Study Abroad
Marketing Your Study Abroad Experience: Baltimore Regional Conference
Friday, February 8, 2008*
8:30 - 1:00 p.m.
Goucher
College
* If Goucher College is closed due to inclement
weather the conference will take place on Friday, February
15.
This conference is designed for the returned study abroad student.
We hope to offer you advice and information relevant to you and
your future endeavors after study abroad.
Make personal and professional meaning of your time abroad. Learn
how to market your knowledge and skills on your resume,
cover letters and in job interviews. Share your
international experiences with other students returning from
study abroad. Speak with experts about other international opportunities
including volunteering, working, and teaching abroad.
Open to all students in the Baltimore metro area, including those
from Goucher, JHU, Loyola, McDaniel, Towson, UMBC, and any
other returned study abroad alumni who happen to be in Baltimore.
Program Schedule:
The conference will begin at 8:30 a.m. with check-in and registration,
and end at 1:00 p.m. Raffle prizes will be awarded after the
Q & A Panel.
Tentative Schedule for the 2008 conference:
| 8:30-9am |
Registration |
| 9-9:45am |
Welcome by Cynthia Terry, Goucher College Chaplain |
| 9:45-10:45am |
Marketing your Study Abroad Experience |
| 10:45-11am |
Break |
| 11-12:30pm |
Question and Answer Panel |
| 12:30-1pm |
Close and Raffle |
Sessions will cover the following topics :
Marketing your Study Abroad Experience |
Revising your resume & writing cover letters
to feature your study abroad experience, conducting successful
job interviews - presented by TU Career Center |
| Question and Answer Panel |
The floor will be open to your questions for the
full duration of the time allotted to the session |
Question and Answer Panelists:
Panelists confirmed for 2008 conference:
- Rose Begalla, Regional Director for AustraLearn, with advice
about enrolling in graduate school abroad
- Brenda DiModugno from the Towson University Career Center
- Cody Donahue, graduate
student at School for International Training
- Burgundie Johnson of
the PeaceCorps,
Small Enterprise Development Advisor volunteer in Mali
from 2003- 2005
- Ian MacNairn, Northern
Tier Team Leader/Angola Country
Desk Officer, Office of Southern Africa
Affairs, USAID/Africa Bureau in
Washington, DC
- Maretta McKenna, Assistant Coordinator at Maryknoll China Service Project
- Jen Mizgata from World Food Programme
- Aleks Nesic, instructor at English
Language Services
- Chris Powers from Institute of International Education
Sponsors:
Capital Restaurants
The Helmand
Samos
San Sushi Too/Thai One On
Towson Best
Watertable Restaurant
Directions, Parking, and Collegetown Shuttle Information:
The conference will be held in Heubeck Hall which is a short walk from the Collegetown Shuttle bus stop and a free visitor parking lot near the Dorsey College Center.
Directions by car: Motorists approaching Goucher College from any direction are advised to take the Baltimore Beltway (I-695), leaving it at exit 27A-Towson (Dulaney Valley Road south). The college entrance is on the left, one-half block from exit 27A. Visitors should park in the free lot near the Dorsey College Center.
Collegetown Shuttle: The shuttle stops at MICA, JHU, Loyola, and Goucher, and is free with a college ID. Click here to download the Collegetown Shuttle Schedule.
Map of Goucher College
Registration:
The conference is open to all study abroad alum from the Baltimore region. The number of participants will be capped at 50.
Please register in advance by mailing a Marketing
Your Study Abroad Experience: Baltimore Regional Conference Registration
Form with the $5.00 registration fee to:
Paige Pape
Office of International Studies
Goucher College
1021 Dulaney Valley Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21204
Tel: (410) 337-6455
Questions? Contact:
Tina Cavaluzzi or Erin Stephens
Study Abroad Office
Towson University
8000 York Rd
Towson, MD 21252
Tel: (410) 704-2451
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