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Inviting Exchange Visitor Scholars to Campus
SAU has the opportunity to invite international
faculty, short term scholars, consultants, guest lecturers and specialists
to our campus. St. Ambrose has recently been authorized by the Department
of State to issue the necessary immigration papers to invite foreign
nationals to our campus for a variety of purposes.
Activities can include:
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studying
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teaching
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lecturing
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observing
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consulting.
An international professor coming to SAU to teach:
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may conduct research
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cannot be tenured but may temporarily hold a
tenured position
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may enroll in classes as long as they are
incidental to the primary activity
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may stay for a three-week minimum to three-year
maximum period
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cannot leave after spring and then reenter fall
semester in the same professor category but would have to stay through
the summer or reenter as a short-term scholar
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should have a minimum of a Bachelor degree, but
this is not required.
The procedure for you to invite a foreign national is
simple.
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Your department, in conjunction with your Dean
and the administration, decides if you want to extend an invitation to
a foreign national.
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Your Department Chair or Dean completes the
required intake form and submits it to the International Student Services.
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Even though it is not necessary for a foreign
national to be part of an exchange agreement, if s/he will be coming
over as part of an exchange, you will need to contact Jon Stauff to
clarify the exchange requirements. Currently we have faculty exchange
agreements with institutions in
Ecuador
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Germany
and
Brazil
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The International Student Services will then handle
all immigration requirements necessary. Because there are numerous and
complicated regulations pertaining to the immigration benefits and
restrictions of each individual Exchange Visitor Category, the
International Student Services has been assigned to advise each foreign
national on an individual basis.
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The International Student Services also functions as
liaison between incoming international visitors and other SAU
departments. Centralizing these responsibilities for both international students and
scholars allows for a smoother transition for the visitor into our
campus and local communities and provides a focal location for you and
the visitor to direct questions.
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All academic issues, such as department
orientation and policies and procedures will be handled by the
department hosting the scholar and the Office of the Academic Vice
President.
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St. Ambrose is required by law to provide
additional cultural experiences for these international visitors to
our campus. The entire campus can assist in arranging cross-cultural
experiences and voluntary activities to the visitor providing the
broadest exposure to American society, culture and institutions. The
visitor must also be encouraged to voluntarily share his/her language,
culture and history with Americans as well.
If you have any ideas on how you might like to
utilize this process please call the International Student Services. SAU will
be required to invite at least 5 exchange visitors per year to maintain
our designation of Exchange Visitor Sponsor.
International Student Services
Hours: 8:30am - 4:30 pm
Email or 563/333-6258
The International Student Services is located in Ambrose Hall, room 300
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