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Creating Globally Minded STEM Professionals Through Internships/Work Abroad Programs

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April 26, 2012: Creating Work Abroad Programs

Welcome and Self‐Introductions

Chair: Peggy Blumenthal, Senior Counselor to the President, IIE
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"The Need for and Benefits of Internships/Work Abroad Programs"

Presenter: Debbie Donohue, Co‐chair of NAFSA’s Work Internship and Volunteer Abroad (WIVA) Subcommittee and President/Founder of Global Career Pathways
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Panel Discussion on Existing Successful Models

Chair: Debbie Donohue, Global Career Pathways

Panelists:

  • University of California San Diego, Research Internship Program: Dr. Peter Arzberger, Co‐Director of PRIME and Chair, PRAGMA Steering Committee and Jim Galvin, Director of Opportunities Abroad & Faculty Led Programs
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  • Purdue University: Dr. Eckhard Groll, Director of the Office of Professional Practice, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, ACE Fellow
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  • University of Rhode Island: Dr. Sigrid Berka, Executive Director, International Engineering Program, Director, German and Chinese IEP
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  • Georgia Institute of Technology: Dr. Jon Gordon, Director of Assessment
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"How to Best Communicate the Benefits to Employers and Enlist Them Early on"

Chair: Dr. Eckhard Groll, Purdue University

Presenters:

  • Dr. Molly Maguire Teas, Senior Advisor for Education, US Department of State’s Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
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"How to Best Communicate the Benefits to University Faculty/Administration"

Chair: Debbie Donohue, Global Career Pathways


April 27, 2012: Maintaining, Funding and Sustaining Work Abroad Programs

Panel Discussion on Existing Funding Models for Programs

Chair: Peggy Blumenthal, IIE

Presenters:

  • NSF resources support international STEM internships: Susan Kemnitzer, Deputy Division Director, Engineering Education and Centers Nancy Sung, Program Director, East‐Asia Pacific, Office of International Science and Engineering
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  • University of Wisconsin – Madison, International Internship Program: Maj Fischer, Director
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  • Global Engineering Education Exchange (Global E3), Whitaker Fellowships, and other IIE‐managed programs: Dr. Larry Shuman, Chair‐Elect of Global E3 and Sabeen Altaf, Manager of STEM Programs at IIE
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    Download Presentation - Whitaker Program (135 KB, PDF)

Panel Discussion on Assessing Work Abroad Programs

Chair: Debbie Donohue, Global Career Pathways

Presenters:

  • Best Practices of International Internship Program Assessment: Dr. Michael Milligan, Executive Director, ABET, Inc.
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  • Case Study of Georgia Tech and the International Plan: Dr. Jon Gordon, Director of Assessment at Georgia Tech
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  • Case Study by University of Rhode Island: Dr. Sigrid Berka, Executive Director, International Engineering Program, Director, German and Chinese IEP
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  • Case Study by University of California, San Diego’s Research Internship Program: Dr. Peter Arzberger, Co‐Director of PRIME and Chair, PRAGMA Steering Committee and Jim Galvin, Director of Opportunities Abroad & Faculty Led Programs
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