SJSU Salzburg Fellows

SJSU Salzburg Fellows are selected as part of San José State’s efforts to develop a critical mass of change agents who will work together across institutional boundaries to globalize the campus in more coherent ways.  Fellows are chosen from administrative units all over SJSU – including the senior administration, academic colleges and departments, student affairs, and advancement – because our Program focuses on strategies and activities that are intended to transform a wide range of curricular, co-curricular, and operational aspects in the University as a whole.

Participation in this Program is open to any employee of the University.  Preference is given to full-time staff who have excelled in their University responsibilities, demonstrate a commitment to working for the greater good of the campus, and who propose to work on an innovative project during their fellowship year.  Nominations and applications are solicited in the Fall semester through a simple Application Package, generally due in mid-November, with candidates evaluated by a Selection Committee composed of previous SJSU Salzburg Fellows and Scholars.  Although the number varies each year depending on funding, as well as how many spots are allocated to SJSU by the Salzburg Global Seminar, we usually appoint 12-15 Fellows annually.

The new Fellows participate in orientation activities during the Spring semester, attend an ISP faculty/admin session in July, and spend the following academic year working with other SJSU Salzburg Fellows and SJSU Salzburg Scholars on a variety of individual and group projects as part of the SJSU Salzburg Mentoring Program.  Information about all of these activities can be found in the summary of SJSU Salzburg Projects, while information about specific projects can be found in the profiles of individual Salzburg Fellows.

The University has selected four groups of SJSU Salzburg Fellows to participate in this Program since it began in 2006: 12 Fellows in 2006, 16 Fellows in 2007, 11 Fellows in 2008, and 11 Fellows in 2009. In addition, there are Other Salzburg Fellows at SJSU who have attended one or more of the Seminar’s traditional sessions and also participate in the SJSU Salzburg Program on a regular basis.