13th Annual Conference

Chichen Itza - Cenote Dzitnup - Mayan Village

Convent Route of Churches - Villages - Uxmal

Conference Registration

"Welcome to Mérida, Welcome to México"

Ana Rosa Payan, Alcaldesa de Mérida

AAPLAC

George Ann Huck, Executive Director of AAPLAC

"Trial by Fire: Workshop for Study Abroad Directors"

Helen Stellmaker, Coordinator of Advising & Student Activities
 International & Off-Campus Studies
 St. Olaf College (Minnesota)
George Ann Huck
 Central College in Mérida

Lunch

Advising and Pre-Departure Orientation

 Moderator: David Brye

"Using Chats for Preparing International Students for Encounters Abroad"

Louisa M Greathouse-Amador
 Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
 Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades

"Advising Students With 'Special Needs': Techniques and Strategies"

Ron Pirog, Director of Study Abroad
University of Toledo

Study Abroad With and For the Adult Learner

 Moderator: Elizabeth Mahan
 Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
 University of Connecticut

"Taking Teachers Abroad - Rewards and Precautions"

Valerie McGinley Marshall
 R.T. Stone Center for Latin American Studies
 Tulane University

"Designing Experiential International Opportunities for Learning Adults"

Ann Lutterman
 Center for Global Education
 Augsburg College (Minnesota)

"Study Abroad with and for Non-Traditional (age) Students"

Flora Breidenbach and Edith Jaco
 College of DuPage (Illinois)

"Elderhostel"

Frank Richmond
 Holbrook Travel (Gainesville, Florida)

Meeting of AAPLAC's Executive Board

Conference Registration

Financial Aid and Study Abroad

Moderator: Pam Ranallo
 Spanish Department
 Front Range Community College (Colorado)

"Understanding the Gilman International Scholarship"

Brian Bolton, Regional Educational Advising Coordinator
 Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
 US Department of State

"Financial Aid and Scholarship Resources for Study Abroad"

Flora Breidenbach and Edith Jaco
 College of DuPage

Program Development

Moderator: TBA

"After Quito, Oaxaca, Córdoba, Guadalajara ... Developing Programs for Graduate Students and Practicing Professionals"

Jack Corbett
 Hatfield School of Government
 Portland State University (Oregon)

"Business Students in Chile. Issues: Non-Language Students Abroad"

Gerry St. Martin
 Salisbury State University

"Successes and Inherent Shortcomings: A Case Study"

Robert Parsons
 Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
 University of Scranton

"A New Beginning in the Middle of an Old Program 

Diana Rodríguez-Lozano
 Spanish Department
 Mount St. Mary's College (Maryland)

The Impact on the Participants

Moderator: Steven Wille
 Centers for Interamerican Studies (Cuenca, Ecuador)

"Faculty View From the Field: Experiential vs. Academic Learning While Abroad"

Dianne Rash, Academic Dean
Ancilla College

"An Interpretative Biography of Travel: Transformative Learning In An Intercultural Travel Seminar"

Jeffrey Rathlef, Interim Assistant Director of Latin American and Caribbean Studies
 School for International Training (Brattleboro, Vermont)

General Membership Meeting (Lunch)

Multiculturalism

Moderator: TBA

"Teaching Intercultural Communication Within the Context of the Homestay Experience"

Ann Lutterman-Aguilar, Director of the Center for Global Education
 Augsburg College

"Intercultural Language Learning in the Study Abroad Context"

Michael Twomey Valdes, Special Projects Coordinator
 Center for International Education
 Universidad LaSalle (Mexico City)

"Gender and Intercultural Communication"

Marlo Goldstein
 University of Maryland Baltimore County

Multiculturalism (second part)

Moderator: TBA

"Using Worldview Formats to Teach Cross-Cultural Perspectives"

Frank Pino and Barbara Gonzalez Pino
 University of Texas at San Antonio

"Cross Cultural Experiential Workshop"

Lawrence McCarthy
 Community College of Philadelphia

"Making the Leap to Required Homestays"

Chalene Helmuth
Centre College (Danville, Kentucky)

The Impact of the Political Reality

Moderator: TBA

"US-Mexico: Academic Exchanges and Immigration Policies"

David Dávila-Davillers, Professor of International Relations and History
 Universidad de las Américas (Puebla)

"Abroad and Alone: Coping With an International Crisis"

Elizabeth Perez-Reilly
 Division of Humanities
 Maryville College (Tennessee)

"The Impact of Globalization in Study Abroad Programs"

Carmen Carney

"September 11, the New Reality: Safety, Risk, and Legal Consideration"

Steven Wille
 Centers for Interamerican Studies (Cuenca, Ecuador)

Lunch

Pedagogical Concepts

Moderator: TBA

"Applying PBL (Problem-Based Learning) to Community-Based Natural Resource Management: Using Case Studies in Experimental Programs"

Edward Stashko
 The School for Field Studies (Massachusetts)

"Introducing High School Students to Latin America Via Academics, Homestays and Service"

Don Morley
 Berkshire School (Massachusetts)

"Latin American Culture Through Film: Seeing It and Making It"

Robert Schanke, Professor of Theatre
 Central College (Pella, Iowa)

"Undergraduate Area Studies Within An International Studies Major"

Daniel Hellinger
 Webster University

"Methodological Barriers to the Scientific Evaluation of the Impact of Study Abroad Programs"

Deb Cunningham
 Texas A&M University

Banquet

Clausura

Matt Vetter

Post-Conference Trip to Cuba