{"id":21923,"date":"2013-02-01T04:07:11","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T09:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utnews.utoledo.edu\/?p=21923"},"modified":"2013-02-04T10:53:26","modified_gmt":"2013-02-04T15:53:26","slug":"teach-abroad-with-university-studies-abroad-consortium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/02_01_2013\/teach-abroad-with-university-studies-abroad-consortium","title":{"rendered":"Teach overseas with University Studies Abroad Consortium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UT faculty are encouraged to explore their world as a University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC) visiting professor.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/USAC.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/USAC.jpeg\" alt=\"USAC\" width=\"342\" height=\"147\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-21924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/USAC.jpeg 342w, https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/USAC-300x128.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/a>Applications are being accepted for summer 2013, fall 2013, winter 2013-14 and spring 2014 visiting professorships. The deadline to apply is Friday, Feb 8.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>\u201cProfessors from USAC Member Universities, of which UT is a member, have the unique opportunity to support the consortium mission and UT by teaching abroad,\u201d said Susan Cuffee, USAC liaison for the Center for International Studies and Programs. \u201cVisiting professors establish contacts with foreign colleagues, enhance their own foreign language skills, and strengthen and support international education along with developing international relationships for research.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Candidates must be full-time faculty members in good standing at a USAC Member University who will return to their home schools following their terms abroad. Other key qualifications include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Superior teaching abilities reflected in student evaluation summaries;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Flexibility regarding international working and living conditions;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Willingness to enthusiastically experience local culture with students;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Contribution to the host university overseas, in addition to teaching the selected course(s); and<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Active participation in publicizing and recruiting for his or her course(s) and program to ensure sufficient course enrollment.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the USAC Visiting Professor Program and access the application, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utoledo.edu\/cisp\/\">here<\/a> or contact USAC\u2019s Sabrina Harris at sabrinaharris@unr.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, Feb 8, is the deadline for faculty members to apply for University Studies Abroad Consortium visiting professorships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21923"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21923\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}