Chico State Faculty have various opportunities to teach, research, and collaborate globally. Explore some of the listed options below.
For more information on global opportunities for Chico State Faculty and Staff, please contact the Study Abroad & Exchange Coordinator at 530.898.5415.
Faculty-Led Programs:
Customized faculty-led study abroad programs(opens in new window) are credit-bearing, proposed by Chico State faculty, and developed in collaboration with International Education & Global Engagement (IEGE), Professional & Continuing Education (PCE), and competitive service providers.
Fulbright Scholar Program:
With over 400 awards annually in over 135 countries, faculty can explore opportunities to teach, conduct research, and carry out professional projects through Fulbright(opens in new window).
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service):
DAAD(opens in new window) works to foster connections between scholars and institutions in North America and their counterparts in Germany by offering a number of programs to strengthen the links between academics in Germany and North America.
Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL):
COIL(opens in new window) is a way to link faculty and students across the world to deepen global engagement, cultural perspectives, and increase educational impact within current course offerings.
Visiting Professor:
Chico State Faculty have the unique opportunity to support the University Studies Abroad Consortium(opens in new window) (USAC) mission and internationalize their perspectives and Chico State by teaching abroad for a summer term as a Visiting Professors (VPs). The application and selection process occurs a year prior to the summer term.
CSU International Programs (Seminar Participant & Resident Director):
Faculty/staff opportunities through CSU International Programs are being restructured. Please visit this page for updates.
Visiting Scholars:
Explore the possibility of becoming a visiting scholar through one of our established and active MOUs with an institution overseas.
Faculty Teaching Abroad 2017 - Current
Please join us in congratulating your colleagues as they bring the Chico State Experience to the world, and integrate their international expertise into our campus and local communities. Thank you all for promoting global awareness and global competency!
- Summer 2017
Summer 2017 Asa Mittman ART England FLP Erin Kelly English England FLP Sarah Anderson ILLC Alicante, Spain USAC Juni Banerjee-Stevens Counseling and Wellness San Sebastián, Spain USAC Nicholas Janos Sociology Lüneburg, Germany USAC Joseph Liu Management Bilbao/Gexto, Spain USAC Maris Thompson Education Santiago, Chile USAC Paul Viotti, Jr POLS & Criminal Justice Puntarenas, Costa Rica USAC Jennifer Wilking POLS & Criminal Justice Prague, Czech Republic USAC - Fall 2017
Fall 2017 Thomas Grothe Communication Studies Madrid, Spain USAC - Summer 2018
Summer 2018 Lee Altier Agriculture Nepal FLP Jason Nice History England FLP Laura Nice CORH England FLP Mahalley Allen POLS & Criminal Justice San Sebastián, Spain USAC Lindsay Briggs HCSV Accra, Ghana USAC Young Cheon Cho Communication Studies Chengdu, China USAC Tag Engstrom Biological Sciences Puntarenas, Costa Rica USAC Dean Fairbanks Geography & Planning Lüneburg, Germany USAC Kristin Minetti Finance & Marketing Verona, Italy USAC Fay Mitchell-Brown Nursing San Ramón, Costa Rica USAC Rich Rosencrance Agriculture Heredia, Costa Rica USAC Chunyan Song Sociology Galway, Ireland USAC Matthew Stone RHPM Verona, Italy USAC Peter Straus Management Bilbao/Gexto, Spain USAC Joel Zimbleman CORH Chiang Mai, Thailand USAC Jesse Dizard Anthropology Accra, Ghana CSU, IP Fay Mitchell-Brown Nursing Accra, Ghana CSU, IP - Fall 2018
Fall 2018 Liahna Gordon Sociology Madrid, Spain USAC - Spring 2019
Spring 2019 Kate Transchel History Prague, Czech Republic USAC - Summer 2019
Summer 2019 Sarah Anderson ILLC Alicante, Spain USAC Scott Brady Geography & Planning Viterbo, Italy USAC Carli Ross Kinesiology Reggio Emilia, Italy USAC Young Cheon Cho Communication Studies Shanghai, PRC USAC Rony Garrido ILLC San Sebastián, Spain USAC Patti Horsley HCSV Reggio Emilia, Italy USAC Nan Li Communication Studies Chiang Mai, Thailand USAC Joseph Liu Management Torino, Italy USAC Sarah Pike CORH Cork, Ireland USAC - Academic Year 2019-20
Academic Year 2019-20 Jesse Dizard Anthropology Aix en Provence, France CSU, RD - Fall 2019
Fall 2019 Fay Mitchell-Brown Nursing Chiang Mai, Thailand USAC Liahna Gordon Sociology Madrid, Spain USAC - Spring 2020
Spring 2020 Kate Transchel History Lüneburg, Germany USAC - Summer 2020 - Spring 2021
*All faculty programs abroad were canceled due to the Covid-19 crisis
- Summer 2022
Summer 2022 Carli Ross Kinesiology Reggio Emilia, Italy FLP Gregory Cootsona Arts & Humanities Florence, Italy FLP - Summer 2023
Summer 2023 Carli Ross Kinesiology Reggio Emilia, Italy FLP