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The StudyAbroad.com opt-in newsletter has put on its shades and brazed the summer heat to bring you the latest study abroad and StudyAbroad.com information.
If you feel you have anything to add, please send an e-mail to mulmer@edudirectories.com. If you would prefer not to receive future issues of this newsletter, you should send a message to sab_newsletter-off@list.edudirectories.com..
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This issue's contents:
I. The Original Study Abroad Reality Experience
II. Bucking the Trend in Study Abroad Demographics
III. Our Year of Study Abroad
IV. Advisor Supplies
V. Upcoming Conferences
VI. StudyAbroad.com Traffic Information
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The New Season of Education:
Junior Year Abroad, the "reality show" produced by NBC that chronicles the experiences of students studying abroad, is getting a lot of buzz lately, but not because it is the first media source to focus on study abroad.
BlogAbroad.com has been chronicling the life-changing experiences of study abroad students for three successful seasons in 12 unique and fascinating countries. Through interactive blogs to which anyone can respond, BlogAbroad.com has been the ultimate resource for study abroad, inspiring many students to take their own journeys oversees. It is still the best site for facilitating dialogue between students.
And the fourth and most polished season is about to begin. We have four all new bloggers going to five new countries (Germany, France, India/Fiji, and Jordan), and we can't wait to share their stories. Make sure that you and your students stop by http://www.blogabroad.com every week to see what they are doing next.
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A Turning Point?:
While on the subject of BlogAbroad.com, we have noticed an odd trend with our latest batch of student auditions.
A third of them are men.
This is odd because normally the auditions echo the typical study abroad demographic. That is to say - mostly Caucasian women. In fact, last season, out of almost three hundred auditions, only ten were guys.
But with this sudden surge in male auditions, does that mean that more men than ever are studying abroad? Have you noticed more guys requesting study abroad information? Have you seen this trend on your campus?
We would love some feedback on this subject. If you have noticed a trend in either direction, send me an e-mail (mulmer@edudirectories.com). Meanwhile, we will be delving deeper into this interesting situation. If the auditions are any indication of the changing state of study abroad, we are moving in the right direction.
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2006 - Our Year of Study Abroad:
By John Duncan, manager of StudyAbroad.com
As the fall quickly approaches, we are starting to gear up for study abroad fairs, fall conferences, and outreaching to a new crop of students interested in leaving their homes and the comfort of their campuses to study abroad. In response to surveys and conversations with advisors, we continue to improve our site and our methods for data collection.
Feedback from advisors and students is a critical part of how we plan improvements each year. We do keep an on eye on trends and the changing landscape of cyberspace to keep pace with other informational websites, but the voice we want to hear the loudest is the study abroad knowledge community.
The last survey we conducted is a perfect example of how we can pull data for the study abroad community to find ways to increase participation.
So before the semester starts and all the good parking spots are taken, please feel free to drop us a line and let us know how to serve you better.
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Advisor Supplies:
We offer complimentary promotional items for advisors. They include:
* Pens
* Pins
* Posters
* Notepads
* Why Study Abroad? brochures
* Plastic fair bags
* Postcards
* Brochure holders (limit one)
* Adhesive plastic pockets (limit one)
* StudyAbroad.com handbooks (limit one)
If you are looking to order additional supplies, please contact Melissa Davison at 610-499-9200 or e-mail md@edudirectories.com.
We do not ship out of the country or to P.O. Boxes. Sorry.
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Upcoming Conferences EDU will be attending
October:
NACAC in Pittsburgh, PA October 5-7 10/5-10/7
NACADA in Indianapolis, IN October 18-21
November:
NAFSA region X in Rochester, NY November 5-7
NAFSA region XI in Newport, RI November 7-9
NAFSA region VIII in Washington, DC November 7-12
CIEE in Seville, Spain November 8-11
If you are attending any of these conferences or will be in the area you should definitely stop by and say hello. WeĠd love to see and talk to you.
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StudyAbroad.com Traffic
StudyAbroad.com continues to be the leading online directory for study abroad programs. Between April and June 2006, more than 27,364 students visited the website a day, totaling 2,490,144 students. This is 1,459,167 more than the same time period last year.
These are quality students interested in studying abroad, and they are seeing your program on our site.
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We'd love to hear from you!
If you have any news you would like to share with your fellow study abroad advisors please let us know. We would be happy to post your thoughts, articles, and press releases in this newsletter. We would also like to start a "letter to the editor" type section, so please feel free to send us your comments. Just contact Matt Ulmer at mulmer@edudirectories.com, and he will feature you in an upcoming issue of the StudyAbroad.com Newsletter.
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Educational Directories Unlimited Publications
Educational Directories Unlimited, parent company of StudyAbroad.com, produces several newsletters, specifically for StudyAbroad.com, GradSchools.com, and IIEPassport, as well as periodic news releases. To subscribe to the StudyAbroad Service Wire, please email sabnewsletter-on@list.edudirectories.com If you would like to receive our news releases, please contact Matt Ulmer at mulmer@edudirectories.com.
If at any time you wish to discontinue your membership to StudyAbroad.com news, please send a blank email to sab_newsletter-off@list.edudirectories.com.
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About Our Organization...
Educational Directories Unlimited (www.EDUdirectories.com) has been at the forefront of educational marketing since its inception in 1989. With a mission to be the bridge between students and educators, EDU provides several comprehensive online directories including GradSchools.com, StudyAbroad.com, EducationforAdults.com, CollegeAbroad.com, Distance.GradSchools.com, and Business.GradSchools.com. It also offers innovative services such as StudentProspector and Administrator, as well as Internet consulting services through EDU Internet Strategies. Based in suburban Philadelphia, EDU's steady growth since its inception in 1989 has led to its inclusion in the Philadelphia 100, Inc. Magazine/ICIC Inner City 100 and Inc. 500 lists of fast-growing businesses.
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