Evaluations
All students will be sent an email from Overseas Study with instructions on how
to submit a program evaluation.
Photo Contest
Submit photos to the annual Overseas Study Photo Contest.
Check out past winners:
2007,
2006,
2005
Transcript and Grade Information
Find out when and how your grades return to IU.
Course Details
Find out how to petition for a course number to be changed or to use a course for general education purposes.
Be a Returnee Contact
Help other students explore their study abroad options. If you participated in
an IU program, proceed to https://www.indiana.edu/~overseas/cgi-bin/email_contact.pl to complete the web form that will add your name to a secure web-based database.
Students can then access your information and contact you with questions.
Students that participated on a non-IU program, but would like to be a returnee
contact should send an email to
overseas@indiana.edu.
Take a Class to Help with the Re-entry Process
COLL-X 311 Study Abroad: When You Return is a 1 credit class taught on the
Bloomington campus every fall semester. This 1st 8-week course provides
students returning from a study abroad with practical advice on how their
international experiences can be utilized for future educational and
professional pursuits. The class will focus on discussions and exercises
that enable students to do two things: 1) process the emotional, experiential,
and academic dimensions of the program they participated in; and 2) compile and
create an "Overseas Study Portfolio" document that can be used to support
ongoing educational and professional pursuits. The way in which study
abroad experiences can be integrated within life at IU will also be explored.
For more information or permission to enroll in the class, please contact Kendra
Nelson at kenmnels@indiana.edu or
812-855-7588.
Re-entry Workshop: "Integrating Study Abroad into your Now... and Later"
Overseas Study hosts a re-entry workshop at the beginning of each semester for
students who have recently returned from a study abroad program. The focus
of the event is to discuss the "return" to the U.S. and/or IU, discussing common
challenges and strategies for successfully reintegrating into the home culture.
Opportunities to continue the international experience both NOW (campus/
community/ person) and LATER (careers, graduate schools, volunteer work abroad)
will be presented. Students will also receive information about how to
sell the study abroad experiences to future employers and graduate schools.
All students will be sent an email invitation a few weeks before the workshop.
For more information about the workshop, please contact Jessica Manthie at
jmanthie@indiana.edu.
Tips for Returning
Coming home from a semester or year abroad can be as trying as acclimating to a new culture. Don’t be shocked if you experience reverse culture shock; it is just another stage in the experience of studying abroad.
See Dr. Bruce LaBrack's
Quick Tips for Returning Home.Resources at IU and in Bloomington
There are many ways you can build on your study abroad experience and stay internationally involved upon your return. Take advantage of local resources.
Life after graduation
Integrate study aborad into your after-graduation plans such as job searching, applying to graduate schools, or volunteering. Here are some tips on how to document and verbalize your experience.
Staying Involved with Your Host Community
It is important to continue the relationships that you developed abroad and keep informed about your host country.
A few ways to keep in touch with the country you left are listed below:
- Contact the friends you made overseas.
- Read world newspapers at the library or on line.
- Watch international newscasts on SCOLA (Channel 3 in Bloomington). Schedule at http://www.scola.org.
- Look for foreign films through local outlets (the Ryder film series
in Bloomington), rent one at a local video store or get one free at your public library.
- Find ingredients for foreign dishes at the farmer’s market or an international grocery store.
