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Santa Clara University
PERSONNEL
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS OFFICE
Susan Popko, Associate Provost for International Education
Phone: (408) 551-7072, Fax: (408) 554-2340
spopko@scu.edu
Rev. Paul Soukup, SJ, Associate Director, Special Projects
Professor, Communication Department
Phone: (408) 554 - 4022, Fax: (408) 554- 4913
psoukup@scu.edu
Barbara Colyar, Director of Study Abroad
Phone: (408) 551-1959, Fax: (408) 554-2340
bcolyar@scu.edu
Vidalino Staley Raatior, Assistant Director, Study Abroad
Phone: (408) 554-6940, Fax: (408) 554-2340
vraatior@scu.edu
Lori Johnson, Business Manager, International Programs
Phone: (408) 551-3000 x 833, Fax: (408) 554-2340
LAJohnson@scu.edu
FACULTY DIRECTORS
Paul Soukup, SJ, Faculty Director, SCU London Program
Professor, Communication Department
Phone: (408) 554 - 4022, Fax: (408) 554- 4913
psoukup@scu.edu
Kevin Yonkers-Talz, Faculty Co-Director, Casa de la Solidaridad
Phone: (408) 554-6940, Fax: (408) 554-2340
kyonkerstalz@scu.edu
Trena Yonkers-Talz, Faculty Co-Director, Casa de la Solidaridad
Phone: (408) 554-6940, Fax: (408) 554-2340
tyonkerstalz@scu.edu
Michael Kevane, Faculty Co-Director, SCU Burkina Faso Program
Associate Professor, Economics Department
Phone: (408) 554 - 6888, Fax: (408) 554-2331
mkevane@scu.edu
David Pace, Faculty Co-Director, SCU Burkina Faso Program
Lecturer, Art & Art History Department
Phone: (408) 554-3000 x4206, Fax: (408) 554-4809
dpace@scu.edu
Dennis Gordon, Faculty Director, SCU Sydney Internship Program
Professor, Department of Political Science
Phone: (408) 554-4138, Fax: (408) 554-2340
dgordon@scu.edu
Gudrun Tabbert-Jones, Faculty Director, SCU Germany Summer Program
Associate Professor of German, Department of Modern Languages & Literatures
Phone: (408) 554-4125, Fax: (408) 554-4887
gtabbertjones@scu.edu
Michelle Bezanson, Faculty Co-Director, SCU Costa Rica Summer Program
Assistant Professor, Anthropology Department
Phone: (408) 551-1684, Fax: (408) 554-4189
mbezanson@scu.edu
Sean Watts, Faculty Co-Director, SCU Costa Rica Summer Program
Lecturer, Environmental Studies Institute
Phone: (408) 551- 3000 x6453, Fax: (408) 554-2312
swatts@scu.edu
John Farnsworth, Faculty Director, SCU Baja Program
Lecturer, Environmental Studies Institute
Phone: (408) 551- 3916, Fax: (408) 554-2312
jfarnsworth@scu.edu
John Toppel, Faculty Director, International Business Minor
Deans Executive Professor of Management, Business School Undergraduate Business Programs
Phone: (408) 551-5528, Fax: (408) 554-5751
jtoppel@scu.edu
THE CENTER FOR JESUIT EDUCATION
Laurie Laird, Associate Director, The Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education
Phone: (408) 554-5013, Fax: (408)551-7175
lalaird@scu.edu
Valerie Sarma, Associate Director, The Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education
Phone: (408) 554-5272, Fax: (408) 551 - 7175
vsarma@scu.edu
Michael Nuttall, Program Director, The Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education
Phone: (408) 554-2747, Fax: (408)551-7175
mnuttall@scu.edu
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES
Gillian August-Thorp, Director, International Student Services
Phone: (408) 554-5260, Fax: (408) 554-2709
gthorp@scu.edu
Parinaz Zartoshty, F-1 Coordinator, International Student Services
Phone: (408) 551-7090, Fax: (408) 554-2709
pzartoshty@scu.edu
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS PROFILE
Santa Clara University has a long history of welcoming international students to our academic community. The International Student Services Office (ISS) is charged with providing services to incoming international students. Specifically, ISS provides immigration advising and other support services in an effort to retain and enrich the diversity of the campus community.
Total international undergraduate students (FTE): 187
Total international graduate students (FTE): 676
Total English as a Second Language students: - - -
Countries of Origin of International Students: (Top 10) India, China, Philippines, Taiwan, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Singapore
For more information, please visit: http://www.scu.edu/F1/.
IMMERSION EXPERIENCES AND FELLOWSHIP
The Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education advances Santa Clara Universitys Jesuit Catholic commitment to integrate faith, justice and the intellectual life on campus and beyond. The Ignatian Center facilitates immersion experiences for students, faculty and staff. Immersion experiences seek to deepen participants' understanding of the worldwide Jesuit educational mission by engaging in the gritty reality of our globalizing world.
For more information, please visit: http://www.scu.edu/ignatiancenter/students/immersions/
STUDENT IMMERSIONS
Immersion experiences are designed to help students understand what it means to live in solidarity with local and global communities. Founded on the principles of social justice, community, spirituality, and simplicity, spring break immersions offer students the opportunity to live with and learn from communities throughout the United States and Latin America. Ignatian Center staff and/or Student Immersion Coordinators accompany participants on immersions and lead daily reflection with the immersion group in addition to facilitating the group preparation process. Upon return, students are supported as they continue to integrate their immersion experiences. Immersions are offered annually to: Appalachia, Los Angeles, Navajo Nation, New Orleans, Nogales, San Francisco, San Jose, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico and Peru. Students are able to fulfill the Experiential Learning for Social Justice core curriculum requirement through their participation in any of the Ignatian Center immersion experiences. For more information about the immersion program, please visit: www.scu.edu/immersions.
FACULTY / STAFF IMMERSIONS TO EL SALVADOR
Since 1991, Santa Clara University has sponsored immersion trips for faculty and staff, primarily to El Salvador. The week-long trip brings together a diverse group of SCU faculty and staff from a variety of departments and disciplines across campus for an experience focused on deep listening and accompaniment. By meeting with a cross section of Salvadorans, participants learn about the history and reality of the country and thus about crucial global issues affecting poor areas of the world. A key component of the immersion trip is learning about SCUs study abroad program Casa de la Solidaridad and meeting the many Salvadorans who teach student participants at their Praxis sites. For more information about this trip, please visit: http://www.scu.edu/ignatiancenter/faculty/staffimmersion/.
JEAN DONOVAN SUMMER FELLOWSHIP
This fellowship was named in honor of Jean Donovan, an American woman who lived, worked, and died in solidarity with the impoverished and oppressed in El Salvador in the nineteen-eighties. The fellowship is designed to encourage and support students who seek to deepen their understanding of social justice issues through a community-based experience. Fellows receive up to $1500 to support their summer work with a domestic or international community-based organization. The grant is intended to help cover travel, lodging, or program costs. Upon their return to campus the fellows reflect on their summer experiences over a weekend retreat and assist with the selection of Donovan Fellows for the following year. For more information, please visit: www.scu.edu/donovanfellowship.
STUDY ABROAD
As the principal University-wide organization focusing on international, intercultural, and global subjects, International Programs provides a variety of academic settings and learning opportunities around the world. Academically the approach is both interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary and recognizes that learning takes places in the classroom, in the field, in the community, and in service to others. For more information, please visit: http://www.scu.edu/studyabroad/.
Santa Clara University students can study abroad in over 106 approved locations around the world (visit portal: http://www.scu.edu/studyabroad/students/options/program-search.cfm)
Program options include SCU-operated programs, Direct Exchanges, and study centers & universities offered by our Affiliated Program providers.
Program duration include semesters, year-long, and some summer programs as per offered by the respective program provider.
All credits are guaranteed to transfer to Santa Clara University for major, minor, core, or elective requirements
Students are allowed to use their financial aid including federal, state, private, and university scholarships, grants, loans to study in any of the approved program locations.
For the past few years, between 40 60% of our Junior class participate in any of the 106 approved study abroad locations throughout Africa, Asia, Central & South America, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania spanning over 50 countries including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Senegal, South Africa, Southern Caribbean, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Turks & Caicos, United Kingdom, Vietnam, and Wales.
Most popular countries (according to the number of students who studied abroad): England, Italy, Spain, France, Japan, El Salvador, Argentina, Australia, Denmark, South Africa, Costa Rica, Burkina Faso, Ireland.
About 92% of our study abroad students take only one term abroad, approximately 6% utilized two terms abroad, and only 2% study abroad for a full academic year. This trend is a direct consequence of our desire to make study abroad experiences available to as many of our students as possible.
TYPE OF STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS
Santa Clara Programs
http://www.scu.edu/studyabroad/students/options/scu-operated.cfm
Santa Clara University operates a growing number of our own programs abroad. Participants can fulfill major, minor, core, and other graduation requirements, eligible to apply their SCU financial aid towards tuition and program fees, maintain their enrollment status at SCU while abroad, and receive the same quality advising services at SCU. These SCU-led programs allow students to enjoy the same quality mission-focused education from Santa Clara faculty members and study alongside other SCU students in locations around the world.
Australia - SCU Sydney Internship (www.scu.edu/studyabroad/sydney)
Burkina Faso - SCU Burkina Faso (www.scu.edu/studyabroad/burkinafaso)
Costa Rica - SCU Costa Rica Summer (www.scu.edu/studyabroad/costarica)
El Salvador - SCU Casa de la Solidaridad (www.scu.edu/casa)
Germany - SCU Germany Summer (www.scu.edu/studyabroad/germany)
England - SCU London (www.scu.edu/studyabroad/london)
Spain - SCU Barcelona (www.scu.edu/studyabroad/barcelona)
Italy - SCU Rome Honors (www.scu.edu/studyabroad/rome)
Mexico - SCU Baja (www.scu.edu/studyabroad/baja)
Direct Exchange Programs
http://www.scu.edu/studyabroad/students/options/exchanges.cfm
Santa Clara has reciprocal exchange relationships with a number of international universities. Participants can fulfill major, minor, core, and other graduation requirements, eligible to use their SCU financial aid towards tuition and program fees, maintain their enrollment status at SCU while abroad, and receive the same quality advising services at SCU. Direct Exchange Programs offer the best type of full immersion experience. Our exchange locations include:
Australia - Australian Catholic University
Chile - Universidad Alberto Hurtado
France - Universite Catholique de Lille
Italy - Universita degli Studi di Firenze
Japan - Sophia University, University of Sacred Heart
Mexico - Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla
Philippines - Ateneo de Manila University
Spain - Universidad de Deusto
Sweden - Lund University
Affiliated Programs
http://www.scu.edu/studyabroad/students/options/affiliated.cfm
Santa Clara affiliates with a number of study abroad organizations and universities that offer a variety of programs around the world. Participants can fulfill major, minor, core, and other graduation requirements, eligible to apply their SCU financial aid towards tuition and program fees, maintain their enrollment status at SCU while abroad, and receive the same quality advising services at SCU. Students use our online portal (http://www.scu.edu/studyabroad/students/options/program-search.cfm) to search for the appropriate affiliate programs from over 100 approved options through our partners:
Arcadia University (Arcadia)
The Beijing Center (TBC)
Boston University (BU)
Council for International Educational Exchanges (CIEE)
Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS)
Duke University: Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS)
Institute for International Education of Students (IES)
Loyola University Chicago (Loyola)
Marquette University (Marquette)
School for Field Studies (SFS)
Spring Hill College: Italy Center (SHC)
Syracuse University (Syracuse)
University of San Francisco (USF)
OTHER PROGRAMS OR INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
International Club
The International Club aims to welcome and incorporate both international students and American study abroad students back into the SCU community. Visit: http://www.scu.edu/studyabroad/exchange/club.cfm
International Ambassadors
The International Ambassador Program is a volunteer peer advising program designed specifically for Santa Clara students who are currently or have recently returned from their international education experiences. Having studied abroad, the Ambassadors embody the benefits of the international experience and have unique, real-life stories to share with students who are just embarking on their educational endeavors. The International Ambassadors are a vital component in motivating other students to take advantage of the many international opportunities Santa Clara University has to offer. Visit: http://www.scu.edu/studyabroad/ambassadors/
International Studies Minor
The minor in international studies is designed for students who wish to concentrate coursework beyond their majors on selected nations, regions, or topics of international significance. Students can choose between an area studies emphasis with a focus on one of the following area studies: African Studies, European Studies, Latin American Studies, and Global / Thematic Studies. Visit: http://www.scu.edu/studyabroad/minors/studies.cfm
International Business Minor
To provide students with an understanding of the social, economic and political context of international business and the communication skills to effectively participate in a global marketplace. Visit: http://www.scu.edu/studyabroad/minors/business.cfm
Global Social Benefit Incubator
Through GSBI, international entrepreneurs learn from Santa Clara mentors about scaling and sustainability for projects that share technological advances with those in need. Visit: http://www.scu.edu/sts/gsbi/.
Updated: 8/3/2011
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