Faculty and Staff

The Center for Global Initiatives is committed to enhancing global learning through outcomes-based assessment and thoughtful program design.

Global Citizenship at Rollins: Global citizens are aware of key global issues; understand and respect the diversity of world cultures with their different ways of knowing and doing; and understand the distinctive methodologies, perspectives, and subject matter of the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities, and thus can view the world through the critical and creative lenses essential for “effective stewardship of the global commons.”*

The Global Experience Index can be used in several ways by faculty and staff working to support and promote a variety of global learning and global citizenship opportunities across campus and beyond. Potential applications include, but are not limited to, the following:

• To start a conversation to aid departments in better understanding the depth and breadth of global citizenship initiatives offered. 
• To establish global citizenship education and opportunities criteria that every student should meet before graduation.
• To measure the comprehensiveness of a study abroad program and ensure it meets all global citizenship criteria, including closing the loop. 
• To aid program directors and campus leaders of global initiatives in assessing or taking inventory of what types of global experiences they offer. 
• To support campus program directors and leaders of global initiatives in thinking about how to maximize the impact of less immersive experiences and effectively leverage opportunities requiring greater time and investment.
• To aid course instructors, particularly rFLA instructors, in developing and/or assessing their courses for global citizenship content skill areas and reflections.

*Bennett, D.C., Cornwell, G.H., Al-Lail, H.J., and Schenck, C. (2012). An education for the twenty-first century: Stewardship of the global commons. Liberal Education. Vol. 98 (4).

Besides the grant programs offered through the Center for Global Initiatives, there are other opportunities for global engagement for Rollins faculty and staff.

• Consider leading a study abroad program for CLA or Holt.  Find out about the Faculty-Led Program Proposal Process through International Programs.
• Consider getting involved with the Global Links program by hosting a visiting student or participating in events with the visiting scholar.
• If you are planning a trip abroad or a sabbatical, consider connecting with one of our Approved Semester Program partners. We are more than happy to arrange a visit for you and can usually support on-site costs for the time of your visit. Some of our partners host visiting scholars or are open to academic collaboration. Contact the Director of Global Initiatives for further assistance and/or to reach out to a specific partner and make an introduction.
  • China: Hong Kong Baptist University.  Visiting scholars and instructors are arranged directly by specific faculty and academic departments.  Both short-term and semester-long options are welcome.  Faculty at Rollins who are teaching unique courses/subjects not available at HKBU, may be able to teach on the HKBU summer program.
  • France: IAU College Provence runs a Resident Fellow program in Aix-en-Provence and Barcelona.  Fellows are provided with housing and are asked to do a lecture series and engage with the IAU community in other ways: https://www.iaufrance.org/advisorsandfaculty/residentfellows
  • Greece: CYA has some opportunities for faculty to teach on the program during the semester and summer.  CYA can provide housing and weekday lunches.
  • Ireland: Visiting scholars and instructors are arranged directly by specific faculty and academic departments. Maynooth does not have faculty housing. Maynooth is also interested in connecting faculty for the purposes of collaborative research or pedagogy.
  • Japan: Kansai Gaidai University has an Asian Studies program taught in English to both Japanese and visiting international students.  They can host visiting faculty on sabbatical with a focus on Japanese and/or Asian Studies.
  • Morocco: Al Akhawayn offers (limited) opportunities for faculty to teach during the summer or the semester.  The language of instruction is English.  Al Akhawayn is also interested in connecting faculty for the purposes of collaborative research or pedagogy.
  • UK: Queen Mary University has a number of opportunities for visiting scholars through specific academic departments, some more formal than others, such as English and Drama https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sed/english/postgraduate/visting/, and Politics and International Relations. The Office of International Programs can provide an introduction.   
  • SIT Study Abroad runs thematic, experiential programs across much of the developing world.  They offer a few faculty seminars each year: http://studyabroad.sit.edu/campus-advisors-and-faculty/sit-faculty-seminars-abroad/