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Fostering Global Citizenship in Higher Education

Preparing students as global citizens is a common goal shared by many college and universities; we see it in our mission statements, in our strategic plans, and in the goals and objectives of our various offices. But what does it mean to prepare students as global citizens?

"Fostering Global Citizenship in Higher Education" will focus on how institutional offices sharing this common vision can develop mutually beneficial partnerships and programming to help reach their goal. It will present examples, and foster action planning for activities and learning experiences that combine active citizen engagement with improved understanding of global and cross-cultural communities (two key elements of global citizenship).

Goals of the Conference:
To help define what we mean by global citizenship as a part of our campus missions;
To provide concrete ideas and examples for partnership opportunities across campuses that can contribute to this vision;
To create institution-specific action plans that can be feasibly implemented on each campus.

Who should attend?
Each institution is asked to form a team including: study abroad/international education offices, service-learning/ community service offices, cross-cultural offices, student services, career services, academic affairs, faculty members, and any other interested parties.

Registration Fees*:
Campus Team (up to 3 people): $125.00
Each additional Team Memiber: $25.00
Individual Registrants: $50
*for non-SIT participants (SIT participants are not required to pay the registration fee).

Please Note:
We have reached capacity for registrations and are now putting people on a waiting list.

Event Sponsored by:
The School for International Training/World Learning
Vermont Campus Compact

Co-sponsored by:
The University of Vermont, Middlebury College, Abroad View Magazine,
and the International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership