JILL S. FISCHER jsfish22@yahoo.

com

EDUCATION M.S. Candidate.Minnesota State University-Mankato Department of Educational Leadership, Experiential Education program,Mankato, MN. Concentration: Experiential Education and Education Abroad. Advisor: Dr. Scott Wurdinger.Anticipate degree completion in July 2013. 1990 Psychology and Theatre majors, Spanish minor. Summa cum laude.St. Marys College (currently St. Marys University of Minnesota), Winona, MN. IDI (Intercultural Development Inventory) Qualified Administrator Training (training fall 2012). (IDI QA anticipate completion in 2013. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION 2007-present Study Abroad Advisor. Center for International and Cultural Education, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN 2006-2007 2003-2006 Director of Summer Study Abroad.Promoted from coordinator. Summer Study Abroad Coordinator.Center for Spiritual Formation and Vocation (currently Franken Center for Faith, Learning and Living).Northwestern College, Orange City, IA. Study Abroad Program Associate.Promoted from program assistant. Study Abroad Program Assistant.The Global Campus (currently The Learning Abroad Center, LAC), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

B.A.

1992-1996 1990-1992

Education Abroad 2013 Program Co-Leader&Cultural Learning Facilitator and CL Curriculum Designer, Inventing Ireland: The Creation of Irish Identity through Drama, Film,
and Performance, Global Seminar/January Program, University of Minnesota, Learning Abroad Center. Short-term program.

2006

2005

2002

Student, Escuela Mexicana, Guanajuato, Mexico. Studied Spanish language and culture at the advanced level.Short-term program.Lived with a host family. Student, Intercultura Language Institute, Heredia, Costa Rica. Studied Spanish language at the intermediate level.Short-term program.Lived with a host family. Group member/Chaperone, Northwestern College faculty-led program to London, England. Art history and theatre focus. Accompanied program of 12 participants and two faculty leaders.Provided a mini pre-departure/culture shock orientation.Participated in all program activities.

Program Reviews / Site Visits 2012 Buenos Aires and Mendoza, Argentina (IFSA) 2011 Toledo, Seville, Alicante, and Barcelona, Spain (CIEE, LAC) 2011 Zhuhai, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai, China (Gustavus, CIEE, IES) 2010 Montreal, Canada (ChamplainCollege) 2009 Istanbul, Turkey (CIEE) 1995 St. Petersburg, Russia and Nottingham, England (LAC) 1993 Montpellier, France and Graz, Austria (LAC) CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2012 2011 2010 Minnesota Study Abroad Returnee Conference. Session co-creator and facilitator: Digging Deeper: Stories and Identities. Minnesota Study Abroad Returnee Conference. Session co-creator: Digging Deeper: Stories and Identities. NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Bi-Regional IV and II Conference, Omaha, NE. Co-presenter/Chair: Crafting a Career in Education Abroad. Co-presenter/Chair: Have It All But Too Tired to Care: A Conversation Opportunity on Work/Life Balance. Co-presenter: Working with Providers NAFSA Region IV Conference, Des Moines, IA.Co-presenter: Education Abroad: Past, Present and Future. NAFSA National Conference, Miami, FL.Co-presenter: GLBT Issues in Education Abroad. NAFSA Region IV. Co-presenter: GLBT Issues in Education Abroad Award: Best of Region (selected for National Conference).

2005 1995 1994

WORKSHOPS, PROGRAMMINGAND CONSULTATIONS 2010-present Creator/Presenter,annual Peer Advisor training workshops.Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN. 2008-present Creator/Co-presenter,CICE study abroad returnee Pizza and Pictures, semiannual event.Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN. 2007-present Presenter, Study Abroad at Gustavus, various admissions events annually. Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN. 2012 Reciprocal Consultation with Augsburg College and St. Catherines University. StudioAbroad data management system. 2012 Consultation with St. Olaf College. StudioAbroad data management system. 2011 Reciprocal Consultation with St. Benedicts University Office of Ed. Abroad. 2010 Co-presenter, NAFSA Academy VII Spring Training, Introduction to Education Abroad workshop, Atlanta, GA. 2008-2009 Co-Sponsor, CVR/CICE study abroad returnee Dinner: Welcome Home: Reflections from Abroad. Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN. 2005-2007 Co-creator/Co-coordinator, Crossing Cultures Discussion Series, semi-annual series.Northwestern College, Orange City, IA. 2004-2007 Creator/Coordinator, Dinner and Discourse, annual international education themed event for faculty.Northwestern College, Orange City IA.
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1995 2013 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011

Coordinator,NAFSA RegionalStudy Abroad 101 workshop. Participant, Gustavus, Kendall CenterInterrogating the Role of Education Abroad in a Liberal Arts Instituation Participant, MSAP Incorporating Global Learning Into Your Curriculum workshop, St. Catherines University, St. Paul, MN. Participant, NAFSA Webinar How Students Learn. Participant (selected), Forum on Education Abroad Womens Leadership in Education Abroad post-conference workshop, Denver, CO. Participant, Terra Dotta Webinars StudioAbroad V. 11 Preparations and StudioAbroad Applicant Profiles. Participant, Arcadia University College of Global Studies Advisor Day, Glenside, PA. Participant, Study Abroad Italy Advisors Forum, Sebastopol, CA. Participant, MSAP Mental Health and Education Abroad workshop, St. Catherines University, St. Paul, MN. Participant, Forum on Education Abroad Interrogating the Educational Purpose of Education Abroad workshop and Making the Connection: Praxis and Theory in Education Abroad conference, Boston, MA. Participant, Gustavus January Interim Book Club: The Heart of Higher Education: A Call to Renewal by Parker Palmer. Participant, University of Minnesota Learning Abroad Center Summit on Education Abroad, Minneapolis, MN. Participant, Terra Dotta University StudioAbroad Conference, Charlotte, NC. Participant, CIEE Advising Identity workshop, Istanbul, Turkey. Participant, Center for Vocational Reflection Courage and Light: Exploring Passion, Renewal, and Creativity workshop, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN. Participant, MSAP Health and Safety in Education Abroad workshop, St. Thomas University, St. Paul, MN.

2011 2010 2010 2009 2009

2009

FUNDED PROPOSALS 2011 2005 2004 Secured institutional discount and student scholarship funds from two thirdparty program providers. Lilly Grant funding, Northwestern College, Orange City, IA,to bring in a special guest speaker (Eric Liljenstolpe) for Dinner & Discourse event. Lilly Grant recipient, Northwestern College, Orange City, IA. Summer 2005. Funded four week Spanish language study in Costa Rica.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 2012-2013 2012 Mentor, Mentoring for Student Success program, Diversity Center, Gustavus Adolphus College Selected Pre-reviewer/reader for Gustavus Higher Learning Committee Accreditation document (accreditation visit in April 2013)
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2008-2012

Minnesota Study Abroad Returnee Conference. Planning Committee member, 2008-present. Session Creator: Digging Deeper: Stories and Identity, 2011-2012 Session Presenter: Digging Deeper: Stories and Identity, 2012 Outreach Liaison, 2009-2011 Evaluation Committee, 2012 Discussion Facilitator, 2008 2008-present Gustavus Adolphus College Emergency Response Team member 2008-present Gustavus Re-entry Core Committee. Co-creator and participant. 2011& 2012 NAFSA Academy IX and X, Applicant Reviewer. Reviewed and commented on Academy applicants. 2010 NAFSA Academy VII Region IV Coach/Mentor for six Academy Trainees. Participated in intensive coachs training and spring training for trainees, and Academy events at the regional and national conferences in 2010. 2008-2010 Advisory Council Member, Center for Vocational Reflection, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN. 2007-2008 Education Abroad Region IV Representative & Liaison.Solicited, vetted and selected Education Abroad session proposals for the NAFSA 2007 regional conference in Kansas City, MO. Attended and participated in team meetings and events at NAFSA Region IV Conference, Kansas City, MO and NAFSA National Conference, Minneapolis, MN. COURSES TAUGHT 2012 Intercultural Issues (NDL: 200 re-entry class). Gustavus Adolphus College. Team taught with Dr. Patricia English, Communications Studies. Spring & Fall 2012. 2008-present First-Term Seminar class presentation.Gustavus Adolphus College.Education Abroad at Gustavus Adolphus.Presentation introducing first-year students to education abroad. 2 6 presentations / semester. 2010-2011 Intro to Experiential Educationclass presentation:From Experience to Experiential Education: Taking Study AbroadOutside the Comfort Zone. EXED202: Minnesota State University-Mankato. Fall 2010 and Spring 2011. STUDY ABROAD NEW AND CUSTOMIZED PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT 2003-2007 Northwestern College, Orange City, IA.Worked with faculty leaders to develop course proposals, promotion, website, budgets and logistics for shortterm programs in Oman, Romania, India and China. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.Part of a team that developed new quarter/semester programs in Russia and England.Customized study abroad program coordinatorforthe archeology and landscape architecture depts.

1992-1996

AWARDS 2005 1995 1994 Lilly Grant Recipient, Northwestern College, Orange City, IA. University of Minnesota Outstanding Project Award for the creation of a handbook for a new program inRussia. NAFSA Conference, Best of Region Award for conference Session: GLBT Issues in Education Abroad
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CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS/MONITORED LIST-SERVS MSAP: Minnesota Study Abroad Professional group member NAFSA: Association of International Educators NAFSA Knowledge Community list-servs: Education Abroad; Teaching, Learning and Scholarship; and International Education Leadership NACADA National Academic Advising Association Forum on Education Abroad (Institutional Membership) Region IV and Secuss-l list-serv member U.S. State Dept., OSAC, and IJET subscriber

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