PROFESSOR PACK YOUR

BAGS?Charles Frank

Northern Kentucky University

frank@nku.edu

INTERNATIONAL SABBATICAL India

July & August 2009 France

October & November 2009 Romania

March & April & May 2010

INDIA Indian professor friend arranged lectures

at 10 Indian universities Had time to be a tourist Stayed in university housing, at

professor’s home, or at her relatives’ homesExperienced local culture

CONFERENCE LECTURE

PRESS CONFERENCE

SEE INDIA

FRANCE French computer professor visited NKU He arranged for me to visit his

department in Caen, Normandy and for free housing

Worked on the security of cell phone transactions

OFFICE

TRANSPORTATION

WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR

ROMANIA Two Romanian professors in my

department Visited their former University

Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

APARTMENT BUILDING

HOUSING

DRACULA’S CASTLE

REFERENCE G. Michael Snyder, On the Other Guy’s

DimeRelates his experience visiting Israel,

England, Turkey, Nepal, Mongolia, …Getting it paid for by the host institutionFulbright Scholarships

Challenges and rewards of living abroad

HOW DO I ARRANGE IT? Visiting international professors International Studies Office International professor you meet at

meeting such as SIGCSE International students Writing universities (Michael Schneider)

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

Memorable experienceMy wife and I still talk about our tripsDo I remember all the assignments I graded

or these trips? Chance to make international friends Experience another culture and

educational system Get some scholarship done.

CAN I AFFORD IT? We had free lodging and a kitchen in our

university apartments. Tax deductible business expenses

Flight, food, living expenses Sabbatical salary

65% of year sabbatical

WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES?

What if you are not proficient in the language?Most of the educated world speaks English.

Can you leave your comfort zone?You cannot pack all of your clothes.

What about the dog?We shipped him to our son in Denver.