Forum Storytellers

This episode is the second within the topic of shifting identities and how travel, culture and people impact the way identities are perceived.

Kate Clancy, Program Administrator for Mathematical Sciences Semesters in Guanajuato – CIMAT hosts this episode for the Forum and is joined by Zhaosen Guo, Mathematical Sciences Semesters in Guanajuato program alumni and current Masters student at the University of Pennsylvania.

Ryan Vonderhaar, Global Education Coordinator, The Ohio State University produced the episode.

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In this episode we explore the topic of shifting identities and how travel, culture and people impact the way identities are perceived.

Kate Clancy, Program Administrator for Mathematical Sciences Semesters in Guanajuato – CIMAT hosts this episode for the Forum and is joined by Davyn Lopez, education abroad alumna and current Social Welfare Major at the University of California, Berkeley.

Ryan Vonderhaar, Global Education Coordinator, The Ohio State University produced the episode.

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Discussing the fear of making mistakes when doing DEI work in global education, and how we should be brave to make our work more inclusive, intentional, and accessible.

We will discuss some common fears that keep us from doing intentional work, common mistakes and how to grow from them as missteps rather than game-ending mistakes, and how to navigate through the growth to be a more inclusive global voice.

Maggie Mahoney, Director of Global Engagement at the University of Houston hosts this episode for the Forum and is joined by Kelly Holland, Vice President of Institutional Partnerships at AIFS Abroad & Johnny Zapata, a student program alumni from the University of Houston and now Foreign Service Office with the U.S. Department of State.

Ryan Vonderhaar, Global Education Coordinator, The Ohio State University produced the episode.

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This episode explore the role of family within education abroad.

Erin Bouwma, Partnership Development Manager with Absolute Internship hosts this episode for the Forum and is joined by Cassidy Phillips, Chicago Programs Manager with Global Glimpse and Nia Morgan a student program alumna with Global Glimpse to discuss the importance of including family in education abroad.

Ryan Vonderhaar, Global Education Coordinator, The Ohio State University produced the episode.

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Mike Woolf's fascinating life as an urban, cosmopolitan person started paradoxically in the narrow cultural environment of London's Jewish East End in the post Holocaust years. His early commitment to literature and left politics was evident in his university studies in politics and history. His PhD in Literature at the University of Hull led him to teaching at the Universities of Padova, Venice, Hull and Middlesex. He entered international education after a laconic interview by former senator William Fulbright himself! The field has benefited for decades from Mike’s many talents; he is a tireless author and editor, a man with vast leadership experience, superb humor, and a charming ability for self-deprecating sarcasm.    Subscribe to the Forum Storytellers feed or download the podcast on iTunes. © 2017 The Forum on Education Abroad

Alexis Phylactopoulos’s commitment to cosmopolitan and internationalist ideals, and his empathy with the dispossessed, derives, at least in part, through knowledge of his parents’ displacement from the Greek Diaspora. After studying in Athens, he earned post-graduate degrees at Princeton and at the University of Cambridge. His early career was as a diplomat in Washington, D.C. (1976–1981) and Mexico City (1981–1984).  In 1987, Alexis took over the leadership of CYA. Popularly known by generations of students as Mr. Phyl, he has devoted his distinguished career to impart “Greece's ancient and contemporary civilization and culture to American university students.”    Subscribe to the Forum Storytellers feed or download the podcast on iTunes. © 2017 The Forum on Education Abroad

Mary-Elizabeth Debicki is a true education abroad pioneer, who chose to build her career in education abroad long before it was a recognized field. Listen as she describes her experience studying abroad in France in the 1950s—which began with a voyage on a transatlantic ocean liner—and how it shaped the rest of her life. Interviewed by her longtime friend and colleague, Mary Anne Grant, Mary-Elizabeth traces her path from undergraduate to Director of Study Abroad at the University of Kansas. Mary-Elizabeth’s 1985 doctoral dissertation, Study Abroad Advising: Information Delivery and Quality Assessment in Computer Assisted Advising on Study Abroad Opportunities, is available in the AIFS/AIFS Foundation Education Abroad Special Collection.    Subscribe to the Forum Storytellers feed or download the podcast on iTunes. © 2017 The Forum on Education Abroad

The founder of Northwestern’s Study Abroad office, Bill Anthony, is known in the education abroad field for his quick wit and creativity. Listen as Bill, interviewed by Annmarie Whalen shortly before his retirement in 2016, describes his career, his role in the development of the Standards of Good Practice and Code of Ethics for Education Abroad, his approach to managing an office, and the importance of storytelling.      Subscribe to the Forum Storytellers feed or download the podcast on iTunes. © 2017 The Forum on Education Abroad

Mickey Slind became an “accidental” study abroad professional when after raising a family she took a job in the Registrar’s Office at Hamline University in 1981.  Prior to this she had never studied abroad and did not even own a passport.

 Her long and productive career helping and mentoring study abroad advisers is something she is most proud of.  Mickey was always on the cutting edge of the field—one of the first to champion short term programming and a pioneer in the quest for women’s equality in what was then a field dominated by males in campus leadership positions (“it is changing for the better now,” she said).  Mickey also had a leadership role in creating workshops for underrepresented students including introducing programming for the LGBT community and, in 1992, served on the original NAFSA committee to integrate health and safety into study abroad professional development.

While Mickey officially retired twelve years ago she remains active as a consultant and leader imparting her wisdom, experience and expertise to a new generation of students, advisers and field representatives.

 She is truly a dream merchant and a shining star in our field.

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A long summer's adventure traveling in Europe after college led Bill Gertz to a career in education abroad. He has brought his passions for travel and writing together over the years to promote the value of education abroad beginning with his work at CIEE in 1976 and continuing to the present at AIFS where he is President and CEO. He points out that over the years, most of the issues in our field remain the same, but the people and approaches change. He challenges the listener to remain true to our ultimate goal of achieving world peace through international travel and education abroad, and reminds us all that we must continue the journey together to expand opportunities for all students. Bill is interviewed by his friend and former colleague, Mickey Slind, at The Forum's 12th Annual Conference in Atlanta.

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