Global Experiential Learning

Foothill Faculty: Are you interested in leading a study abroad program?

Applications for faculty leads for the Spring 2026 quarter-long study abroad program now open! 

We are accepting applications for the exciting role of “Faculty Lead” for our Spring 2026 Quarter-Long Study Abroad Program offered through the Office of Global Experiential Learning (GEL). Two full-time, tenured faculty will be selected to lead a group of 30-40 students abroad for an 8-10 week program in one of the following destinations:

1. San José or Heredia, Costa Rica
2. Santiago, Chile
3. Buenos Aires, Argentina
4. Mérida (Yucatan), Mexico
5. Cape Town, South Africa
6. Rabat, Morocco
7. Prague, Czech Republic

All full-time, tenured instructional faculty are eligible to apply for these positions. Please download the application packet for more information and how to apply:

GEL Faculty Lead Application Spring 2026

Applications Due on January 24, 2025 by 5:00 p.m.

In-person interviews the first week of February 2025

Notification of faculty leads & destination by the end of February 2025

Program proposals for short-term faculty designed & led programs

If you are interested in pitching a faculty-led/designed global epxeriential learning program for Foothill students and/or the boader community, similar to the Spring Environmental Justice in Cuba program, or the Summer Anthropology Field Schools, please reach out to the Global Experiential Learning Office to receive a proposal template and support for completing the form. Please note that the deadline for submitting proposals is December 1 for the following acacdemic year (summer, fall, winter, spring). 

For more information about either opportunity please email us at globalexperiences@fhda.edu. 

Planning for future Global Experiential Learning programs

Seeking Input for Study Abroad Locations and Themes 

Do you have ideas for Study Abroad travel destinations, program themes, and length — similar in structure to our past programs, including Spring in Florence, Italy, Fall in London, England, and Spring in Kyoto, Japan? 

Are you interested in becoming a faculty lead on a future Foothill study abroad program?

Have you developed a shorter-term, faculty-led program that would engage students in a summer experiential learning opportunity?

Submit an Interest Form! 

As we plan for future Global Experiential Learning programs, we'd love to hear from you!  Share your interest and/or program ideas here by completing our faculty interest form. Please note that this Faculty Interest Form is NOT the Faculty Lead Application for the Spring 2026 quarter-long program. Please download the application packet from the link above. 

Faculty Interest Form

Questions?

If you have questions about the interest form or anything else GEL-related, please contact Kathyrn Maurer, Foothill Global Experiential Learning faculty coordinator, at globalexperiences@fhda.edu.