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Welcome Back Study Abroad Returnees!
The Global Education Office hopes that you had a rewarding and transformative experience abroad. We are excited to welcome you back to the Hampshire community and are eager to help you build on your new skills and interests. We can assist you with your transition back to campus and your future plans. Please don't hesitate to contact us for further information and support.
Please Complete the Abroad Experience Report
Students want to know from other students what the abroad experience is really all about. Please share your life-changing experience with your peers by completing the My Abroad Experience Report This helps future Hampshire students find the abroad experience that is right for them!
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Get Back - Give Back
Share your inspired and inspiring international experience with fellow students, the Hampshire community and beyond. Here are just a handful of opportunities to choose from:
Join the Global Education Ambassador Team
The GEO encourages returned students to help promote study abroad across the Hampshire College campus. Being an advocate is a great way to stay connected to the global community when you return to Hampshire. Work study and volunteer opportunities available. For more information please contact Brianna Mercker, Assistant Director of Education Abroad at bmercker@hampshire.edu
Submit photos and writing to the Global Education Office
Essays and images are now being collected for the first ever geoScope Newsletter. We welcome stories of 200-300 words documenting your academic experiences and learning abroad. If you have something to share please contact geo@hampshire.edu
Submit your creative work to The Reader
We encourage you to submit poetry, creative prose and/or photographs inspired by your travels to Hampshire College's "The Reader". Details regarding submission can be found at reader.hampshire.edu
Submit an article or opinion piece to The Climax
The Climax is Hampshire’s student newspaper. Publications span campus interests, including opinion, events, and opportunities on campus. Send submissions to climax@hampshire.edu.
Submit anything to The Omen
Everything that is submitted to the Omen is printed. Submissions include everything from poetry and creative writing to book reviews, photos, artwork, and statistical analysis. For more information, please see omen.hampshire.edu
Submit adventure writing to The Beta
The Beta publishes articles, photography, creative work and announcements concerning the outdoors, travel and sports. To submit, send your work to TheBeta.Hampshire@gmail.com
Display art work in Prescott Tavern
The TavernArt program offers Hampshire community members the opportunity to temporarily display samples of their work in Prescott Tavern. For more information see the Student Development and Community Leadership Office (SDCL) or e-mail tavernart@hampshire.edu
Submit your writing or photographs to a national audience
There are several national student-centered international education magazines that want to hear from study abroad alumni and sometimes feature student writing and/or photography contests. This is an opportunity for students to share information and experience with other students contemplating an educational experience abroad, whether academic study, volunteering, interning, or work abroad. Consider submitting articles, essays, photographs, insights and advice to: Abroad View or Glimpse Abroad or Transitions Abroad magazines.
Engage - be the change!
Many of the world's most effective social, environmental, peace, and political movements have started on college campuses. While at college you have rich educational resources and information at your fingertips and, most importantly, the passion of thousands of like-minded peers, creating a powerful combination for taking action in your local community and on behalf of some of the world's most pressing issues. Whether you are returning from abroad or planning to study or volunteer overseas, there is no better time than now for you to pursue your ideas and concerns on and off your campus—and there are many ways to do so. Explore Abroad View's stories and resources.
What's Next? Additional Resources On Campus
There are many ways to transition back into your life at Hampshire. You might have new interests and are looking for ways to utilize new skills. Here are a few ways to get involved and to integrate your study abroad experience into your life back home:
Student groups
There are several student groups with an international focus both on campus and in the Five College community. An extensive list of Five College student groups, including language groups, can be found here. Or consider forming your own student group to bring your global interests and passion to the Hampshire campus – please feel free to contact the Global Education Office (GEO) and/or Student Development and Community Leadership (SDCL) for support in this endeavor!
GEO – your navigational tool to the world!
You did a January Term Trip, so now consider a semester abroad. You went overseas in Div II, but have you thought about going back in Div III? Study abroad, intern abroad, volunteer abroad, work abroad, research abroad, grad school abroad…whatever and wherever your interests are you can go abroad again. Resources can be found at geo.hampshire.edu or in the GEO library.
Faculty – research or TA
You may share common international research interests with Hampshire and Five-College faculty who may be looking for research or teaching assistants. They may be knowledgeable about specific internships or research grants in the field, or might need assistance planning next year’s January Term or Semester Abroad Program.
International grants – The Fulbright Program
The U.S. Department of State sponsors the annual Fulbright Program, providing annual grants for students (graduating seniors, recent grads, and graduate students) for study and research in more than 150 countries. For more information check out Fulbright online or contact Vanessa Paulman, Associate Dean of Global Education and Hampshire's Fulbright Administrator at vpaulman@hampshire.edu
Hampshire Course – Returning to Hampshire (200-level)
This course is intended for students who want to critically reflect on their off-campus experiences and integrate that with their studies at Hampshire. Students who enroll in this class should be prepared to think and write reflectively about their experience, deriving questions that will become the basis for an independent research project. Through this project, students will learn to frame and analyze their experience in terms of larger social/cultural/political contexts and issues. To facilitate this work, the course will be organized around emerging themes such as power and resistance, subjectivity and agency, global and local, and academics and activism. Fall 2007 course was taught by Kim Chang, Associate Professor of Cultural Psychology.
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