Policy on Study Abroad Site Visits by Goucher Employees

Study abroad program sponsors frequently sponsor, arrange, and host visits to program locations in order to familiarize study abroad professionals in U.S. higher education institutions with their study abroad programs.  As noted by the Forum on Education Abroad in its Code of Ethics for Education Abroad, “formal site visits for review of and familiarization with education abroad programs are essential for maintaining and improving program quality, and for providing accurate and essential information to students.”  Such visits enable Goucher to gain knowledge of specific programs and procedures, and consider how new programs can be integrated into the Goucher curriculum and existing programs can be improved.

The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines for Goucher employees that participate in such visits.