(IVP) Program - Office of International Affairs - Portland State University

2011 Portland State University 

International Visiting Professor 

(IVP) Program 

Portland State University Department Application 

For over thirty years PSU has invited professors from across the globe to share their 

knowledge and international perspectives on a wide-range of subjects each summer. 

The IVP program is a prestigious program designed to bring professors from outside the 

United States to our campus to teach, provide lectures, and engage in community and 

professional organizations and associations. Participants contribute to the PSU motto: 

“Let Knowledge Serve the City,” enriching our campus through innovative educational 

offerings and contributing to the diversity for which our campus is known. 

2011 IVP Program 

Submissions will be evaluated based on the following criteria: 

1. How do the courses and lectures taught by the prospective IVP enhance and 

contribute to PSU global engagement. Successful applications will provide specific 

examples. 

2. Proposal’s perceived enhancement of PSU course offerings and contribution to the 

continued globalization of the campus. 

3. Capacity for the hosting department to actively engage the prospective IVP in 

community learning activities during the teaching period of the IVP at PSU. 

Completed applications should be returned to the Office of International Affairs by 

January 27, 2011. 

Portland State University 

Office of International Affairs 

Attn: IVP 

OIA 

PO Box 751 

Portland, OR 97207 

If you have questions about the application process, please contact ivp@pdx.edu.

2011 IVP Program Application 

IVP Benefits 

Selected participants receive the basic adjunct salary for teaching from Summer 

Session. Additionally, IVP participants are provided funding for international travel to 

Portland (travel awards are greater for participants who teach two courses in the 

Summer Session), local housing identification assistance, invitations to lectures and 

community events and the IVP reception and other accommodations. IVPs who teach 

two four-credit courses during the Summer Session will receive full international airfare 

reimbursement and IVPs who teach one four-credit course will receive half international 

airfare reimbursement. 

Special note: The IVP program is a selective program. IVPs selected to the program are 

expected to teach their proposed courses, provide community lectures, participate in professional 

meetings and engage actively in the Portland community. PSU hosts international scholars on 

campus every month of the year; the IVP complements this programming. 

Departments not wishing to nominate prospective international professors to the IVP program 

may also invite international professors to teach in the Summer Session as they do during the 

regular academic year. 

Departments may work directly with Summer Session in this regard. Individuals who are selected 

to teach in the Summer Session outside of the IVP program do not receive special housing or 

travel assistance, invitation to lecture in the Tour the World, or participate in the community 

engagement component of the IVP Program. In any case the Office of International Affairs will 

work with PSU departments to provide visa assistance if an invited professor needs international 

assistance as OIA does throughout the year with our J-1 visiting scholar program. For 

information on the customary process for hosting an international visitor, please see the OIA 

website at http://oia.pdx.edu/departments/hiring/j-1_scholars/. 

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The success of the IVP program depends on the vested participation of the PSU hosting 

department. The campus and community continue to benefit from the innovative efforts 

and collaboration host professors and departments bring to the IVP program. 

2011 IVP Program Campus and Community Engagement 

The IVP program continues to strive to meet the evolving needs of students, 

participants, departments and the community. As we proceed we consider the PSU 

motto Let Knowledge Serve the City. 

Expectations of PSU Hosting Departments and IVP Participants: 

1. -Host professor and IVP should plan to attend the IVP reception to be held during the 

summer term. 

2. -Host department should arrange at least one community lecture or discussion group 

for an off-campus community or professional organization or group related to the 

IVP’s area of expertise. 

3. -If requested by IVP program committee, support the IVP in providing a lecture in the 

award-winning Tour the World lecture series during the Summer Session. 

4. -Engage the IVP in the host professor’s department’s activities and research where 

appropriate. 

Expectations of the Office of International Affairs: 

1. Provide visa assistance to selected IVPs 

2. Provide local housing identification assistance to selected IVPs 

3. Communicate regularly with IVP participants to ensure IVPs remain engaged in 

community and campus activities. 

4. Host IVP summer reception 

5. Provide on-going visa status advising for IVP and accompanying family members 

6. Coordinate and manage 2011 Tour the World Lecture Series 

7. Provide IVP program promotion and advertising. 

Expectation of Selected International Visiting Professors (IVPs): 

1. -Contribute to 2011 IVP mission through classroom teaching and community lectures 

and engagement. 

2. -Attend IVP reception to be held during the summer term. 

3. -Communicate with Office of International Affairs regarding visa assistance and 

accommodations assistance. 

4. -If requested provide a lecture in the award-winning Tour the World lecture series 

during the Summer Session. 

5. -Engage in host department’s activities and community engagement efforts. 

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Checklist: 


_______ Form 1 – Departmental Course Approval Form 

(completed by hosting department, usually the PSU faculty 

member host) 

_______ Form 2 – Hosting Department Sponsor Form 

(completed by PSU faculty member proposing the visiting 

professor) 

_______ Form 3 – Instructor and Course Information Form 

(completed by prospective international visiting professor) 

► Please attach the following: 

1) a current curriculum vitae or résumé and 

2) a copy of the identification page of the IVP’s passport. 

The PSU nominating department should collect all three forms and submit 

to OIA as a complete application. 

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(completed by PSU host department) 

Form 1 

Form 1: PSU Hosting Department Form 

1. Proposed IVP Instructor Name_______________________________________________ 

2. Country/ies of Origin_______________________________________________________ 

3. Course Title______________________________________________________________ 

4. Dates: 

______ June 20 – July 17 (First Four Week Session) 

______ July 18 – August 12 (Second Four Week Session) 

______ June 20 – August 12 (Full Eight Week Session) 

5. Maximum Enrollment_________ 

6. Days ___________________ 7. Preferred times ______________________________ 

8. Preferred rooms _______________ 9. A-V requirements __________________________ 

10. Brief course description (this will appear in the Summer Session catalog): 

11. PSU Departments should have the course approved for Summer 2011 before submitting 

an IVP application. 

APPROVED as SUBJ ______ COURSE NO ______ 

12. Explain how the proposed course enhances and contributes to the continued 

globalization of PSU. Successful applications will provide specific examples. The program appreciates 

the diversity of experience that a professor from an international background brings to the classroom. 

(Please feel free to use an additional page.) 

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(completed by PSU host department) 

Form 1: PSU Hosting Department Form Additional Proposed Course (optional): 

1. Course Title__________________________________________________________ 

2. Dates: 

______ June 20 – July 17 (First Four Week Session) 

______ July 18 – August 12 (Second Four Week Session) 

______ June 20 – August 12 (Full Eight Week Session) 

3. Maximum Enrollment_________ 

4. Days ___________________ 5. Preferred times _________________________ 

6. Preferred rooms _______________ 7. A-V requirements ______________________ 

8. Brief course description (this will appear in the Summer Session catalog): 

8. PSU Departments should have the course approved for Summer 2011 before submitting 

an IVP application. 

APPROVED as SUBJ ______ COURSE NO ______ 

10. Explain how the proposed course enhances and contributes to the continued 

globalization of PSU. Successful applications will provide specific examples. The program appreciates 

the diversity of experience that a professor from an international background brings to the classroom. 

(Please feel free to use an additional page.) 

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Form 2 

Form 2 – Hosting Department Community Engagement Form 

(to be completed by PSU faculty member proposing the visiting professor) 

PSU Faculty Sponsor’s name ________________________________________________ 

Phone _______________________ Fax _______________________________________ 

Email_____________________________________________________________________ 

Name of proposed international visiting professor __________________________________ 

Your relationship____________________________________________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

In what ways do the courses enhance the departmental offerings?_____________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

What unique qualities does the visitor have to offer the department? The campus? The 

Portland area?______________________________________________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

How might the proposed IVP’s community lectures or research contribute to PSU 

globalization efforts? _______________________________________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

Who is the intended audience for the course(s)? ___________________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

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Form 2 – Hosting Department Community Engagement Form (Continued) 

Is/are the proposed course(s) required for any major? Which? ________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

The IVP Program is budgeted to be self-sufficient. To achieve this, each course proposed 

should be able to attract at least 10 students. Please explain why you think the course will 

attract sufficient enrollment. ___________________________________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

What, if any, additional sources of funding outside of the IVP program are available? List all. 

(Not a requirement for participation.)____________________________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

What other links to the Portland community does the proposed visitor have (agencies, 

organizations, individuals, etc.)? 

Name of 

Organization:______________________________________________________ 

Proposed 

Activity:__________________________________________________________ 

Name of 

Organization:______________________________________________________ 

Proposed 

Activity:__________________________________________________________ 

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Form 2 – Hosting Department Community Engagement Form (Continued) 

What additional ideas do your have for community engagement for the proposed IVP? 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

Department Chair Approval ______________________________ Date ______________ 

Dean Approval ________________________________________ Date ______________ 

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Form 3 

Form 3 - Instructor and Course Information Form 

(completed by prospective international visiting professor) 

Dear Applicant: Please send this form directly to the chair of the department for which you 

wish to teach or to your departmental sponsor for submission to the chair. Proposals will be 

forwarded by the department to the Office of International Affairs after initial review by the 

departmental chair or curriculum committee. 

► Please attach a current curriculum vitae or résumé 

Full legal name _____________________________________________________________ 

Family Name First Middle 

Mailing Address ____________________________________________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

City and country of birth ______________________________________________________ 

Country of citizenship________________________________________________________ 

County of permanent residence ________________________________________________ 

Phone __________________________________ Fax ______________________________ 

Email ____________________________________________________________________ 

Profession in home country 

____________________________________________________ 

Employer in home country 

_____________________________________________________ 

PSU hosting department 

_______________________________________________________ 

Name of PSU departmental contact 

__________________________________________________ 

(person sponsoring your visit to Portland State University) 

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Form 3 - Instructor and Course Information Form Continued 

Course title #1_______________________________________________ Credits _____ 

Catalog Description (a brief description of the intent of the course, similar to descriptions 

found in university catalogs; may indicate special teaching techniques): 

Objectives (a list of the course objectives and what the student may expect to know or 

achieve by taking the course. Instructional procedures may be indicated in this section): 

Global Engagement Description of how this course may contribute to PSU’s global 

engagement: 

Instructional Format (a brief description of how the class will be conducted): 

Total Contact Hours (normally 10 contact hours [a contact hour is 50 minutes] are required 

for each credit offered, e.g., a 4-credit course requires approximately 40 contact hours): 

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Content outline and/or syllabus (an outline of the major topics to be covered in the course 

and/or a complete course syllabus -- attach if necessary): 

Method of evaluation (criteria and/or products for granting credit and assigning grades; how 

the activities measure whether the student has met the objectives you have listed. If the 

course carries both upper division undergraduate credit and graduate credit, (i.e., a 400 

level/500 level course), note additional requirements for graduate credit.) 

1. UNDERGRADUATE CREDIT 

GRADING METHOD: 

P/NP Option ____ 

P/NP Only ____ 

A/F ____ 

2. GRADUATE CREDIT 


A/F Only ____ 

Prerequisites (such as previous coursework, consent of instructor, or other requirements that 

the student should have to be admitted to the class. Prerequisites are generally required 

for 300 level courses or above): 

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Required text(s) (A required reading list falls in this category. Instructors are responsible 

for meeting summer book ordering deadlines through the PSU Bookstore or other 

vendors): Bibliography (a prepared bibliography should be attached, if available. This 

should include references you have used to design the course. Include author, title, 

publisher, and copyright date): 

Intended audience (description of who will take this course): 

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Course title #2_______________________________________________ Credits _____ 

Catalog Description (a brief description of the intent of the course, similar to descriptions 

found in college catalogs; may indicate special teaching techniques): 

Objectives (a list of the course objectives and what the student may expect to know or 

achieve by taking the course. Instructional procedures may be indicated in this section): 

Global Engagement Description of how this course may contribute to PSU global 

engagement: 

Instructional Format (a brief description of how the class will be conducted): 

Total Contact Hours (normally 10 contact hours [a contact hour is 50 minutes] are required 

for each credit offered, e.g., a 4-credit course requires approximately 40 contact hours): 

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Content outline and/or syllabus (an outline of the major topics to be covered in the course 

and/or a complete course syllabus -- attach if necessary): 

Method of evaluation (criteria and/or products for granting credit and assigning grades; how 

the activities measure whether the student has met the objectives you have listed. If the 

course carries both upper division undergraduate credit and graduate credit, (i.e., a 400 

level/500 level course), note additional requirements for graduate credit.) 

1. UNDERGRADUATE CREDIT 


P/NP Option ____ 

P/NP Only ____ 

A/F ____ 

2. GRADUATE CREDIT 


A/F Only ____ 

Prerequisites (such as previous coursework, consent of instructor, or other requirements that 

the student should have to be admitted to the class. Prerequisites are generally required 

for 300 level courses or above): 

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Required text(s) (A required reading list falls in this category. Instructors are responsible 

for meeting summer book ordering deadlines through the PSU Bookstore or other 

vendors): Bibliography (a prepared bibliography should be attached, if available. This 

should include references you have used to design the course. Include author, title, 

publisher, and copyright date): 

Intended audience (description of who will take this course): 

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