You are supporting what may be one of your son or daughter’s most life-altering experiences. Your child will return from their experience a more well-rounded, worldly, educated, understanding person. We know how hard this may be for you. You are sending your son or daughter to live in a culture you may not have experienced yourself. Your reservations are quite normal and to be expected. Your child’s upcoming adventure is something new and different from what he or she has ever experienced before.
This orientation and information packet has been designed to help parents understand the step-by-step process of study abroad at Kansas State University. It also includes useful information about the stages of adjustment students encounter while abroad and answers to frequently asked questions.
Kansas State University believes each student is ultimately responsible for his or her experience abroad. This encompasses a wide range of responsibilities from personal safety and paperwork to being a responsible representative of K-State and the United States. The Office of International Programs is here to guide your son or daughter through the process. Your support throughout the entire process is extremely important as well. Your son or daughter is embarking on an incredible journey rich in personal, professional and academic rewards that will last a lifetime.
K-State has people and offices that are here to help you and your student. The following people can answer most questions or concerns. Please feel free to contact us if we can be of more assistance.
304 Fairchild Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
oip@ksu.edu
Phone: (785) 532-5990
Fax: (785) 532-6550
www.ksu.edu/oip
Elizabeth Ward
Director
lizward@ksu.edu
Ben McKelfresh
Advisor: Architecture, Arts & Science, Human Ecology
bmckel@ksu.edu
Elizabeth Hansen-Devaux
Advisor: Agriculture, Business, Education, Engineering
ehd@ksu.edu