Participants gather artifacts that represent cultural values and beliefs at their study abroad destination. They then use those artifacts to reflect on the intercultural differences they have experienced between them and their host culture. 

In this activity, participants use photography to analyze and reflect on the local culture in their study abroad destination. 

This activity asks participants to record their reflections as they learn a new language while abroad. 

This activity empowers participants to use journaling to reflect on how their study abroad experiences relate to their learning and personal growth.

This resource includes 17 guided writing exercises that can be used during study abroad or other types of intercultural experiences.

This manual includes readings, reflections, and activities/exercises (icebreakers and analytical exercises) for both leaders and participants of study away programs. Individual exercises may also be appropriate for classroom or seminar use. 

In the Spring of 2015, Dr. Michael "Mick" Vande Berg came to the Purdue-West Lafayette campus at the invitation of the Office of the Dean of International Students to lead an intercultural workshop.  During his keynote the night before the workshop he began, he challenged the group of learners with the findings of the Georgetown Consortium; under the leadership of Dean Michael Brzezinski, the recommendations made by Dr. Vande Berg have become a reality.  The attached presentation traces how CILMAR has put into practice what Dr. Vande Berg shared with us 3 years ago.

The Center for Intercultural Learning, Mentorship, Assessment and Research hosted an institute February 22-23, 2018, which featured practical tools, along with background research, as to how to scale up intercultural learning in both the academic classroom and in co-curricular programming.

Visit this site for tips and resources for designing online or hybrid flex study away experiences.

See this one page case study for details about how the Multifaith Scholars program for MURGC works at Elon University.

See this one page case study for details about how the VIP Global Model for MURGC works at Purdue University.

See this one page case study for details about how the Constellation Model for MURGC works at Elon University.

To contain the spread of COVID-19, France has lifted a ban on employees eating at their desk. Previously, this practice was banned so that employees were ensured a break from work. 

In the poem she read at the Super Bowl, Amanda Gorman honors individuals who have stepped up and become leaders/helpers during the pandemic. 

Patch, K. & Berends, L. (Eds.) (2020) Undergraduate Research Abroad. NAFSA.

Special issue of Perspectives on Mentoring Undergraduate Research (PURM), with guest editors Amy Allocco and Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler, including:

Vandermaas-Peeler, M., Allocco, A. & Fair, C.F. (2018). What to know before you go: Benefits and challenges of conducting undergraduate research in global contexts. Perspectives on Undergraduate Research Mentoring 7.1, Retrieved at https://blogs.elon.edu/purm/

Hall, E. E., Walkington, H., Vandermaas-Peeler, M., Shanahan, J.O., Gudiksen, R.K. & Zimmer, M. M. (2018). The importance of mentoring for the creation of undergraduate research opportunities during global learning. Perspectives on Undergraduate Research Mentoring 7.1, Retrieved at https://blogs.elon.edu/purm/

Hartman, E., Reynolds, N. P., Ferrarini, C., Messmore, N., Evans, S., Al-Ebrahim, B., & Brown, J. M. (2020). Coloniality-decoloniality and critical global citizenship: Identity, belonging, and education abroad. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 32(1), 33-59. https://www.frontiersjournal.org/index.php/Frontiers/article/view/433

Handout on 10 Salient Practices article from WISE 2021 Workshop on MURGC

Shanahan, J.O., Ackley-Holbrook, E., Hall, E., Stewart, K., & Walkington, H. (2015). Ten salient practices of undergraduate research mentors: A review of the literature. Mentoring and Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 5, 359-376.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13611267.2015.1126162

See Elon's website for tips and resources for mentoring undergraduate research.

Bruce Springsteen teamed up with Jeep in their latest commercial, aired during Super Bowl 55, to envision a United States with a common, middle ground. 

In this webinar, several interculturalists discuss the meanings surrounding liberal vs. conservative and how their differences result in cultural divides. The goal of this video is to help heal the national divide in the United States and promote tolerance and inclusion across party lines. 

A collection of 12 "Training Resource Films – Intercultural Exchange, Diversity in Work, Leadership and Coaching, Conflict and Debate & the Power of the Individual in Business." This collection includes hyperlinks to mostly Youtube videos. There is some suggestion as to how these might be used, but it is sparse and requires substantial knowledge to use them effectively as conversation starters.

These youtube videos are potentially good conversation starters for business, management, and workplace diversity conversations.

The COVID-19 pandemic was an exponential shock to much of the U.S. population and also exposed deep vulnerabilities associated with our fragmented health care system and our extreme income inequality. African Americans, for example, who suffer from racial as well as income inequalities, also suffered disproportionately from COVID-19 incidence and mortality. Predominantly black counties have COVID-19 infection rates that are nearly three times higher than that of predominantly white counties. According to the CDC, while they make up just 12.5 percent of the U.S. population, they account for 23 percent of COVID-19 deaths and are 3.5 times more likely to die from the disease compared to white populations.

Self-care is a critical part of well-being, but how do you make time for yourself in the middle of a pandemic? This website contains a list of resources, activities, webinars, podcasts, and more. This collection of resources was started by ACR Well-Being Workgroup member Rebecca Seidel, MD, also chair of the Wellness Committee at Emory University, in her efforts to combat the toll of COVID-19.