{"id":6306,"date":"2009-05-24T21:59:44","date_gmt":"2009-05-25T01:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=6306"},"modified":"2009-05-24T21:59:44","modified_gmt":"2009-05-25T01:59:44","slug":"jobloyola-university-study-abroad-advisor-new-orleans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2009\/05\/24\/jobloyola-university-study-abroad-advisor-new-orleans\/","title":{"rendered":"Job:Loyola University Study Abroad Advisor (New Orleans)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to JET alum Carleen Ben for sharing the following job listing:<\/em><\/p>\n

Job Description\/ Responsibilities<\/strong>
\n1. Work with students
\n-Advise students on study abroad opportunities and the procedures\u00a0involved to study abroad.
\n-Ensure compliance with best practices for study abroad.
\n-Develop and deliver study abroad information, orientation, including\u00a0health and safety information, and re-entry sessions.
\n-Advise Returnee Network and inBUS, student organizations for returning\u00a0study abroad students
\n-Maintain communication with study abroad students while abroad to\u00a0notify of university deadlines, scholarship deadlines, and address\u00a0issues regarding culture shock, health and safety, etc.
\n-Assist Director in work with returnees to evaluate programs, obtain\u00a0feedback on programs and experiences for future students, ease\u00a0transition and promote study abroad.
\n-Coordinate applications, interviews and selection of students for\u00a0Loyola exchange programs.
\n-Help students with financial aid and scholarship applications, e.g.\u00a0Freeman Asia, Gilman, Fulbright, NSEP, and IFSA Foundation and other\u00a0study abroad scholarships.
\n-Serve as alternate emergency contact for summer programs.
\n-Monitor CDC and State Department Travel Warnings to ensure that\u00a0students and faculty directors are aware of relevant information.***<\/p>\n

2. Promotion and Marketing<\/strong>
\n-Promote study abroad opportunities to the Loyola community
\n-Recruit a diverse population for study abroad.
\n-Work with colleges and departments to identify appropriate study\u00a0abroad programs for specific majors.
\n-Give presentations to classes, student organizations, residence halls\u00a0and honor societies.
\n-Coordinate advertising, promotion and selection for exchange programs\u00a0and ISEP.
\n-Represent the Center for International Education at campus recruitment\u00a0fairs for prospective students and orientation programs for incoming\u00a0Loyola students.
\n-Organize the annual study abroad fair.
\n-Maintain CIE study abroad website and works with faculty directors to\u00a0ensure that websites are appropriately updated.
\n-Develop and maintain website for parents of study abroad students.
\n-Work with faculty directors to update study abroad brochures and\u00a0publications, i.e. AJCU, IIE and Peterson’s and websites.<\/p>\n

3. Program Development
\n<\/strong>-Work with Director to develop and identify new programs and locations\u00a0and to establish agreements between Loyola and other institutions\u00a0abroad.
\n-Develop and maintain on-line orientation and re-entry program.
\n-Work with Director to develop a required reflection component for all\u00a0study abroad students.<\/p>\n

4. Administration<\/strong>
\n-Work with director to train faculty directors regarding health and\u00a0safety issues.
\n-Coordinate the application and registration process for study abroad\u00a0students.
\n-Select, train and supervise Study Abroad Peer Advisors.
\n-Build and maintain database of programs and course transfer\u00a0equivalencies.
\n-Maintain resource center for study, work, research and travel outside\u00a0the U.S.
\n-Oversee the maintenance of student records related to study abroad\u00a0including application materials and related information.
\n-Complete study abroad statistical reports.
\n-Update study abroad procedures for university.<\/p>\n

Requirements:<\/strong>
\n-Master’s degree required or a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 2-3\u00a0years of experience in study abroad advising or international\u00a0educational exchanges.
\n-Previous experience in study abroad advising or international\u00a0educational exchanges preferred.
\n-Minimum of one semester study abroad experience required.
\n-Strong computer skills (word processing, database, spreadsheet,\u00a0desktop publishing.)
\n-Strong language skills, both oral and written.
\n-Demonstrated sensitivity to cultural differences.
\n-Demonstrated ability to work with detail and perform duties without\u00a0close supervision.
\n-Ability to make mature and professional decisions even in the absence\u00a0of policy. Ability to juggle multiple tasks and work under pressure.
\n-Knowledge of a second language and experience traveling and\/or living\u00a0abroad or other multicultural living experience is highly desirable.<\/p>\n

Excellent Salary and Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n

Application Instructions<\/strong>
\nReview of applications begins on 6\/15\/2009. Send a resume, cover\u00a0letter that includes your philosophy of international education,\u00a0transcript and 3 letters of reference to\u00a0resumes@loyno.edu<\/a> or Human\u00a0Resources, Loyola University New Orleans, 6363 St. Charles Ave. Box
\n16, New Orleans, LA 70118. For further information, contact Debbie\u00a0Danna,\u00a0danna@loyno.edu<\/a>, 504-864-7550.<\/p>\n

As feasible, a small number of interviews may be scheduled in Los\u00a0Angeles in conjunction with the NAFSA conference. Those who wish to\u00a0schedule an interview in L.A. should send a cover letter and resume\u00a0via email to\u00a0danna@loyno.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About Loyola University<\/strong><\/p>\n

Loyola University New Orleans is a Catholic Jesuit university with an\u00a0enrollment of 4,874 in colleges of Law, Music, Business, Humanities\u00a0and Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. The Center for International Education works with all\u00a0aspects of internationalization of the university, one of the\u00a0strategic goals of the university, the 100 plus international student\u00a0and with faculty and students interested study abroad. CIE consists of\u00a0the director, a coordinator for international students services, a\u00a0study abroad advisor and an office manager. Because of the small\u00a0staff, supportive atmosphere and very friendly university, this is a\u00a0great opportunity for an individual to learn about all areas of\u00a0international education and be actively involved in the\u00a0internationalization of Loyola University New Orleans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thanks to JET alum Carleen Ben for sharing the following job listing: Job Description\/ Responsibilities 1. Work with students -Advise students on study abroad opportunities and the procedures\u00a0involved to study abroad. -Ensure compliance with best practices for study abroad. -Develop and deliver study abroad information, orientation, including\u00a0health and safety information, and re-entry sessions. -Advise Returnee […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-1DI","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6306"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6324,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6306\/revisions\/6324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}