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Episode 5: Labor of Love—A Faculty Leader’s Perspective
Dr. Ruxandra (Sandra) Marcu, director of Iowa State University’s summer program in Berlin, shares her perspective as a faculty leader. Learn why faculty-led programs are a labor of love and what new faculty leaders should know.
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Episode 5: Labor of Love—A Faculty Leader’s Perspective
Dr. Ruxandra (Sandra) Marcu, director of Iowa State University’s summer program in Berlin, shares her perspective as a faculty leader. Learn why faculty-led programs are a labor of love and what new faculty leaders should know.
Episode 4: Virtual Experiences
Jamie Andrew, Head of Program Development at Academic Experiences Abroad, talks about AEA’s latest initiative, virtual experiences.
Episode 3: Symposium on International Faculty-Led Programs
Jen Hamlow, Director of Education Abroad at Portland State University, shares her thoughts about how to develop successful and sustainable faculty-led programs. We also talk about the Symposium on International Faculty-Led Programs, an annual one-day event that Jen created as a way to bring together faculty and program providers so that they could hear from each other and share good practices.
Episode 2: Working with a Program Provider
Sam Brier, Founder and Director of Academic Experiences Abroad (AEA), and Jamie Andrew, Head of Program Development, talk about challenges and opportunities afforded by technological advances and how a customized program provider can be a valuable partner even when you are a local expert with a detailed plan already in mind.
Episode 1: Faculty-Led 360
Melanie McCallon Seib and Bill Holmes talk about challenges and opportunities for faculty-led programs, a unique experience for students with disabilities, studying sign language in France, and the genesis of their Faculty-Led 360 practical guide for faculty.