UR June Newsletter: Looking to the future and beyond

DID YOU KNOW? Twelve years ago, Dr. Shawntia Key founded the URep Abroad community to construct an affirming space that supports, uplifts and spotlights underrepresented leaders in international education (IE) after recognizing that?IE lacked intentional community spaces for those communities. Check out our “12 for 12” Anniversary Campaign to help us support this vital work. And as always, share this newsletter with your networks, and thank you for supporting us.

In the next twelve months, URep Abroad will continue its mission of intentionally uplifting and spotlighting diverse experiences by bringing visibility to IE's diverse voices and experiences to increase the number of underrepresented professionals in the field. Here are our current goals for the rest of 2022.

Goal # 1:?Build the UR Global Supplier Database, a private listserv of underrepresented business leaders looking to push each other forward by sharing business-related resources, advice, and professional opportunities.

Goal #2:?Enhance and extend URep Abroad’s voice, brand, and products through transparency and connectivity by fostering an ethos of trust and ensuring everyone has a seat at the table.

Goal #3:?Continue to generate relevant content and resources around the experiences of underrepresented professionals in international education.

More information regarding upcoming goals is coming soon. Stay tuned ;)

If you have benefited from our blogs, webinars, resources, and advocacy, consider a financial gift to our campaign. Please share our campaign with friends and colleagues if you cannot donate! All donors will be recognized on the URep Abroad website with their permission.

The funds will be used to support the priority projects below.

• A $12 gift supports the continuation of the?URepresentationMatters blog series
• A $24 gift will also support the cost of social media outreach on?LinkedIn?and?Twitter
• A $36 gift will also cover maintenance of the?URep Abroad website
• A $48 gift will also cover the cost of new?resources?and?program development

If everyone receiving our newsletter gave a gift, URep Abroad could expand its reach threefold and bring together our community in new and unique ways. Give a gift!

CHAT WITH US!?We are international educators with 33+ collective years in the field. We provide high-quality resources, training, and services to support professionals, students, organizations, and businesses to improve and scale their international education programming for underrepresented individuals.?URep Abroad offers services related to:

• Advising and student support (cultural studies, inquiry, leadership, orientation, reentry, and virtual/hybrid exchange)
• Working in the International Education field in the U.S. or abroad
• Program offerings (study abroad, internship, volunteer)
• Program development and management
• Program evaluation and assessment

Let us support your vision and schedule a FREE conversation today.

#URepresentationMatters Blog?shines its spotlight on?Caribbean Professionals

The?#URepresentationMatters Blog?provides a peek into the diverse communities of international educators while highlighting critical issues, providing advice and insight, and inspiring future generations. In 2005, June was recognized as Caribbean Heritage Month to honor the contributions, history, and culture of Caribbean and Caribbean-Americans.?Here's who we're highlighting this month and why they think it is essential for people of Caribbean descent to start careers in international education.

Kimberly Hall?is a Jamaican music educator living and working in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read Kimberly’s Blog

“While there are many reasons for Caribbean educators to start a career in international education, I believe exposure and cultural exchange are the most important. Exposure is an eye-opening experience to see the differences in the educational systems globally, and cultural exchanges allow you to become an unofficial cultural ambassador for your country.”

Cheryl-Ann Weekes?is a Barbadian high school counselor. Read Cheryl-Ann’s Blog

“Careers in international education are important because they broaden our viewpoint of the world by exposing us to different cultures, languages, and perspectives. It is also important for our students to experience different cultures through interactions with their teachers. We can serve as cultural ambassadors for them, especially at a time when most expat teachers are from Western countries. Teaching students about our individual culture improves their understanding and helps to decrease stereotypical thinking.”

June 19th is JUNETEENTH, a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans.?Do you have a Juneteenth event (open to the public) you’d like to share with our community??Reply to this newsletter, and we’ll follow up!

We are celebrating Disability Pride Month in July.?INTERESTED IN SHARING YOUR STORY??Complete our?Blogger Form, and we’ll connect with you. We’re also looking for upcoming events and disability resources to share with our community.?Reply to this email and attach your flyer and event link.

Look Who’s Hiring!

• Overseas Educator?(company: Carpe Diem Education) | Deadline: June 15 | $5,500 - $9,000 per semester contract |?We are specifically looking for applicants with experience in Southeast Asia and Italy & Greece for the Fall '22 semester. If you are passionate about experiential education, community engagement and intercultural exchange, we’d love to hear from you. Carpe Diem inspires growth and transformation through culturally immersive gap year experiences - and our OEs are a huge part of supporting that mission! OEs help students push their comfort zones, explore what inspires them, and find ways to connect to new cultures, places, and people. We review applications on a rolling basis as they are received, so if you’re interested we encourage you to apply soon. View our?Diversity & Inclusion Plan - Don’t forget to mention you found them through URep Abroad!

Upcoming Events!

• June 2022 - AIELOC Summer Institute Registration | cost: $100 |?LEARN MORE
• June 16 - How To Teach The History Of Juneteenth | cost: $79 |?LEARN MORE
• June 23 - 25 - The Lingua-Cultura Experience 2022 Conference |?LEARN MORE?|?This event will gather language and cultural educators, linguists and other professionals, and learners from the global language and cultural communities who will share their knowledge, experience and love for languages and cultures with us.
• June 10, 2022 June 25-26 - Access to Exchange Summit (AES) |?AES is a 2-day/weekend online preparatory course designed to educate a cohort of U.S. individuals with disabilities to learn about the many opportunities to study, intern, or volunteer abroad and receive strategies for negotiating disability-related challenges. |?LEARN MORE

Here is how URep celebrated Asian Pacific Islander Desi Heritage Month!

Thank you to our #APIDA bloggers,?Krittika Onsanit?(Director, International Student & Scholar Services at the University of Richmond) and?Rebecca Johnson?(Advisor, Study Abroad at the University of Wisconsin-Madison), for sharing your experience as Asian professionals working in international education!

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