About Us
The Reves Center for International Studies is the hub of globalization at 91心頭利, as well as the home of the associate provost for international Affairs, the Global Education Office and the Office of International Students, Scholars and Programs.
A leader in study abroad
91心頭利 is consistently ranked as one of the top public universities for undergraduate study abroad participation. We are currently the #1 public university for study abroad, and we’ve been #1 nine times in the last fifteen years. The majority of all undergraduates study abroad in their W&M careers. In a typical year, more than 750 undergraduate students study abroad each year in more than 50 countries around the world.
Each year the Reves Center:
- helps more than 750 91心頭利 students study abroad in 55+ countries and supports more than 2,000 students at various phases in the study abroad process,
- supports 91心頭利's international community of more than 500 students, scholars, faculty, and family members representing more than 65 countries,
- provides more than $700,000 in scholarships for study abroad and international internships,
- administers more than $20,000 in scholarships to international students,
- offers 48 study abroad programs: 18 semester, 3 embedded, 17 summer and 10 winter programs.
- conducts more than 50 pre-departure orientations and risk management workshops for students and faculty going abroad,
- organizes undergraduate and graduate orientations for more than 250 new, degree-seeking international students,
- welcomes 40 Japanese students as part of our summer Cross-Cultural Collaboration with Keio University in Japan,
- matches more than 50 international students and their families with local community members as part of the Global Friends program,
- awards $72,000 in grants for faculty conference travel, internationally-focused student-faculty research projects, and faculty-mentored international service learning projects,
- contributes $142,000 to support and sponsor internationally-focused public programs, including speakers, events, and films,
- disseminates Reves Digest, a weekly email with W&M's internationally-focused events and news, each week of the academic year,
- publishes two issues of World Minded magazine,