Join your colleagues for the Spring 2025 California Study Abroad Town Hall. We will be returning again to an in-person one-day format, at the same location where we held the Spring 2024 CalAbroad Town Hall: ArtCenter College of Design, in Pasadena, with the support of their Office of Global Programs, on Friday, May 2, 2025.

The CalAbroad Town Hall will include presentations highlighting systemwide updates from UCEAP, CSU IP, CCIE, and AICCU; partner updates including NAFSA Region XII, the Forum on Education Abroad, and DA Global Access Network, as well as topics facing study abroad professionals today throughout California and around the world.

When: The California Study Abroad Town Hall In-Person Meeting from 9:30am - 2:30pm on Friday, May 2, 2025.

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Content:

The Spring 2025 California Study Abroad Town Hall Program will include updates from:

• University of California Education Abroad Program (UCEAP)
• California State University International Programs (CSUIP)
• California Colleges for International Education (California Community Colleges)
• California Independent and Private Colleges and Universities (AICCU)
• NAFSA Region XII and The Forum on Education Abroad
• International Education Organizations (Study Abroad Providers)
• DA Global Access Network
• Other Organizations

Special Topics will include:

1. Collaborative Approaches to Respond to Current Challenges
2. Budget Constraints as a Result of Reduced Federal Support and Reduced California State Support for Higher Education
3. Health, Safety, and Mental Health Issues for Study Abroad
4. Maintaining Support for All students on All Study Abroad Programs
5. Initiatives for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG's)
6. Open Discussion

The Spring 2025 California Study Abroad Town Hall will be co-sponsored by:

• University of California Systemwide Education Abroad Program (UCEAP)
• California State University Systemwide Office of International Programs (CSUIP)
• California Colleges for International Education (representing California Community Colleges)
• Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU)
• ArtCenter College of Design Office of Global Programs
• Cultural Services Abroad International (CISI)
• Region XII, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Education Abroad Knowledge Community
• Southern California Consortium for International Studies (SOCCIS)
• The Center for Global Education
• The Higher Education Administration and Leadership Program at CSU Dominguez Hills

For questions about the Spring 2025 California Study Abroad Town Hall, contact: Gary Rhodes, Ph.D., Professor & Chair, Graduate Education Division, College of Education, California State University at Dominguez Hills and Director, Center for Global Education, at garymrhodes@gmail.com.