Program Review Opportunities

Interested in participating in a program site review?

The Global Education Office (GEO) and the International Studies Advisory Committee (ISAC) review  A&S-affiliated faculty-led 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 November (winter programs) and April (summer programs).

GEO and ISAC are not currently seeking applicants for study abroad program reviewers.

Future opportunities will be announced in the WM Digest.

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 faculty-led 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 November/April.

Questions? Contact the director of the global education office, smmitterndorfe@wm.edu.