Professional Development
Professional Development Opportunities
The Illinois Consortium for International Studies and Programs (ICISP) also offers a variety of opportunities for the growth and development of faculty and administrators through:
55rofessional Development Opportunities 2025:
Humber Global Summer School in Toronto, Canada
Enriched Perspectives: A Journey in Strengthening Indigenous Knowledge for Educational Leaders.
Dates: July 20, 2025-August 2, 2025
This is a professional development program open to faculty and administrators at academic institutions who want to integrate Indigenous knowledge and practices into education and engagement, and understand the relevant history of colonialism in higher education and its legacy in the present day.
Throughout the program, experiential learning will take place. Participants will be taken to the Woodland Cultural Centre to visit the local Indigenous community, Six Nations of the Grand River. Participants will enter into a cultural learning experience with the Haudenosaunee people, promoting an understanding of the community and their history of resiliency.
For more details, click here for the brochure.
Space is limited. Click here to apply.
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ICISP Workshops Sponsored prior years:
ICISP Sponsored Workshop: April 18, 2023, 12-1:30 p.m.
Health, Safety and Risk Management for Community College Study Abroad: Click here to access a recording of the seminar.
ICISP EDIA Statement: Meaning & Integration
Click here for the PowerPoint presentation and the recording link from the February 23, 2023 session. The group discussion document may also be accessed here.
Fulbright Fundamentals, June 3, 2021: Click here to access a recording of the seminar
Centering Equity and Anti-Racism, May 7, 2021: Click here to access a recording of the seminar
Virtual Exchange Models and Best Practices, Feb 5, 2021: Click here to access a recording of the seminar
Visiting Faculty Semester Opportunities:
ICISP – Application for Canterbury Christ Church University-for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 semesters is now available from your ICISP representative.
ICISP – Application for Carlow College-Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 semesters-is now available from your ICISP representative.
ICISP – Application for International College of Seville – Spring 2026 semester is now available from your ICISP representative.
Site Visits
There will be a site visit to Carlow, Ireland in March 2025 and a site visit to Dijon, France in Summer 2025. Details will be available in Fall 2024.
Site Visit Schedule through 2027
Click here for ICISP’s Emergency and Risk Management Reporting Form
List of ICISIP Representatives
2–Week International Professional Exchanges for Faculty & Staff
Information and application for the 2025-2026 International Professional Exchanges with Finland and the Netherlands will be available from the ICISP representative at your institution in February 2025.. Complete applications and approvals will be due April 1, 2025.
Visiting Faculty Summer Opportunities:
ICISP – Application for Accra, Ghana for Summer 2025 is now available from your ICISP representative.
ICISP – Application for Carlow, Ireland for Summer 2025 is now available from your ICISP representative.
ICISP – Application for Dijon, France for Summer 2025 is now available from your ICISP representative.
ICISP Application for San Jose, Costa for two positions in Summer 2025 is now available from your ICISP representative.