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Resources for Faculty & Staff

Lewis and Clark faculty have been leading Overseas and Off-Campus programs since 1962! Here is a list of leaders by semester:

Program Leaders (by date)

And here is a list by program location:

Program Leaders (by location)

If you want to compare programs side-by-side, this chart lists them all:

Advisor Program Chart

Overseas & Off-Campus Programs Committee (OOPC)

OOPC is charged with supervising the development and implementation of various aspects of overseas and off-campus study, including:

Reviewing proposals to create new programs; advising on program development; making recommendations to the Curriculum Committee regarding approval.
Reviewing program leader applications and selection of program leaders.
Advising on the scope and extent of overseas and off-campus program offerings.

Composition of OOPC

OOPC includes faculty, staff and student representation. The faculty and student representatives are voting members, and the staff are ex-officio. Faculty represent each of the divisions of the undergraduate college: Arts / Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences. Voting members serve three year terms (unless extenuating circumstances necessitate an extension). The chair of OOPC is a faculty member and serves for a one-year term. In most circumstances, the chair is a committee member who is in their second or third year of service. Positions are appointed by the Dean of the College, in consultation with the Director of Overseas & Off-Campus Programs.

Leader Application Policies and Procedures

Applications to lead overseas and off campus programs are invited from all faculty and staff with experience working directly with students in a teaching capacity. The call for applications to lead programs is typically made early in the summer, with applications due at the end of September. In general, applications will be invited 2-3 years in advance of the scheduled program.

The Overseas and Off-Campus Programs Committee is charged with reviewing applications and selecting program leaders. The following criteria and considerations are taken into account when reviewing program leader applications:

Qualifications, interests and goals of the applicant as expressed in the application
Applications are welcome from tenured and non-tenured faculty, as well as staff. Priority is given to faculty, with preference for those with tenure. Junior tenure-track faculty should have their tenure file submitted by the time their program begins.
Consideration is given to applicants involved in the establishment and ongoing development of overseas and off-campus programs for which they are applying
Consideration of student experience and strategic needs across the full range of program offerings

Current list of committee members (2024/25 academic year)

Suparna Chaudhry: Social Sciences representative (Year 2)
Kaley Mason: Arts / Humanities representative (Year 1)
Stephen Tufte: Natural Sciences representative (Year 3)
Sophia Riley: Student representative
Scott Feickert (Dean’s Office - Ex-officio)
Blythe Knott (Overseas & Off-Campus Programs - Ex-officio)
Kaitlin Sommerfeld (Overseas & Off-Campus Programs - Ex-officio)
Chris Ballard (Registrar’s Office - Ex-officio)

Overseas & Off-Campus Program Leaders

Program Leader Application

New Program Proposal

2026/2027 Academic Year:

Fall 2026:

SE Asia: Regional Area Study (please include a brief outline of the course you propose to teach in your application)

Spring 2027:

Australia: Regional Area Study
Italy: Siena

The application deadline is Monday, September 30, 2024.

To apply, please fill out the program leader application (linked above), sign it, then have your department chair sign your application, and then bring the hard copy with both signatures to the Overseas and Off-Campus Programs office. They will submit the form to the Dean’s office for review. The Dean’s office will then deliver signed applications to Blythe Knott, to distribute to the OOPC committee.

If you have any questions about application process, the programs and/or the responsibilities of the Faculty Leader for each program, contact Blythe Knott at blythe@lclark.edu.

Quick Facts: Faculty-led Programs

Country	Semester	Is there a specific academic focus?	Is there a language require- ment?	Will I be teaching a course?	Will I be grading assign- ments/ assisting with independent projects?	Should I have a love for the outdoors?	Will I be living in multiple locations?
Australia	Spring	Regional Area Study	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Australia	Spring/Every 3 years	Biology	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Australia	Summer	Psychology	No	No	Yes	No	No
Cuba	Spring	Regional Area Study w/ Language	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
East Africa	Fall	Regional Area Study	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
East Africa	Fall/Every 3 years	Biology	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ecuador	Spring	Regional Area Study w/ Language	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
England: London	Fall	Humanities	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
England: London	Spring	Fine Arts	No	No	Yes	No	No
Germany: Berlin	Fall	Chemistry	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Greece	Fall	Classical/ Religious Studies	No	Possibly	Yes	No	Yes
India	Fall	Regional Area Study	No	Possibly	Yes	No	Yes
Ireland	Spring	Social Sciences	No	No	Yes	No	No
Italy	Spring	Regional Area Study	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Morocco	Spring	Regional Area Study	Yes	Module	Yes	No	Yes
New York City	Fall	Regional Area Study/ Internship	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
New Zealand	Spring	Regional Area Study	No	Possibly	Yes	Yes	Yes
New Zealand	Spring	Biology	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
SE Asia	Fall	Regional Area Study	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Washington DC	Fall	Regional Area Study/ Internship	No	Yes	Yes	No	No

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Resources for Faculty & Staff

Overseas & Off-Campus Programs Committee (OOPC)

Overseas & Off-Campus Program Leaders

Quick Facts: Faculty-led Programs