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50-Minute Sessions

Shared Interest (SI)

Student Identity & International Education: Supporting Wellness in Cross-Cultural Settings

Thursday, May 29, 2025
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM PST
Students hold complex intersecting identities often contrasting with how they are perceived abroad - this can be disruptive, threatening wellness and sense of safety. Discuss multi-pronged approaches to prepare students for the realities of perceived identity, cultural dynamics, and equipping host community partners to support student wellness.

Learning Objectives:

  • Articulate the complexities of multifaceted student identities, cross-cultural contexts, host community perspectives, and student wellness.
  • Strategize to provide pre-departure training and advising to prepare students for how they may be perceived abroad in order to develop their insights, expectations, and resilience.
  • Integrate international partner/host community training to optimize in-country teams understanding of diverse and intersectional identities and supporting students of all identities while abroad.