Welcome Back from Studying Abroad!
The Global Education Office hopes that you had a rewarding and transforming experience abroad. We are excited to welcome you back to the 91猫先生 community, and are eager to help you build on your new skills and interests. We can assist you with your transition back to campus and your future plans. Please don't hesitate to contact us for further information and support.
Program Evaluation Survey
Please complete GEO's Program Evaluation survey. Students want to know from other students what the experience abroad really聽involves. You can share your experience abroad with your peers by completing a . This anonymous survey will give you the opportunity to think critically about your experience abroad and will help future 91猫先生 students find the international experience that is right for them!
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Get Back - Give Back
Share your inspired and inspiring international experience with fellow students, the 91猫先生 community, and beyond. Here are just a handful of opportunities to choose from:
Join the GEO Ambassador Team
The GEO encourages returned students to help promote study abroad across the 91猫先生 campus. Being an advocate is a great way to stay connected to the global community when you return to 91猫先生. Work-study and volunteer opportunities are聽available. For more information, please contact GEO.
Submit your writing or photographs to a national audience
There are several national student-centered international education magazines that want to hear from study abroad alums. They聽sometimes聽feature student writing and/or photography contests. This is an opportunity for students to share information and experience with other students contemplating an educational experience abroad, whether it involves聽academic study, volunteering, interning, or work. Consider submitting articles, essays, photographs, insights, and advice to: , , or .
What's Next? Additional On-Campus Resources
There are many ways to transition back into your life at 91猫先生. You might have new interests and are looking for ways to use new skills. Here are a few ways to get involved and to integrate your study abroad experience into your life back home:
Student Groups
There are several student groups with an international focus on campus and in the Five College community. Please visit 91猫先生's Student Group Page聽for more information about current student groups at 91猫先生 and how to get involved.聽聽Or consider forming your own student group to bring your global interests and passion to the 91猫先生 campus. Please feel free to contact the global education office (GEO) and/or campus leadership聽and activities聽(CLA) for support in this endeavor!
GEO: Your navigational tool to the world!
You participated in a January/winter field course, so now consider a semester abroad. You went overseas in Div II, but have you thought about going back in Div III? Study abroad, intern abroad, volunteer abroad, work abroad, research abroad, grad school abroad, international grants聽and fellowships鈥hatever and wherever your interests are, you can go abroad again. Check out Sample Programs by Area of Study or come visit the GEO resource library.
Faculty: Research or Teaching Assistants
You may share common international research interests with 91猫先生 and Five College faculty who may be looking for research or teaching assistants. They may be knowledgeable about specific internships or research grants in the field, or might need assistance planning next year's short-term field course or semester-length program abroad.
SPARC: Job Search--Internships--Graduate school--International Research Grants and Fellowships
You understand the benefit of study abroad, but have you thought about how you are going to communicate the value of your experiences and the skills you have gained to prospective employers or in graduate school applications? 91猫先生's SPARC (Supporting your Purpose through Action, Resources, and Connections)聽offers workshops and counseling to help you think through the connections between your academic studies and your career, internship, and grad school pursuits. In addition, SPARC offers advising for students interested in post-graduate fellowship and research opportunities abroad. This includes the Fulbright Program, Rhodes Scholarship, Marshall Scholarship, and others.
Upcoming Workshops, Sessions, and International Events
Please read the Daily Digest, check the GEO Calendar, and subscribe to the weekly聽 to learn about study abroad events and workshops.