COIL & Academic Travel
COIL: Collaborative Online International Learning & Academic Travel
About COIL at SUNY & at Ulster
What COIL & Academic Travel provide SUNY Ulster
- Inter-cultural competency for all
- Opportunities to fulfill our mission, vision and strategic plan
- Invaluable job skills for our students
- Professional development for our faculty
- Team Teaching opportunities for our faculty
- Teamwork opportunities for students
- Travel and language incentives and opportunities for both faculty & students
- Exposure for the college to shine in a desirable niche
- GREAT PR
- Opportunities for our faculty to present within SUNY & internationally
SUNY Ulster is 1st Community College
- In the SUNY system to embrace COIL and run COIL collaborations
- In the SUNY system to present at COIL conference on SUNY community college COIL
- In the SUNY system to run the SUNY-wide COIL Nodal Network Conference Fall 2014
- One of the first community colleges in the nation to embrace COIL as an approach to embracing inter-cultural competency and to fold into current courses
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SUNY COIL Partner NetworkAll of the schools around the world working with SUNY COIL.
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Introduction to COIL at SUNY UlsterA presentation of history and facts about COIL on the SUNY Ulster campus.
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SUNY Ulster Student Voices Speaking About COILLearn more about what COIL is and how it works in practice from students who have already experienced it.
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Articulating COIL Experiences on Your ResumeListing participation in a COIL collaboration has helped many students differentiate themselves to land jobs.
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SUNY COIL NetworkThere is a whole network of SUNY schools part of the COIL community.
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SUNY Ulster brings students a global learning experiencefrom Hudson Valley 1
CountryWatch: Country-Specific Research
Search this database to learn about the country you are working with.
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CountryWatchUp-to-date news and information on each of the recognized countries of the world including demographic, political, economic, business, cultural and environmental subject matter and daily news coverage for every country in the world and a significant news archive made up of regional news carriers.
Creating a Successful COIL Collaboration
Intercultural Awareness Ebooks
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Multicultural Manners
by Publication Date: 2011Both highly informative and entertaining, Multicultural Manners gives readers the understanding they need, the perfect words to say, and the correct behavior to use in a wide range of cross-cultural situations. This incisive and award-winning guide to etiquette features completely updated etiquette guidelines with special emphasis on post-September 11 culture clashes as well as a brand-new section that demystifies unfamiliar cultures in the news. Norine Dresser identifies key cross-cultural hot spots and suggests methods that foster respect for diversity. Readers will discover the dos and don'ts of successful business and social interaction, detailed tips on avoiding embarrassment in a variety of social settings, amusing firsthand accounts of cultural gaffes, a breakdown of customs, religions, languages, and ethnicities for seventy different countries, and appropriate etiquette for innumerable settings.
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Body Language from Multicultural MannersRead about the different meanings of body language across cultures. For example, nodding the head up and down means no in some cultures.
Available Books to Help You Understand Culture
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Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands
by Call Number: 395.52 M882 2006ISBN: 9781593373689Publication Date: 2006Your Passport to International Business Etiquette The most authoritative and comprehensive text of its kind, Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands, 2nd Edition is your must-have guide to proper international business protocol. With countries such as China and India taking on a more significant role in the global business landscape, you can't afford not to know the practices, customs, and philosophies of other countries. Now fully revised, updated, and expanded with over sixty country profiles, Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands, 2nd Edition provides invaluable information on how to handle common business interactions with grace, respect, and an appreciation for different cultures. -
The Intercultural Mind
by Call Number: 303.482 S5336 2015 General CollectionPublication Date: 2015In this pioneering book, Joseph Shaules presents exciting new research from cultural psychology and neuroscience. It sheds light on the hidden influence of culture on the unconscious mind, and helps people get more out of their intercultural journeys. The Intercultural Mind presents new perspectives on important questions such as: What is culture shock, and how does it affect us? Why are we blind to our own cultural conditioning? Can cultural differences be measured? What does it mean to have an international mindset? Illustrated with a wealth of examples and memorable stories, The Intercultural Mind is a fascinating look at how intercultural experiences can transform the geography of our minds. -
Connecting Across Cultures
by Call Number: 305.8 H425 General CollectionPublication Date: 2012Chock-full of fun exercises, surprising tips, and real-world case examples, Pamela A. Hays' Connecting Across Cultures: The Helper's Toolkit provides both students and professionals in health care and social service with the skills to develop respectful, smooth relationships with their clients and with the community at large. The book provides practical, hands-on strategies for connecting with people across differences related to ethnicity, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, disability, age, gender, and class. Since cross-cultural relationships add a level of difficulty to all the usual relationship challenges, this book will be applicable for almost every relationship you may encounter.
