This time of year I am enjoying the opportunity to connect with students who are graduating and also students getting ready to study and intern abroad. In addition, we are getting ready for our Global Explorations summer faculty-led program in London next month, taught by Katie Heintz, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Studies. Heather Clydesdale in Art and Art History is leading a project focused on academic freedom and global trends and impacts to teaching, learning, and research and we are holding a number of conversations across campus about this topic – please reach out if you are interested in learning more or being involved. As well, I am honored to be joining the Executive Board of the AJCU International Education Network.  

I hope that your week is going well!

Best,

Susan Popko
Associate Provost for International Programs

OPT and STEM OPT Increases for Summer 2024

For the 2023-24 academic year, 482 international students have found post-graduation employment through SCU OPT and STEM OPT sponsorship. Top employers include Amazon, Meta, Hewlett Packard, Walmart, and Google.

Get Ready! Education Abroad Pre-departure Program

We are focused on working with students who are studying and interning abroad in Summer and Fall 2024 through our pre-departure program for study and internships abroad. This phase of the program abroad includes a focus on identity and intercultural learning, different pedagogical and teaching and learning styles abroad, health and safety abroad, and helps guide students through the process of preparing for the overseas program. All students engage in a combination of in-person sessions and online modules in Camino.

Get Started with Study Abroad This Summer

Students interested in learning more about undergraduate global programs through Santa Clara may register for the Get Started Advising Series in Camino. This course provides students with a comprehensive overview of questions to consider, eligibility requirements, and the application materials they'll be required to complete. Students will also be able to sign up for the Application Newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things study abroad, including deadline reminders and upcoming events.

Seven Students Awarded Prestigious Gilman Scholarship for Study Abroad

Seven SCU students have been awarded the prestigious U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Congratulations to Saron Weldemariam (South Korea), Angelee Caballero (New Zealand), Fernando Salvador Francisco (New Zealand), Kailee Oyama (New Zealand), Isabela Erfort (France), Olivia Leonardis (Italy), and Oluwatomisin Opaleye (New Zealand)!

The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is a national scholarship awarded by the U.S. Department of State and provides up to $10,000 to Pell eligible students to study abroad. 

Student Awarded National Virginia & Robert Craig Scholarship for Study Abroad

Congratulate Fiona Halloway (Spain) who has been awarded the Fund for Education Abroad’s Virginia & Robert Craig Scholarship. Fund for Education Abroad makes international education accessible to all by supporting students of color, community college, and first-generation college students before, during, and after they participate in education abroad programs.

International Student Travel Signature Party Week

International students getting ready to travel outside the U.S. after the term ends? Get your travel signature, drop-in advising, and sweet treats during Travel Signature Party Week, Wednesday, June 5, 12:00-5:00 p.m. and Thursday, June 6, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Global Engagement Lounge

Global Engagement Communications and Events Undergraduate Student Position Available - Apply by June 1

Are you an Undergraduate student with experience in design and/or communications? Global Engagement is seeking a Communications and Events Student Assistant. The student hired for this role would create new and unique designs for SCU Global Engagement and support our events planning and communications.

See the full position in Workday 

Want to know more about Global SCU? See updated global data reports including:

• SCU All Undergraduate and Graduate Student Travel, Fall 2022 - Summer 2023 
• Global Engagement Study Abroad and Global Programs, Fall 2022 - Summer 2023
• SCU Faculty/Staff International Travel Dashboard, Fall 2022 - Summer 2023

See more SCU global data on our website.

May 2024

• May 29: Study Abroad Send Off Party

June 2024

• June 1: International Travel Proposal Deadline for Summer Programs in August/September
• June 5: Travel Signatures and Drop-in Advising; 12-5PM
• June 6: Travel Signatures and Drop-in Advising; 10AM-3PM

July 2024

• July 1: International Travel Proposal Deadline for Fall Quarter/Semester/Break