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DIS Summer
Faculty SeminarSeptember, 2014
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Agenda
1. Summer Study Abroad for US Students (5 minutes)
2. DIS Summer (10 minutes)
3. Small Group Work – Successes, Challenges, New Ideas (45 minutes)
4. Wrap-up (15 minutes)
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Field (2011/12 academic year)
283,332 overall U.S. study abroad students
37% summer term + 14% on programs 8 weeks or less / 51% short term programs
1. University run summer programs – “International Summer School” like CBS or department
specific programs like Food Entrepreneurship: Designing New Business Opportunities in the Food
Sector that runs in August at KU
2. Third-party provider programs like DIS
3. U.S. Faculty-led programs
4. Internships – paid and unpaid, local and international
5. Work
Summer Study Abroad Numbers
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Fast Facts
• 45 different course options
• 559 students in summer 2014 – 10% increase from 2013
• 200 students did multiple sessions; 797 course enrollments – multiple sessions
• 74 participated in the new July session
• 122 students on faculty-led programs
Continuing Challenges
• 40% capacity usage in housing and classroom; disparity with semester
• DIS historically known as a semester provider
• Summer program partners are different from semester senders
DIS Summer
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DIS Summer
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1. More courses in existing framework
Additional DIS courses – trial and error in terms of student interest– Areas popular in semester may not be in summer
Build on already existing expertise (Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Photography, Performing Arts,
Research, Laboratory)
Development happens within the academic departments
2. Faculty-led programming
Move operations to study tours
Modules
Use DIS faculty as appropriate for guest lectures, etc.
3. Other vendors
Danhostel
DIS Summer Strategy
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What works well in your summer course?
What are major challenges and how are you trying to address them?
What are other ambitions and ideas for DIS to consider in our summer
programming?
Group Work