“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
The PLU by the Numbers
5 PLU “Gateway” programs: China, Mexico, Namibia, Norway, and Trinidad and TobagoConsortia memberships add many more
The PLU by the Numbers
5 PLU “Gateway” programs: China, Mexico, Namibia, Norway, and Trinidad and TobagoConsortia memberships add many moreSemester, year, J-term & summer programs
The PLU by the Numbers
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
The PLU by the Numbers
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
The PLU by the Numbers
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?
Expertise: familiarization with programs your university uses
Experience: professionalization of international education staff
Staff?
Expertise: familiarization with programs your university uses
Experience: professionalization of international education staff
Drawback: with professionalization, people make more frequent job moves
Faculty? Eligibility issues:
Know your faculty? Know your faculty!
Faculty? Eligibility issues:
Know your faculty? Know your faculty!
Only tenured faculty—you are making a long-term investment
Faculty? Eligibility issues:
Know your faculty? Know your faculty!
Only tenured faculty—you are making a long-term investment
Identify and include faculty leaders
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
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"
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"
New president or provost? Overseas ASAP!
Faculty? Benefits:
As transformative for faculty as students;
Faculty? Benefits:
As transformative for faculty as students;
Provides serious sense of study away program/academics;
Faculty? Benefits:
As transformative for faculty as students;
Provides serious sense of study away program/academics;
Gives sense of another educational system
Faculty? Benefits:
As transformative for faculty as students;
Provides serious sense of study away program/academics;
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
2. J-term assistant leaders: faculty
Develop new, potential program directorsCreate potential for new programs at new sites, or
2. J-term assistant leaders: faculty
Develop new, potential program directorsCreate potential for new programs at new sites, or Possibilities for alternating courses in same department
2. J-term assistant leaders: faculty
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
2. J-term assistant leaders: staff
Administrative staff are frontline contacts with studentsOften meet students before faculty/advisors
2. J-term assistant leaders: staff
Administrative staff are frontline contacts with studentsOften meet students before faculty/advisorsMust include staff if serious about internationalizing the campus
2. J-term assistant leaders: staff
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;
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 a day or two extra;$s for transportation, overnight, meal or two;Meet their/your students & take them out
5. “Slush fund” possibilities
For a faculty member already overseas, attending a conference, presenting paper; doing research, even for a family visit;Already there, pay for a day or two extra;$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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