On-Campus Scholarly & Creative Work Opportunities
On-campus scholarly and creative work opportunities is expected, encouraged, and rewarded. Workshops, seminars, and other programs help faculty and staff build intercultural competence and incorporate diverse and global perspectives into their teaching, research, service, administrative responsibilities, and local-global community connections. Gonzaga supports this best practice by providing the following opportunities:
- International Student Academic Advisory Board a group of faculty that have training/teaching/research/general interest in teaching international students in the US higher education system. Our goal is to create more support services for faculty.
- International Education Council Global Engagement Faculty Development Fund, provided by the International Education Council
Faculty and Staff Mobility
Faculty and staff mobility is recognized as an asset. Faculty and staff have opportunities to teach, conduct research, participate in virtual exchange and collaboration, and attend domestic and international conferences. Gonzaga carries this best practice by providing support to departments for the following opportunities:
- Hosting a Visiting Global Scholar (J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa)
- Hosting Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants
- Engaging with the Diplomat in Residence - Northwest (AK, Northern CA, OR, WA)
- Creating faculty exchange opportunities via Gonzaga's Partnerships Agreement
- Supporting Gonzaga faculty to research, teach abroad, or invite scholars via Fulbright opportunities
- Supporting faculty to create and teach short-term, Faculty Led Study Abroad courses and on the Gonzaga in Florence campus via the Study Abroad Office