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| October 29, 2024 | Santa Clara University |
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October Associate Provost Global Engagement Update
October has been an exciting month for Global Engagement. This month, Global Engagement was honored to host a prestigious delegation of twelve higher education professionals from the Middle East and North Africa, including Chad, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, who were nominated by the U.S. Department of State to participate in a premier professional exchange program focused on Higher Education Partnerships. The delegation consisted of university presidents, deans, administrators, and professors who are interested in examining higher ed administration models as well as potential U.S. collaboration and partnerships (including exchange program possibilities) with MENA universities. Also, this month, we launched a new resource, Atlas, a newsletter supporting university-sponsored international travel health, safety, and risk. Read below for more information and to subscribe. In addition, we are pleased to unveil our new Barbara Cassin Award for Excellence in Global Engagement for faculty, which will be awarded for the first time in 2024-25. The award recognizes outstanding faculty efforts supporting global engagement. You can read more below. I would also like to highlight this month’s successful launch of our 2024-25 iExchange program, which matches international students with faculty and staff “buddies.” 81 students, faculty, and staff are participating in the program this year, with students from many countries and a wide representation of faculty and staff from across campus. Didn’t get a chance to sign-up this year? You can still learn more about iExchange and consider participating next year. I hope that your fall is going well. Please join us at events this term. Best,  Global Programs
International Faculty and Scholar Reception Join us to celebrate international faculty, SCU faculty who have received prestigious international grants such as the Fulbright, and current international visiting scholars and researchers at SCU. Faculty and staff are invited to join us for the International Faculty & Scholar Reception on November 5, 2024 from 4:00-6:00PM in the Global Engagement Lounge, Aloysius Varsi Hall. RSVP online. New Global Engagement Award for Faculty Announcing our new Barbara Cassin Award for Excellence in Global Engagement for faculty, which will be awarded for the first time in 2024-25. The Barbara Cassin award recognizes outstanding faculty efforts supporting global engagement annually. All faculty, staff, and students are welcome to nominate faculty members for this award. Mark your calendar - nominations and self-nominations are due April 22, 2025. Visit our website for more information. Opus Prize Week Please join us for our Opus Prize week event on November 14 from 9:30-11AM. Coffee and Conversation: Jesuit Refugee Service, Romania, and the Crisis in Ukraine with Opus Prize finalists Cătălin and Bianca Albu. Join us to hear about their work with refugees from Ukraine. RSVP by November 4. New Faculty/Staff Newsletter Supporting University-Sponsored International Travel Our new resource Atlas, a newsletter supporting university-sponsored international travel, was launched this month. This newsletter provides a platform for resources and education to faculty and staff in departments and programs supporting student and group travel, particularly related to best practices in health, safety, and risk. If you are interested in receiving Atlas, subscribe through our Google Form. MyiSCU: New Sunapsis International Student Support System Going Live SCU’s international student population has grown from 375 students to almost 1,700 students in the last decade and to support our large international student population, we have been working on implementing a new system, Sunapsis. The Sunapsis implementation project kicked-off in Fall 2023 and is scheduled to go live on November 4. This massive data conversion and integration project has been happening with leadership from Melissa Heid in Global Engagement and Jake Day in Information Technology, and support from a host of people including Rafael Espinoza and Nancy Cutler in Information Technology. Students wishing to receive a demonstration of the new portal should RSVP for the MyiSCU Demo on November 8 at 1:00PM. Study Abroad Applications As a reminder, admission for study abroad applications is rolling this year. Applications open on November 18 and close on December 5. Faculty and staff who wish to learn more about the rolling admissions process can reference the Application Update webinar recording on YouTube. Students are encouraged to attend drop-in advising, and can find weekly schedules in Get Started Advising in Camino.
International Student Workshops: Academic Internships and Post-graduation Employment Did you know that SCU offers international students workshops on academic internships (Curricular Practical Training- CPT) and post-graduation employment (Optional Practical Training- OPT) on a regular basis to help students integrate their academics and career? International students are encouraged to participate in upcoming workshops:
International students can see upcoming workshops and learn more about OPT and CPT on our website. International Education Week 2024 International Education Week 2024 (IEW), an annual celebration of international education and exchange worldwide, is November 18-22 this year. Mark your calendar now:
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