The LAS Global Studies program is currently accepting proposals for the GLBL 296: Global Studies Foundation Seminar (on-campus) and GLBL 298: Global Studies Seminar Abroad for AY 2021-22. Faculty are encouraged to apply for both seminars and graduate students may apply for GLBL 296.
GLBL 298 seminars abroad are pending resumption of study abroad activities. In light of this, it is suggested that proposals be aimed at summer 2022. All GLBL 298 proposals will be reviewed by the campus International Safety and Security committee before final approval. Graduate students who are in good standing are eligible to propose a GLBL 296 on-campus seminar.
*Additional questions regarding these seminars and proposals may be directed to Tim Wedig, Associate Director of LAS Global Studies: twedig@illinois.edu. Proposals are due electronically to Valerie Pacely at vpaceley@illinois.edu by February 8, 2021.*
**NOTE: Please see information below regarding GLBL 296 and 298 seminar requirements and proposal submission.**
GLBL 296: Global Studies Foundation Seminar (AY 2021-22)
The LAS Global Studies program requests proposals for one-credit undergraduate seminars that introduce a problem or challenge confronting societies today and engage students in initial research and discussion on pathways to address the issue. The seminars should promote interdisciplinary thinking and a perspective that has global scope. Recent seminar topics include: Transitional Justice in Post-Conflict Societies; The Politics of Belonging; Water, Human Rights, and Development; Environmental Justice; Ethics & Debate of Immigration Reform; and Peace Operations.
The seminars assist Global Studies majors in defining their Thematic area within their major and lay the foundation for senior capstone projects. The seminars also attract students of other majors who are interested in the topic. The seminars can offer instructors, including advanced graduate students, an innovative teaching experience within their area of specialization.
Eligibility:
Candidates with current appointment with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus in one of the following employment categories are eligible to apply.
• Tenured and tenure-track Faculty
• Specialized Faculty (PhD preferred)
• Emeritus Faculty
• Academic Professionals (Master’s required, PhD preferred)
• Advanced graduate students in good standing in a UIUC graduate program. Preference given to graduate students who have not taught GLBL 296 before, although exceptions may be considered by the Faculty Advisory Committee.
Term:
Proposals for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 terms are currently being accepted. Proposed seminars may be offered for a full term or during either a first or second 8-week period within a term.
Funding:
Stipends to develop and teach a GLBL 296: Global Studies Foundation Seminar are $3500 for faculty and $3000 for graduate students. Faculty/instructors may explore the possibility of earning credit towards on-load teaching.
For more information on the Global Studies major requirements, see: https://globalstudies.illinois.edu/academics/academic-programs/global-studies-major Specific questions regarding these seminars and proposals may be directed to Tim Wedig, Associate Director of LAS Global Studies: twedig@illinois.edu.
Proposal Format and Due Date:
Please use the proposal format below to prepare your submission, including the proposal form, a draft syllabus (format below), and a cv/resume by Monday, February 8, 2021. Applicants may submit proposals electronically to Valerie Paceley, vpaceley@illinois.edu.
Proposals are reviewed by the LAS Global Studies Faculty Advisory Committee on the basis of course content, global relevance and perspective, and estimated student interest. We will approve no more than five seminars per semester given funding and demand. Therefore, this will be a competitive process as proposals are closely evaluated on meeting the criteria identified in this proposal. Given current conditions at the time of this RFP, courses should be adaptable for online delivery.
Priority in approval will be given to proposals that:
• Are closely linked to instructor experience, expertise and knowledge of the topic
• Are interdisciplinary in design and content
• Have a defined connection to at least one of our seven Thematic Areas:
o Cultures in Contact o Environment, Sustainability, and Social Responsibility o Global Health o Governance, Conflict, and Resolution o Human Rights o Knowledge, Communication, and Information Systems o Wealth and Poverty
• Address topics, issues, or perspectives not commonly offered on this campus
GLBL 296: Seminar in Global Studies Proposal Format:
Basic Information
1. Name and e-mail:
2. Position title and Department:
3. Department of Instructional Appointment, if different from above:
4. Proposed Term for Course: (identify one or two)
Fall 2021: 1st 8 weeks 2nd 8 weeks Full term Spring 2022: 1st 8 weeks 2nd 8 weeks Full term
5. Attach Statement of Purpose/Justification of Course (approx. 300-400 words)
Attach tentative syllabus, using format for general GLBL 296 syllabus shell.
Submit departmental approval for your proposal from your home department. This may come in the form of an e-mail from your department chair/head or their designee acknowledging approval for your proposal, or you may have that person sign below. Graduate students should also provide approval from their Director of Graduate Studies.
Home Department approval :
Name/Title:
Department:
Date:
Signature:
Proposal Due: Monday, February 8, 2021.
Submit proposals electronically to: Valerie Paceley, vpaceley@illinois.edu. Proposals are reviewed by the LAS Global Studies Faculty Advisory Committee.
GLBL 296: Global Studies Foundation Seminar:
Seminar title:
Term:
1 credit, lecture/discussion
Instructor(s):
General Seminar Description:
[Global Studies is a multidisciplinary program of study that prepares students for the intellectual and professional challenges of our increasingly globalized society. The main objective of GLBL 296 seminars is to promote students’ thinking about global-scale problems from an interdisciplinary perspective. Seminar topics vary, but all are based on the program of study’s themes. These seminars serve as an introduction to specific issues, providing opportunities for initial research and discussion of current events and controversies. In addition to developing students’ knowledge of global topics, these seminars are intended to develop their analytical, deliberative dialogue, and possibly information technology skills, among other educational goals.]
Topic Description: varies depending on instructor interests/expertise. Previous topics have included:
• Immigration around the World and in the U.S.
• Models of Multiculturalism
• English as a Global Language
• The Impact of the UN in Today’s World
• Humanitarian Intervention
• Global Citizenship
• Global Environmental Debates
• HIV/AIDS Policies and Prevention
• Post-conflict Justice and Reconciliation
• Outsourcing
• Trade Blocks and their Impacts
• Nationalism and Ethnicity
• Democratization and Citizenship
General Goals of Course:
1. Provide a forum for discussion and debate around a current global problem or issue.
2. Develop the research skills required to develop a basic understanding of problem under focus. Students may engage a variety of media sources – both academic and popular - to investigate events from a variety of perspectives. Students should also be encouraged to incorporate relevant campus events, speakers and conferences into discussions/research.
3. Foster development of basic foundational knowledge and skills expected of Global Studies graduates:
a. Understanding of historical, political, socioeconomic, scientific and cultural interconnections among nations and people
b. Understanding of contemporary debates and contested assumptions
c. Understanding of how global themes, issues, challenges and opportunities are manifest in localities around the world
d. Ability to identify, analyze and evaluate alternative approaches to ways of problem-solving
e. Logical reasoning, argumentation skills; deliberative debate skills
f. Creativity and initiative in researching and exploring solutions to challenges
g. Ability to understand, interpret and reason using numerical data h. Ability to understand, discern and manipulate information from multiple sources, technology- and non-technology-based
Course Format
Readings
Schedule
Assessment
Course Policies
GLBL 298: Global Studies Seminar Abroad (AY 2021-22)
LAS Global Studies invites proposals to offer a GLBL 298: Global Studies Seminar Abroad (GSSA). These seminars abroad are special topics courses designed by faculty to enhance undergraduate students’ understanding of a topic or problem of global import through an on-campus course that extends into a field experience abroad with a research focus. The seminars should foster skills to identify and analyze issues from multiple disciplinary and cultural perspectives, promoting a global mindset and respect for diverse ways of living, thinking and being as a result of cross-cultural exchange.
The seminars begin on campus, usually during the 2nd 8-weeks of a term, and then spend approximately 2-3 weeks abroad after the term in intensive instruction and exploration. The fall term portion abroad is generally from late December to mid-January, and the spring term portion abroad is generally from late May to mid-June.
Faculty directors indicate that they value their seminars because of the extraordinary teaching experience and the opportunity to develop or strengthen professional relationships and experience abroad. Students value their seminars abroad because of the enhanced learning environment, high quality interaction with a faculty member, and intercultural experiences.
Given conditions at the time of this RFP all programs are tentative pending clearance for study abroad experiences from campus. Applicants are encouraged to consider summer 2022 as their first choice due to these circumstances. Conditions and policies in effect in host countries may also impact the ability to offer specific programs, with final approval subject to review by the campus International Safety and Security committee.
For examples of previous offerings: https://www.las.illinois.edu/students/lifecareerdesign/international/abroad/shortterm/
Eligibility:
Candidates with a current teaching appointment with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus in one of the following employment categories are eligible to apply.
• Tenured and tenure-track Faculty
• Specialized Faculty (PhD preferred)
• Emeritus Faculty
• Academic Professionals (Master’s required, PhD preferred)
Graduate students are not eligible to direct a program abroad, although co-teaching may be considered. Courses are open for enrollment by undergraduate students at UIUC; graduate students are not eligible to take these courses.
Funding:
Faculty director costs for travel, including lodging and per diem, related to the course are covered.
Directors will receive a salary based on the following scale.
Base salary of $6000
Yr 2: $6600
Yr 3: $7975
Yr 4: $8770
Yr 5: $9650
Yr 6+: $10,500
Faculty who have led courses prior to 2018 and whose previous 1/9th salary payment was higher than the salary they would receive based on the above salary scale, will receive their previous salary amount each year until they have taught enough years to move up the salary scale. The maximum payment to any faculty leader for an LAS faculty-led course is $10,500.
All proposals to teach the course must be approved by the faculty/instructor’s department, and requests to teach the course on-load may be negotiated.
Meeting Expectations:
In addition to course planning and implementation requirements, the faculty selected to offer a course abroad will be expected to attend the following meetings (dates subject to change):
• Pre-Program Planning, April/May 2021
• Relevant trainings and informational sessions provided by the College of LAS
• Global Studies Annual Reception: February 2022
Faculty directors also participate in the selection of course participants and contribute to collective initiatives with other participating faculty. Faculty directors submit a Program Report upon completion of their program summarizing the experience and learning outcomes.
Questions:
For questions and information on the LAS Global Studies Seminar initiative, contact Tim Wedig, Associate Director of LAS Global Studies: twedig@illinois.edu.
Proposal Format and Due Date:
Complete proposals will contain the following elements:
• Course proposal using the format below
• LAS Faculty-led course approval Form
• Completed budget template
Submit proposals electronically to Valerie Paceley, vpaceley@illinois.edu by Monday, February 8, 2021.
Proposals are reviewed by the LAS Global Studies Faculty Advisory Committee.
Additional Proposal Details:
We are planning to schedule no more than four winter-term courses, and no more than two in the summer given funding and the current demand structure on campus. Therefore, this will be a competitive process as proposals are closely evaluated on meeting the criteria identified in this proposal.
Priority in approval will be given to proposals that:
• Are closely linked to instructor experience, expertise and knowledge of the topic and location
• Emphasize empirical (although not necessarily quantitative) research in their inquiry design
• Offer field destinations underserved by other short-term study abroad programs
• Focus on issues of global import in a manner that helps students build skills and knowledge that will enhance career and academic opportunities
• Are affordable for students (program fee range approximately $3000 to $4000)
GLBL 298: Global Studies Seminar Abroad Proposal Format:
Basic Information
1. Name and e-mail:
2. Position title and Department:
3. Department of Instructional Appointment, if different from above:
4. Proposed Term for on-campus course component:
Fall 2021: 2nd 8 weeks
Spring 2022: 2nd 8 weeks (suggested)
5. Attach Statement of Purpose/Justification of Course (approx. 300-400 words)
Attach tentative syllabus, using format for general GLBL 298 syllabus shell below.
Complete Study Abroad Office Risk Assessment Pre-questionnaire included below.
Submit departmental approval for your proposal from your home department. This may come in the form of an e-mail from your department chair/head or their designee acknowledging approval for your proposal, or you may have that person sign below. Graduate co-teachers should also provide approval from their Director of Graduate Studies.
Home Department approval:
Name/Title:
Department:
Date:
Signature:
Proposal Due: Monday, February 8, 2021.
Submit proposals electronically to: Valerie Paceley, vpaceley@illinois.edu.
Proposals are reviewed by the LAS Global Studies Faculty Advisory Committee.
GLBL 298: Global Studies in [xx]
Seminar Title
3 cr. (1-2 cr on-campus; 1-2 cr in field)
Instructor Information
Course Description
Course Objectives: Customize to reflect overall GLBL 298 seminar abroad objectives Enhance Knowledge of Human Cultures, their Interactions, and Impacts on the World
- Enhance understanding of own and host culture
- Understand difference created by distinct ethnicities, histories and beliefs; view difference through at least two cultural lenses
- Recognize global themes and how they are manifested in localities around the world Develop Skills for Successfully Negotiating Realities of Contemporary Societies
- Expand on intercultural skills through ethnological study and experience in another culture
- Develop empirical inquiry skills associated with ethnographic and case study methods
- Develop critical thinking through reflective writing on field experiences Promote Values for Global Learning, Diversity and Sustainable Futures
- Realize the importance of intercultural exchange and responsibility to others and to our environments
- Appreciate the diverse ways of living, believing, understanding, and responding to challenges that are manifest locally but have global domain.
Course Schedule: Design Suggestion
Pre-departure:
Setting the Context
- Introductions
- General goals of Program
o Understanding global integration and its impact on local communities
o Advancing intercultural knowledge and skills
o Establish problem for case study
- Course/case study format and expectations
Case Study Module 1: Exploring culture and cultural relativity
- What is culture
- Domains of culture: beliefs, values, traditions, behaviors
- Cultures in contact: ethnocentrism and cultural relativity
- Define own culture and cultural lens
- Research host country’s history and culture
Case Study Module 2: Comparing and contrasting cultures
- Methods of inquiry: Ethnographic and case studies
- Objective description vs. interpretation (multiple cultural lenses)
o Definition and example o Learning to take field notes
- Comparison/contrast of home and host cultures
- Reflection and the art of journal writing
- Sharing observations and research across sections of GLBL 298
- Establish protocol/expectations for field experience (objectivity, observations, etc.)
Case study Module 3: Problematizing and planning
- Problematizing: In-depth introduction to case study problem, objective, format, expectations
- Collaborative group and individual goal setting for learning: intercultural knowledge, global issue, [case study focus]
- Student organization to plan for achieving group goals
- HW:
o Journal entry on individual goal for experience: rationale and plan
o Reading on global issue/culture under focus
Case study Module 4: Historical, contemporary context for ‘problem’
- Faculty establish historical and methodological approaches for the course
- Group generates questions on problem from home and host cultural lens to pursue
- Group generates questions on host culture: practices, values
Case study Module 5: Addressing the ‘problem’ while in the field
- Generating activities to engage in, questions to ask, set of observations to make that will address ‘problem’ from multiple disciplinary and cultural perspectives and that will contribute to intercultural learning part of GLBL 298 website
- Final preps for group travel
- HW:
o Students submit fieldwork plan to instructor with their specific focus based on their group’s and individual goals for the experience.
In the Field:
Depends on specific seminar/instructor objectives
Post-return: Final meeting:
- Group does final synthesis/discussions about experiences
- Prepare for poster presentation at GS Annual Reception
o One poster per course that presents the results of the research/inquiry process
o Posters will use the standard campus research poster template found here:
o http://publicaffairs.illinois.edu/resources/research-poster-template/
o Printing costs will be covered by LAS Global Studies, deadlines and approval process will be provided
General Course Requirements (minimum):
Pre-departure research
On-site Field Notes and Journal
Final synthesis project