YCBK 264: Dr. Nick Gozik: What you need to know about Study Abroad
In this episode you will hear: Mark shares a few announcements and then Lisa interviews the Dean of Global Education at Elon University: Dr. Nick Gozik. The topic is, What you need to know about Study Abroad, Part 1 of 2 Preview of Part 1 Nick expands on Lisa’s introduction of his background Nick gives us all advice on how to make decisions at each stage of your career Nick talks about the value of going abroad Nick shares why he believes students should live abroad Nick shares what to do if you are unable to go abroad to still get some of the benefits of going abroad Lisa shares an experience when she stepped out of her comfort zone and went abroad for four months Nick shares what he means by “high impact practices” Nick shares the history of US students going abroad Nick talks about some of the challenges that can go wrong when you go abroad. Nick talks about his new book that he has coming out called, “A House where we all Belong: Redesigning Education Abroad for Inclusive Excellence edited by: Nick J. Gozik & Heather Barclay Hamir. 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