Pictured: 2014 Baden-Württemberg Seminar participants
Each fall, thanks to the generosity of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts (MWK), North American higher education professionals have the opportunity to apply to be chosen for the prestigious B-W Seminar.
The seminar focuses on the German educational system, German-American academic equivalencies and student exchange between Germany and the U.S. Lectures and discussions are complemented by visits to primary, secondary and tertiary educational institutions.
AACRAO would like to congratulate the selected participants in the 2015 Baden-Württemberg Seminar!
AYLMER, Juliet California State University Northridge (CA) Study Abroad Advisor
BAMBUROWSKI, David Georgia Institute of Technology (GA) Director of Graduate Studies
DERVIN, Alice Principia College (IL) Registrar
GREENE, Kirsten San Francisco State University (CA) International Exchange Coordinator
GRIFFIN, Polly Princeton University (NJ) University Registrar
HARRISON, Anna Duquesne University (PA) Assistant Director International Admissions
KUROIWA-LEWIS, Hiro Pacific Lutheran University (WA) Director International Admission
MABERY, Amy University of North Carolina Wilmington (NC) Assistant Director International Student Services
SEVIGNY, Joseph IES Abroad (IL) Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management
VANDER PLOEG, Daniel University of Arizona (AZ) Study Abroad Coordinator
WARNER, Donna Western Connecticut State University (CT) International Services Coordinator
WELKER, Susan Montana State University (MT) Study Abroad Manager
WILLIAMS, Jane Ann University of Central Arkansas (AR) Associate Vice President and Associate Vice Provost of Globalization and Enrollment Services
B-W Participant feedback
2014 seminar participant Mike Burke (Registrar, Harvard University) had this to say:
“The most valuable thing about the BW seminar, professionally speaking, was gaining a deep understanding of the German educational system. I’d spent years working in international admissions and registration with only a rudimentary grasp of this. Personally speaking, making such wonderful connections with the other participants, and especially our hosts in Germany, was a priceless and unexpected benefit of the experience.”
And Brianne Meagher (Transfer and Curriculum Analyst, University of Richmond), who was also on the 2014 seminar, reported that she enjoyed:
“…learning about the education system and visiting the different types of schools. We actually revised our policy on awarding advanced credit for the Abitur after the very informative presentation at the Education University [Pädagogische Hochschule] about the primary and secondary school system in Germany and the changes it’s undergone in the last decade.”
Interested in applying for the 2016 seminar? Check AACRAO’s web site in early 2016 for information (https://ies.aacrao.org/training/baden.php).
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