Monday, January 23, 2006
New University policy for travel and study abroad
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The University is instituting a new policy to establish basic standards of quality assurance, financial management, risk management, and personal safety for all USI programs involving student and faculty travel and residence abroad. International Programs and Services will offer workshops on the policy. “We want to encourage faculty and students to take advantage of opportunities to travel and study abroad,” said Linda L.M. Bennett, vice president and provost for Academic Affairs. “The new policy helps support the faculty sponsors and students with information about what to do in emergencies and how to have a safer, more enjoyable educational experience. The workshops are a great step forward in providing information that everyone involved in study abroad travel should know.” Any faculty member who is leading a group outside of the U.S. in the name of USI will be required to attend one of the workshops, the first two of which will be offered in February: • Workshop for International Program Directors: Planning a Safe Trip Abroad, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 8, University Center Room 215. • Workshop for International Program Directors: Planning a Safe Trip Abroad, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 14, University Center Room 205. Topics will include policies and procedures, emergency action protocol, mandatory requirements for all program participants, liability insurance, and other health and safety issues. A Web site currently under construction will include information and helpful resources for program directors, and will be linked from the International Programs and Services Web pages. It is set to “go live” in mid-February. For more information, contact Heidi Gregori-Gahan,director of International Programs and Services, 812/465-1248. |
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