International Professional Development

Opportunities in the U.S.

A year-long program with a monthly workshop on areas of curriculum internationalization

WISE (Workshop on Intercultural Skills Enhancement) Conference http://global.wfu.edu/global-campus/wise-conference/
February, Winston-Salem, NC

Institute for Curriculum and Campus Internationalization https://icci.indiana.edu/
May, Bloomington, IN

AIEA: Leaders in International Higher Education http://www.aieaworld.org/aiea-annual-conference
February, Washington DC

WCU receives $2000 per year to support faculty to attend CIEE IFDS. The call for WCU application occurs in Fall semester. Learn More

Program duration: 3 weeks, mid-May to early June
Cost per WCU participant: Flight, health insurance, some meals, hotel ($150 for 3 weeks)

WCU’s partner institutions sometimes invite WCU faculty to teach courses in summer with compensation. IPS sends an invitation message to WCU Academic Affairs email list.
Some WCU’s partner institutions want to have WCU faculty to teach for a semester or for a few weeks with compensation. Those opportunities are usually by request. If you are interested in this type of teaching, please follow the procedures below:

1. Review the list of WCU’s partner institutions and identify an institution where you want to teach.
2. Send the following documents to Ling LeBeau (IPS Director) at lglebeau@wcu.edu. Ling will make a request to the partner institution.
  - Cover letter --- Indicating when, how long, and what course (s)/lecture(s) you want to deliver
  - CV

Berlin, London, Madrid, Paris or Rome. Learn More