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DIS Summer Faculty Seminar September, 2014

DIS Summer Faculty Seminar September, 2014. Summer Study Abroad for US Students (5 minutes) DIS Summer (10 minutes) Small Group Work – Successes, Challenges, New Ideas (45 minutes) Wrap-up (15 minutes). Agenda. Field (2011/12 academic year)

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DIS Summer Faculty Seminar September, 2014

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  1. DIS SummerFaculty SeminarSeptember, 2014

  2. Summer Study Abroad for US Students (5 minutes) DIS Summer (10 minutes) Small Group Work – Successes, Challenges, New Ideas (45 minutes) Wrap-up(15 minutes) Agenda

  3. Field (2011/12 academic year) 283,332 overall U.S. study abroad students 37% summer term + 14% on programs 8 weeks or less / 51% short term programs University run summer programs – “International Summer School” like CBS or department specific programs like Food Entrepreneurship: Designing New Business Opportunities in the Food Sector that runs in August at KU Third-party provider programs like DIS U.S. Faculty-led programs Internships – paid and unpaid, local and international Work Summer Study Abroad Numbers

  4. Fast Facts 45 different course options 559 students in summer 2014 – 10% increase from 2013 200 students did multiple sessions; 797 course enrollments – multiple sessions 74 participated in the new July session 122 students on faculty-led programs Continuing Challenges 40% capacity usage in housing and classroom; disparity with semester DIS historically known as a semester provider Summer program partners are different from semester senders DIS Summer

  5. DIS Summer

  6. 1. More courses in existing framework Additional DIS courses – trial and error in terms of student interest • Areas popular in semester may not be in summer Build on already existing expertise (Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Photography, Performing Arts, Research, Laboratory) Development happens within the academic departments 2. Faculty-led programming Move operations to study tours Modules Use DIS faculty as appropriate for guest lectures, etc. 3. Other vendors Danhostel DIS Summer Strategy

  7. What works well in your summer course? What are major challenges and how are you trying to address them? What are other ambitions and ideas for DIS to consider in our summer programming? Group Work

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