Advancing Study Abroad as a Marquee Offering in Graduate Programs
Publication Date
2025
Presentation Length
60 minutes
College
Jack C. Massey College of Business
Department
International Business
Student Level
Graduate
SPARK Category
Knowledge
SPARK Session
Independent Presentation
Presentation Type
Talk/Oral
Summary
The purpose of our Scholarship, Performance, Art, Research, and Knowledge (SPARK) Symposium presentation is a direct ask to leadership about the incorporation of study abroad programming as a marquee offering of graduate programs, including Massey programs. The undergraduate study abroad program is much more robust and bringing attention to graduate programs is one of the desired outcomes of our presentation.
We believe that studying abroad is a solution that
1. Helps Belmont deliver on its 2030 vision to be the “leading Christ-centered university in the world”
2. Is critical AS business students to develop cross-cultural literacy fluency as a coveted skill sought after for employers
3. Builds and/or strengthens students’ entrepreneurial skills and mindsets by exposing them to entrepreneurial mindset developing activities (like the business case) in addition to visiting/hearing from entrepreneurs themselves (Positive Me)
Study Abroad prepares students as real-world leaders of today and tomorrow. It is not a nice to have, it is a must have.
Recommended Citation
Thibault, Natalie; Padron, Levis; and Ziesig Sherrill, Kameron, "Advancing Study Abroad as a Marquee Offering in Graduate Programs" (2025). SPARK Symposium Presentations. 483.
https://repository.belmont.edu/spark_presentations/483