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Faculty and Staff: Global Engagement Toolkit
Do you have an exciting idea for an in-person or virtual global program (study, research, service learning, or field work)?  Study Abroad and Global Engagement (SAGE) will work collaboratively with those processes and also support you in meeting CSUF and International Education and Engagement (IEE) requirements.  (Additionally, we recommend contacting your Chair or Dean's Office about any internal college approval and administrative processes which may also apply, in addition to the required university process coordinated by our office.)

Please find an overview and related materials below to help you get started in your program leader journey.  

 

Application Link:  Program Leader Application: Department-led and Faculty-led Programs: https://fullerton-sa.terradotta.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=10236


Timeline: 
IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES
PHASE (See description of phases below) FALL/FALL BREAK 2025 WINTER 2026 SPRING/SPRING BREAK 2026 SUMMER 2026
PROGRAM PROPOSAL DEADLINE DEC 6, 2024 DEC 6, 2024 DEC 6, 2024 APR 25, 2025
PROGRAM PROPOSAL DECISION NOTIFICATION DEC 20, 2024 DEC 20, 2024 DEC 20, 2024 MAY 9, 2025
PROGRAM DETAILS MUST BE FINALIZED JAN 31, 2025 FEB 28, 2025 FEB 28, 2025 AUG 22, 2025
RECRUITMENT DEADLINE FEB - MAY 2025 MAR - JULY, 2025 MAR - MAY 2025 SEPT - DEC 5, 2025
PREDEPARTURE TASKS AND PREPARATION JUN - AUG 2025 AUG - DEC 2025  AUG 2025 - JAN 2026 DEC 8, 2025 - MAY 15, 2026
PROGRAM TRAVEL AUG/SEPT - NOV/DEC 2025  DEC 2025 - JAN 2026 JAN - APR/MAY 2026 MAY - AUG, 2026
RE-ENTRY JAN - FEB 2026 FEB - MAR 2026 JUN - JULY 2026 JUN - AUG, 2026

 

PROGRAM COORDINATION PHASES

  • PROGRAM PROPOSAL DEADLINE.  Submit your online program proposal for department approval in the CSUF Study Abroad and Global Engagement (SAGE) portal:  Department-led/ Faculty-Led Program Proposal and Program Leader Registration.  Late proposals will be considered for a future cycle.

  • PROGRAM PROPOSAL DECISION NOTIFICATION. Your program proposal will be reviewed by the authorized approvers in your department (and college, for faculty). Based on their recommendations, SAGE will update the status of your proposal in the SAGE portal and notify you by this date.

  • PROGRAM DETAILS MUST BE FINALIZED. Ahead of the fall semester program recruitment push, SAGE will work with program leaders and their departments to identify vendor partners, define program itinerary of activities, create and finalize the program budget, build the program brochure and application, and initiate the program agreement process by this deadline.  Failure to meet this deadline may result in program cancellation*

  • RECRUIT, RECRUIT, RECRUIT!  The majority of programs that meet their enrollment targets recruit heavily in early fall and finalize their group before the winter break!  Programs that do not meet enrollment targets by the stated deadline may be cancelled.

    • Follow our other effective Recruitment Tips, shared by fellow program leaders!

  • PREDEPARTURE TASKS AND PREPARATION. SAGE and program leaders hold pre-departure meetings. SAGE, program leaders, campus departments, and students complete required tasks and trainings related to finalizing program agreements (if still necessary), course scheduling and registration, travel authorization, vendor registration, program payments, international insurance requests. *REMEMBER TO SUBMIT YOUR PROGRAM PROPOSAL FOR NEXT YEAR!

  • PROGRAM TRAVEL. Enjoy leading this transformative experience with your students. CSUF and SAGE will be on hand to provide support from afar.  *REMEMBER TO SUBMIT YOUR PROGRAM PROPOSAL FOR NEXT YEAR!

  • RE-ENTRY. SAGE, program leaders, and departments complete post-program tasks. Students complete SAGE Program survey. Faculty continue approval/planning for next program.  *REMEMBER TO SUBMIT YOUR PROGRAM PROPOSAL FOR NEXT YEAR!

*SAGE IEE and the program leader's department/college are jointly responsible for determining and enforcing program cancellation decisions.

Helpful Planning Information:
Questions? Ready to Plan? Meet with us!
Our team is happy to meet with you to discuss your ideas and how to move forward.  Feel free to contact us:

Shari Merrill, Associate Director, SAGE: smerrill@fullerton.edu
Abigail Segura, Programs Lead, SAGE: absegura@fullerton.edu

Office Phone: 657-278-2787

Application Management - Terra Dotta Training Materials
Before using Terra Dotta to access and review  your program applications, you will first need staff-level access. To verify if you have the correct permissions, please contact Abigail Segura

To jump into using Terra Dotta to monitor and process study abroad/away program applications, please click on the links below to view our training materials.

If you would like further assistance, please contact Abigail Segura or Shari Merrill

Beginners & Refresher Training
Use the Beginners & Refresher Training PowerPoint to view the full training information and instructions.
TDS Beginner & Refresher Training (9-18-19).pptx


See what students/applicants see when searching for and applying to study abroad/away programs.
Student/Applicant Experience Demo Video

Learn how to effectively monitor your program applications with our guide
How to Monitor Applications in Terra Dotta.pdf


 
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