Travel Abroad Pre-Departure Training – On-Demand Training

Prepare Travelers & Program Leaders To Mitigate Risk

Protect Your Program. Prepare Your Travelers. Reduce Your Risk.

From departure to return, the study abroad experience is filled with moments of elevated risk. When students are operating outside their comfort zone and in unfamiliar environments, their judgment is constantly tested. One misstep can quickly escalate into legal, operational and reputational consequences for your institution.

Equip your team with compliance-driven, legally sound pre-departure strategies that safeguard your institution and set your participants up for success from day one.

Without a structured approach, your institution is exposed to:

• Costly Title IX and Clery compliance failures
• Gaps in ADA, HIPAA, and international regulatory alignment
• Preventable medical, mental health and behavioral incidents
• Mismanaged partner and contractual relationships
• Student decisions that escalate into avoidable crises

This session delivers what your institution needs most: A clear, actionable framework that reduces liability, strengthens compliance, and prepares both students and program leaders to navigate real-world challenges abroad with confidence.

Acknowledge that a robust pre-departure orientation program is no longer optional, it is a legal safeguard, a risk management strategy and a success imperative.

Topics Covered

Gain crucial, actionable takeaways that will help you:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive pre-departure orientation program that prepares both students and program leaders for the legal, cultural, and safety realities of international travel.
• Integrate adaptable, best practice pre-travel training strategies that respond to evolving global conditions, regulatory shifts, and emerging risks.
• Equip students with the knowledge of the fundamentals of risk management and the necessary skills to mitigate incidents and to recognize international security concerns.
• Strengthen partnerships with campus stakeholders and international partners to build a coordinated, resource-efficient training ecosystem.
• Implement a holistic, campus-wide model that integrates Student Affairs, Title IX, Clery, General Counsel, Health Services, and international partners.
  

Presenter

Whitney Longnecker currently serves as the Health and Safety Manager at Texas A&M University located in College Station, Texas.
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