International Educational Committee Meeting Minutes, September 28, 2015
Committee Members Present: Gareth Barkin, Alva Butcher (chair), Lea Fortmann, Kriszta Kotsis,
John Lear, Eric Orlin, Roy Robinson, Mike Spivey.
Also attending: Carmen Eyssautier.
The meeting was convened at 10:03 a.m. Last meeting’s minutes were approved.
Robinson: The recent study abroad fair went very well.
Robinson passed out study abroad data (attached) from the past few years. We then had a
general discussion of study-abroad programs at Puget Sound, focusing on information in the
handout. The number of students studying abroad has been declining for years. We had some
discussion about why this has been happening; for example, a change several years ago about
applying merit aid to study abroad might be part of the reason. There may have been changes
as to which countries students visit, too.
We also discussed the Study Abroad Initiatives Grant (application attached). The number of
faculty-led programs has increased, perhaps partly because the university has money to
support starting faculty-led programs. There was some discussion of programs in which the
study-abroad component is tacked onto the end of a course taught here at Puget Sound.
We then had a discussion about how to promote the Study Abroad Initiatives or study abroad in
general. The following points were made.
The university is committed to providing $25,000 a year for Study Abroad initiatives, provided
it’s in the budget. Butcher: This isn’t much, and a lot of faculty are unaware of this.
Orlin: Maybe we should bring some of the information in the handout about the declining
number of students participating in study abroad to a faculty meeting in order to promote the
Study Abroad Initiatives.
Barkin: If we promote short-term will that negatively affect semester-long programs?
Lear: I don’t think that is happening. Also, we can use existing funds to show that we can create
our own sustainable semester-long programs.
Orlin: Short-term programs may not be viable long-term, unless we tie them directly to faculty
teaching responsibilities.
Kotsis: The Northwest Five have been discussing linking study-abroad programs across the five
schools, but there are major administrative hurdles.
Lear: Maybe we should sponsor a meeting of NW5 directors of international programs.
Lear: Maybe we could join the Midwest Association of Liberal Arts Colleges’s consortium of
international programs.
Finally, we turned to a student’s petition for study abroad in Russia through the AFS program.
We currently have no Russia programs, and many of the other NW5 Russia programs require
some knowledge of Russian, which the student does not have. We were also concerned that
the student wants to go for a year, but only a small number of courses will be offered – none of
which are in his area of business. His GPA is also relatively low, but he is quite eager to go.
Possible recommendations to the student: Perhaps he should take elementary Russian over the
summer. Perhaps he could show us more clearly how a year in Russia fits with his academic
program here at Puget Sound.
Meeting adjourned at 10:52 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Mike Spivey
A student abroad for an academic year would be represented as 2 students.
26
20
12
10
9
9
8
8
1
Chemistry
Exercise Sci
Sci Tech & Soc
Geology
Philosophy
Physics
17
Classics
Music
30
German
31
Theater
33
Comp Sci &…
33
History
35
Religion
35
Communicati…
39
Soc & Anthro
40
Art History
44
French
47
Japanese
70
Chinese
75
Econ
ILACA Granada
UPS Pac Rim
DIS Copenhagen
UPS Dijon
IES London
UPS Madrid Summers
UPS Taiwan
IES Tokyo
AIFS Prague
Temple Rome
IES Vienna
IES European Union
Lewis & Clark Munich
IES Dublin
UPS Kyoto
IES Beijing
IES Milan
Arcadia Edinburgh
CIEE Valparaiso
SIT India
IFSA Butler Cork
IES Christchurch-Canterbury
SIT Morocco
IFSA Butler Argentina
CIEE Monteverde
IFSA Butler Cork
Waseda Japan
IES Berlin
PLU Oaxaca
SIT Vietnam
AIFS Salzburg
Arcadia Dublin Trinity
IFSA Butler Queen Mary
SFS Turks & Caicos
SIT Tanzania
SIT Uganda & Rwanda
SIT Australia
IFSA Butler Victoria U
IES Madrid
IFSA Butler Griffith
IES Amsterdam
SIT Argentina
SIT Switzerland
SIT Chile
IFSA Butler Macquarie
IFSA Butler U of Otago
IES Paris
IES Santiago
Emory Tibetan Studies
IES Freiburg
IES Nantes
20 20 20
English
85
Politics & Gov
86
Psychology
Spain
England
France
Germany
Japan
Ireland
Pac Rim
Denmark
Australia
Italy
Chile
China
Austria
New Zealand
Taiwan
Argentina
Czech Republic
Scotland
India
Costa Rica
Morocco
Netherlands
Ecuador
Mexico
Tanzania
Turks & Caicos
Uganda &…
Vietnam
Hungary
Switzerland
Greece
Egypt
Ghana
Multiple…
Brazil
Madagascar
Peru
Senegal
South Africa
Uganda
Namibia
South Korea
Sweden
28
Hispanic Stds
88
Biology
97
IPE
BLP
Study Abroad Data for IEC—Fall 2015
Students abroad for a semester/summer by program
Fall 2011 to Summer 2015
45 45 44
43
25 24 24
17 16 16
15 14 14
13 13 13 12 12 12
11 11 10 10 10
9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6
5 5 5
Students abroad for a semester/summer by country
Fall 2011 to Summer 2015
83
56 54 53 49
46 45 44
38 38 31
29 28 26 26 22 22
20 19 14
12 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 6
4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
Students abroad by major
Fall 2011 to Summer 2015
69
Students on Faculty-led (non Pac Rim)
programs 2010-2011 to 2015-2016
37
19
14
19
18
0
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016
Fall Study Abroad Numbers 2001 to 2015 (including Pac Rim)
140
125
120
100
105
102
98
93
92
91
98
88
88
82
77
80
77
65
54
60
40
20
Fall 2015
Fall 2014 (Pac Rim)
Fall 2013
Fall 2012
Fall 2011 (Pac Rim)
Fall 2010
Fall 2009
Fall 2008 (Pac Rim)
Fall 2007
Fall 2006
Fall 2005 (Pac Rim)
Fall 2004
Fall 2003
Fall 2002 (Pac Rim)
Fall 2001
0
Spring Study Abroad Numbers 2002 to 2016 (including Pac Rim)
160
140
150
149
139
130
129
128
110
120
100
140
139
110
109
99
90
97
71
80
60
40
20
0
Spring
2002
Spring
2003
(Pac
Rim)
Spring
2004
Spring
2005
Spring
2006
(Pac
Rim)
Spring
2007
Spring
2008
Spring
2009
(Pac
Rim)
Spring
2010
Spring
2011
Spring
2012
(Pac
Rim)
Spring
2013
Spring
2014
Spring
2015
(Pac
Rim)
Spring
2016
*Est
Fall 2001
Spring 2002
Summer 2002
Fall 2002 (Pac Rim)
Spring 2003 (Pac Rim)
Summer 2003
Fall 2003
Spring 2004
Summer 2004
Fall 2004
Spring 2005
Summer 2005
Fall 2005 (Pac Rim)
Spring 2006 (Pac Rim)
Summer 2006
Fall 2006
Spring 2007
Summer 2007
Fall 2007
Spring 2008
Summer 2008
Fall 2008 (Pac Rim)
Spring 2009 (Pac Rim)
Summer 2009
Fall 2009
Spring 2010
Summer 2010
Fall 2010
Spring 2011
Summer 2011
Fall 2011 (Pac Rim)
Spring 2012 (Pac Rim)
Summer 2012
Fall 2012
Spring 2013
Summer 2013
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Summer 2014
Fall 2014 (Pac Rim)
Spring 2015 (Pac Rim)
Summer 2015
Fall 2015
Spring 2016 *Est
Summer Study Abroad Numbers 2001 to 2015
45
40
10
100
20
40
35
31
20
15
6
10
140
80
6
All Students
Abroad by
Country—Fall
2011—Summer
2015 (not including facultyled programs)
9
160
139
91 90
10
140
129
120
110
105
92
93
40
9
7
18
32
30
25
25
18
19
149
130
125
102
98
110
31
15
98
88
25
88
77
25
82
32
19
30
25
15
19
7
5
0
Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Study Abroad Numbers Fall 2001 to Spring 2016 (including Pac Rim)
150
139
128
109
99
97
77
65
71
60
54
30
40
19
0
Puget Sound Study Abroad Application Deadline: January 29, 2016
Semester
Finances
Summer
Finances
Fin Aid &
Scholar-
Regardless of the program, all students are billed….
Puget Sound TUITION + HOUSING + STUDENT GOVERNMENT FEE + MEAL PLAN (If provided on program)
If a program provides a meal plan, students will also be charged Puget Sound board, prorated as applicable
(e.g. if living with a host family who provides two meals a day, the charge is 2/3 of Puget Sound board fee).
Students pay
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Cost of the program (listed on provider’s website or brochure)
$500 administrative fee
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Students who demonstrate financial need through completion of the FAFSA may use, in conjunction with
federal and state aid, any Puget Sound scholarships and grants up to their level of financial need towards
study abroad costs. Merit Scholarships are Puget Sound scholarships, and in conjunction with other institutional, federal and state aide, are available to use for study abroad as described above.
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If students do not complete the FAFSA, or if the FAFSA shows no demonstrated need, then students’
merit scholarship will not be available for use toward studying abroad.
Federal or State Work study does not apply to study abroad.
Study Abroad Instructional Budget
Puget Sound determines a budget for study abroad each year based on a calculation of the estimated % of students
going abroad.
Study Abroad Initiatives Development Grant
Faculty can submit an application for a Study Abroad Initiatives Development Grant. The Study Abroad Initiatives
Development Grants are to provide faculty with funds to help create new study abroad opportunities. Possible
Funding proposals:
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Site Visits—to assess the viability of a program location, organization or institution
Program Shadowing—to accompany a faculty member currently leading a program abroad
Faculty Visits—to meet with colleagues at other institutions to discuss new & collaborative program ideas
Other ideas related to new study abroad program development
Questions?
Roy Robinson
Carmen Eyssautier
Allyson Lindsley
rrobinson@pugetsound.edu
ceyssautier@pugetsound.edu
alindsley@pugetsound.edu