For the past 19 years, CIEE International Faculty Development Seminars have proven to be a catalyst for faculty and administrators to incorporate international perspectives into their classrooms and throughout their institutions.
Alumni report that the impact of their seminar experience goes well beyond their immediate return; they continue to utilize the new information, skills, and outlook in their classrooms for years.
I can't express how much CIEE means to me. The seminars that I have attended had a major effect on my outlook on the world.
Roger Even Bove, PhD
West Chester University
Department of Economics & Finance (retired)
Croatia, China, Czech Republic and Hungary, Ireland, and Peru IFDS Alum
In fact, IFDS alumni are our biggest supporters. In 2009, over 30% of IFDS participants had already attended at least one previous IFDS seminar.
Results from our 2009 participant survey (of which over 75% of our participants completed) attest to the personal and institutional gains.
The Educator
Educators also reported:
The Institution
Institutions find that funding faculty development opportunities abroad greatly expands internationalization efforts on campus. Quite a few institutions have made IFDS the cornerstone of their campus's faculty development efforts, sponsoring multiple faculty members each summer. With their new experiences and information, returning educators influence hundreds of students and colleagues each semester. Specifically, institutions report the importance of IFDS in helping to:
Over 51 faculty from Portland Community College have attended CIEE faculty seminars as part of an institution-wide internationalization initiative. Among other requirements, all participants give a post-seminar presentation to their campus. Follow the links below to see how an institution has developed its internationalization efforts:
