#BackToTheBigApple2018
About the Conference
Conference Objective
Bringing students together from all personal and academic backgrounds in order to foster dialogues between study abroad peers pertaining to the successful accomplishment of life, education, research, work and service on the international level.
Conference Themes
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Bringing your international experience into your work and life back home. Next steps in international career planning. Surviving and thriving in a cross-cultural environment. Exploring new options in international education and life abroad. Becoming a Global Citizen. Preparing your resume and your narrative for future opportunities.
Conference Takeaways
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Share your study abroad experiences with other alumni
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Practical resume workshops to prepare for your career
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Learn about international opportunities throughout New York City and abroad
Address: Fashion Institute of Technology, Great Hall
200 W 28th Street
New York, NY 10001
Getting There
By Subway & Railroad
Take the 1 or the N, R to the 28th Street Station. Alternatively, take the C, E, or F to the 23rd Street Station or take the 1, 2, 3, A, C, E, D, F, N or Q to the 34th Street Station. For more info visit the MTA's website at www.mta.info.
Railroad
Take Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, or the Long Island Railroad to Pennsylvania Station at 34th Street and 7th Avenue. Walk south on 7th Avenue to 27th Street.
Take Amtrak or Metro-North commuter railroad (Harlem, Hudson, New Haven, Port Jervis, and Pascack Valley Lines) to Grand Central Station at 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. Take the S shuttle subway to Times Square, then the 1 downtown to the 28th Street station.
Take PATH trains to the 23rd Street or 34th Street stations.
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By Bus
Take the Crosstown bus at 23rd Street or 34th Street.
Take the 7th Avenue or 8th Avenue bus.
The Port Authority Bus Terminal is at 40th Street and 8th Avenue.
New Jersey buses go to the George Washington Bridge Terminal, and then take the subway or metropolitan bus line.
Pay It Forward Study Abroad Scholarship
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All proceeds from the Back to the Big Apple Conference will be dedicated to building a scholarship for future education abroad participants from regional colleges and universities, in order to assist them in experiencing their own unique academic and personal adventure for a semester in another country. The Pay-It-Forward Scholarship is being coordinated in partnership with the Fund for Education Abroad.
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