Recommendation from the Global and Multicultural Initiatives Task Force:
Establish the minimum requirement that all students study-away.
Additional explanation:
Although studying away does not in itself confer cultural competence, it allows students to encounter contexts different from their own and gives them opportunities for growth. This study-away experience should be designed to match students’ past experiences and current needs.
This recommendation was placed in the Cultural Perspectives Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language:
Establish the minimum requirement that all students study away.
This recommendation was placed is Tier 3 and is being monitored by the Provost and Dean of the College.