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Engaging Alumni : From Re-Entry to Post-Graduation

Engaging Alumni : From Re-Entry to Post-Graduation. CIEE Annual Conference Minneapolis, MN 21 November 2013 Susan E. Pratt, Duke University Tommy DeMarco , CIEE-SL Dominican Republic Katie Selby, Carlson School of Management, UMN. Engaging Alumni. Definitions Session goals

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Engaging Alumni : From Re-Entry to Post-Graduation

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  1. Engaging Alumni : From Re-Entry to Post-Graduation CIEE Annual Conference Minneapolis, MN 21 November 2013 Susan E. Pratt, Duke University Tommy DeMarco, CIEE-SL Dominican Republic Katie Selby, Carlson School of Management, UMN

  2. Engaging Alumni • Definitions • Session goals • Approaches for preparing students • Focus on programming for returnees • Career integration and networking

  3. Understanding and Preparing Students Tommy DeMarco CIEE Service-Learning Program Santiago, Dominican Republic

  4. My Student Experience • CIEE SL DR Program • Holistic approach • Intensity factors • Skills enhancement

  5. Recognizing Returnee Needs • Finding community, language and culture • Sharing experiences with others • What to do with new-found inspiration?

  6. Understanding Our Returnees

  7. CIEE SL DR Alumni Study • 44% of our alumni have returned to the DR • 22% are residing internationally • 78% continue to speak Spanish weekly • 94% declare that CIEE SL DR played a role in their specific field of employment or study

  8. What works in terms of outreach? • In country re-entry meeting • On site Exit interviews • Potential alumni network in the works • Skyping with current students • Networking • Fundraising • CIEE Alumni Network

  9. Programming for Returnees Susan E. Pratt, Duke University

  10. Recognition of Need • Recognizing need for programming for returnees • Post program surveys to students, focus groups, advising session feedback

  11. Cultivating Ideas for Re-Entry Programming • Best practices from the field • Other institutions’ programming models • International education conferences • Institutional practices across campus • Trial and error

  12. Intra-InstitutionalCollaboration • Career Center • Service Learning • Alumni Office • Student-run organizations • Student Affairs • Program Specific Re-Entry • University-wide working groups • Staff, faculty, and administrator exchange

  13. Sample Re-Entry Event • “Unpacking Your Study Abroad Experience” • Study Abroad Office/Career Center/Alumni Office • Reverse culture shock • Resume/Interview advice and mock interviews • Alumni presentation or panel

  14. Resources for Returnees • Program agenda • Culture shock discussion/activity • Resources for on and off-campus global involvement • Resources for curricular integration • Career Center handouts on transferable skills/career benefits of global education • How to talk about/capitalize on your global experience • Information on scholarships/ grad school/international job search

  15. Career Integration and Networking Katie M. Selby Carlson School of Management University of Minnesota

  16. Carlson School Requirement • International Experience graduation requirement for undergraduate students • Short-term and semester options • Business exchange programs • Liberal arts program options • Partnership with Carlson Global Institute & campus-wide Learning Abroad Center

  17. Student Service Collaboration • Shared messages in student coaching: academic advising, career services, Carlson Global Institute • Employer conversations about hiring process • Referral to expert office across campus for visas, teaching & working abroad

  18. Integrated Career Services • Career coaching: marketing study abroad experience • Interview prep • Language competencies • Resume-writing • Elevator pitch • Transferable skills (intercultural communication, adaptability, ambiguity)

  19. Networking andPost-Graduation Opportunities • Networking with alumni abroad (during and post-program) • ‘Engage search’ for language-based student opportunities • Mentorship matches with alumni abroad • Coaching on employer conversations re: post-graduation experience abroad • GoinGlobal tool for hiring practices • Lifetime alumni career services

  20. Case Study Junior returning from semester in developing country • Questioning major • Difficult reconnecting with family & peers • “No one wants to listen to me” • Wants to go back ‘somehow’

  21. Playing Card = Your Role Program Alumni (Returnees) Study Abroad Office Faculty Student Affairs Offices

  22. Case Study Debrief • What are you currently doing to serve returnees? • What do returnees need? How do you know? • What are the current gaps in service? • What actions steps can you take in the next year in order to improve service?

  23. Any questions? Thank you for coming! • Tommy DeMarco, tdemarco@ciee.org • Susan Pratt, pratt.susan@duke.edu • Katie Selby, kmselby@umn.edu

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