Hosting International Scholars Center for Global Study and Engagement November 11, 2014

Agenda Our scholars Underrepresented departments and “locked” positions A historical look at the numbers CGSE services and resources Timeline and process

International Scholars NameDepartmentDuration Mohammad Abu ShulehMiddle East Studies Ibuki AibaEast Asian Studies Zachary BaqueAmerican StudiesFall 2014 Amelie Josselin LerayFrenchFall 2014 Andrey KukhtenkovGerman & Russian Leonora MasiniItalian Antonio Rivas BonilloSpanish Antonio Soler MarcosSpanishOct.-Dec Yan WangEast Asian Studies Fangli ZhaoEast Asian Studies Alla ZaytsevaRussian

Coming spring 2015! NameDepartmentDuration Weina FengArt & Art HistoryFeb.-March 2015 Thomas GlavinicGermanFeb.-May 2015 Inger Marie OkkenhaugSociologyJan.-July 2015 Maciej SmolkaCGSESpring 2015 Natalia SzymanowskaCGSESpring 2015

Under-represented Areas: Physical and Biological Sciences Social Sciences Departments with “locked” positions: Russian East Asian Studies: Japanese East Asian Studies: Chinese (Peking scholar) Middle East Studies Italian

Historical View: DepartmentSemester VisitorYear-long VisitorShort-Term Visitor Africana Studies--1 American Studies21- Anthropology-11 Art & Art History1-7 Sustainability--1 Community Studies2-2 Chemistry2-- Classics12- East Asian Studies5306 Economics1-- English21- French1-2

Historical View: DepartmentSemester VisitorYear-long VisitorShort-Term Visitor Geology1-- German745 History-11 Italian182 LALC--1 Middle East Studies26- Philosophy1-- Physics--1 Portuguese1-- Psychology11- Religion1-- Russian6143

Historical View: DepartmentSemester VisitorYear-long VisitorShort-Term Visitor Sociology21- Spanish434 Theatre & Dance2-- Co-sponsored648 Clarke Forum--7 Short-term Visitors: not a complete picture, as some international visitors do not pass through our office.

Departments without Representation Archaeology Army ROTC & Military Science Astronomy Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Biology Computer Science & Mathematics Creative Writing & the Writing Program Earth Sciences Educational Studies Engineering 3-2 program Environmental Studies & Environmental Science Film Studies Greek, Modern Greek & Latin Health Studies Hebrew & Judaic Studies International Business & Management International Studies Journalism Law 3-3 program, Law & Policy, Policy Management, and Policy Studies Medieval & Early Modern Studies Neuroscience Political Science Security Studies Women’s & Gender Studies

We are here to help: Determine visa required for your visitor Immigration and US employment regulations Immigration documents for exchange visitor visa (J) Create invitation/offer letter Produce required immigration documents for J visa and send with pre-arrival packet of information Enroll in Dickinson health insurance (required for J visa) Other requests: Arrange housing Airport pick-up Welcome Basket

We are here to help: Orientation HR paperwork, payroll, banking, visa & immigration status maintenance, safety, etc. Assistance with: opening a bank account getting a Dickinson ID card getting a PA ID card or Driver’s License, if applicable getting a Social Security Card, if applicable filing US federal income taxes General assistance with settling in, initial housing issues/requests, travel, transferring money, health insurance, etc. and on going support for maintenance of their immigration status and visa

For Dickinson visa sponsorship: We would need the following: Request form Found on our website or Biographical and contact information of visitor Including: previous visits to US, dependents, etc. Rationale for visit and details of visitor’s purpose on campus Dates of visitor’s program here Visitor’s CV, and research outline, if applicable Proposed Budget

Timing We ask that requests for international visitors requiring visa sponsorship and college housing be submitted by the following dates. If requesting funding from CGSE: Fall or All-Year visitors: February 1 st Spring or Summer visitors: September 1 st Fully-funded visitors: Please allow 4 months ahead of start date.

1 Receive completed request form, proposed budget, CV, etc. 2 Request form and CV to the Provost for approval 3 Create offer letter; Provost signs 4 Collect supporting documents & create immigration documentation 5 Send immigration documents and initial packet of information 6 Prepare housing and travel/arrival arrangements, if applicable 7 Arrival in Harrisburg 8 Orientation with International Services staff

Questions? Marlee Meikrantz x1343