“Faculty Integration in Education Abroad”

“Faculty Integration in Education Abroad”

NAFSA: Region 1

Boise, Idaho October 2006

Faculty Development and Reciprocity

Neal Sobania, Executive Director

Wang Center for International Programs Pacific Lutheran University

The PLU Context

PLU mission: educating for lives of thoughtful inquiry, leadership, service, and care.

The PLU Context

PLU mission: educating for lives of thoughtful inquiry, leadership, service, and care.“PLU 2010” commitments: to global education, purposeful learning, student-faculty research

The PLU Context

PLU mission: educating for lives of thoughtful inquiry, leadership, service, and care.“PLU 2010” commitments: to global education, purposeful learning, student-faculty researchGlobal Education Plan: four central values to which PLU global education aspires—justice, health, sustainability, and peace.

Examples of PLU Ownership:

Departments consider international experience when hiring new facultyNew standing committee for global educationFaculty course releases for gateway program directorsLeave for administrators to serve as J-term assistant leadersGlobal Scholars Distinction program in process

The PLU by the Numbers

5 PLU “Gateway” programs: China, Mexico, Namibia, Norway, and Trinidad and Tobago


5 PLU “Gateway” programs: China, Mexico, Namibia, Norway, and Trinidad and TobagoConsortia memberships add many more


5 PLU “Gateway” programs: China, Mexico, Namibia, Norway, and Trinidad and TobagoConsortia memberships add many moreSemester, year, J-term & summer programs


5 PLU “Gateway” programs: China, Mexico, Namibia, Norway, and Trinidad and TobagoConsortia memberships add many moreSemester, year, J-term & summer programs“7 Continents” (Jan ’06) 400+ on 25 programs


5 PLU “Gateway” programs: China, Mexico, Namibia, Norway, and Trinidad and TobagoConsortia memberships add many moreSemester, year, J-term & summer programs“7 Continents” (Jan ’06) 400+ on 25 programsNearly 40% of graduation classes study away


5 PLU “Gateway” programs: China, Mexico, Namibia, Norway, and Trinidad and TobagoConsortia memberships add many moreSemester, year, J-term & summer programs“7 Continents” (Jan ’06P) 400+ on 25 programsNearly 40% of graduation classes study awayPLU 2010 goal = 50% of graduates will have a study away experience as part of degree program

1. Consortia Member Opportunities

CIEE: International Faculty Development Seminars 26 offerings in 2007 spanning the globeBroad range of themes http://ciee.org/IFDS.aspx

1. Consortia Member Opportunities

IES: diverse faculty development programs, includingFaculty seminarsIES faculty-in-residence programhttp://www.IESabraod.org

The Challenge:

You?

The Challenge:

You?

Your staff?

The Challenge:

You?

Your staff?

Faculty?

Staff?

Expertise: familiarization with programs your university uses

Staff?


Experience: professionalization of international education staff

Staff?


Experience: professionalization of international education staff

Drawback: with professionalization, people make more frequent job moves

Faculty? Eligibility issues:

Know your faculty? Know your faculty!



Only tenured faculty—you are making a long-term investment




Identify and include faculty leaders





Find allies in younger faculty to send






Purposefully select a “roadblock"






Purposefully select a “roadblock"

New president or provost? Overseas ASAP!

Faculty? Benefits:

As transformative for faculty as students;

Faculty? Benefits:


Provides serious sense of study away program/academics;

Faculty? Benefits:



Gives sense of another educational system

Faculty? Benefits:



Gives sense of another educational system

International colleagues are made real

Faculty? Benefits:

As transformative for faculty as students;Provides serious sense of study away program/academics;Gives sense of another educational systemInternational colleagues are made realOverseas development seminars often result in new international content to courses

Reciprocity!

Outcome: Reciprocity!

Reciprocity (generalized):

not necessarily immediate return, but over time, a gift is returned of equal or similar value.

Stated crassly: People will owe you!

An example: Investing in the Natural Sciences

Combination of opportunities over 6 years:

Biologist

Physicist

Mathematician

Computer scientist

Engineer

Today?

All are now department chairs

Today?

All are now department chairsIn hiring new faculty, international experience is a consideration

Today?

All are now department chairsIn hiring new faculty, international experience is a considerationAs faculty advisors work with FYS to make study abroad possible

Today?

All are now department chairsIn hiring new faculty, international experience is a considerationAs faculty advisors work with FYS to make study abroad possible20% plus all study abroad students are majors from the natural sciences

2. J-term assistant leaders: faculty

Develop new, potential program directors


Develop new, potential program directorsCreate potential for new programs at new sites, or


Develop new, potential program directorsCreate potential for new programs at new sites, or Possibilities for alternating courses in same department


Develop new, potential program directorsCreate potential for new programs at new sites, or Possibilities for alternating courses in same department

Reciprocity (They owe you!)

2. J-term assistant leaders: staff

Administrative staff are frontline contacts with students


Administrative staff are frontline contacts with studentsOften meet students before faculty/advisors


Administrative staff are frontline contacts with studentsOften meet students before faculty/advisorsMust include staff if serious about internationalizing the campus


Administrative staff are frontline contacts with studentsOften meet students before faculty/advisorsMust include staff if serious about internationalizing the campusSome faculty need the “steadiness” of such staff people

2. J-term assistant leaders: staffAdministrative staff are frontline contacts with studentsOften meet students before faculty/advisorsMust include staff if serious about internationalizing the campusSome faculty need the “steadiness” of such staff people(not counted as vacation time)

Reciprocity: You’ve made powerful friends!

3. Own study away programs

Site visitsHelp faculty develop research connectionsHelp faculty identify research collaboratorsMeet possible sabbatical replacementsTeam teach with international colleagues

3. Own study away programs

Site visitsHelp faculty develop research connectionsHelp faculty identify research collaboratorsMeet possible sabbatical replacementsTeam teach with international colleagues

Reciprocity (They owe you!) E.g. use as a cadre of in-department advisors

4. Wang Center Grants Faculty grants: support faculty

development in global education:• research• Add an international component to an

existing course• Design a new J-term or summer

course• Add a service learning/internship

option

4. Wang Center Grants Faculty grants: support faculty

development in global education:• research• Add an international component to an

existing course• Design a new J-term or summer course• Add a service learning/internship

optionReciprocity (They owe you!)

4. Wang Center Grants

Faculty-student research grants for advanced research and creative projects in which student(s) play an integral part in the overall projectE.g. – “Impact of oil development on local peoples in Ecuador” (J-term 07) by faculty member and two students

4. Wang Center Grants

Faculty-student research grants for advanced research and creative projects in which student(s) play an integral part in the overall projectE.g. – “Impact of oil development on local peoples in Ecuador” (J-term 07) by faculty member and two students

Reciprocity (They owe you!)

5. “Slush fund” possibilities

For a faculty member already overseas, attending a conference, presenting paper; doing research, even for a family visit;Already there; pay for them to stay on for an extra day or two;


For a faculty member already overseas, attending a conference, presenting paper; doing research, even for a family visit;Already there, pay for a day or two extra;$s for transportation, overnight, meal or two;Meet their/your students & take them out


For a faculty member already overseas, attending a conference, presenting paper; doing research, even for a family visit;Already there, pay for a day or two extra;$s for transportation, overnight, meal or two;Meet their/your students & take them outRequire a short report! Share it on campus

How to create a “slush fund”

Campus activity fee = international feeCooperate with book store – t-shirtsInternational graduation pins and/or stolesphoto contest to calendar

6. On-campus opportunities:

Global Education Committee or campus equivalent Study away admissions committeeInt’l campus event planning committeesParents weekend/admission day presentations

6. On-campus opportunities:

Global Education Committee or campus equivalent Study away admissions committeeInt’l campus event planning committeesParents weekend/admission day presentations

Reciprocity: you’ll owe them! (see site visits)

Another example: Study Away Fair Plus

Request providers do other presentationsInsist on substance; need to do homeworkTarget departments or curricular unitsTurn those involved into departmental advisors for study abroad

Another example: Study Away Fair Plus

Request providers do other presentationsInsist on substance; need to do homeworkTarget departments or curricular unitsTurn those involved into departmental advisors for study abroad

Reciprocity: you’ll owe them! (see site visits)

Conclusion

It’s all about relationships and forging links

(Reciprocity)

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“Faculty Integration in Education Abroad”