescholarship.com
University of South Carolina, Moore School of Business - www.mooreschool.sc.edu
US State Department - http://www.state.gov
World Teach - www.worldteach.org
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