SIG Website Usage & Proposals for Expansion

Colleagues around the globe continue to tell us that the SIG’s web site is an excellent resource. The numbers of ‘hits’ on the site indicate that the most accessed materials are the bibliography and several of the advising resources.

While we are pleased that this is the case, there have been several suggestions regarding expansion. You may have other ideas as well.

1. A colleague working for a study abroad program overseas contacted us expressing an interest in improving the resources and content of their on-site orientation program to include information for gay, lesbian, and bisexual students. Of particular interest would be information on cultural adjustment, advice for finding, relating to, and learning about gay, lesbian, or bisexual communities in a different country, and ways to deal with challenges and frustrations of being homosexual or bisexual in a culture that is socially conservative about sexual orientation.

2. Another colleague suggests that we create a student-focused link on the site, with a section for international student information and resources and a section for study abroad students. For the study abroad page we might include bibliographical resources for students to access before and after study abroad, as well as a page with student quotes and experiences. Study abroad offices could include this website in their materials for students to directly access information that is student-focused.

So, your assignment (and you had better accept it!) is to help us to identify materials to be added to the site. We’d also like to hear your ideas. My contact information is as follows: