Today on GoAbroad we are pleased to announce the finalists in each of the 2012 GoAbroad Innovation Award categories! After extensive review and consideration, these top nominees were selected from the hundreds of diverse nominees which GoAbroad received!
Each finalist was evaluated based on the quality of the submission, combined with the originality, creativity, and exceptional ideas expressed in the contribution. We were excited to have so many amazing nominations made this year, and would like to congratulate all those who contributed a nomination – because of your hard work and dedication to making a difference in the field of international education, the world is a more enriched and innovative place.
Without further ado, here are the 2012 GoAbroad Innovation Award Finalists!
Innovation in Global Access & Equity:
Center for Global Education, Augsburg College
Institute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad)
Institute for Study Abroad Butler University
San Francisco State University
NYU Office of Global Programs
Innovation in Marketing:
EF International Language Centers
Academic Programs International (API)
University of Maine – Study Abroad Office
CIEE
Athena Study Abroad
Innovative New Program – Internship:
Academic Studies Abroad (ASA)
Actuality Media
Global Experiences
Institute for Education in International Media (ieiMedia)
Monterey Institute of International Studies
Innovative New Program – Study Abroad:
Bard College – Institute for International Liberal Education
Center for Global Education/Wheaton College
CAPA International Education
University of Minnesota Twin Cities/Academic Programs International (API)
University of Maryland
Arcadia University, The College of Global Studies
Innovative New Program – Volunteer:
Earthwatch
Give and Surf
Rustic Pathways
Service for Peace
CEA Global Education
People’s Choice:
GlobaLinks Learning Abroad
CIEE
Education Abroad Network
Institute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad)
Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS)
Innovative Use of Social Media:
International Studies Abroad (ISA)
Academic Programs International (API)
CRCC Asia
Rustic Pathways
University of California, Davis
Student Video:
CRCC Asia
IES Abroad
Rustic Pathways
St. John’s University
Embassy of Australia/Austrade
University of South Carolina
Innovation in Sustainability:
Center for Ecological Living and Learning (CELL)
Living Routes
ProWorld
The School for Field Studies
University of Oregon
Innovative Use of Technology:
Universidad VERITAS
University of South Carolina
Volunteering Solutions
SIT Graduate Institute and SIT Study Abroad
FundsV Working Group