This series is a collaborative effort between all the UC campuses and UCEAP to provide identity-based study abroad workshops, panels, and information sessions for students across the University of California system.
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Session details, titles, and registration information will be updated throughout the year. Please contact your campus office for more information.
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Adjusting to Life Abroad
Path to Study Abroad or Away for Undocumented Students
LGBTQIA+ Out in the World
El Mundo Es Tuyo: Global Learning for Latinx/e/@ Students
First, But Not Last: Studying Abroad for First-Generation Students
Study Abroad for Transfer Students
Don’t Just Survive, Thrive: Education Abroad for BIPOC Students
Going, Living, and Studying Abroad with an Accommodation or Disability
Asians and Pacific Islanders Abroad
DACA Pre-Departure Preparedness Workshop
April 12, 2023 | Session time TBA
Asians and Pacific Islanders Abroad
Hosted by the UC Irvine Study Abroad Center
Session and registration details TBA
March 7, 2023 | 4-5pm PT
Going, Living and Studying Abroad with an Accommodation or Disability
Hosted by UCEAP
Understand the possibilities and realities of studying abroad with a disability or accommodation. Discuss challenges real and perceived about the overseas experience with an accommodation. Change perceptions about opportunities based on culture, location, institution and comparative outcomes for students with disabilities abroad.
May 3, 2023 | 12-1pm PT
DACA Pre-Departure Preparedness Workshop
Hosted by the UCLA International Education Office
Registration details TBA
This pre-departure workshop is designed to support DACA students studying abroad. We will provide law and policy updates for DACA and Advance Parole as well as legal resources and information for students who will be re-entering the United States after traveling abroad, address potential stressors that may arise while traveling outside the U.S, and briefly touch upon financial aid as it pertains to DACA students. In addition to our strategies and resources, we will have a UC student returnee panel who will share their own adjustment challenges and how they managed to successfully study abroad and make lasting memories.
*Please note that this presentation is not intended to serve as individual legal advice.
Past sessions
February 23, 2023 | 11-12:30pm PT
Don’t Just Survive, Thrive: Education Abroad for BIPOC Students
Hosted by UC Riverside Education Abroad
In this session, participants will have the opportunity to:
- Listen to BIPOC students share their experience abroad
- Learn ways to overcome challenges in going abroad -- whether those are financial, practical, and/or racial
January 18, 2023 | 5-6 pm PT
Study Abroad for Transfer Students
Hosted by UC San Diego Study Abroad
There are lots of opportunities for transfer students to study abroad. Join us as we share stories from transfer students who have successfully studied abroad, and learn about the importance of advanced planning, steps you need to take to apply, financial aid considerations, and more.
November 17, 2022 | 9-10 am PT
First, But Not Last: Studying Abroad for First-Generation Students
Hosted by UC Berkeley Study Abroad
As a first-generation college student, you are already forging new ground as you navigate the UC system.
We're so proud of you, and want to highlight that you already have what it takes to successfully navigate a new culture or country abroad.
Your study abroad program is within reach!
We invite you to attend this session to learn more about:
- How to identify, plan, and budget for your dream study abroad program
- How other first-generation students were able to not only be the first in their families to attend college, but to go abroad as well
November 16, 2022 | 5-6 pm PT
El Mundo Es Tuyo: Global Learning for Latinx/e/@ Students
Hosted by UC Santa Cruz Global Learning
Are you ready to see other parts of the world? Do you have questions about what the experience might be like as a Latinx/e/@ student?
Find out more about:
- the benefits of studying abroad/away as a Latinx/e/@ student
- overcoming different challenges of studying abroad/away
- finances
- fitting study abroad/away into your degree plan
- talking to your family
- the climate on race and identity in different cultural contexts
- experiences of other Latinx/e/@ students who have studied abroad/away
- domestic programs
Don't miss out on this opportunity to explore global learning through the lens of Latinx/e/@ identities. This session will be presented in partnership with the UCSC ChicanX/LatinX Resource Center (El Centro)."
October 17, 2022 | 3-4 pm PT
LGBTQIA+ Out in The World
Hosted by the UC Santa Barbara Education Abroad Program
While LGBTQ+ life exists everywhere, the degree to which it is visible and to which it is supported varies greatly around the world. This session will help prepare students with the tools, knowledge, and confidence they need to study abroad as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Participants will have an opportunity to hear from UCEAP alumni and learn about their experiences as LGBTQ+ students abroad.
This session will be presented in partnership with the UCSB Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity
October 12, 2022 | 12-1pm PT
Path to Study Abroad or Away for Undocumented Students
Hosted by the UC Davis Global Learning Hub
Getting ready to study abroad or away can be a journey unto itself and for undocumented students that journey often collides with systems that create additional work or barriers. This workshop embraces the idea that education must center the life experiences of the learner, and that the goal of learning is to overcome obstacles and empower individuals.
Come join a supportive community workshop, in partnerships with the UC Davis AB540 & Undocumented Student Center and UC Immigrant Legal Services Center, to reflect on your unique strengths and interests, and identify potential constraints and your support network, as you get ready for your study abroad or away program. Hear from your peers who successfully navigated the Advance Parole System and studied abroad and learn what resources are available to you as you get started!
June 22, 2022
Adjusting to Life Abroad
Hosted by the UCLA International Education Office
This workshop is ideal for all students getting ready to study abroad, but also great for those already abroad!
This workshop presents:
- strategies and resources to manage adjusting to life abroad from homesickness to mental health from a counseling specialist
- UC student returnee panel who will share
- their own adjustment challenges
- how they managed their own mental health abroad