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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