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Twists &Turns
Congrats! You’re the newest study abroad
coordinator in UD’s Center for Global Programs
and Services. This is no trivial pursuit—experts in
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this office spend 15 jam-packed months vetting
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$200. Take a deep breath, and jetset to
the starting line at left.
Receive faculty
Liaise with registrar’s office to proposals for
ensure overseas curriculum will meet innovative new
graduation requirements. Move ahead study abroad
programs. Get
one space. ready to dig in!
Read live reports from
students witnessing a
Syrian refugee crisis
unfold in real time.
Feel humbled by their
thoughtful reflections.*
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Send 4,117 emails program budgets. to nail down Lose one turn when your eyes go bleary.
UU Student in Germany o
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has appendicitis. n
h Lose a turn while O you activate UD’s international health Disappoint eager
insurance to fly professor by telling
family abroad.* him he cannot take
students shark
diving. Move back
1 space.
Connect with overseas partners to negotiate logistical and academic support. Move ahead two spaces.
Volcano erupts in Iceland,
creating a plume of ash that
grounds global air travel. Lose
a turn as you support Blue Hens
in Europe needing to rebook
info...*
flights. Draw a card for more
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Because the
unexpected happens,
UD partners with
Crisis24, widely
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world’s leading
global security risk
management
company, for
real-time, on-the-
ground intelligence.
Host information sessions for interested students and receive great turnout. Move ahead three spaces.
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