It is your responsibility to arrange transportation to and from a nearby airport to Boone. If you or one of your colleagues is unable to meet the J-1 Exchange Visitor in person, please contact ISSSO for information about other transportation services available.
All J-1 Exchange Visitors and J-2 dependents are required by federal regulations to maintain health insurance for the entire duration of their J-1 Exchange Visitor Program that meets the following requirements:
This series of guidebooks helps students, program leaders, and language instructors make the most of study abroad opportunities through strategies for language and culture learning and use.
Culture Matters', Peace Corps' cross-cultural training workbook, was developed to train new Peace Corps Volunteers to enter new cultures with understanding and respect. While this web-based version of Culture Mattersis written as if addressed to a new volunteer, professors can easily adapt the language and activities to strenghten cultural understanding in their classrooms.
This online resource guide for study abroad is organized around materials collected and developed over 30 years of offering cross-cultural training courses at the University of the Pacific, specifically the linked orientation and reentry courses of the School of International Studies (SIS). This material was developed to support and enhance a student's ability to make successful cultural adjustments both before going overseas and upon returning home from studying abroad. The focus is generally on the concept of culture and how it impacts one's ability
The resources in this annotated bibliography compiled by Vija. G. Mendelson, Shyanmei Wang, and Katherine N. Yngve offer a solid foundation on a range of topics in the areas of intercultural training, intercultural communication theory, intercultural research and outcomes assessment, and recent research in the field including journals and online resources.
Deadline for nominations is Monday, October 20, 2025.