pursue a career in international education after studying abroad in New Zealand is the 2008 Future International Educator/Alumni of the Year, an award presented annually to one outstanding participant of the AustraLearn / AsiaLearn / EuroLearn study abroad programs. Michelle “Shelly” Jackson, a South Florida resident and graduate of Furman University in Greenville, S.C., who studied abroad at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, was chosen to receive the award by the AustraLearn’s International Council. As part of the award, AustraLearn is providing Jackson airfare, lodging and registration for the NAFSA 2008 Annual Conference & Expo May 25-30 in Washington, D.C. The 60th annual conference is the world’s largest gathering of professionals in international education and exchange, drawing more than 8,000 participants from 100 countries. The field of international education encompasses a variety of careers geared toward the development and support of international experiences for stud
ents in the United States and overseas. These jobs draw from a wide range of backgrounds to include college and university professionals developing and evaluating programs, employees and overseas staff of program providers, government employees, researchers, and related service providers, among others. “Many students return from studying abroad with a much more worldly perspective, but only a small segment come home determined to make international education the focus of their budding careers,” said Cynthia Banks, executive director and founder of the Westminster, Colo.-based AustraLearn / AsiaLearn / EuroLearn, a leading provider of study abroad programs to Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific, Asia and Europe.
ents in the United States and overseas. These jobs draw from a wide range of backgrounds to include college and university professionals developing and evaluating programs, employees and overseas staff of program providers, government employees, researchers, and related service providers, among others. “Many students return from studying abroad with a much more worldly perspective, but only a small segment come home determined to make international education the focus of their budding careers,” said Cynthia Banks, executive director and founder of the Westminster, Colo.-based AustraLearn / AsiaLearn / EuroLearn, a leading provider of study abroad programs to Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific, Asia and Europe. 
