News, Events, Deadlines, & Updates from the Center for Global Education & Field Study

We are looking forward to another year of providing resources, support, advice, and advocacy for our international students and for you to take your classes everywhere from the next county to the other side of the globe. 

We are also excited to announce that this will be the last Global Ed newsletter.  We are joining our friends and colleagues in Sustainability, the CCE, and the Career Center to form a coalition of offices dedicated to experiential education.  Our offices will still be here for you, but now we will also work in partnership to promote and advocate for the wide range of research, internship, community-based learning, and off-campus programming that makes a CC education one of the nation’s finest. 

We have a new webpage to kick this off, with a lot more to come.

We are working on branding and building out easier pathways for

students to find out about the wide range of opportunities that CC offers.

And we will be putting out a joint newsletter to promote all the amazing experiential learning that happens in our curriculum and co-curriculum throughout the year.  So, expect updates on both field study and study away to be found there starting this first block.

But, before that kicks off, here are some updates specific to the teams within the Center for Global Education & Field Study

ARE YOU PLANNING TO OFFER A SUMMER 2025 BLOCK AWAY COURSE?   

SUMMIT proposals for Summer 2025 Off-Campus Blocks are due by Friday, October 4, the Summit proposal form is open now, and we are here to help you with everything from logistics to budgeting as you plan your course proposal. Please bring any questions to Kellee or Allen in Global Ed as you plan out the what, where, when, why, and how of your course.  

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HOW ABOUT A COURSE FOR NEXT YEAR? 

We know it sounds very early, but to enroll students this spring, we need to have proposals in during the fall, it’s just the nature of study away.

 

If you hope to offer an off-campus Block in the 2025-2026 Academic Year,

you have until Friday, October 25, to upload the proposal on SUMMIT.

Set up an appointment with Allen or Kellee to walk through the proposal 

process, to help with budget, discussion of potential partner-providers,

or just to discuss an idea you are hoping to turn into a reality. 

(AY BLOCKS do not need a full proposal, syllabus, budget, etc. by October,

but the course basics are expected.) 

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UPCOMING FALL STUDY AWAY EVENTS & DEADLINES

FOR YOUR ADVISEES TO REMEMBER

SEMESTER AWAY FAIR

Wednesday, September 4

12pm-2pm 

Worner Lobby

Students can meet with a wide range of our partner providers for semester and year away options (Spring or Fall 2025) and speak with the faculty leading our Spring semester and half-semester language programs in France, China, and Kyrgyzstan.

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DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR SPRING SEMESTER PROGRAMS

Tuesday, October 15

This is the last day students can submit the “CC Internal Application” to join a partner-led semester away for Spring 2025.  This is also the last day to apply for the CC in France spring semester program. 

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SUMMER AWAY FAIR

Thursday, November 21

12pm-2pm

Worner Lobby

The Summer Away Fair highlights all of the off-campus blocks being offered in Summer 2025 by CC faculty.  Students can discuss each program with the faculty leaders and/or student alums from past years’ offerings.  

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DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR BLOCK 7-8 HALF SEMESTERS

Sunday, December 1

This is the last day for students to complete the Summit applications to join Blocks 7-8 in France, China, or Kyrgyzstan.

  PLANNING TO TAKE A CLASS OFF CAMPUS THIS FALL?

Please complete the required CANVAS course

“Taking Academic Courses Off-Campus” first. 

The Center for Field Study and Global Education has a Canvas course for faculty and staff called “Taking Academic Courses Off-Campus”.  It includes guidance and college policy on everything from transportation to per diem, staffing to emergency management plans.  It is essentially our handbook for all Off-Campus travel with students, and it is required for all faculty who plan to take students off our campus as part of an academic course.

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If you are planning to take students off campus for anything from a day trip to a full semester away, you are required to complete the essential modules for each travel type (Domestic Field Trip, International Travel, Blocks or Semesters Away) prior to departure.  Completing the course once allows you to travel with students throughout the upcoming year.  There is also a set of modules for your Second Responsible Adult to complete to ensure that they are familiar with expectations and requirements for their role with your traveling group..  The course is divided into several short modules so that you can review the material at your own pace, and does include several check-in quizzes so that your completion of the course can be verified.

You can access the course at https://canvas.coloradocollege.edu/enroll/3HRRL7.   

For any questions about taking students off-campus for field experience, please reach out to Drew Cavin, Director of Field Study:  dcavin@coloradocollege.edu“>dcavin@coloradocollege.edu

Have an idea for an off-campus course but are not sure where to start?

Build a Block Away is a hands-on workshop to help you move from concept to proposal, complete with information on best practices, budgeting, itinerary building, partnerships, and staffing for a block away. 

We will be offering this workshop twice this Fall, once before the Summer 2025 and AY25-26 proposal deadlines, and one later in the fall for folks looking to propose next fall.  

BLOCK 1: BUILD A BLOCK AWAY WORKSHOP

Tuesday, September 3

Armstrong Board Room

2pm-4:30pm

Please RSVP to Allen Bertsche by Friday, August 30. 

abertsche@coloradocollege.edu“>abertsche@coloradocollege.edu

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BLOCK 3: BUILD A BLOCK AWAY WORKSHOP

Monday, October 28

Armstrong Board Room

2pm-4:30pm

Please RSVP to Allen Bertsche by Thursday, October 24

abertsche@coloradocollege.edu“>abertsche@coloradocollege.edu

We in ISSS are really excited to welcome a new class of students to campus from around the world.  We expect you are looking forward to have them in your courses, advising groups, and just around campus, just as we are happy to have them here studying at CC.

As we gear up for a new academic year, just a quick reminder:

If you have an international student who you are advising to drop a course, take a leave of absence, or just request a block off,

please remind them that it is in their best interest to always

check with the ISSS team first. 

There are times when even a single block off or a dropped course can have significant impact to a student’s immigration status and the benefits of being an F-1 or J-1 student.  Speaking with the ISSS team before dropping a course gives students the chance to ensure that there are no unintended consequences to the drop. 

We are here to help students avoid those unwanted impacts to their

academic choices. We can provide timely information that allows

them to make decisions and have peace of mind about their choices. 

So, please, send students our way when they are having difficulties,

or if they express an interest in dropping a course, taking a leave,

or requesting a block off. 

If you have questions, please feel free to reach out.

marnold@coloradocollege.edu“>Marlene Arnold, Asst. Director of ISSS

Donna Beziou, ISSS Specialist

WELCOME & WELCOME BACK

But, if you are already thinking about getting away,

we’ve got you covered.

SEMESTER AWAY FAIR

Wed. September 3

12pm-2pm

Worner Lobby

Talk to the faculty leading CC’s spring language programs in France, China, and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and visit with representatives from many of our nearly 150 partner-led semester away programs.   

That’s right, nearly 150 different options, including:

Conflict & Peace in Northern Ireland

Physics in Geneva, Switzerland

Mathematics in Budapest, Hungary

Buddhist Studies in Bodh Gaya, India

Social Justice in São Paolo, Brazil

Geology in New Zealand

Music in Vienna, Austria

Dublin Writers Program

Engineering in Madrid, Spain

Glasgow School of Art

London School of Economics

Ecology & Conservation in South Africa

Wildlife Management in Tanzania

Climate Change in Iceland

Global Health in Kenya

Sexuality & Gender in the Netherlands

and many more. 

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SEMESTER AWAY INFO SESSIONS

When our partners come to the Fair, they also like to set up info sessions to go deeper and provide you with more information about what they offer.  Here is our schedule of info sessions from our semester away partners:

TEMPLE SEMESTER IN ROME

Art & Art History, STEM, Business, and more.

Wed., September 4

2pm in Packard Hall 125

SIT: SEMESTERS AWAY

Thematic semesters and multi-country IHP program

Wed., September 4

2:30-4:00 Drop in Advising in Benji’s

COLLEGE YEAR IN ATHENS

A multidisciplinary program in Greece

Wed., September 4

4pm in Worner 2012

IFSA Semester Away Programs

London, Oxford, Scotland, and more.

Wed., September 4

5pm in Worner 213

WITH PIZZA!!!

DIS: COPENHAGEN/STOCKHOLM

A favorite among CC students

Wed., September 4

6:00pm in Tutt Library Event Space

WITH PIZZA!!!

CARLETON COLLEGE 

India, Tanzania, and European Options

Thurs., September 5

5pm in Worner 212

WITH PIZZA!!!

SCHOOL FOR FIELD STUDIES

Interdisciplinary environmental research semesters

Friday, September 6

12:15pm in Worner 213

WITH PIZZA!!!

IES SPAIN

Including Business, Stem & Engineering in Madrid

Monday, September 9

4pm in Worner 213

 September 18 

Deadline to apply on Summit for Block 7 or Block 8 off-campus courses. 

 

Applications received and approved by this date

will be reviewed for block away aid. 

Later applications may be approved for the course but are unlikely to receive aid. 

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  October 1

Block 5 & 6 Withdrawal Deadline

Deadline for students in Block 5 or Block 6 off-campus courses to either confirm participation (complete forms & confirm in Summit) or to Withdraw. 

Withdrawal after this date will produce fees added to your CC Account. 

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October 15

Deadline for Spring Semester Away Applications

Students should complete the CC internal application in Summit before this date for all partner-led spring semester away programs, or the program application for the CC Semester in France program. 

We recommend early application as many programs close early.

LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. 

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 December 1

Block 7 & 8 Withdrawal Deadline

 

Deadline for students in Block 7 or Block 8 off-campus courses to either confirm participation (complete forms & confirm in Summit) or to Withdraw. 

Withdrawal after this date will produce fees added to your CC Account. 

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December 1

Deadline for applications for CC Spring Half-Semester Programs

Applications on Summit for the CC in China or CC Russian Language program in Bishkek programs are due by this date.  

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How do I look for courses that have field trips? 

It’s actually pretty easy.  When you look at the Course Schedule in Banner, find the “Requirements/Attributes” column of course listings and you will see “Field Trip Course” listed.  Many field trips are available at no added cost, but if there is a course fee, it will be listed as part of the course description.  There are typically 200 or more courses every year that contain some type of field trip, from part of a day to a week or longer.  Plenty of chances to get out there and connect classroom learning with the world outside our campus. 

WHEN WILL SUMMER & 25-26 BLOCKS BE ANNOUNCED?

Fall is when faculty develop their proposals for the next year’s block away programs, so we do not have next year’s blocks set yet, but the announcements will be coming soon.

Expect announcements about Summer 2025 in October.

Our Summer Fair will be on November 21st.

Announcements about 2025-2026 Blocks Away will start in December.

Our Study Away Fair will be on January 30.

WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION?

Information about blocks away, semesters, full year abroad, and all CC faculty-led programs is always available on the Global Education website. Updated regularly, this site is your one-stop shop for information, quick guides and “how to” manuals, and links to all our partner organizations. It’s also a great resource if you need a little help convincing others in your life that study away with CC is the right choice for you. 

Warmly,