Undergraduate Programs

Orientation

The Kellogg Institute supports undergraduate students each summer to gain research, language and internship experience in the developing world. 


Training and Reentry Programming - Spring 2024

The Kellogg Institute supports undergraduate students each summer to gain research, language and internship experience in the developing world. Kellogg's international programs seek to deepen students' understanding of their academic programs by giving them real world experience in the field. Students selected for Kellogg programs participate in several mandatory pre-departure orientations to help fully prepare them for their time abroad. Host organizations provide pre-departure materials and in-country orientations upon students' arrival at host sites.

While training is a significant pre-departure aspect of Kellogg's international programs, reentry programming is equally important. Kellogg faculty and staff seek to support students' reentry by helping them integrate their field experience into their academic program as well as their personal and professional development. The Institute hosts a Reentry Retreat and International Open House each September. Kellogg also works with faculty to find classes where students may process and conduct research related to their international experience. 

Dates for spring 2024 mandatory orientations for the ETW and research grant programs are as follows:
  • Requirements Orientation
    Wednesday, April 10, 6:30-8:30pm
  • Culture and Safety Orientation Part 1
    Tuesday, April 16, 6:30-9:30pm
  • Culture and Safety Orientation Part 2 
    Monday, April 29, 6:30-9pm

 

Dates for spring 2024 mandatory orientations for the Pre-ETW program are as follows:
  • Requirements and Group Introduction Orientation
    Monday, April 8
  • Discussion of Zambia or Peru, Kaya and group dynamics
    Monday, April 15
  • Culture and Safety Orientation
    Monday, April 22
  • Dinner and group discussion (last one before leaving the country)
    Sunday, May 5

Attendance of these orientations in full is required for all students who choose to accept Kellogg Institute funding.
Failure to attend orientations in full will result in the cancellation of the award.

Note:
Students who are abroad in the spring will be expected to complete a series of written orientations in order to participate in the program.