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[PAST EVENT] Application Deadline: Assistant Director, Keio/W&M Cross Cultural Collaboration
February 1, 2013
All day
Location
Location not specified
Tentative Program Dates: August 1st - August 16th, 2013
The Keio University, College of William & Mary Cross-Cultural Collaboration is a program centered on experiential learning which allows both Japanese and American students to study questions of cultural difference and national identity.
The program brings forty Japanese university students to America for three weeks to study and experience first-hand American society and culture with William & Mary graduate and undergraduate students. Students attend lectures on a variety of topics including race, religion, and pop culture while engaging with American culture firsthand through fieldwork activities such as trips to Colonial Williamsburg, Hampton University, and a four-day stay in Washington, D.C.
A cutting-edge program when conceived in 1990, the Keio University, College of William & Mary Cross-Cultural Collaboration has grown and evolved over the years to become an important part of the College's commitment to enhancing the quality of higher education and to developing relationships with the international community.
The Reves Center for International Studies announces that the Assistant Director position is currently accepting applications for the administering and overseeing of the Keio program:
Assistant Director
The Assistant Director supports the Academic Director in planning and implementing both academic and logistical aspects of the Keio/W&M Cross-Cultural Collaboration program. Beginning in the Spring 2013 semester, the duties include assisting in the selection of Classroom Instructors (CIs), who lead classroom discussions, review work produced in the classroom, and participate in afternoon and evening activities; and the recruiting, interviewing, and selecting Peer Assistants (PAs), who work individually with the small teams of Japanese students to assist them with their projects and daily activities. The Assistant Director, in conjunction with the Academic Director helps to plan and hold an orientation session for PAs and CIs, and assists on deciding the tentative schedule. Molly DeStafney, GEO Assistant Director for Study Abroad Operations and Keio Coordinator at the Reves Center, also assists in planning and implementing these activities.
In addition, the Assistant Director will:
Staffing
- Plan advertising of PA positions and organize class visits to American Studies and Japanese language courses
- Participate in interviews of CI candidates; assist in selection of CIs
- Participate in interviews of PA candidates; assist in selection of PAs
- Assist Director with the orientation process for PAs and CIs
- Assist Director in planning DC panel discussion
- Assist Director in finalizing program schedule
- Provide backup support for Director for trouble shooting purposes
Logistics:
- Set up student email accounts through W&M
- Organize online blog journal
- Coordinate with Student Activities to pick up vans, etc.
- Arrange van driving course for CIs
- Confirm airport pick-up with Oleta; organize transportation in D.C. to Dulles
- Coordinate on-campus meals with Aramark
- Contact caterers, schedule meals, get proof of liability insurance and official invoice for outside vendors
- Coordinate with Director about method of payment for caterers and other off-campus vendors, i.e. petty cash or W&M check
- Make meal arrangements/consult DC office about catering
- Contact religious organizations in advance and update information and directions if necessary for Sunday excursion
- Confirm extracurricular activities
- Coordinate with Reves or Rec Center to borrow sports equipment if desired
- Design and order T-shirts and water bottles, and pick up prior to program beginning
- Assist with the day-to-day operations of the program
Program Development:
- Meet with Reves staff after completion of the program to debrief and evaluate
NOTE: Both the Academic Director and Assistant Director live with the students in the dormitory and in Washington, D.C. and will receive a meal supplement.
JOB REQUIREMENT: Successful candidate will possess strong team-building and communication skills, interest in cross-cultural and/or international education. All applicants must be W&M graduate students.
PREFERED EXPERIENCE: Previous experience in the Keio program.
Compensation: $3,500
If you have any questions about these positions, please email Molly DeStafney at mldestafney@wm.edu
To apply, please send the following documents to the attention of Molly DeStafney, at the Reves Center:
- Letter of application
- Current resume or CV
- List of 3 references with their contact information
Application Deadline: February 1, 2013
The Keio University, College of William & Mary Cross-Cultural Collaboration is a program centered on experiential learning which allows both Japanese and American students to study questions of cultural difference and national identity.
The program brings forty Japanese university students to America for three weeks to study and experience first-hand American society and culture with William & Mary graduate and undergraduate students. Students attend lectures on a variety of topics including race, religion, and pop culture while engaging with American culture firsthand through fieldwork activities such as trips to Colonial Williamsburg, Hampton University, and a four-day stay in Washington, D.C.
A cutting-edge program when conceived in 1990, the Keio University, College of William & Mary Cross-Cultural Collaboration has grown and evolved over the years to become an important part of the College's commitment to enhancing the quality of higher education and to developing relationships with the international community.
The Reves Center for International Studies announces that the Assistant Director position is currently accepting applications for the administering and overseeing of the Keio program:
Assistant Director
The Assistant Director supports the Academic Director in planning and implementing both academic and logistical aspects of the Keio/W&M Cross-Cultural Collaboration program. Beginning in the Spring 2013 semester, the duties include assisting in the selection of Classroom Instructors (CIs), who lead classroom discussions, review work produced in the classroom, and participate in afternoon and evening activities; and the recruiting, interviewing, and selecting Peer Assistants (PAs), who work individually with the small teams of Japanese students to assist them with their projects and daily activities. The Assistant Director, in conjunction with the Academic Director helps to plan and hold an orientation session for PAs and CIs, and assists on deciding the tentative schedule. Molly DeStafney, GEO Assistant Director for Study Abroad Operations and Keio Coordinator at the Reves Center, also assists in planning and implementing these activities.
In addition, the Assistant Director will:
Staffing
- Plan advertising of PA positions and organize class visits to American Studies and Japanese language courses
- Participate in interviews of CI candidates; assist in selection of CIs
- Participate in interviews of PA candidates; assist in selection of PAs
- Assist Director with the orientation process for PAs and CIs
- Assist Director in planning DC panel discussion
- Assist Director in finalizing program schedule
- Provide backup support for Director for trouble shooting purposes
Logistics:
- Set up student email accounts through W&M
- Organize online blog journal
- Coordinate with Student Activities to pick up vans, etc.
- Arrange van driving course for CIs
- Confirm airport pick-up with Oleta; organize transportation in D.C. to Dulles
- Coordinate on-campus meals with Aramark
- Contact caterers, schedule meals, get proof of liability insurance and official invoice for outside vendors
- Coordinate with Director about method of payment for caterers and other off-campus vendors, i.e. petty cash or W&M check
- Make meal arrangements/consult DC office about catering
- Contact religious organizations in advance and update information and directions if necessary for Sunday excursion
- Confirm extracurricular activities
- Coordinate with Reves or Rec Center to borrow sports equipment if desired
- Design and order T-shirts and water bottles, and pick up prior to program beginning
- Assist with the day-to-day operations of the program
Program Development:
- Meet with Reves staff after completion of the program to debrief and evaluate
NOTE: Both the Academic Director and Assistant Director live with the students in the dormitory and in Washington, D.C. and will receive a meal supplement.
JOB REQUIREMENT: Successful candidate will possess strong team-building and communication skills, interest in cross-cultural and/or international education. All applicants must be W&M graduate students.
PREFERED EXPERIENCE: Previous experience in the Keio program.
Compensation: $3,500
If you have any questions about these positions, please email Molly DeStafney at mldestafney@wm.edu
To apply, please send the following documents to the attention of Molly DeStafney, at the Reves Center:
- Letter of application
- Current resume or CV
- List of 3 references with their contact information
Application Deadline: February 1, 2013
Contact
Molly DeStafney [[mldestafney]]