International Opportunities & Support

• International Affairs  This is the Unviversity's main resource for overseas research, teaching and training opportunites for faculty and staff at the University of Oregon, as well as tips for faculty on how to advise students on travel abroad.     

• Teaching and resident director positions with the Northwest Council on Study Abroad (NCSA) or the Oregon University System (OUS), and CIEE International Faculty Development Seminars
Kathy Poole, Director, Study Abroad Programs
346-1212 kpoole@uoregon.edu  
Cari Vanderkar Moore, Associate Director, Study Abroad Programs
346-1209 cvanderk@uoregon.edu

• Initiating and leading a UO study abroad program
Joy Killgore, Faculty-led Programs Coordinator
346-1226 killgore@uoregon.edu

• Fulbright Awards for Faculty Programs that offer U.S. faculty, administrators and professionals, grants to lecture or do research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields, or to participate in seminars; Programs that offer joint collaborative opportunities for U.S. and non-U.S scholars, alumni and institutions; Programs that support the research and teaching of visiting (Non-U.S.) scholars at U.S. colleges and universities; Opportunities for U.S. institutions to host Fulbright Visiting Scholars and professionals from abroad to lecture at U.S. colleges and universities. 
Terri Gureno, Assistant Vice Provost for International Affairs
346-1586 tqureno@uoregon.edu

• Hanyang / UO Faculty Exchange  The UO Korean Studies Committee, appointed to make recommendations to the Vice Provost for International Affairs and Outreach regarding the disbursement of the Hanyang University gift funds, invites faculty applications to promote academic exchange between Hanyang University in Seoul, Korea and the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.  Funds are available to support UO faculty to lecture, consult and conduct research at Hanyang University, and for Hanyang faculty to lecture, consult, and conduct research at the UO. Faculty interested in this award must have a contact at the hosting institution with whom they have discussed the proposed project and who is willing to act as a host. Together, they should agree upon an outcome for the visit. Awards may not exceed $6,000.
Terri Gureno, Assistant Vice Provost for International Affairs
346-1586 tqureno@uoregon.edu 

• The Mills International Center Located in the EMU above the Post Office, the Mills International Center is an informal gathering place for students, faculty, staff and community members, and is a "meeting place for the world" here on campus. About 19,000 students, faculty, and other guests visit the Mills International Center annually to attend events, read international magazines and newspapers, participate in the weekly international coffee hour, and use the extensive travel library. Members of the UO community can reserve this space by calling the EMU Scheduling Office (6-6000).
Sonja Rasmussen, Mills International Center Coordinator
346-0885 sonja@uoregon.edu

• International Student and Scholar Services is charged with administering programs and services for international students and faculty. These services include oversight of Visas for international scholars and visitors, planning and coordinating orientations, advising, administering scholarships, coordinating friendship family programs as well as the advising for students who participate in the Academic English for International Students (AEIS) program. The UO currently enrolls about 1,200 international students from nearly ninety countries and hosts nearly 200 international faculty and scholars each year.
Magid Shirzadegan, Director, International Student and Scholar Services
346-1238 magid@uoregon.edu 

• Savage Endowment for International Relations and Peace grants  The faculty committee appointed to oversee the Carlton Raymond and Wilberta Ripley Savage Visiting Professorship in International Relations and Peace invites proposals to create programs designed to fulfill the goals of the Savage Endowment.  The Savage Endowment for International Relations and Peace Committee will oversee the disbursal of $50,000 for two years starting in 2008-09. This sum is used to fund comprehensive programs designed to inspire students to "make their own contribution to the development of reasonableness as a substitute for violence and hate in personal, national and international affairs"  These programs allow the University to bring to campus outstanding inpiduals with backgrounds in international relations and peace, and to teach the campus community how to use reason as a substitute for violence and hate. Program proposals spanning two academic years are preferred. The committee is especially interested in programs that will have a lasting, durable impact on the campus intellectual life.
Terri Gureno, Assistant Vice Provost for International Affairs
346-1586 tgureno@uoregon.edu

• UO Global Directory Database An information-rich resource for faculty, graduate students and external users, for conducting targeted inquiries to help identify new connections and opportunities within the University's international spectrum.  This database is an online directory containing searchable information specifically related to international academic interests.  Each record in the database relates to an individual, for which a profile will exist containing a summary of his/her international experiences and expertise.  A typical function of the database might include searching for connections between users based on countries, language skills, fields of research and international institutions.  Similarly, it could be accessed to identify a group of profiles that all share a common trait (e.g. "read Mandarin Chinese").  The creation of the database is an evolving project and feedback from all faculty members is encouraged. 
Terri Gureno, Assistant Vice Provost for International Affairs
346-1586 tgureno@uoregon.edu