Benefits and Responsibilities

Benefits

Programs facilitated by the Global Education Office—both international and domestic—offer numerous benefits to faculty and students.  

 For faculty:

• Significantly enhances one’s teaching, research, and service
• Provides global competence which can then be shared with students
• Affords an opportunity for meaningful connections with students in smaller group settings
• Adds experiential learning objectives to one’s courses
• Provides a fully-supported method for one to travel and conduct academic work in different locations

For students:

• Classes are taught by ASU faculty
• Students earn credit towards their major, minor and/or degree program
• Programs are pre-planned and structured
• Programs are sponsored by ASU departments/schools/colleges
• Students have the opportunity to build strong connections with ASU faculty members

Faculty Responsibilities

While it can be very rewarding to lead your own program, faculty directors do take on a host of responsibilities. These include:

• Completing and submitting the Program and Academic Description form and Syllabus template
• Assisting with budget development in partnership with an International Coordinator in the Global Education Office
• Coordinating program logistics (housing, meals, transportation) with the support of an International Coordinator
• Arranging and managing program academics (syllabus, textbooks, international/domestic partners, guest lecturers, etc.) with the support of an International Coordinator
• Actively promoting program to obtain target enrollment
• Reviewing applications and selecting participants
• Facilitating a site-specific pre-departure orientation
• Completing mandatory pre-departure preparation, including the Emergency Preparedness and Response Seminar (every other year) and one other workshop (every year)
• Providing an on-site orientation upon arrival in host location
• Managing and adhering to the approved budget on site
• Responding to student misconduct, behavioral/personal problems
• Remaining on-call 24/7 for emergency response procedures
• Submitting receipts within 7 days of program end date

GEO Support

While faculty leaders do have a host of responsibilities, the Global Education Office is here to help! Here are just a few of the ways in which we provide support to program leaders:

• Work with program leaders to create safe, geographically unique, academically sound, and fiscally responsible programs
• Provide guidance regarding best practices for global education programming
• Aid with logistical arrangements
• Create and manage program budget in conjunction with the Faculty Director
• Manage all liability documents
• Assist with program promotion in coordination with Faculty Director
• Review applications and select participants
• Give regular enrollment updates on program numbers
• Oversee billing and financial transactions
• Offer student advising and assistance with pre-departure orientations
• Provide emergency support
• Initiate and facilitate post-program evaluations