Each year GoAbroad.com recognizes organizations, institutions, and colleagues that have displayed innovation in international education. The 2015 Innovation Awards event, which took place at Laugh Boston on Thursday, May 28th during the NAFSA annual conference, was the fifth annual, and had a record amount of attendees. The GoAbroad team, together with our co-sponsor STA Travel, was pleased to present 11 awards for innovation in international education.
The 2015 Innovation Award winners are as follows:
Innovation in Diversity:
Institute For Study Abroad, Butler University: UpFront Program
Innovative New Program – Internship:
Global Experiences: Project Innovation: Entrepreneurship Bootcamp in Dublin’s Startup Community
Innovative New Program – Study Abroad:
Maynooth University: UNCW FYSA@Maynooth Program
Innovative New Program – Volunteer:
UBELONG: Mexico: Immigration Through The Lens
Innovation in Marketing & Digital Media:
University of South Carolina Study Abroad Office: See the World Presentations
Innovation in Sustainability:
Rochester Community and Technical College: Sewing for Sustainability
Innovative Technology:
Carpe Diem Education: Unplugging Abroad Policy
Innovation in Philanthropy:
Fund For Education Abroad: Increasing Participation Inside and Outside of the Field
The STA Travel Start the Adventure Award:
Susan Sygall: CEO and Co-Founder of Mobility International
People’s Choice:
International Studies Abroad (ISA)
Student Video:
Chelsea Tamura, Wake Forest University: “Beyond the Forest”