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“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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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“Faculty Integration in Education Abroad”
NAFSA: Region 1
Boise, Idaho October 2006
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Faculty Development and Reciprocity
Neal Sobania, Executive Director
Wang Center for International Programs Pacific Lutheran University
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The PLU Context
PLU mission: educating for lives of thoughtful inquiry, leadership, service, and care.
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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
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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.
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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
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The PLU by the Numbers
5 PLU “Gateway” programs: China, Mexico, Namibia, Norway, and Trinidad and Tobago
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The PLU by the Numbers
5 PLU “Gateway” programs: China, Mexico, Namibia, Norway, and Trinidad and TobagoConsortia memberships add many more
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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
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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
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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
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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
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1. Consortia Member Opportunities
CIEE: International Faculty Development Seminars 26 offerings in 2007 spanning the globeBroad range of themes http://ciee.org/IFDS.aspx
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1. Consortia Member Opportunities
IES: diverse faculty development programs, includingFaculty seminarsIES faculty-in-residence programhttp://www.IESabraod.org
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The Challenge:
You?
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The Challenge:
You?
Your staff?
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The Challenge:
You?
Your staff?
Faculty?
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Staff?
Expertise: familiarization with programs your university uses
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Staff?
Expertise: familiarization with programs your university uses
Experience: professionalization of international education staff
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Staff?
Expertise: familiarization with programs your university uses
Experience: professionalization of international education staff
Drawback: with professionalization, people make more frequent job moves
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Faculty? Eligibility issues:
Know your faculty? Know your faculty!
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Faculty? Eligibility issues:
Know your faculty? Know your faculty!
Only tenured faculty—you are making a long-term investment
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Faculty? Eligibility issues:
Know your faculty? Know your faculty!
Only tenured faculty—you are making a long-term investment
Identify and include faculty leaders
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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
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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"
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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!
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Faculty? Benefits:
As transformative for faculty as students;
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Faculty? Benefits:
As transformative for faculty as students;
Provides serious sense of study away program/academics;
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Faculty? Benefits:
As transformative for faculty as students;
Provides serious sense of study away program/academics;
Gives sense of another educational system
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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
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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!
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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!
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An example: Investing in the Natural Sciences
Combination of opportunities over 6 years:
Biologist
Physicist
Mathematician
Computer scientist
Engineer
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Today?
All are now department chairs
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Today?
All are now department chairsIn hiring new faculty, international experience is a consideration
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Today?
All are now department chairsIn hiring new faculty, international experience is a considerationAs faculty advisors work with FYS to make study abroad possible
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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
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2. J-term assistant leaders: faculty
Develop new, potential program directors
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2. J-term assistant leaders: faculty
Develop new, potential program directorsCreate potential for new programs at new sites, or
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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
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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!)
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2. J-term assistant leaders: staff
Administrative staff are frontline contacts with students
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2. J-term assistant leaders: staff
Administrative staff are frontline contacts with studentsOften meet students before faculty/advisors
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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
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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
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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!
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3. Own study away programs
Site visitsHelp faculty develop research connectionsHelp faculty identify research collaboratorsMeet possible sabbatical replacementsTeam teach with international colleagues
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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
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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
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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!)
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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
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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!)
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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;
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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;$s for transportation, overnight, meal or two;Meet their/your students & take them out
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5. “Slush fund” possibilities
For a faculty member already overseas, attending a conference, presenting paper; doing research, even for a family visit;Already there, pay for a day or two extra;$s for transportation, overnight, meal or two;Meet their/your students & take them outRequire a short report! Share it on campus
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How to create a “slush fund”
Campus activity fee = international feeCooperate with book store – t-shirtsInternational graduation pins and/or stolesphoto contest to calendar
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6. On-campus opportunities:
Global Education Committee or campus equivalent Study away admissions committeeInt’l campus event planning committeesParents weekend/admission day presentations
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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)
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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
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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)
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Conclusion
It’s all about relationships and forging links
(Reciprocity)
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