Faculty & Staff
Engaging W&M students with the world
The Global Education Office supports global education opportunities abroad and at W&M.
Interested in leading a study abroad program? Three ways to get involved teaching students abroad:
- Annual Faculty-led Summer & Winter Programs -
- The Global Education Office (GEO) and the International Studies Advisory Committee (ISAC) solicit applications each year for long-standing study abroad programs.
- We are not currently seeking applications for Winter 2025-26 Program Directors as the deadline has past. Winter 2026-27 openings will be posted in late Fall 2025 with a deadline in January 2026.
- Summer 2026 programs are currently accepting applications with a deadline of March 28, 2025.
- One-time Pilot Short-term Study Abroad Programs (Summer or Winter)
- Winter and Summer 2025-26 RFP application deadline was January 27, 2025. The call for applications for 2026-27 will be posted in late Fall 2025 with a deadline in January 2026.
- On-Campus Courses with Embedded International Experience (Spring 2026)
- 2025-26 application deadline was January 27, 2025 (for programs over winter break 2025-26, during spring 2026). The call for applications for 2026-27 will be posted in late Fall 2025 with a deadline in January 2026.
Interested in proposing a new study abroad program?
- One-time Short-term Study Abroad Programs
- Winter and Summer 2025-26 RFP application deadline: January 27, 2025
- Summer, Winter, Exchange, or Semester Study Abroad Programs
- A&S Program Proposal for faculty-led short-term programs
- Please contact Sylvia Mitterndorfer, director of the Global Education Office to discuss ideas
Interested in participating in a program site review?
The Global Education Office (GEO) and the International Studies Advisory Committee (ISAC) review all A&S-affiliated summer programs on a rotating basis. Opportunities for faculty to apply to review these programs will be posted here as well as announced in the WM Digest.
Site visits take place over a three-day window and include one faculty representative and a member of the GEO. Since we are still finalizing excursions and schedules, applicants need to be available during the entire timeframes below. Exact dates will be set in April.
GEO and ISAC are currently seeking applicants for the following site reviews. Opportunities will be announced in the WM Digest. Decisions are expected by mid-March.
- Adelaide, Australia: onsite dates between Monday, June 16, 2025 through Friday, June 20, 2025
- Beijing, China: onsite dates between Sunday, June 22, 2025 through Thursday, June 26, 2025 (Chinese language skills preferred)
- Cambridge dates: onsite dates between Sunday, July 17 - Friday, August 2, 2025
The ISAC chooses a faculty-representative for each of the three-day (plus travel days) intensive site visits. In making its selection, the ISAC weighs the following:
- regional /topical expertise related to the program destination or topic of study; and/or
- linguistic proficiency, particularly for programs conducted largely in a language other than English; and/or
- experience teaching undergraduate students preferred; and/or
- familiarity with summer study abroad programs (eg. having served as a Program Director to a different study abroad program, having served on one of the international committees) in order to have experience with the challenges of these types of programs.
In order to provide a different perspective on the program, for programs closely connected to a particular academic department, reviewers are chosen from departments not affiliated with a specific program. For the same reason, previous program directors of the program to be reviewed are also not eligible to apply to review their previous program.
ISAC encourages faculty from across all disciplines to apply with a preference for A&S faculty for A&S-affiliated programs.
Flights (booked through Covington Travel) and travel-related expenses including food, taxis, entry fees, visas, and four nights of lodging are covered for the reviewer. Reviewers may choose to extend their stay or add destinations, with flight costs covered up to the amount of the original review itinerary. The site review days are very busy with meetings from morning through dinner. Because the review team shadows the program as well as meets with host university partners, daily schedules are not available far in advance and may evolve once onsite. The GEO representative will make schedule and lodging arrangements for the review team. A general training will be provided in late April.
Extended Deadline: March 18, 2025
To apply: https://wmsas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1zYucEPVrsL6oPY
Questions? Contact the director of the global education office, Sylvia Mitterndorfer.
