Faculty & Staff Development Resources

Read suggestions and comments from faculty members about doing research and sabbaticals abroad.

Associate Colleges of the Midwest offers a variety of opportunities for faculty. Each year ACM hosts workshops and conferences that allow faculty and administrators to address topics within the liberal arts, such as African Studies and Student Learning. ACM also offers visiting faculty positions on the ACM study abroad programs. For more information, please visit the ACM website at http://www.acm.edu/faculty/index.html.

Brethren Colleges Abroad provides week long international seminars for faculty and administrators to help them understand various cultures. The seminars include opportunities to meet local educators and community leaders as well as colleagues from other US colleges and universities. Some places include Greece, South Africa, Ecuador, Ireland, Hungary, and Cuba. For more information, visit the BCA website at http://www.bcanet.org.

CIEE's Faculty Development Seminars provide an opportunity to gain a more global perspective on disciplines, become more familiar with study abroad sites, meet scholars and colleagues from other countries, and explore global issues affecting education. For more information, visit the CIEE website on the seminars. The CIEE Annual Conference is an opportunity to explore methods of bringing language and culture together.

The Fulbright Program - Fulbright grants are made to U.S. citizens and nationals of other countries for a variety of educational activities, primarily university lecturing, advanced research, graduate study and teaching in elementary and secondary schools. Since the program’s inception, more than 250,000 participants --chosen for their leadership potential-- have had the opportunity to observe each other’s political, economic and cultural institutions. Both U.S. and Visiting Fulbright Scholars lecture or conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields ranging from journalism and urban planning to music, philosophy, business administration and zoology. The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Under a cooperative agreement with the Bureau, the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) assists in the administration of the Fulbright Scholar Program for faculty and professionals. The Fulbright Program encompasses a variety of exchange programs, including those for faculty and professionals. For a full list and explanation of each, please visit: http://www.cies.org/about_fulb.htm.

GLCA faculty have the opportunity to act as resident director on the Japan Study Program or on the Oak Ridge Science Semester. For more information, visit the GLCA website.

Indiana Consortium for International Programs (ICIP) Faculty Development Seminars are offered every fall and spring. A variety of topics are offered each seminar and faculty members have the opportunity to attend or present. For more information, contact Kate Knaul.

The Midwest Consortium for Study Abroad (MCSA), of which DePauw University is a member, oversees several study abroad programs administered by AHA International. There are faculty opportunities on these programs in Vienna and Macerata where you do not need to speak the language to participate, and in Segovia where you do need to be able to teach in Spanish. Applications to be considered for this opportunity are due in August in the year prior to participation (e.g. August 2005 for participation in fall 2006 or spring 2007). Descriptions of the programs in these locations can be found on the AHA International website. For more information about applying for visiting faculty positions, contact Kate Knaul.

The Philadelphia Center, a GLCA recognized off-campus program, has opportunities for faculty who are on leave, who are visiting for specific research interests, or who wish to take students for week long events. In fall 2005 a group of Denison faculty are taking first year students to the Center for orientation. Some faculty are planning to teach a May term in Philadelphia, using the resources and city-wide contacts of The Philadelphia Center. We're in the heart of one the country's largest and most dynamic cities. The Philadelphia Center partners with hundreds of organizations in the arts, social and physical sciences, business, education, communication, government, and legal disciplines. They can provide seminar rooms, a computer center, the expertise of our faculty and staff, as well as access to the many cultural resources of the City. For more information about the Philadelphia Center visit their website at www.philactr.edu. To inquire about faculty possibilities, contact Rosina Miller, executive director.

The Scotland Program - The purpose of this award is to provide faculty at institutions who send students to The University of Aberdeen through The Scotland Program with the opportunity to pursue research and/or teaching interests at the University of Aberdeen. It is hoped that by means of this program an increasing number of faculty will become familiar with the academic departments, curriculum and campus environment of the University of Aberdeen and with the experience of their students participating in The Scotland Program. The competition is open to tenured and tenure-track professors at the colleges and universities whose students regularly participate in The Scotland Program. The application deadline is 31 October each year for the following year's fellowship.

The West Africa Research Association - In 2006 DePauw became a member of The West African Research Association (WARA). WARA member scholars, educators and educational institutions in the US and in West Africa can collaborate to increase the knowledge about and interest in Africa in the United States. As a member institution, DePauw faculty can participate in WARA events, including grants and fellowships, and have access to the WARA center in Dakar, Senegal.