Resources for Returnees

Welcome back to campus!

Macalester staff and faculty - across campus - are eager to support you in your transition back to campus and to draw upon your experiences in the classroom.  

For each course offered this semester at Mac, all faculty were given a list of registered students that had studied off-campus last semester with their destinations.  Additionally, all of the IC liaisons (faculty member chosen from each department) will soon receive a list of students that completed internships and independent study projects while off-campus. The hope is that your valuable experiences off-campus will enrich classroom discussions and expand perspectives here on campus.  

Offices like the Health & Wellness Office, the Career Development Center, the Center for Civic Engagement and the Internship Office (and the International Center of course) have resources available specifically for returnees.  

Here is a short list to get you started:

International Center
When you Return section of our website is divided into three sections with relevant information in each: Cultural Readjustment, Reflection, and Integrating your off-campus experience back on campus
This blog - submit a meaningful photo and a short description, write a reflection involving your off-campus experience, share a local event that might interest other returnees.  The possibilities are endless!
Weekly Returnee Lunch Series: Tuesdays, 12-1, Markim Hall, RSVP to mbeegle@macalester.edu 

Date	Theme	Convener	Venue
Sept 25	Studying Arabic Abroad	Andy Overman	Markim 303
Oct 2	Human rights in study abroad	Jim Dawes	Markim 201
Oct 9	Harassment and personal safety issues abroad	Lucy Forster-Smith	Markim 201
Oct 16	Oxford, Macalester, and the tutorial system	Patrick Schmidt	Markim 201
Oct 23	Internships at home and abroad	Mike Porter	Markim 201
Oct 30	Identity, ethnicity, and study abroad	Chris MacDonald-Dennis	Markim 201
Nov 6	Election day -- Vote!
Nov 13	Integrating your study abroad experience into life at Macalester	Eily Marlow	Markim 201
Nov 20	Study abroad and the liberal arts	Terry Boychuk	Markim 201
Nov 27	Public health abroad	Christy Hanson	Markim 201
Dec 4	Spanish language acquisition abroad	Hispanic Studies Faculty	Markim 201
Dec 11	Big foreign U-- the challenges of direct enrollment	TBA	Markim 201

 








Health and Wellness Center
Tips for integrating your experience
Counseling Services

Center for Civic Engagement (CEC)
The Center for Civic Engagement offers many opportunities for students
who wish to build upon their study abroad experience back in the Twin
Cities. Continue working on Spanish and French skills in the
community, connect with new immigrants to the Twin Cities through the
International Institute, speak about the study abroad experience at
local schools and after-school programs with the International
Speakers Bureau. Students can also get involved with one of the CEC's
"Issue Areas."  Some of the Issue Areas include Economic Justice, Global
Justice, Arts for Social Change, Spanish Language, and Immigrants and
Refugees, among others.  The CEC also offers off-campus employment opportunities (applications due in February).

The Career Development Center
The Career Development Center can help returnees use their study
abroad experiences in resumés, interviews, and help students get back
to the countries they visited. On the CDC website is a link to 'GoingGlobal', a resource page that documents various hiring practices in
different countries. The website also has links for international
teaching opportunities. The CDC has an extensive network of Macalester
Alumni around the world that they are able to use to connect students
to specific countries. Along with this, CDC staff helps with interview
preparation (specifically how to talk about the study abroad
experience), reviews resumés, and will edit personal statements and
proposals. These can be arranged by appointment, or during drop-in
hours daily from 2-4pm.

The Internship Program
Hoping to pursue an internship utilizing the skills you have polished while off-campus?  Contact the Internship Program to discuss options.