Removing the Boundaries for the Adult Student
Session Type
Concurrent - Includes content presentation and Q & A with audience
Session Description
This discussion will address the need to provide opportunities for adult students to enhance their global awareness through innovative curricular offerings and short term international travel opportunities.
Session Focus
Post-traditional Students
Session Audience
Faculty
Deans & Senior Administrators
Advisers
Primary Presenter
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/21920c20857c5e8afe765b58c70a3088.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Dr. Edna Farace Wilson, SAI Programs")
Dr. Edna Farace Wilson, SAI Programs
Contact information
Brief Bio
An experienced administrator of adult programs, currently Vice President, Academic Affairs, SAI Programs. Dr. Wilson has served as associate dean, dean, and associate vice president at three universities with primary responsibilities for post-traditional students, professional studies, and international education.
For the past six years, she has served as VPAA for SAI with over 100 US affiliate colleges and universities, and academic partner institutions in Rome, Florence, Siena, Sorrento, Arezzo, Milan, Italy; Paris, France; London, England; and Barcelona, Spain.
Additional Presenter #1
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a51f5aa51ccae93bdafad8a1d4b35bde.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Nathan Daugherty, University of Missouri-St. Louis")
Nathan Daugherty, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Contact Information
DaughertyN@umsl.edu, 314-516-6497
Brief Bio
Nate is the study abroad coordinator for faculty-led programs at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and a PhD candidate in political science at UMSL focusing on election management in West Africa. Before his time at UMSL, Nate was an adjunct instructor in political science at several schools and led study abroad programs for Maryville University to London, Scotland, and Ireland. While Nate is originally from the St. Louis area, he has lived in Limerick, Ireland; St-Louis Senegal; and Madison, Wisconsin.