Study Abroad

Faculty Applications & Info

Faculty Applications

• AIFS Faculty Application for Fall 2012 (Barcelona)
• AIFS Faculty Application for Spring 2013 (Florence)

Previous Study Abroad Faculty

Since the early 1980's SMCCD has sent faculty abroad to teach. Below is a list of participants since 2001. Feel free to contact these instructors to gain insight into the programs.

Year	Term	Location	SMCCD	Email
2001	Summer	Costa Rica	Kenton Sutherland	---
2002	Spring	Paris	Paul F. Stegner	stegnerp@smccd.edu
2002	Summer	Madrid	Richard Castillo	castillo@smccd.edu
2002	Fall	London	John Searle	---
2003	Spring	Florence	Micheal Bucher	bucher@smccd.edu
2003	Summer	Costa Rica	David Laderman	alderman@smccd.edu
2003	Fall	London	Carlos Colombetti	colombetti@smccd.edu
2004	Fall	London	Linda Scholer	---
2005	Spring	Florence	Mary Scott Laura Siegel	scottm@smccd.edu ---
2005	Fall	London	Janet Black Rebecca Alex	black@smccd.edu alexr@smccd.edu
2006	Spring	Paris	Bridget Fischer	fischer@smccd.edu
2006	Fall	Spain	Scott Haine	haines@smccd.edu
2007	Spring	Florence	Janet Black Rebecca Alex	black@smccd.edu alexr@smccd.edu
2007	Fall	London	Scott Haine	haines@smccd.edu
2008	Spring	Paris	Michael Burke	burke@smccd.edu
2008	Fall	London	Mary Scott	scottm@smccd.edu
2008	Fall	Spain	Rudy Ramirez	ramirezr@smccd.edu
2009	Spring	Florence	Michael Bucher	bucher@smccd.edu
2009	Fall	London	Paul Stegner	stegnerp@smccd.edu
2009	Fall	Paris	David Laderman	laderman@smccd.edu
2010	Spring	Florence	Jeremy Ball	ballj@smccd.edu
2010	Fall	London	Michael Burke	burke@smccd.edu
2011	Spring	Florence	Lisa Palmer	palmer@smccd.edu
2011	Fall	London	Beth Harrison	harrisonb@smccd.edu
2012	Spring	Florence	Diana Bennett	bennettd@smccd.edu
2012	Fall	Barcelona	Your name here!
2013	Spring	Florence	Your name here!

AIFS Faculty Webpage - Previous Study Abroad Faculty

Program Highlights:

• SMCCD is a member of the Northern California Study Abroad Consortium, a four-district alliance consisting of SRJC, Los Rios, Diablo Valley, and San Mateo districts.
• Usually 20-30 students from each college and one instructor from each college are sent abroad.
• The Consortium signs contracts, usually with the American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS), who make all of the travel and field trip arrangements. They also provide 24 hour a day, 7 day a week emergency contact.
• A typical teaching assignment for full-time faculty is four classes, or about 12 units; however, full-time faculty members are compensated for a 100% load for the semester abroad because of the recruiting done prior to leaving.
• SMCCD faculty members serve as the instructor of record for District’s students enrolled in the Life and Culture class; however, this class is usually taught as a combination of guest lecturers and field trips arranged by AIFS.
• For adjunct faculty, teaching loads may be from 67% to 134% with an annualized contract. Adjunct faculty members are paid their usual hourly rate of pay.

SMCCD Faculty Benefits:

• Live and teach abroad for 12 weeks. Travel on your own before or after the session.
• Full-time (regular) faculty members are paid their usual salary for 100% load. Adjunct faculty are provided an annualized contract and paid at their usual hourly rate.
• Airfare is paid by AIFS.
• Faculty are provided with a maximum $3,500* housing stipend and assistance in acquiring appropriate accommodation.
• Faculty must pay all other costs, such as food, entertainment, and housing costs in excess of the housing stipend.
• Full participation on all activities scheduled on the itinerary, on the same basis as the students, including transfers, entrances, sightseeing tours, etc.
• Access to a shared office with computers with internet access.
• Museum pass.

*Dollar amounts may vary depending on student enrollment and AIFS contract