b'INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM & PEACE CORPS PREPBY THE NUMBERS101 What did you gain from the International Scholars Program?NEW STUDENTSCreating my Portfolio allowed me to sit back 92 and critically reflect on every major decision I had made during college and recognize ISP GRADS that each decision was a leap into the path that led me to where I am today. From being 39 a member of the Global Business Society PEACE CORPS and Global Gator Guides, to studying abroad PREP CERTIFICATES twice, to becoming a Study Abroad PeerMAKAYLA NICHOLASAdvisor, to hosting two panels to discussBusiness Management10 the impacts of studying abroad on BlackISP Scholar AlumniCOLLEGES students (and eventually writing my honors thesis on this topic), to sitting on study abroad panels for first generation students, and tojoining the Master of International Business program!ISP STUDENTS OUTPERFORMNEW ONLINE SUPPORTGENERAL UF POPULATIONIn October 2020, the International Scholars Program and ON INTERCULTURALPeace Corps Prep relaunched their Learning Management COMPETENCE System support for students as a new and improved Canvas The International Critical andpage. As the world continued online, the International Scholars International CommunicationProgram provided students new ways to engage with the Attitudes and Beliefs Survey isprogram by providing new online tutorials for developing an assessment instrument thatePortfolio and reflection tools. provides an indirect measurementThe new Canvas presence helped connect students to wider of undergraduate students ability toopportunities in the UF International Center and with other analyze and interpret global issuesinterculturally focused organizations at UF like the English and communicate effectively withLanguage Institute and Multicultural & Diversity Affairs members of other cultures. In Springprogramming.2021, ISP graduates who completedWith a new online instructional support presence, the this survey scored significantly higherInternational Scholars Program and Peace Corps Prep Program on 25 out of 26 items compared to UFsaw a 300% increase in student engagement online.undergraduate students who graduated the same semester without completingyears INTERNATIONAL the ISP program. These findings30 MILESTONESconfirm the ISP program is helping UF undergrads become more globally aware and better equipped to work,For the past 5 years, UF has consistently ranked in the research, and be productive citizens inTop 10 list of Peace Corps top volunteer-producing global and multicultural environments. schools in the U.S. and Top Producer of Peace Corps volunteers among Florida colleges. In 2020, UF made a significant jump from No. 9 to No. 2 national spot. Over 1,300 PC volunteers have served since 2008.12 |GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT REPORT 2021|Celebrating 30 Years!'