The Center for International Education<\/a> started the Scholars Academy Program in 2008 and has hosted more than 300 individuals.<\/p>\n“The hosting of international faculty from around the world is a fundamental part of campus internationalization,\u201d said Daniel Palm<\/strong>, director for Global Academic Engagement and soon to become the interim CIE director. “International faculty members bring global perspectives to the campus community and enrich the diversity and knowledge of the academy.\u201d<\/p>\nVisiting international faculty members report numerous benefits from participating in the academy, from experiencing the culture and gaining a new perspective on academics.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are very interested in learning best practices in western higher education and methods they can take home to use in their own schools,\u201d said Beverly Amer<\/strong>, a principal lecturer of accounting and information systems in the W. A. Franke College of Business. \u201cThis exposure provides a rich platform for idea exchange,\u201d she added.<\/p>\nAmer and her husband, T.S. Amer<\/strong>, a professor of accounting, have hosted and mentored six scholars during the past several years.<\/p>\nOne former\u00a0visiting scholar,\u00a0Li Wang, worked closely with Alan Lew<\/strong>,\u00a0a geography, planning and recreation professor.\u00a0Wang said she\u00a0learned\u00a0a lot by observing Lew’s teaching, including ideas and skills she planned to incorporate into her teaching at Anhui Normal University in China.<\/p>\nMany visiting scholars\u2019 time at NAU is spent observing faculty members in the classroom. However, the visitors also bring potential collaborations in global research along with unique perspectives.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn example after example of faculty and students at NAU, we understand that international experiences lead to opportunities for the creation and sharing of new knowledge that is crucial to enhancing scholastic excellence and rigor,\u201d Palm said.<\/p>\n
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