Faculty and Staff Resources
Discover programs, tools, and opportunities to engage globally, support your students, and grow as a global learning educator.
For Faculty and Staff
- United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: The UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer a framework for addressing global challenges such as poverty, inequality, climate change, and peace. Faculty and staff can use this resource to enhance global learning by connecting course content and campus initiatives to real-world issues and sustainable solutions.
- GEO Faculty Development Resources: Increase your global engagement through programs and funding opportunities, including the Fulbright Scholar Program, Global Initiatives Master Class Series, Global Impact Awards, Harris Manchester College Summer Research Institute and more.
- Education Abroad Faculty Leader Resources: Want to develop and/or lead a VCU study abroad program? Read through our program leader handbook, submit a program proposal, and explore other tools for current and aspiring leaders of VCU’s short-term education abroad programs
- VCU’s Global Partnerships: Explore existing agreements and learn how to develop new partnerships with institutions and organizations around the world,
- Global Zone Training: Support international student success through this engaging guided session on VCU’s population of J-1 and F-1 visa holders.
- Family Cultural Exchange Program: Connect with and support VCU’s international students.
- International Travel: Guidance and resources to prepare for safe and secure university-sponsored international travel experiences.
- Virtual Global Learning: Explore resources for developing virtual global learning experiences for your students.
Resources to Share with Students
- VCU Globe Program including Speakers Series (new in 2025-2026)
Other Global Learning Resources
- Observe and relate to cultures from across the world
- Develop global self-awareness, personal and social responsibility, and capacity for empathy
- Articulate, critically reflect on, and integrate global knowledge, concepts, and experiences into their academic, personal, and/or professional lives
- HUBICL: Purdue University’s Intercultural Learning Hub is a rich resource to share and gain tools for intercultural learning.
- AAC&U Office of Global Citizenship for Campus, Community, and Careers: Explore AAC&U’s Global Learning VALUE Rubric for assessing student global learning, along with definitions, learning outcomes, and professional development opportunities such as their annual conference.
- The Forum on Education Abroad: A leading professional association offering resources, research, and best practices to support faculty in designing and leading high-quality study abroad programs.
- NAFSA: An international association providing guidance, professional development, and policy updates for educators involved in international education and student mobility.