Global Affairs

Month: October 2021

  • How Engagement Takes Root: International Student Support Efforts
    October 14, 2021 by

    BSU International Partnership facilitation can be a matter of endless details. Student onboarding, arrivals, support, credit transfer, and graduations are connected through the Academic Engagement and Global Initiatives team. In August 2021, our cohort of students arrived amidst the pandemic, systemic change, international turmoil, and several long warm days. Immediately after arriving, our students checked […]

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  • Internationalization Faculty Fellows Spotlight: Passport Saturdays with Dr. John Anderson
    October 7, 2021 by

    In May 2021, 10 BSU faculty were provided a week of professional development and support focused on their proposed Internationalization projects. Faculty brought faculty-led study abroad proposals, partnership development opportunities, curriculum internationalization and review concepts, and other well-designed and insightful efforts. Over the course of the 2021-22 Academic Year, these IZN Faculty Fellows will shepherd […]

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  • Welcoming ESL learners to Ball State for over 35 years
    October 6, 2021 by

    Ball State’s Intensive English Institute (IEI) has offered quality English language instruction to international students for over 35 years. Located in the Robert Bell Building, this nationally accredited (CEA) program has provided a safe and welcoming environment for our international students to learn English language skills and explore American culture. The IEI includes an innovative […]

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  • Serving International Students in a Pandemic
    October 3, 2021 by

    When borders started closing and travel restrictions began in the early Spring of 2020, Ball State’s international students had already arrived in Muncie to start their semester. International Services was fortunate to welcome both new and returning students and have a relatively normal start to 2020. In March, that all changed. Ball State switched to […]

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  • Studying Abroad and Covid-19
    October 1, 2021 by

    The Ball State community will remember March 2020 as the month that society came to a standstill due to the novel Coronavirus. The closure of national borders had already begun, causing university closures to spread with almost the same swiftness as the virus itself. Though disappointed, the Study Abroad Office was not surprised by the […]

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