Our Mission: The Center for Global and Intercultural Study (CGIS) develops inclusive and accessible educational opportunities around the globe, primarily for LSA undergraduates. Our academically rich programs foster intellectual curiosity and intercultural understanding by encouraging students and faculty to engage with host communities through conscious and responsible participation. CGIS is committed to furthering diversity within study abroad.
CGIS works closely with U-M faculty members who lead various types of programs abroad and the many international partners who host our students in countries around the globe!
For Faculty
Proposing New Programs
CGIS works closely with U-M faculty members to conceptualize, design, and implement study abroad programs. We offer a range of opportunities to teach abroad on short-term programs during the spring & summer. LSA Faculty may propose GCCs from any academic discipline. Graduate students are not eligible to submit proposals for a CGIS program.
Preparation
All instructors appointed to CGIS programs participate in faculty orientations that helps them prepare for the experience of teaching abroad. Topics may include health and safety, managing group dynamics, strategies for incorporating experiential learning, dealing with emergencies, and other best practices from the field. These sessions afford faculty members new to study abroad an opportunity to learn from colleagues who have already led programs abroad as well as from CGIS staff.
Support
All faculty members directing or teaching a CGIS program receive 24/7 support while on site, both from the on-site partners that CGIS contracts to provide logistical support and from the CGIS staff in Ann Arbor. Examples include:
- making logistical arrangements (housing, classroom rental, excursions),
- coordinating responses to medical situations, both locally (on site) and remotely (for emergencies),
- managing evacuations when programs have been suspended due to political unrest or natural disaster,
- liaising between students and their families or others as necessary,
- handling disciplinary issues, including coordinating with OSCR and the Dean of Students,
- advising faculty when situations arise that they are unsure how to handle.
Marketing your program
In order to ensure our office is effectively reaching students on campus, CGIS has a number of opportunities to market your future programs!
- CGIS distributes an annual Study Abroad Catalog that holds CGIS's entire program offerings for the upcoming academic year. Inside, students can find out information about affordability, steps to take to studying abroad, student stories, program descriptions, and more! Catalogs can be found on catalog racks in Ross Academic Center, West Quad, East Quad, East Hall, Weiser Hall, North University building, Chemistry building, USB, North Quad, MLB, Mason Hall, LSA building, Randall Lab, and Lorch Hall.
- Along with featuring your program in the catalog, CGIS houses all programs on our website. As leaders of your protential programs, the website is a great opportunity to encourage students why your program can be beneficial to their academic learning while also creating a unique global experience for them as well.
- Each program links to M-Compass where students complete the application process, but M-Compass is also used university-wide to promote all international experiences along with funding and more!
- CGIS also utilizes social media platforms such as Instagram and Youtube to get the word out on all programs. We're always looking to create content such has video interviews, Instagram stories or LIVE sessions, articles, etc.
*NOTE: CGIS does not create individual flyers for programs, however, should you feel that one is required due to unforseen circumstances, please contact Corrin Leverton.
Selected proposals will receive a minimum grant of $10,000 to help support program costs. Depending on program length and location, programs might qualify for additional funding. Faculty will be compensated per LSA's Term III policy for the international component of the course (2 credits).
For more information on faculty compensation, please email Associate Director Pardip Bolina (bolina@umich.edu).
CGIS Blog - Faculty Features
CGIS has been working to design a new blog experience for students interested in studying abroad. As part of our efforts, we are interested in including content from faculty in the form of Faculty Features. This would be a great way to answer the question “Why should I choose this program?” for students looking for more information, celebrate and share your successes with your peers, and document your experience leading a study abroad program for future reflection. Find more information about Faculty Features here. We warmly welcome your voices and contribution!
Explore your options!
Providers and Exchange Coordinators
CGIS Faculty of Spring/Summer 2022
Amaryllis Rodriguez Mojica
Lecturer of Italian. Mojica led Italian 230.
Christopher Matthews
Creative Writing Lecturer. Matthews led GCC United Kingdom — Literary Monsters.
Howard Lay
Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies. Lay led Arts in Paris.
Javier Sanjinés
Professor of Spanish. Sanjinés led Advanced Spanish in Alicante.
Josh Rabinowitz
Psychology Lecturer. Rabinowitz led GCC Italy — Psychology of Politics.
Kathy Meyer
Assistant Professor of French. Meyer led French 232.
Lorenzo García-Amaya
Assistant Professor of Spanish. García-Amaya led Advanced Spanish in Santiago de Compostela.
Lorrel Sullivan
Lecturer of French. Sullivan taught French 230.
Nicholas Henriksen
Associate Professor of Spanish Linguistics. Henriksen led Advanced Spanish in Santiago de Compostela.
Ryan Hendrickson
Lecturer of French. Hendrickson taught Intermediate French Language Studies.
Susanna Coll-Ramírez
Lecturer of Spanish. Coll-Ramírez taught Spanish 230.
