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Friday, March 20th, 2009
9:30am - 2:30pm
Location: Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
Map: Main Campus: West Los Angeles (Westchester)
Co-Sponsored by:
- Southern California Consortium for International Studies (SOCCIS)
- Northern California Advocates for Global Education (NCAGE)
- Region XII, NAFSA: Association of International Educators
- Education Abroad Knowledge Community, NAFSA: Association of International Educators
- California Colleges for International Education
- California State University Office of International Programs
- University of California Education Abroad Program
- HTH Worldwide
- Center for Global Education at Loyola Marymount University
Agenda:
9:30am - 9:45am: Welcome and Introductions
9:45am -10:15am: An Update on Study Abroad at the UC, CSU, and Community Colleges Systems in California, Introduction to the California Study Abroad Website
10:15am - 12:00pm: Town Hall Meeting, Including Brief Presentations, Round-Table Discussions About:
- Potential Collaboration Through Study Abroad Program Sharing in California Within and Across Systems
- The Financial Crisis: Strategies for Maintaining Current Funding, Finding New Sources of Funding (including an update on Federal and State Financial Aid and The Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act)
- Curriculum Integration and Student Learning Support: The California Re-Entry Conferences — Opportunities for Growth and GlobalScholar.us Online Courses for Study Abroad — Opportunities for Comprehensive pre-departure, while abroad, and re-entry learning
- Increasing Diversity in Study Abroad; AllAbroad.us
- Forum on Education Abroad Standards of Good Practice and Code of Ethics: Implications
12pm - 1:00pm: Lunch and Presentation: Study Abroad Health and Safety Issues and Resources — OSAC Regional Workshops Update, (Lunch Sponsored by HTH Worldwide)
1:00pm -1:45pm: Continuing Round-Table Discussions
1:45pm - 2:30pm: Town Hall, Part 2: Reporting Back from Round-Table Discussions, Suggestions for Future Collaboration and Future Steps
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