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Call for Proposals - Global Seminars Summer 2016 - Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs

We are pleased to announce the call for Summer 2016 Global Seminars. The Academic Senate approved the Global Seminar program as a permanent study abroad offering for UC San Diego during fall 2009. The Global Seminar program offers Academic Senate faculty the opportunity to teach two four-unit courses in an international location during a five-week summer session, with the benefit of full logistical support through the Programs Abroad Office.

Over fifty seminars have been taught abroad by UC San Diego faculty since the Global Seminars program began in Summer 2008. Planning is well underway for up to sixteen Global Seminars in fourteen cities (Amman, Athens, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Cadiz, Cape Town, Edinburgh, Granada, Ho Chi Minh City, London, Madrid, Paris, Parma, and Rome) during Summer 2015, and the Programs Abroad Office hopes to offer another compelling selection of seminars in Summer 2016. Detailed program information and an application may be found on the faculty page of the Programs Abroad Office website:
http://pao.ucsd.edu/faculty/gs-request-for-proposals.html

Click on the PDF links in the body of the web site to access the RFP and other documents.

To learn more about current Global Seminar offerings for this summer, visit the student web page at: http://globalseminar.ucsd.ed

Together with Professor Scott Baden, Faculty Director of Programs Abroad, and Dr. Kirk Simmons, Dean of the International Center, we invite you to submit a proposal to lead a Global Seminar in Summer 2016.

A committee will review proposals with an aim to offer students a range of destinations, disciplines, and costs. Proposals received by Wednesday, April 15, 2015 will be considered for the Summer 2016 program.

Two information sessions about these faculty-led Global Seminar programs will be held. One will be held on Wednesday, February 25 from 4:00-5:00 PM in the International Center Lounge and the other is on Thursday March 5 from 4:00-5:00 PM in the International Center Oceanids Pavilion. Speakers will include faculty who have previously taught Global Seminars and Jim Galvin, Director of Opportunities Abroad and Faculty-Led Programs.

Please contact Jim Galvin (x4-7857 or jgalvin@ucsd.edu) with any questions regarding Global Seminars, Kirk Simmons (x4-0685 or kesimmons@ucsd.edu) with international education questions or Kelly O'Sullivan (x2-6726 or kosullivan@ucsd.edu) with study abroad questions.

Barbara Sawrey Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean of Undergraduate Education