Global Education Faculty and Staff Resources
Globalize Your Classroom
Check with the CGE about possible funding opportunities for some of the above programs.
- COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning)
The Center for Global Education is pleased to announce that we have joined the COIL network! We are quickly getting up to speed on all that membership entails (and how we can support campus faculty who wish to engage in COIL opportunities).
If you are interested in gaining access to the UTC COIL Network platform, please email Laura Livermore ([email protected]).
- COIL Professional Development Opportunities
Workshops for Faculty/Staff (you can learn more about these workshops here):
COIL Foundations (provides tools that can be used to develop and facilitate a successful COIL collaboration for the professor and students).
COIL Elements (explores what makes a compelling COIL Collaboration, roles of students and professors, online behavior, creating active student teams, matching technology choices to activity design, preparing students for COIL, and developing your COIL resource bank).
COIL Design (this is really designed for professors who have found a COIL partner and are ready to start the collaboration process. This workshop will walk professors through each part of the development process).
Administrator Workshop (for any staff supporting COIL such as Deans, Teaching and Learning staff, Instructional Designers, Department Chairs, etc).
Study Abroad Goes Virtual (3-week, facilitated workshop designed to guide professors through the process of transforming an existing faculty-led study abroad program in an interactive and engaging online experience).
For more information on these programs, or to apply, please contact Laura Livermore.
Faculty Exchange
Interested faculty may have the opportunity for temporary faculty exchange opportunities at one of our partner exchange universities. Currently, UTC has signed exchange agreements with the following overseas partners:
- Germany
Ludwigsburg University of Education
Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences (Business and Engineering)
- Japan
JF Oberlin University
Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
Rikkyo University
- South Korea
University of Ulsan
Faculty interested in pursing a faculty exchange opportunity should reach out to Laura Livermore.
Faculty Led Programs
- What is a Faculty Led Program (FLP)?
Faculty Led Programs are study abroad opportunities designed by UTC faculty members. The study abroad trip is linked with the UTC course the faculty member is teaching.
Trips can take place during the Fall, Spring, or Summer terms and can last anywhere from 1-week to a full semester (UTC FLPs usually average 1-4 weeks in duration).
In order to make the FLP process as smooth as possible, the CGE partners with study abroad providers to build the desired program. All proposals submitted through the CGE are required to use one of the UTC approved study abroad providers to run the FLP.
- Who is eligible to design/lead a FLP?
Any individual who plans on teaching a course at UTC is eligible to propose a faculty-led trip.
Adjunct Faculty: Currently adjunct faculty will only be approved to lead a trip abroad if they are co-leading with another (non-adjunct) faculty member. Exceptions may be made on a case by case basis.
- How can I find out more? What are the next steps in proposing a FLP?
So, you've decided you want to learn more or you are ready to design a trip? Great! The Center for Global Education is here to assist you throughout the process.
To request the Faculty Led Proposal Application, send an email to Jamie Booth ([email protected]) and let her know what you're thinking for a trip (timeframe, location, etc) and that you'd like to receive the application packet.
- Scholarships for Faculty Led Programs
The Center for Global Education makes every effort to provide some type of scholarship funding to eligible individuals taking part in faculty-led trips. Depending on the CGE scholarship budget and individuals going abroad, scholarship funds may be limited from year to year.
In order to be eligible to receive possible scholarship funds for a faculty-led trip, proposals (for new trips) and notification of reoccurring trips, must be submitted to Jamie Booth ([email protected])/the CGE no later than the following dates:
Summer & Fall Programs: September 1st (of the year prior to travel).
Spring Programs: February 1st (of the year prior to travel).
If the CGE is notified of trips after the above dates, scholarship funding will likely not be available for the trip.
Award Amounts: scholarship awards range from $250 - $500 and will be awarded for 5-10 participants.
Depending on CGE scholarship funds, students who receive scholarships for faculty-led trips from other UTC departments (of a sizable amount), may not be eligible to receive a CGE faculty-led program scholarship.
- Apply to Lead a Faculty-Led Program (New Trips)
New faculty led trip proposals must be submitted here: utcstudyabroad.via-trm.com/program_brochure/18726
- Apply to Lead a Faculty-Led Program (Repeat Trips)
Repeat faculty led trip proposals must be submitted here: utcstudyabroad.via-trm.com/program_brochure/19338
Safety and Risk Management: Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs
Be prepared.
Faculty leaders should be aware of the unique risk and responsibilities associated with any faculty-led trip abroad.
Below you will find some guidelines and information to help you prepare to lead a trip abroad. You will find information on handling a crisis situation abroad, should one arise.
Handling a crisis situation while leading a faculty-led trip abroad is not optional. As the faculty leader, you are responsible for understanding the responsibility you have to the students while abroad.
Prior to Departure
See below to determine what information you should expect from the Office of Study Abroad prior to departure:
- Faculty-Led Study Abroad: Faculty Member Designed and Organized
If the faculty leader has designed and organized their entire faculty-led trip, with no assistance from a study abroad provider, then the faculty leader(s) will be provided with the following information for each participant:
- Copy of the participant's passport identification page
- Emergency contact information (name and phone number)
- Medical Information (if provided by the participant)
- Faculty-Led Study Abroad: Provider Designed and Organized
If the faculty member has worked with the Office of Study Abroad to have a provider design and organize their faculty led trip, then the faculty leader(s) will be provided all relevant information by the provider. Faculty members should expect the following information, at a minimum, for each participant:
- Copy of the participant's passport identification page
- Emergency contact information
- Medical Information (if provided by the participant)
- Crisis24 + Chubb Insurance
All UTC faculty and staff travelling internationally should carefully review the information health and safety information on the following website: https://www.utc.edu/academic-affairs/center-for-global-education/study-abroad/health-and-safety,
All UTC faculty on university-approved travel are automatically covered by a blanket international travel insurance policy underwritten by Chubb insurance with 24/7 travel assistance services provided by Crisis24.
Know before you go
Faculty leaders should provide the Office of Study Abroad with the following information prior to their departure:
- Contact information while abroad
- Emergency contact information
- Incidents to Report
Faculty leaders should report any Critical Incident to the Office of Study Abroad immediately. If in doubt, faculty leaders should still reach out to the Office of Study Abroad for guidance.
- Critical Incidents
Critical incidents would include any of the following:
- Student Illness or Injury
- Drug/Alcohol Abuse
- Student Arrest
- Missing Student
- Student is the victim of a crime
- Student is hospitalized or is in need of medical evacuation
- Student death
- Sexual assault
- Attempted suicide
- Natural Disaster
- Civil Unrest/Act of Terrorism
- Who to Contact and When
Faculty leaders should contact the Office of Study Abroad as soon as possible after any Critical Incident occurs. Faculty leaders should take into consideration the situation and the needs of their student(s) in the timeline for contacting the Office of Study Abroad.
Depending on the situation, there may be other individuals on campus who should be notified (i.e. Dean of Students, Title IX Coordinator, etc).
Additionally, faculty leaders should use their own judgment when contacting student emergency contacts.
Responding to Critical Incidents
- Student Illness/Injury
Students participating in a UTC affiliated faculty led trip will always have international health insurance coverage while abroad (see "Crisis24 Horizon/Chubb Insurance Coverage Details on the Health and Safety page). Should a student suffer an injury or illness while abroad, the following steps should be followed:
- Immediately seek appropriate medical care (contact Crisis24). This could be through a doctor visit for minor illness or seeking emergency services at a hospital for major illnesses or injuries.
- Faculty leaders should be willing and able to accompany students to the appropriate facilities should an illness or injury occur.
- Depending on the nature of the illness or injury, the Office of Study Abroad should be notified when feasible (i.e. once a student has been safely handed over to the care of a medical professional).
- Minor illnesses or injuries do not, necessarily, have to be reported to the Office of Study Abroad. Minor colds or injuries may not warrant medical attention and would not, in many instances, need to be reported to the Office of Study Abroad.
- Student Arrest
If a student is arrested while participating in a faculty-led trip, the Office of Study Abroad and Dean of Students should be notified immediately.
Students should be given the contact information for the nearest US embassy/consulate.
- The US embassy/consulate cannot, and will not, provide legal counsel to the student, but they can ensure that the student has access to services/resources that they are legally entitled to.
- Missing Student
If a student is thought to be missing, every attempt should be made to reach the student via cell phone (if applicable). If the student cannot be reached, then attempts should be made to contact any friends s/he may have on the trip. It's possible that the student notified a friend of their intent to go somewhere.
If no one has heard or seen the student then the student should be reported missing to the appropriate authorities in country.
The Office of Study Abroad and Dean of Students should be notified immediately.
- Natural Disaster
All UTC staff, faculty and students who go abroad should register in the Department of State's STEP (Smart Traveler Enrollment Program) prior to their departure.
Faculty members should establish communication with all participants as soon as possible. Communication should also be made with the Office of Study Abroad.
If communication cannot be made, faculty member's should ensure that students all know of a centralized meeting point (a back up meeting point should also be established, in case the primary meeting point is inaccessible).
Faculty (and students) should utilize Crisis24 (Phone: +1 678 809 0804) as needed throughout the incident. Why Should I Call Crisis24.
Emergency Contact Numbers
- Center for Global Education
Takeo Suzuki, Executive Director, CGE
423-425-4759
Laura Livermore, Associate Director, CGE
423-425-4741
Jamie Booth, Sr. Study Abroad Advisor
423-425-4731
Main CGE Number
423-425-4735
Crisis24 Horizon
+1 678 809 0804
- Dean of Students
Dean of Students
423-425-4761
- Title IX
Anitra Barrett, Title IX Coordinator
423-425-4255
Survivor Advocacy Services
423-425-5648
- UTC Police
If after hours, or unable to reach someone within the Center for Global Education, please contact Crisis24 (Phone: +1 678 809 0804) and UTC Police: 423-425-4357.