Arizona State University-Yerevan State University Women’s
Leadership Project
Semester-in-Residence Program, Spring 2014
Introduction: Arizona State University’s Melikian Center and the ASU Women and
Gender Studies Program is collaborating with Yerevan State University in a three-year
partnership to build curricular and outreach capacity relating to women and
gender issues through the YSU Center for Gender and Leadership Studies. The
project is funded by a grant from Higher Education for Development in
cooperation with the United States Agency for International Development. One special feature of the project is the semester-in-residence
program at ASU. Yerevan
State University participants will be selected to reside at ASU for approximately
four months duration in the spring 2014 semester.
Who is eligible to apply? All current and prospective YSU instructional and
research staff, including professors, assistants, and lecturers who have
teaching or research interests related to women and gender studies are
encouraged to apply (in exceptional cases, non-YSU applicants will also be
considered, but they are encourage to seek a formal affiliation with YSU). Because
the selected participants will attend seminars at ASU, English skills
sufficient to participate in university classes and seminars are required. In keeping with the ASU commitment to
diversity and the university’s policy to provide equal opportunity in
educational programs and activities, discrimination is prohibited on the basis
of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or
disability.
Deadline: The deadline
for submitting applications for the Spring 2014 semester-in-residence program is
September 30, 2013. The review of
application and interviews with applicants will be conducted in the first half
of October 2013.
Interested
individuals are encouraged to contact any of the
following individuals:
Dr. Victor Agadjanian (agadjanian@asu.edu), ASU Project Director
and Professor at the ASU Sanford School
Dr. Stephen Batalden (stephen.batalden@asu.edu), ASU Co-Project
Director and Director of the ASU Melikian Center
Dr. Mary Fonow (mfonow@asu.edu), ASU Co-Project Director and
Director of the ASU School of Social Transformation
Dr. Alexander Markarov
(amarkarov@ysu.am), YSU Co-Project Director and YSU Deputy Vice Rector and Head
of the YSU International Cooperation Office
Dr.
Gohar Shahnazaryan (g_shahnazaryan@yahoo.com),
The YSU Center for Gender and
Leadership Studies Director
What will YSU participants do while at ASU? The
requirements and expectations are outlined on page 4 below.
Costs: All participant expenses, including airfare, housing and utility
costs, and a stipend for meals and incidental expenses, will be provided by the
ASU Melikian Center as part of the grant. Participants will also be provided
with an allowance for the purchase of textbooks and related materials that are
needed for participation in ASU seminars and for the development of courses to
be taught upon return to YSU. Funds are not available to cover costs for
dependents of participants, with the result that no dependents will be able to
be accommodated at ASU under terms of this program.
Will my YSU salary be continued while I am on leave
from the university? Yerevan State University has agreed to pay 60%
of the salaries of YSU faculty members while they are participating in the
exchange program at Arizona State University.
Are there opportunities for those not able to spend a
semester in residence at ASU? Recognizing that not all Yerevan State
University faculty and assistants will be spend a semester in Arizona, ASU
faculty will present occasional workshops at YSU when they visit. A web page for the ASU-YSU linkage will be
created to share information and curricular materials that are developed as a
result of this linkage project. There
will also be opportunities for a few short-term scholarly visits for those not
able to spend a semester-in-residence at ASU. All ASU project personnel are
available to consult with you on topics related to this project.
Application
for ASU-YSU Linkage Program
Spring 2014 Semester
Note: Please
complete this form and all attachments in English.
Personal
Information
Name (FAMILY, first): __________________________________________________________
Home Address: __________________________________________________________
Home and/or cell
Phone:__________________________________________________________
Work Address: __________________________________________________________
Work Phone: __________________________________________________________
Fax: __________________________________________________________
E-mail address: __________________________________________________________
Current position at YSU:
_________________________________________________________
My field of specialization
is: ______________________________________________________
Language and Computer Skills
English (oral): English
(written):
___ elementary ___
elementary
___ intermediate ___
intermediate
___ advanced ___
advanced
Computer Skills (Please
indicate skill level as “none,” “elementary,” “intermediate,” or “advanced”):
Windows OS _______________ statistical
software: _________________________
Mac OS
________________________ web
page development: ______________________
word processing: __________________________ power point:
_______________________________
spreadsheets:
_____________________________ Photo/graphics
software _____________________
databases: ________________________________ other _____________________________________
Prior
U.S. Travel (List below any prior U.S.
Required
Attachments (to be submitted in English with the application)
1. A brief resume or curriculum vitae to this application. Your resume
should include the degrees you have earned, your employment experience, your
publications, other research, and your prior travel abroad (exclusive of U.S.
2. A statement of
your research and teaching interests (one paragraph).
3. A listing of the
two courses in the field of women and gender studies that you would be
interested in developing while
at ASU. (You will attend relevant classes and develop syllabi for two courses
while in residence at ASU.) Please see (http://sst.clas.asu.edu/women-and-gender-studies) for an
introduction to the curriculum in women and gender studies at ASU.
4. A brief one-page typed statement
responding to the following questions:
a) Why are you interested in participating in this exchange? b) What goals do you hope to achieve if you
are selected?
5. Optional:
a letter from you unit’s head indicating that the courses to be developed by
the applicant would be included in the unit’s curriculum.
NB.
If you are selected to participate, you will need to bring a copy of
your passport and the completed attached questionnaire for the DS2019 Form to
the orientation session.
Web sites:
http://sst.clas.asu.edu/front ASU
School of Social Transformation
http://thesanfordschool.asu.edu ASU
Sanford School
https://clas.asu.edu/ ASU College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences
http://spa.asu.edu ASU School of Public Affairs
Expectations for YSU
Participants Traveling to ASU for a Semester Residence
1.
YSU participants will provide ASU representatives
with necessary information in a timely manner to process visa requests,
coordinate travel arrangements, and schedule your attendance in ASU classes.
You will participate in a pre-departure orientation in Yerevan
prior to travel to the US
2.
YSU participants will attend an initial university
orientation upon arrival in Arizona
3.
YSU participants will attend 2 regularly scheduled seminars
in Women and Gender Studies or related coursework in other programs. You will
be provided with textbooks and will be expected to complete readings that are
assigned to the class. Final class
selections will be made during the initial university orientation in
consultation with the ASU project directors and facilitators in the ASU School
of Social Transformation. For a list of
classes and course descriptions, visit the ASU Website noted elsewhere in this
application.
4.
YSU participants will attend a weekly seminar
organized specifically for this ASU-YSU partnership. Seminars will cover pedagogical topics,
topics relevant to your field, and community outreach issues.
5.
During the semester at ASU, YSU participants will
develop a comprehensive action plan for implementation upon their return to Yerevan State University
6.
You will meet, as appropriate, with the ASU-YSU
facilitators during regularly scheduled office hours and by appointment as
needed.
7.
You will have the opportunity to network with
professional colleagues in your field and may,
on occasion, give guest presentations.
8.
You will be invited to participate in Melikian
Center and School of Social Transformation interdisciplinary activities and
other University events.
I agree to the terms outlined above and wish to be considered for
placement in the exchange program at ASU.
_________________________________ ____________________
Signature Date
Questionnaire
to process DS2019 Form for US Visas
This form must be completed by all those selected for the
semester-in-residence program when they come for the orientation session at YSU.
- Have you ever been to the United
States before under the Visitor Exchange Program:
If yes: From _______ to __________
If yes, what category were you in: student, professor, research
scholar, specialist, or short-term scholar:
- Please write your name as it
appears on your passport:
Family Name:
First Name:
Middle Name:
- Date of Birth (month/day/year):
- Name of Town and Country of Birth:
- What citizenship do you hold:
- In what country are you a
permanent resident:
- Official Title/Position:
- Your passport number and date of
expiration
- Do you have a U.S. social security
number?
If yes, please
provide that number to us.
- If you are invited to the project
orientation, please be sure to bring a photocopy of the signature page of
your passport.
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