Campus Visits and Webinars

Campus Visits

CGE visits more than 50 campuses each year.  We would love to visit you!

CGE’s campus visits take on a variety of forms – from study abroad fairs to information sessions to individual faculty meetings.  Our committment is to not only introduce students to CGE programs but also serve our partner institutions and campus hosts in whatever way best suits their communities.  Related, CGE wants to add value to your campus and our recruitment visits can be supplemented with activities that bring more information and knowledge to your campus.  For example:

• CGE faculty from our international sites make regular visits to US campuses.  As regional experts, these individuals often find themselves guest lecturing during campus visits.  They’ve spoken about Nicaraguan history, the role of vocation in higher education, women’s issues in Guatemala, and several other topics.
• CGE faculty and staff have worked with campus LGBTQIA support offices to offer information sessions that not only cover CGE’s LGBTQIA-friendly programs, but also cover issues unique to LGBTQIA students studying abroad in any program.
• CGE staff will work in conjunction with campus study abroad staff to deliver presentations related to funding study abroad.  CGE staff not only cover CGE scholarship opportunities, but also external programs like the Gilman scholarship.

To arrange a campus visit, contact Jessica Haas, coordinator of recruitment and promotions, at haasj@augsburg.edu.

 Webinars

When a campus visit isn’t feasible, or when there is interest in a specialized topic or conversation with our on-the-ground faculty or staff, consider participating in one of our webinars.  There are currently three webinars scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.

February 28 at 1:30pm CST – Customized Travel Seminars: Special Topics

For more than 30 years, CGE has worked with partner  institutions to design and deliver short-term travel seminars.  Over the years, we have developed contacts and expertise that have allowed us to offer seminars with specialized or hard-to-find themes/topics.  In this webinar, we will discuss our ability to work with faculty/study abroad staff to develop the following types of programs:

• Nursing and Health
• Social Work
• Math and Science
• Term-long programs in one or more countries (i.e. faculty-led semester, trimester or quarter abroad

To register for Customized Travel Seminars: Special Topics, contact Jessica Haas at haasj@augsburg.edu.  

BELOW ARE WEBINARS THAT HAVE PASSED, but audio/content is available:

October 24 at 2:30pm CST – Social Work in a Latin American Context: Program Overview and Affiliation

Description: The Social Work in a Latin American Context program was jointly created in 2003 by a collaboration of Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited social work programs in the Minnesota/South Dakota area.  The program satisfies the curriculum requirements for the Bachelor of Social Work degree and is in accord with CSWE accreditation standards. The webinar is designed to introduce social work faculty and study abroad advisors to the Social Work in a Latin American Context semester program.  We will explore the Council on Social Work Education-approved curriculum, key program features, and the program’s consortium structure.  CGE will discuss with faculty and advisors required steps for sending students on the program and/or how to become members or affiliates.

WEBINAR DATE PASSED, thank you to our presenters and participants for a successful discussion.  Check out the audio here.

December 4 at 1pm CST – Academic Programs in Southern Africa: Meet the Team, Explore the Programs

Description: CGE partner institutions and interested parties rarely have the opportunity to meet with and learn directly from our site staff and faculty from Southern Africa.  This webinar will provide the opportunity to converse with our co-directors in Southern Africa about our semester and summer programming in the region.  We will cover program schedule, housing, internships, pedagogy, excursions/community visits, and health and safety.

WEBINAR DATE PASSED.  Check out the audio here.