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Widening the Focus: Freshman and Education Abroad. Erika Richards, FIE: Foundation for International Education James Bushman, NYU: New York University Terri Arnold, NU: Northeastern University Colin Skinner, Northeastern University Student.
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Widening the Focus: Freshman and Education Abroad Erika Richards, FIE: Foundation for International Education James Bushman, NYU: New York University Terri Arnold, NU: Northeastern University Colin Skinner, Northeastern University Student
Projections of Education Statistics 2018 Source: U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)http://nces.ed.gov/programs/projections/projections2018/sec2b.asp
These estimates do not take into consideration the following considerations such as… • The cost of college • The economic value of education • Impact of distant learning and advance technologies that may occur
Lessons Learned and Considerations for the future • Preparation and planning • Human Resourcing • Course selection • Co-curricular and extra-curricular planning • Engagement in the local community • Continual assessment and amendment • Academic advisement sensitive to freshman • Holistic approach to totality of program
Faculty and staff feedback • Highly enjoyable to work with • Students more engaged • Behavior more responsible • Less sense of entitlement • A bit more wide eyed and passionate about experience