| NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS
International graduate admissions see largest increase since 2006
 The Council of Graduate Schools recently released a survey on international graduate admissions trends. The report indicated that offers of admission from U.S. graduate schools to prospective international students increased 11 percent from 2010 to 2011. The 11 percent gain is the largest increase in offers of admission since 2006. According to the survey, a significant portion of that growth can be attributed to offers of admission to students from China followed by the Middle East, Turkey and India. Despite this increase in offers of admission, CGS reported a 1.1% decrease in first-time graduate enrollment from 2009 to 2010 yet a 1.1% increase overall.
Marquette’s Graduate School saw an 8% increase in international applications from fall of 2010 to fall of 2011, which is great news for Marquette keeping in mind that international students are accepted and matriculated at a lower rate than U.S./permanent resident applications.
Marquette’s Graduate School of Management (GSM) has seen a similar trend particularly in applications from China due to focused and strategic recruiting efforts. GSM enrolled 44 international students this fall, 43 from China. While there was an increase in applications and offers of admission this year, the main growth came in terms of the number of admitted students who enrolled this fall. Jeanne Simons explains, “We contribute that to the strong word of mouth from current students and their experience here at Marquette.” Support through an Immersion Week for new international GSM students instructs students in the critical skills they need to succeed at Marquette.
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Job Opportunity: ESL Writing Tutor
 The Office of International Education’s English as a Second Language Program (ELSP) provides advanced ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) courses for students who need further formal instruction in spoken or written English for success in their Marquette academic studies. The ESL Writing Tutor will assist ESL students with academic writing as additional academic support for ESL courses. For full job description, please visit Marquette’s career website.
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Peace Corps helps shape nonprofit career paths
 According to a new survey of more than 11,000 former Peace Corps volunteers, conducted for the federal agency’s 50th anniversary, found a link between volunteering with the organization to future careers working in nonprofits. The survey found that one in five Peace Corps alumni who served during the 1960s ended up working at nonprofits after returning from their service. The number is even greater for recent alumni who spent their experience volunteering abroad in the past decade, with one in three ending up working for charities upon returning to the U.S. In addition, 60 percent of those alumni surveyed said that it was their experience serving abroad that influenced their choice of career.
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New series of professional development opportunities for pre-service teachers
 NAFSA: Association for International Educators, with the support of the Longview Foundation, developed a new cultural awareness self-reflection tool for use by and with pre-service teachers. My Cultural Awareness Profile (myCap) can be utilized for discussion, learning and assessment across four modules including understanding the global context, learning about different cultures, knowing ourselves as cultural and communicating across cultural differences. Most importantly, myCAP will help pre-service teachers become involved in cultural learning while preparing for work as teachers in an increasingly global age. The website also incorporates a detailed Guide for Teacher Educators for assistance in supporting the cultural and global awareness of pre-service teachers.
Marquette University will host a Webinar to provide a forum for discussion of the tool and its use on November 1, 2011 for anyone interested in trying out myCAP with students. Current teacher educators also are encouraged to contribute to the Webinar and should contact mycap@nafsa.org.
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Teaching students to think globally
 The new Global Wisconsin online video series and website encourages administrators, school board members and teachers to develop programs focused on the importance of understanding cultural differences and issues. It makes the case that international education is both essential to students and easily integrated into current teaching practices.
Produced by the Educational Communications Board and the Department of Public Instruction, the online videos highlight the very best examples of international education in K-12 schools across the state of Wisconsin as well as testimonials from community leaders. Tim Sullivan, CEO of Bucyrus International (now Caterpillar) explained at a DPI global literacy panel, “We are a very domestic-centric country. So we need to start exposing kids in our schools to world languages, which is a hook that gets them interested in another culture beside our own.”
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EVENTS
The Challenges of Religious Pluralism
Monday, October 3, 2011
7 p.m.
Alumni Memorial Union, Ballroom A/B
Dr. John Esposito, professor of religion and international affairs and Islamic studies at Georgetown University, will discuss the challenges of religious pluralism in the 21st century in part one of the Gathering Points lecture series sponsored by Marquette and the Church of Gesu.
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Omnium Gatherum - a play
October 3, 6, 7, 8
Windfall Theatre
Village Church Arts, 130 E. Juneau
The Windfall Theatre presents Omnium Gatherum, a play written by Theresa Rebeck and Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros. A spy novelist, a feminist vegan, an African American minister, a British pundit, a literary critic and an NYC fireman gather for a gourmet feast created by a hostess who believes that nothing enhances a meal better than lively debate. While waiting for the surprise guest of the evening to arrive, they discuss food, wine, politics, religion and the massive hole in the New York skyline that has drawn them together. For tickets and more information, visit www.windfalltheatre.com.
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International Student Seminars for Success: U.S. University Life
These workshops over dinner are designed to cover key topics to help international students succeed at Marquette. E-mail brooke.haley@marquette.edu to register.
Relationships and Health: Managing Life Outside the Classroom - Part 1
Wednesday, October 5; 4:30-6:30 p.m.; Holthusen Hall, 4th floor
Relationships and Health: Managing Life Outside the Classroom - Part 2
Wednesday, October 12; 4:30-6:30 p.m.; Holthusen Hall, 4th floor
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Language and bilingualism in early childhood learning
October 6, 2011
4:30 p.m.
AMU Monaghan Ballroom
The College of Education presents a Tommy G. Thompson Lecture, “Language, Bilingualism, Cognition and Learning in Early Childhood”. Dr. Eugene García, vice president for education partnerships at Arizona State University researches effective schooling for linguistically and culturally diverse student populations.
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Transformation in Modern China
October 10, 2011
6:30 p.m.
Weasler Auditorium
Jianying Zha is a widely published writer and media critic in both Chinese and English and also serves as the China representative of the India China Institute at The New School in New York City.She will be discussing the transformation of culture in modern China as part of the Allis Chalmers Distinguished Professor of International Affairs Lecture Series sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Chinese/English Language Exchange Meet and Greet
October 14, 2011
5:30-8:30 p.m.
OIE Program Center; Holthusen Hall, 4th floor
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Mid-term Exams Study Break for Students
October 16, 2011
4:30-7 p.m.
OIE Program Center, Holthusen Hall, 4th floor
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Ibn Rushd/Avoerroes Seminar
November 2, 2011
2-3:30 p.m.
Alumni Memorial Union, 448
Marible Fierro is a research professor at the Institute of Languages and Cultures of the Mediterranean and the Middle East in the Center for Humanities and Social Sciences at the Spanish National Research Council. Marquette professor, Richard Taylor, will join professor Fierro to present a seminar on Ibn Rushd/Averroes.
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Plants, Mary the Copt, Abraham, donkeys and knowledge: again on Batinism during the Umayyad Caliphate in Al-Andalus
November 2, 2011
4-6 p.m.
Reception to follow
Alumni Memorial Union, 227
Marible Fierro is a research professor at the Institute of Languages and Cultures of the Mediterranean and the Middle East in the Center for Humanities and Social Sciences at the Spanish National Research Council. This presentation discusses tenth-century Umayyad rulers in Muslim Spain who struggled to defeat the Ismaili Fatimids caliphate in Tunis both in the battlefield and from the religious point of view.
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Scholarships & Conferences
 Check out our scholarships and conferences webpage dedicated to keeping up-to-date listings of scholarships, fellowships and academic conference opportunities available to undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty and staff. Click on the links below for details and the complete listing.
Academic and Conference Opportunities
- Asian-Pacific Association for International Education
- Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum
Fellowships and Scholarships
- Fulbright German Studies Seminar
- Visiting Research Fellowships: Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame
- Critical Language Scholarship Program
- Study in Spain Video Contest
- Catholic Relief Services - International Development Fellows Program
- U.S. Department of State Summer 2012 Student Internship Program
- Institute of International Education, Latin America Spring 2012 Internship Program
Study abroad for the younger set: American youth exchange programs
Do you know of any high school students interested in studying abroad? The Youth Programs Division at the U.S. Department of State programs offers four unique programs for American high school students to study abroad for short-term and academic year programs including scholarship opportunities.
The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y)
NSLI-Y offers merit-based scholarships to U.S. high school students for overseas study of seven foreign languages: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Korean, Persian (Tajik), Russian and Turkish. Visit www.nsliforyouth.org for more information and applications for summer 2012 and academic year 2012-2013 deadlines.
The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad Program
YES offers scholarships to American high school students to spend a semester or an academic year in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mali, Morocco, Oman, Thailand and Turkey with a focus on increasing understanding between the U.S. and countries with significant Muslim populations. Visit the YES Program’s website for more information and application deadlines.
The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program (CBYX)
CBYX celebrates German-American friendship based on common values of democracy. Students will have the opportunity to live with host families, attend local schools and participate in German community life. Scholarships are available for the academic year 2012-2013. German language skills are not required. Visit www.USAGermanyScholarship.org for more information.
The American Youth Leadership Program
This program allows American high school students and educators to travel abroad on a three to four week-long exchange program to gain knowledge of foreign cultures and collaborate on solving global issues. Check out the American Youth Leadership Program website for more information, application deadlines and to take a look at recruitment areas.
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