Faculty and staff travel guidelines for taking students to high-risk destinations.
These guidelines are for faculty interested in taking students to high-risk destinations, whether as part of a study group, extended study, independent research, athletic event, or any other Â鶹Porn-sponsored activity. “High-risk destinations” may include countries where the , as well as countries without a Travel Warning but that still pose a significant threat to the safety of students/faculty and to the running of the program.
While the university supports student travel, study, and research abroad, we want to make sure that faculty and students are fully aware of the potential risks. The approval process detailed here is intended to help the university to evaluate travel based on the most complete and accurate information available.
Please note the following explanation of U.S State Department announcements and how they may influence student travel destinations.
U.S. State Department Travel Announcements
The U.S. State Department issues three types of announcements:
Country-specific information sheets are available for every country of the world. They describe entry requirements, currency regulations, health conditions and availability of medical support, the crime and security situation, description of the country’s infrastructure, recommendations for travelers, as well as emergency telephone numbers for U.S. consulates and embassies.
Travel alerts provide information about relatively short-term and/or transnational conditions posing significant risks to the security of American travelers. They are issued when there is a perceived threat, even if it does not involve Americans as a particular target group.
The third and most serious announcement is the travel warning. In some dangerous situations, the U.S. State Department issues a Travel Warning, recommending that Americans defer travel to a country or to a particular region within a country.