tHursDAy, APrIl 3, 2014 morning conference sessions | 8:45 to 10 a.m. academic directors overseas: challenges of Managing the “academics” in latin american and european programs Michelle Duran Ruiz (Spanish Studies Abroad), Jose B. Alvarez (CEA Study Abroad) This session will explore the challenges and difficulties Academic Directors face when assessing and supervising study abroad programs on-site and in particular when working with host country partner universities. Special attention will be given to methodology in language instruction, quality of teaching in general and cultural differences when it comes to evaluating U.S. students’ performance in courses integrated with locals. Beyond the approved list: partnering with international education organizations Lisa Chieffo (University of Delaware), Annagene Yucas (CAPA International Education), Melissa Hardin (Ursinus College) Study abroad at many schools involves students choosing another institutions’ programs from an “approved list,” which may have evolved over decades. This session highlights a more focused approach for U.S. campuses to strategically identify and partner with providers and better integrate overseas programs into home school processes and degree requirements. career integration: reframing the career component of learning abroad Antonia Lortis (University of Minnesota), Cynthia Banks (GlobaLinks Learning Abroad), Becky Hall (University of Minnesota), Martha Johnson (University of Minnesota) When and how do we start to discuss the role of learning abroad in student career development? The University of Minnesota’s Career Integration initiative engages career services colleagues to better integrate life and career planning into advising, preparation, and program design for students going abroad. Learn strategies to assist students in identifying, connecting and communicating the impact of their education abroad to their career goals completing the cycle: Building peer advising programs to deepen the study abroad experience from pre-departure through re-entry and Beyond Nicole Sheldon-Desjardins (Claremont McKenna College), Sara Ede (Columbia University), Blake Cooper (University of California, Davis) Peer advising broadens the services of a study abroad office and creates connections between study abroad alumni, prospective participants, and current students abroad. This session will offer case studies of how these programs can help students engage critically with the study abroad experience, reflect on and apply lessons from abroad. 8