Making Fairfield Truly Inclusive: Supporting International Students

Tuesday, April 19, 2011
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Library 233

Lunch provided. With the number of international students increasing at Fairfield, what do we need to do as a community to manage different learning, studying, pedagogical styles? Join panelists Wook-Sung Yoo (Engineering), Qin Zhang (Communication) and Carl Scheraga (Management) for a discussion to address complexities including: • How should we recognize differences in native academic culture? • How should academic integrity be framed to account for a multi-cultural perspective? • Supporting international students – Who is responsible? Where? How? Co-sponsored by the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management, the Office of International Programs, the President’s Institutional Diversity Council, Academic Coordinator for Diversity and Global Citizenship, and the Center for Academic Excellence.