Implementation and Immersion

Pre-Immersion:

• Advising students about the program.
• Host info sessions for students and assist GI with program marketing.
• Assist GI with setting up communications or contacts overseas.
• Hold a pre-departure student orientation.
• Participate in faculty orientation (risk management)
• Provide a syllabus and itinerary to students.

During Immersion:

• Serve as a liaison between students, host institution, USF, local U.S. governmental offices, and government officials in the host country.
• Communicate with GI and CGE by e-mail/phone/fax/mail with program updates at the agreed-upon intervals.
• Upon arrival, conduct on-site welcome/orientation.
• At welcome/on-site orientation, reiterate your role and course expectations to students (this should already have been discussed at pre-departure orientation).
• Strive to achieve a good group dynamic.
• Assist students with cultural adjustment.
• Be responsible for coordination of program excursions and field trips and/or work in partnership with the on-site coordinator who handles these kinds of activities.
• Advise and counsel students when needed.
• Resolve student discipline issues, and in some cases call for the dismissal of a student from the program.
• Respond to natural, political, and social emergencies in the host country.
• Oversee the academic program.
• Oversee all payments and keep receipts of program-related activities in the host country.
• Keep accurate financial receipts for end-of-program accounting with GI.
• Submit Incident Report Forms, if applicable. This should be done no later than 24 hours after the incident.