News, Events, Deadlines, & Updates from the Center for Global Education & Field Study

News for Block 2: Planning for the Future

Upcoming Faculty Events

We have two different faculty-facing workshops & info sessions this fall. Our "Build A Block Away" Workshop is open to all faculty interested in developing a block away course. We will cover everything from starting points to budgeting, partnerships, hiring a Second Adult, and the timeline to take your idea from concept to proposal, and on to enrolled course. The second event is our Faculty Leaders Lunch, a program specific to faculty already scheduled to lead students on a study away during the upcoming year. If you are leading a block away or a longer half- or full-semester, please plan on attending one of the upcoming Faculty Leader Lunches.

BLOCK 3 FACULTY LEADER LUNCHEON

Thursday, Oct. 26: 12:30pm-2:00 p.m.

Armstrong Board Room

Recommended for faculty leaving campus Blocks 5-8

PLEASE RSVP TO ALLEN BERTSCHE BY MONDAY, OCTOBER 23.

BUILD A BLOCK WORKSHOP (Block 4)

Thursday, December 7, 3:00-4:30 p.m.

Armstrong 210

NO RSVP REQUIRED

Upcoming Application Cycles

and Course Proposal Dates

Here are the key dates to keep in mind as you advise students or plan for an Off-Campus course proposal for the next year.

DEADLINE FOR INITIAL FACULTY PROPOSALS FOR 2024-2025 OFF-CAMPUS BLOCKS

Monday, Oct. 23 (Block 3, Week 1)

Faculty wishing to offer an Off-Campus block during the 2024-2025 academic year must complete the initial Summit proposal by Monday, October 23nd to be considered. These iniitial proposals do not require syllabi, completed budgets, or SRA selections. The focus is on course information and approval of the department. We absolutley expect that these proposals may need to be adjusted as the course grid is finalized later in the year, but early notification makes it possible for us to prepare for the application cycle and the marketing of programs as they develop over the remainder of the fall. These proposals will be reviewed by the Dean of the Faculty and Global Education. Faculty whose courses are approved will then work with Global Ed to confirm initial budgets and staffing by the end of Block 4.

SUMMER BLOCKS AWAY FAIR

Thursday, Nov. 30 (Block 4, Week 1)

Our annual Summer Block Away Fair will be held on the 30th of November, from 12 p.m.-2 p.m. in the Worner Center Lobby. This will feature all of the Summer Off-Campus Blocks approved in October. Please encourage your students and advisees to attend.

SUMMER 2024 BLOCKS AWAY APPLICATION DEADLINE

Monday, January 22 (Block 5 Wk 1)

Applications to join CC Summer Blocks Away must be completed and submitted by January 22nd in order to receive full consideration for financial aid. Students may apply after the deadline, but application by January 22 is recommended as all aid for summer blocks may be assigned at this time, with later applicants unlikely to be able to obtain aid towards the program fees. Students should complete their forms on Summit and submit them for review by October 15th. Late applications will not be considered. Please remind your advisees of this important deadline.

PLANNING TO TAKE A CLASS OFF CAMPUS

FOR A DAY, A FEW DAYS, A FULL BLOCK?

Please complete the required CANVAS course "Taking Academic Courses Off-Campus" first.

The Center for Field Study and Global Education has spent a part of the summer revising, updating, and improving the Canvas course for faculty and staff called "Taking Academic Courses Off-Campus". It includes guidance and college policy on everything from transportation to per diem, staffing to emergency management plans. It is essentially our handbook for all Off-Campus travel with students, and it is required for all faculty who plan to take students off our campus as part of an academic course. .

If you are planning to take students off campus for anything from a day trip to a full semester away, you are required to complete the essential modules for each travel type (Domestic Field Trip, International Travel, Blocks or Semesters Away) prior to departure. Completing the course once allows you to travel with students throughout the upcoming year. There is also a set of modules for your Second Responsible Adult to complete to ensure that they are familiar with expectations and requirements for their role with your traveling group.. The course is divided into several short modules so that you can review the material at your own pace, and does include several check-in quizzes so that your completion of the course can be verified.

You can access the course at https://canvas.coloradocollege.edu/enroll/3HRRL7.

Planning a Regional, or Domestic Field Trip?

Don't forget to fill out a trip plan with the Field Study Office for any travel outside of El Paso County. You can complete the Trip Plan here and if you have any questions, Drew Cavin, the Director of Field Study, is happy to work with you or answer any questions you may have. He can be reached at dcavin@coloradocollege.edu

Field Trip Fund: If you have a short, relatively local field trip you want to plan, and have exhausted department funds, the Field Study Fund may be able to help. Log into the link below on Summit to submit an application. The typical awards are $1,000. Here is the link.

Have You Heard of the International Student Support Network?

The ISSN is a multi-office initiative that has representatives from all across campus, meeting blockly to discuss matters that impact our international student population, hearing from student representatives, and finding solutions to concerns that impact our diverse global population. ISSN has representatives from our own International Student & Scholar Services team, from The Butler Center, Housing & Residential Experience, Student Employment, The Student Opportunities & Advising Hub, our Culturally & Lingustically Diverse Education Office, and several others. Our goal, of course, is to provide a comprehensive safety net and sounding board so that our international students feel supported, heard, and appreciated as members of our CC community.

If you have concerns or questions about international student life at CC, you can reach out to the ISSN by communicating with any of these offices, or just send a quick email to our ISSS team at the office email (isss@coloradocollege.edu) and it will be shared with the network members.

Are you bringing international speakers or performers to campus?

If you are enhancing the CC campus experience with speakers or performers who are coming from overseas, and if part of your plan is to provide an honorarium or stipend to these visitors, please reach out to Donna Beziou in our ISSS team (dbeziou@coloradocollege.edu), There are, as you might expect, some complications related to the connection between entry visas and payment for services in the U.S. which we just have to make sure are aligned so that a visit to CC now does not negatively impact any visitor's ability to return to the U.S.A. at a later date.

Our thanks for your vigilance and support as we work with guests to ou campus to ensure that they can enjoy their time at CC and return again for future visits. For more information on the matter of visiting international speakers or performers, you can review the information on our ISSS website.

Your Global Fact for Block 2

If I asked you what nation has the longest border with France, you might guess Germany, maybe Spain, along the Pyrennees. But both would be wrong. Would you like to hazard a guess?

...

The actual answer is Brazil. With French Guiana officially recognized as one of France's 5 overseas departments and one of the 101 official departments that make up the nation, Brazil is officially the border nation with the longest land border with France.

Thank you for your time. We hope you find this information helpful.

Allen Bertsche,

Director of Global Education

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