UW-Madison Department Sponsorship
Study abroad offices at UW-Madison require academic department/unit support for any newly proposed program. Such support constitutes a department’s or unit’s commitment to the program, both in terms of academic opportunities for students available through program courses and the corresponding course equivalents provided by the UW-Madison supporting department/unit as well assisting with active, ongoing promotion of the program to students within the major/certificate of the supporting department/unit.
Benefits and services
There are a number of benefits and services campus departments and units receive when working with us:
- National and campus level compliance
- Risk and emergency management
- Monitoring and consulting on international events
- Program Leader training
- Academic consultations with department regarding course equivalents, grade scales, etc.
- Granting of in-residence credit
- Financial management
- Study abroad/away staffing expertise
- Marketing materials and efforts
Departmental engagement with sponsored programs
The way a department engages with the programs it sponsors may vary. There are a number of opportunities for collaboration that include but are not limited to:
- Promoting opportunities in targeted classes
- Approving and/or pre-approving course equivalents; cross-listing program courses
- Developing a study abroad Major Advising Page (MAP)
- Offering scholarships
- Coordinating marketing efforts and sharing marketing materials
- Covering salary or sharing program leader salary costs
- Participating in program evaluation and assessment
- Sharing program details with colleagues
- Supporting faculty and staff professional development (e.g. site visits, onboarding new program leaders through shadowing, trainings, etc.)