Dear
CSU Colleagues,
Welcome
to the World! As Director of the Office of International
Programs, I invite you to consider pursuing global studies
as part of your professional research and development
and as a means of providing unique opportunities for
your students. Living and working in another country
is an extraordinary experience for anyone but especially
for the professional educator. Engaging people on their
own turf, in their own unique social, political and cultural
contexts is life-changing. Anyone who has spent time
directly encountering another culture has come away with
heightened appreciation for and deepened insights into
the world in which we live.
This
Handbook has been put together to assist you as you contemplate
developing and leading an International Study Trip. We
have mined the resources of CSU faculty who have led
overseas trips and have, hopefully, provided you with
answers to questions that inevitably arise whenever a
study abroad trip is planned. The Handbook includes advice
on a variety of topics, as well as sample forms, documents
and letters.
The
Office of International Programs and the Global Education
Committee stand ready to assist you in any way we can.
Cordially,
Donald
R. Clerico, PhD
Professor of Education
Director: Office of International Programs
dclerico@csuniv.edu
Table
of Contents
President’s
Letter
Introductory
Statement
Faculty
Sponsor Information
1. Guidelines
for Distribution of Global Education Committee
Funds
2. Request
for Global Education Committee Funding form
3. Charleston
Southern University Travel Request form
4. Budget & Finances
a. Budget & Financial
Information
b. International
Study Trip Budget Components
c. Charleston
Southern University Expense Account Voucher form
d. Sample:
Study Trip Budget Spreadsheet
e. Policy
on Pre-Departure Deposit Refunds
f. Request
for Pre-Departure Refund of Deposited Monies form
5. Trip-Related
Academic Course Information
6. International
Health Insurance Information
7. Policy
on Premature Return to the U.S. Due to Family Emergency
8. International
Travel Arrangements
9. International Visas
10. Sample Letters
a. GEC
Funding Award letter
b. Parent
Assurance letter
c. Contributor
Thank You letter
d. Press
Release
Student
Participant Information
1. International
Airline Luggage Requirements/Restrictions
2. International Health
Insurance
3. Policy on Premature
Return to the U.S. Due to Family Emergency
4. Student Forms
a. Participant
Agreement Statement
b. Personal
Information
c. Request
for Pre-Departure Refund of Deposited Monies
d. Application
for U. S. Passport
5.
Sample Information Sheets
a. Study
Trip Program Description
b. Estimated
Participant Costs
c. Flight
Schedule
d. Trip
Itinerary
e. Emergency
Trip Contact Phone Numbers
f. Items
to Take
g. Immunization
Requirements
h. Donor
Support Request Letter & Photo
Sheet
Miscellaneous
Items
Resources
