Missouri State University

Developing a Short-Term Faculty Led Study Away Program

  • Ashley Rily in Ghana 2011
  • Roger Dowdy's Class in Ecuador
  • Wesley Dowler
  • Abbe Ehler's Program in Ecuador
  • Italy Art Program 2011
  • David Crisco in Jamaica with Dr. Beckman
  • Scotland Program with Ruthe Barnes
  • Anthropology student, Ashley Riley, accompanies Dr. Margaret Buckner to Ghana for ethnographic fieldwork experience
  • MSU students standing on the equator in Ecuador with Dr. Roger Dowdy's Spanish Language Program
  • Wesley Dowler in Jordan with Dr. Beth Walker's archaeological research program
  • Abigale Ehlers and her HRA students prepare culinary meals at Yachana Lodge Ecuador
  • Students taking ENG and ART courses in Florence, Italy with Dr. Gwen Walstrand, Dr. Etta Madden, and Dr. Mitzi Kirkland-Ives
  • Student, David Crisco, explores the ocean while taking a BIO course with Dr. Daniel Beckman in Jamaica
  • Theater and Dance students participate in dance expression while touring Scotland with Professor Ruth Barnes

Why lead a Short-Term Study Away Program?

Teaching on a study abroad program develops your ability to be innovative and creative. On Springfield’s campus, you have your classroom. When you are abroad, you have the entire city, culture and more.

If you are interested in directing a short-term program, and seeing academics and experience converge, please review the proposal template for short-term faculty-led study away programs posted under Resources for Program Directors. Remember, your study away course should be so integrated with the location that it cannot be executed anywhere else. It should facilitate comparative study within your field, and reflect the city, country, culture, significant people and sites, foreign language, and more. Do not create your course without the county in mind, or choose the country without the course in mind. Program directors may offer a course within their own discipline and/or offer the General Education Course IDS 397. Please review the syllabus template for IDS 397, along with instructions regarding course approval, posted under Resources for Program Directors.

Short-term study away programs vary in length. Some directors lead programs over spring break for one week; other programs may be as long as six weeks. Program directors lead orientation sessions prior to travel to better prepare the students for cultural differences and maximize their learning opportunities. As you begin developing your proposal, please contact Study Away Director Elizabeth Strong with questions or further information.

Proposal Submission Deadlines

Winter Intersession:
May 1
Spring Break:
September 6
Summer Intersession:
October 1
Summer:
November 1
Fall Intersession:
December 2

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Resources for Program Directors Preparing to Submit a Proposal

Calculating Faculty Pay and Minimum Number of Students on Faculty-Led Short-Term Study Away Programs

Study Away Salary Redistribution Policy for Department Heads & 12 Month Faculty

The Forum's Standards of Good Practice for Education Abroad Programs

Proposal template for short-term faculty-led study away programs

Examples of previous short-term faculty-led program proposals

Example of Student Emergency Plan (Ecuador Example)

Syllabus Template and Approval Process for IDS 397 Courses

List of Program Director and Study Away Office Responsibilities

OANDA Currency Converter for Budget Estimations

Study Away Programs Advisory Committee (SAAC)

David Romano (CHPA), Chair
Linnea Iantria (CNAS)
Rosa María Mejía (COE)
Carmen Boyd (CHHS)
Roger Dowdy (COAL)
Courtney Pham (COB)
Dennis Schmitt (AGR)
Janessa Mitchell (SGA)

SAAC Meetings for Spring 2013:

January 29th from 1 - 2pm in PSU 311
March 28th from 2 - 3pm in PSU 311

Faculty-Led Domestic Field Trips

The template below pertains to trips that are tied to a credit bearing course AND trips that are academically related, but not credit bearing. Unless a college dean states that s/he is responsible for a particular trip, Study Away Programs will manage the accounting of these trips. The college dean  must notify Study Away Programs if the dean makes the decision for Study Away to manage the trip’s accounting. Of course, Study Away Programs manages all short-term faculty led programs for trips outside the United States.

Proposal template for domestic short-term field trips

All students must sign the Statement of Responsibility, Release, Waiver of Liability & Hold Harmless Agreement posted below.

Statement of Responsibility, Release, Waiver of Liability & Hold Harmless Agreement

Program Provider Options

Faculty have the option of using a study abroad provider to assist them in planning short-term study away programs. Program providers can help arrange on-the-ground logistics so that faculty can focus on teaching. A program provider may make hotel arrangements, book flights, organize meals, facilitate guided tours, and arrange guest lectures, among other tasks. Please be aware of University Policy Op.5.20 when working with program providers in this document.

CAPA
Contact: Greg Lewis
(800) 793-0334

EF Tours
Contact: Justin Bruegenhemke
(617) 888-2177

ISA
Contact: Erin Mursch
(800) 580-8826

CISabroad
Contact: Scott Tayloe
(413) 582-0407 Ext. 5008
CISabroad Faculty Led Packet

Op5.20 Policies for Faculty-Led Short-Term Study Away Programs

See University-Wide Study Away Policies for complete details.

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Also see the Op5.20-1 Travel Warnings and Prohibitions Policy page.

Line of authority

Responsible administrator and office:  Vice President – Research and Economic Development and International Programs

Contact person in that office:  Director, Study Away Programs

Effective date

Presidential approval: March 4, 2013