West Virginia Consortium for Internationalizing Higher Education

October 2008 - HEPC Offers 3rd Annual International Education Workshop Focusing on Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programming

As part of its plan to strengthen international education and global awareness programs on the campuses of the public four-year colleges and universities in West Virginia, the Higher Education Policy Commission sponsored a one-day workshop on Friday Oct. 10, 2008, at the Canaan Valley Resort & Conference Center. The workshop was entitled, “Designing and Operating Short-Term Faculty Led Study Abroad Programs.” The workshop focused on creative ways to offer study abroad opportunities to a wider range of students.

Each of the public state institutions designated up to two representatives to send to the workshop. The workshop was conducted by consultants, Carl Herrin and John Deupree of Global Education Solutions (www.globaledsolutions.com). Deupree and Herrin are recognized experts on international education with decades of leadership in the field of global education.

"The workshop John and Carl conducted for the member institutions of the Consortium for Internationalizing Higher Education in West Virginia was highly rated by the participants. Their efforts will definitely help our state public universities rise to the challenge of making study abroad available for all students,” said Dr. Clark Egnor, executive director for the Center for International Programs at Marshall University. “This is critical since due to the homogeneity of our State’s population there is a greater need in West Virginia than other regions of our country for an education that prepares college students to be functional in a global environment.

The workshop is the latest activity being planned this year by West Virginia and the World., but since 2006, the West Virginia and the World has accomplished many other things.