The California Study Abroad Town Hall Meeting is continuing in an in-person format this year, with the Spring 2024 Meeting taking place on Friday, May 3, 2024 at Art Center College of Design Office of Exchange and Study Away in Pasadena. Through support from sponsors, there is no cost to attend.
This will include presentations which will highlight systemwide updates from UCEAP, CSU IP, CCIE, and AICCU, Non-University Study Abroad Organizations, and; partner updates from NAFSA Region XII, Diversity Abroad, reflections after the Forum on Education Abroad Conference, and others, as well as Hot Topics facing study abroad professionals today throughout California and around the world.
When: The California Study Abroad Town Hall In-Person from 9:30am – 3:00pm on Friday, May 3, 2024.
You can RSVP to attend at:
https://www.calabroad.org/townhall.phpContent:
The Spring 2024 California Study Abroad Town Hall Program will include updates from:
• University of California Education Abroad Program
• California State University International Programs
• California Colleges for International Education (California Community Colleges)
• California Independent and Private Colleges and Universities
• NAFSA: AIE Region XII
• International Education Organizations (Study Abroad Providers)
• Diversity Abroad
• Other Organizations
Special Topics will include:
1. Supporting Growth in Study Abroad as We Continue to Recover from Participation Numbers Because of COVID-19
2. Increasing the Impact of Study Abroad
3. Health and Safety, Including a Focus on Mental Health Issues for Study Abroad
4. How Colleges and Universities Can Develop Initiatives to Support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
5. Multiple Study Abroad Models: In-Person Study Abroad, Virtual Study Abroad, and Hybrid Models
6. Other Special Topics
The Spring 2024 California Study Abroad Town Hall will be co-sponsored by:
• University of California Systemwide Education Abroad Program (UCEAP)
• California State University Systemwide Office of International Programs
(CSU IP)
• California Colleges for International Education (representing California Community Colleges)
• Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU)
• University of California Irvine, Office of Global Engagement and Study Abroad Center
• Region XII, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Education Abroad Knowledge Community
• Southern California Consortium for International Studies (SOCCIS)
• Office of Exchange and Study Away at ArtCenter College of Design
• Center for Global Education at California State University at Dominguez Hills
• Cultural Insurance Services International, CISI/CareMed Travel Insurance