Institutional Relations Newsletter
March 2020
REMINDER:
March 15 Application Deadline
Thank You
We want to take a moment to thank and recognize our partner schools, specifically, education abroad staff. From the unrest in Hong Kong to the current COVID-19 challenges, it's been a rather turbulent year for those in international education. Your dedicated teams have been instrumental in supporting students and families when external events have impacted programs and students.

Syracuse Abroad staff, domestic and abroad, have been working around the clock since mid-February. We know your offices, too, are working tirelessly with various students and programs, talking with parents, and having policy and programming discussions with campus faculty and administrators. Please know your efforts are greatly appreciated as it relates to Syracuse Abroad centers and students on our programs - we cannot thank you enough.

Take care,
-Brock

Brock M. Price
Associate Director of Institutional Relations
Syracuse Abroad
Forum and Diversity Abroad Conferences
Expo Hall Booth #52
Various Syracuse Abroad staff, including
Dr. Erika Wilkens , Assistant Provost & Executive Director, will be attending Forum. Syracuse Abroad will be at booth #52 in the expo hall. Come say 'hello', or set up an appointment with any of our staff by emailing Brock Price ( bmprice@syr.edu ), Associate Director of Institutional Relations.
Forum Partner Breakfast
We look forward to seeing you at our 2nd Annual Partner Appreciation Breakfast on Thursday, March 26, at 7:30 AM . If you have not yet received an invitation, send an email to Ray Wihak ( rwwihak@syr.edu ) , Assistant Director of Institutional Relations.
Staff Presentations
Dr. Petra Hejnova will be presenting:
" Short-term and Intercultural: Using Course Design to Foster Effective Learning on the Go

Forum sessions can be found HERE .
Diversity Abroad
 (table #5)
Syracuse Abroad is a Diversity Abroad Member Institution , and will be attending the Diversity Abroad conference in New Orleans this month. Come see us during your coffee breaks at Table 5, and plan to see us attending various sessions throughout the conference.
Syracuse Abroad in the Rankings
#11
Best Study Abroad Programs
#4
Participation in Mid-length Study Abroad Programs
Academic Spotlight: Psychology
Psychology courses offered:
  • Health Psychology: Mind, Body & Culture
  • Forensic Psychology: Crime & Violence
  • Conflict, Trauma, & Collective Memory

See full program details HERE .
Psychology courses offered:
  • Drugs and Human Behavior
  • Cross-Cultural Psychology
  • Personality
  • Abnormal Psychology

See full program details HERE .
Psychology course offered:
  • Personality, Identity, & Self-Presentation

This program runs every fall semester, and was the recipient of The Forum 2016 Excellence in Education Abroad Curriculum Design award.

Students travel to Prague, Budapest, Berlin, Krakow, Bratislava, and Vienna. Students investigate sites tied to WWII, the Holocaust, and Soviet totalitarian rule.

See full program details HERE .
Psychology courses offered:
  • Social Psychology
  • History of Psychology
  • Intelligence, Thought, & Language
  • Affectivity and Motivation
  • Psychology of Personality

NOTE: The above courses are taught in Spanish at a Chilean partner university. As such, courses may not be offered every semester. 

See full program details HERE .
*Syracuse Abroad Center course offerings are subject to change.
New Director of Admissions & Student Engagement
Tara Blomvall
We are excited to have Tara Blomvall join Syracuse Abroad as our inaugural Director of Admissions and Student Engagement . Her first day was February 3rd.

Tara brings a wealth of experience in areas of undergraduate admissions, student recruitment, study abroad enrollment, and project management. As part of the Syracuse Abroad leadership team, Tara works closely with our International Program Advisors (admissions counselors), our student affairs and support processes, and on-campus marketing efforts.

Please join us in welcoming Tara ( teblomva@syr.edu ) and plan to see her at Forum if you are attending!
SYRACUSE ABROAD CENTERS