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Code=535
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Conference Year:
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2018
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Session #:
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088(LEC)
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Title:
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Best Practices in Advising to Support Ethnic Plurality: What Two White Women Have Learned |
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Lead Presenter:
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Wendy Yoder |
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Date:
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October 01, 2018 Time: 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm |
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Room:
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N 123 |
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Abstract:
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The Institute of International Education (IIE) reported an increase of 259,178 international students enrolled in American colleges and universities since Fall 2012, contributing $39.4 billion to the U.S. economy in 2016 (IIE, 2018). Saudi Arabia is the country of origin with the fourth largest student population in the U.S. At one regional university in Oklahoma, the international student population has grown from 1% to 5% in the past five years. For Saudi Arabian students, specifically, the population has grown to 130 students, an increase of over 2,000% in five years. One academic school at the institution houses three-fourths of that population. The presenters will discuss various student scenarios from experience, along with suggestions for best practices in advising international student groups. |
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