Swahili Flagship Program

Swahili Flagship program is a language program offered through the linguistics department designed to give undergraduate students a professional-level language proficiency in Swahili.

The program is open to all majors at IU.

Flagship students are required to take a summer and academic year study abroad in Zanzibar during their course of study at IU. The study abroad component is a cultural and language immersion that prepares students to achieve language proficiency and cultural understanding. Academic year program combines direct admit classes at the State University of Zanzibar and internship with local and international organizations in Zanzibar.

Funding is available for overseas programs and domestic intermediate S201/202 summer program.

Students wishing to join the Flagship program should enroll in:

·      Intensive Swahili S101/102 class at the IU Summer Language Workshop (June 9 - August 1, 2014).  http://www.indiana.edu/~swseel/ 

OR

·      Elementary Swahili class S101 and S102 in the fall and spring semester of 2014 -15 respectively.

 

Swahili Flagship Center is accepting applications for academic year 2014-15. Please contact us for more information.

See http://swahili.indiana.edu/home/ for more information and to apply.

Questions? Please contact swaflag@indiana.edu or 812-855-3411

 

Work with the IU Swahili Flagship Program!

9195 - Assistant Director, Linguistics

Job Summary: Serves as Assistant Director of the African Language Flagship Swahili Center. Designs, implements, and coordinates events for the Flagship Program in the academic year and summer activities. Works with the Director to hire and supervise instructors, conversation partners, and mentors. Actively recruits students by overseeing the development and distribution of promotional materials and giving live presentations. Evaluates applications and makes admissions suggestions to the Director. Serves as advisor to Flagship students and provides advice and counsel to students and parents. Designs administrative procedures and works with the Linguistics Fiscal Officer to write grants and manage budgets.

Qualifications: Review your qualifications prior to applying to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Resume and cover letter required. REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree and two years of experience in academic administration or higher education. Experience with budgets and grants: Ability to write grant-proposals and reports. Ability to monitor account statements, process and reconcile expenditures. Preferred: Master’s degree and three years of experience in academic administration or higher education, preferably at IU. Applications accepted until September 5, 2013, or until position is filled. jobs.iu.edu

Swahili Flagship Info Session

Swahili Flagship Reception