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Recreation, Park and Tourism Management Policy Manual
Visiting Scholar or Doctoral Student
Responsibilities of RPTM Faculty who is contacted by a prospective visitor:
- Obtain: Name, credentials, degree, country, email address, source of funds (if a competitive sponsor – the timeline when application is submitted and anticipated date when notification will be given), interest area potential collaborators or collaborations while visiting, intended dates to visit, and purpose of visit.
- Forward this information to the PIC of Graduate Studies
Professor-In-Charge of Graduate Studies Responsibilities:
- Distribute request to faculty, including the timeline of how that individual would fit with other accepted visitors
- Request that faculty respond regarding a willingness to sponsor (i.e., act as ongoing advocate for the person, orient and work with the person on site)
- If no one is willing to act as a person’s sponsor inform the applicant of the inability of the department to support their application
- If a faculty member volunteers to be the person’s sponsor, work with department head to determine if sufficient resources exist to support the person
- Notify person of the acceptance or rejection
- Notify faculty of the decision and the status of the person’s request
Staff Program Specialist Responsibilities:
- Maintain a list and timeline of applicants and those that have been accepted
Department Head Responsibilities:
- Work with PIC to determine if sufficient resources exist to support the applicant