Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3344 - Cleveland State University › Chapter 3344-80 - International Travel Policy › Section 3344-80-01 - University-sponsored international travel policy

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Purpose
Cleveland state university encourages
				students and community members to take advantage of international travel
				opportunities as a means of enriching their education and serving the global
				community. This rule sets forth the requirements for university-sponsored
				international travel in order to balance the benefits of such travel against
				its risks.
(B)
								Definitions
(1)
									"International travel review committee" means the
			 committee appointed by the provost to review proposed travel to travel warning
			 countries or involving non-enrolled minors. The committee shall be chaired by
			 the director of the center for international studies and programs or designee,
			 and include the vice president of student affairs or designee, at least one
			 faculty member, and other members as determined by the provost.
(2)
									"Participant"
			 means any participant in university-sponsored travel, including faculty and
			 staff members leading the travel.
(3)
									"Travel warning
			 country" means a country subject to a current travel warning issued by the U.S.
			 department of state, world health organization or the centers for disease
			 control.
(4)
									"University-sponsored travel" means any of the
			 following:
(a)
										Faculty or staff led international travel for which students
			 receive academic credit. Examples include study abroad
			 programs;
(b)
										Travel by students with faculty members to conferences
			 abroad or to assist in research, whether or not the student receives academic
			 credit;
(c)
										Internships abroad arranged by the university, whether
			 or not the student receives academic credit;
(d)
										International
			 service-learning opportunities led by faculty or staff;
(e)
										International
			 travel organized by a university department or office, such as the athletics
			 department or the Confucius institute; and
(f)
										International
			 travel organized by student organizations as an activity of that
			 organization.
(g)
										"University-sponsored travel" does not include:
(i)
											Travel that has
			 no connection to CSU, such as vacations, service trips not affiliated with CSU,
			 enrollment at foreign universities (whether or not academic credit will be
			 awarded by CSU), and any other travel not defined in this rule as
			 university-sponsored travel;
(ii)
											Travel that is
			 organized by an entity other than CSU, even when participants are recruited
			 through CSU student organizations or other on-campus marketing efforts;
			 and
(iii)
											Travel that is funded by CSU but for which CSU offers
			 no oversight, such as research grants, scholarships for programs offered by
			 third parties or tuition payment for enrollment in foreign
			 universities.
(iv)
											Faculty or staff travel that does not involve students
			 or community members and is governed by the applicable collective bargaining
			 agreement or policy.