Senior Snapshot: Global Perspectives and Experience
2009-2013 Senior Survey Highlights
Global Engagement
Increase
% of Students who...
While abroad...
Was
English the primary
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language spoken in the host No 68%
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country?
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Did you stay with a host
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while studying
Yes 40%
abroad?
71%
Participated in events or activities
sponsored by groups reflecting a different cultural heritage
Attended a lecture/workshop/campus
discussion on global issues
Followed an international event/crisis
in the news
Discussed current events with other
students
2013
from 2012
24%
6.8
27%
5.4
66%
10.5
73%
6.0
Satisfaction with International Experiences
2012 & 2013
Opportunities to be with students from all
92%
over the world
Integration of global perspectives into
82%
courses across all disciplines
Opportunities for all students to study,
work, or travel abroad, or have an interna85%
tionally oriented experience in the U.S.
of 2012 & 2013 seniors feel that the Smith College
community honors DIVERSITY and INTERNATIONALISM .
I consider different perspectives before drawing
conclusions about the world.
I know who I am as a person.
I consider different cultural perspectives when evaluating global problems.
I see myself as a global citizen.
I think of my life in terms of giving back to society.
I work for the rights of others.
I put the needs of others above my own personal
wants.
I rely primarily on authorities to determine what is
true in the world.
I rarely question what I have been taught about the
world around me.
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