17th Annual Conference

9:00 - 11:30

Part 1: Presentations at Hotel Taselotzin
Introduction; Women's Cooperative, Hotel
Taselotzin and Traditional Medicine Project;
Eco-tourism

12:00 - 6:00

Part 2: Field Trip to San Miguel Tzinacapan with lunch
David Brye, Study Abroad Consultant, Puebla
George Ann Huck, Central College, Mérida, Yucatán

6:00 - 7:00

Conference Registration in Hotel Posada Cuetzalan

7:00 - 8:00

Welcome Reception at Peña Los Jarritos
Hosted by Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University

7:30 - 1:00

Conference Registration in Hotel Taselotzin

8:45 - 8:55

Opening Remarks by Carmen Culver, President

9:00 - 10:00

SESSION #1: Shoulder to Shoulder: Service Learning in México
Moderator: Valerie Grimsley, Central Michigan University

Presenters:

1. María del Refugio López Cruz, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa [download presentation (PDF)]
2. Teresa Romero Barradas, Centro de Idiomas de Orizaba, Universidad Veracruzana, Veracruz
3. Helen Alcalá, Lasell College, Newton, MA

10:15 - 11:30

SESSION #2: Administrative Structures for Study Abroad
Moderator: MacGregor O'Brien, Frostburg State University, MD

Presenters:

1. The Administration of Study Abroad at the University of Connecticut
   Elizabeth Mahan, University of Connecticut at Storrs
2. The Consortium Model: Central Colleges, Iowa
   George Ann Huck, Central College, Mérida, Yucatán
3. The Creation of a Study Abroad Administration
   Gerald R. St. Martin, Salisbury University, MD
4. A Dysfunctional Study Abroad Administration
   MacGregor O'Brien, Frostburg State University, MD

11:30 - 11:45

Coffee Break

11:45 - 1:00

SESSION #3: Learning Through Social Integration with Communities Abroad
Moderator: Terry Uhlenhake, Study Abroad Office, Luther College, Decorah, IA

Presenters:

1. Making Friends of Neighbors through Socially Conscious Programming
   Naurine Lennox, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
2. Experiential Learning in Indigenous Communities--the Global Citizens Network Model
   Suzanne Koepplinger, Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center, Minneapolis, MN
3. A Hidden Resource: The Young People of San Miguel Tzinacapan as Permanent Acompañantes in Puebla Programs, introducing young people from San Miguel
   David Brye, Study Abroad Consultant, Puebla, Mexico

1:00 - 2:30

Lunch & Business Meeting at Hotel Taselotzin

2:30 - 5:00

Open time to visit the Cuetzalan Thursday Market and other Cuetzalan sights and sites

7:30 - 8:00

Vámonos pal' norte--a one act play

8:00

Noche Folclórica

8:00 - 9:00

SESSION #4: Campus Level Innovations
Moderator: William Culver, SUNY Plattsburgh

Presenters:

1. Indigenous Folkcrafts: Reflections and Appreciation
   Marysia Galbraith, University of Alabama
2. Comparing Study Abroad: Ghana and Mexico
   Seth Appiah-Opoku, University of Alabama
3. Global Classroom Project: Pre-Departure Preparation
   Fran Oneal [download presentation (PDF)]

Discussants: Angela Channel & Tiffany Mosel, University of Alabama

9:15 - 10:30

SESSION #5: Integrating Study Abroad into Teacher Training/Graduate Education
Moderator: Elizabeth Mahan, University of Connecticut at Storrs

Presenters:

1. Entering into the Border: Increasing Cultural Competencies in Teacher Preparation Programs
   Kathleen McInerney & Maria Teresa Garreton, Chicago State University
2. Teacher/Student Exchanges: Strategies for In-depth Experiences in Educational Settings and Communities
   Xaé Alicia Reyes, Mexico and Puerto Rico Exchanges (Meeting Expectations: Organizer Perspectives) [download presentation (PDF)] & Diana Rios, Study Abroad Programs (Student Perspectives), University of Connecticut at Storrs
3. Reflections from Chilean Teachers in US-Chile Exchanges
   Eliana Rojas, University of Connecticut at Storrs

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:15

SESSION #6: Impact of Study Abroad on Receiving Communities
Moderator: Helen Stellmaker, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN

Presenters:

1. Walking the Talk: A Holistic Approach to Socially Conscious Programming
   Giselle Stern Hernández & Stephanie Barnes, Center for Global Education, Cuernavaca
2. The Mount Community Giving "Una Mano" to Latin American Communities
   Diana Rodriguez Lozano, Mount Saint Mary's University, Emmitsburg, MD
3. Going Abroad with Good Intentions: The Impact of Study Abroad on Host Communities
   Mimi Marchev, SIT, Brattleboro, VT
4. Evolving Perceptions Concerning the Structures of the Local Economy: How Short Study Abroad Programs Can Impact Corporate Conduct
   Pablo Hernández, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN

12:15 - 2:00

Lunch

2:00 - 3:15

SESSION #7: Socially Conscious Curricula
Moderator: Don Jones, Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, IA

Presenters:

1. Hispanic Health and Human Services: Socially Conscious Programming in Wisconsin and Morelos
   Claudette McShane & Bert Kreitlow, Carroll College, Waukesha, WI
2. Un Encuentro Binacional México-EEUU: Universidades Privadas en la BUAP?
   Carlos Contreras, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
   & Patricia Gonzalez, Smith College
3. Creating Social Awareness in a Generalized Study Abroad Context in Xalapa, Mexico
   Robert Kruger, BCA, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico

3:30 - 4:45

SESSION #8: Final Ideas
Moderator: Rebecca Clouser, IFSA-Butler University, Indianapolis, IN

Presenters:

1. Developing Researchers & Scholars in the Field
   Elizabeth Sáenz-Ackermann, San Diego State University
2. Socially Conscious Programming in Pre-Departure Orientation
   Emily Lupita Plum, Iowa State University, Ames
3. Up a Creek Without a Paddle
   George Ann Huck, Central College, Mérida, Yucatán

5:00

Closing Remarks by Carmen Culver & Rebecca Clouser

6:00

Cash bar at San Miguel Tzinacapan

7:30

Banquet at the Tosepan Cooperative Banquet Hall
Hosted by AAPLAC

9:00

Depart from Cuetzalan--passing by each of the conference hotels--stopping at Cantona, Huamantla and Huejotzingo
Cantona was one of the largest cities in Meso-America in the period from 600 to 1000. It has over 25 ball courts and actual streets and bases of living quarters, rare in archaeological sites. The Hacienda Soltepec near Huamantla has an excellent dining room. Huejotzingo (near Puebla) has one of the major carnivals in central Mexico--lots of celebration and noise.

5:00/6:00

Arrive in downtown Puebla