Parkland’s faculty and staff have the opportunity to travel and teach in foreign countries, and to host their foreign counterparts here in the U.S. Recent exchanges have been organized with colleges in the Netherlands, Finland, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Administrators have also participated in relationship-building visits to Kenya, China, and South Africa.
International Opportunities For Faculty/Staff
Through our membership in the Illinois
Consortium for International Studies and Programs (ICISP) Parkland
is able to offer exciting opportunities abroad for its faculty and staff. Two examples
of these are:
- Short-term faculty/staff exchanges:
Two-week faculty/staff
professional and cultural exchange opportunities are available in China, Finland,
the Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. American participants
host their international guest for two weeks in October, and are received
by their exchange partner in May. These programs are designed to be particularly
low-cost and culturally stimulating because room and board is provided
in their exchange partner's home.
- Visiting Faculty Programs
Also available through our
affiliation with ICISP, is the Visiting Faculty Program which provides faculty from member institutions the opportunity to experience firsthand living, teaching, and interacting with colleagues in Canterbury, England; San Jose, Costa Rica; Carlow, Ireland; and Seville, Spain! In existence since fall 1989, thirty Parkland faculty have benefited to date from this longstanding and successful program.
International Education Council Handbook
Contains documentation showing
job descriptions, organizational structure, study abroad process and
other information. Available in pdf format.
Faculty/Staff Study Abroad Application
The application accompanies
a checklist, timeline, and process diagram. Please Note: For full
institutional support in the form of marketing, student access to
scholarships, etc., a twelve month planning cycle is necessary.
Email Martha Bowser-Kiener or call 217/373-3707 for more information.
Funding Resources:
U.S. Department of Education
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Fullbright Program
U.S. State Department