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Looking forward to the NAFSA 2013 conference in St. Louis! I have not been there for years, so it should be pretty fun. My colleague from the University of Minnesota and I are presenting a session titled “Involving Faculty in Intercultural Competence Assessment”. It's going to be during the last day of the conference AND in the last time slot! ( Read more... )

When I think of new trends in international education and the corresponding skills I need to improve, I have to first identify my strengths. What has allowed me to do my work well earlier and will likely be an asset in the future? According to a valid instrument called Clifton's StrengthsFinder, I do well  "mining" for information, collecting, ( Read more... )

Even though it's been a while since this speech was made in 2011, Secretary Clinton's words are still inspirational to me. As we in international education celebrate progress we've made since then, I would also like to ask myself and my colleagues, what else can we do to support students' international experiences outside of well-known routes in ( Read more... )

My colleague and I recently learned that our session proposal, entitled “Involving Faculty in the Process of Assessing Students’ Intercultural Competence,” has been accepted for the 65th Annual Conference to be held in St. Louis, Missouri from May 26 - May 31, 2013. Below is a short proposal description and thoughts based on some relevant ( Read more... )

I am thinking of writing a short article based on my research at the Hiroshima University. It could be framed as a set of recommendations for those planning innovative cross-border programs in higher education ( Read more... )

International Education Is Good for Your Soul
After working in study abroad advising at the University of Minnesota for about a year (right before I left on my own second extensive study abroad experience, this time at Hiroshima University in Saijo, Japan), I am thrilled to keep in touch with my colleagues as I continue to work in undergraduate ( Read more... )

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It's been useful to go to the class on designing study abroad courses with University of Minnesota Teaching and Learning Center. Everyone shared their course ideas in a variety of world countries. I had a chance to bounce off some ideas, too.

My "dream course" would be Eurasia- or Eastern Europe-based short-term experiential course centered around ( Read more... )

Working on my LinkedIn profile with the help of awesome Cate Brubaker from Small Planet Studio. This way you are really making sure you are using this platform to make an impact you hope for: showcasing what's unique about you, using the language is relevant to your target audience, paying attention to keywords and other details. After I am done, ( Read more... )