Faculty-led Travel Programs
As the pandemic has simmered down, faculty have starting to think of travel programs they would like to do, and will be able to do finally after almost 3 years without travel. The Office of Study Abroad & U.S. Travel Programs and the Faculty Development Center hosted two workshops at the beginning of the winter 2023 semester. In these workshops participants were able to learn strategies for creating a pedagogically valuable experience for students, how to build your travel course itinerary, how to budget, and received help in submitting a proposal. Our second session focused on logistics of travel courses, including how to address issues of health and safety while traveling.
Session 1 :
Content Covered:
Overall policies and strategies for selecting location, term/travel dates, etc.
Developing a syllabus with an integrated itinerary
Learning objectives/outcomes
Assessment
Using the itinerary to create your budget
Accounts payable guidelines/reminders
Submitting the proposal
Marketing and recruiting strategies
Panelists for this program:
Jeffrey L. Bernstein, Political Science (and FDC Director)
Jillian Graves, Social Work
Steven Ramold, History and Philosophy
Session 2 :
Content Covered:
Risk Management (Laura Drabczyk, Director, Risk & Emergency Management)
Health & Safety (Kathryn Wilhoff, Director, Environmental Health & Safety and Sherry Bumpus, Special Associate to the Provost)
General guidelines and expectations
Review current COVID policies
Mental Health (Lisa Lauterbach, Ph.D., CAPS Clinic Director)
Safety & Crime Prevention (Catherine Wilman, Community Relations Officer)
Title IX