The following faculty members have recently served as directors of study abroad programs or fields schools, or will serve as directors during the current academic year.
- Jon Ashmann (Art): Design, Art and Architecture in Italy
- Jeff Chown (Communication): Media and Culture in Ireland
- Sean Farrell (History): Media and Culture in Ireland
- David Gaebler (Law): NIU College of Law Program in Agen, France
- Alexander Gelman (Theatre and Dance): Theatre and Performance Studies in Moscow, Russia
- Billie Giese (Art): Exploring Contemporary Graphic Design and Design Education in Poland
- Aleksandra Giza (Art): Exploring Contemporary Graphic Design and Design Education in Poland
- Gary Glenn (Political Science): NIU at Oxford
- Carla Goar (Sociology): NIU at Oxford
- Gabriel Holbrook (Biological Sciences): NIU at Oxford
- Jeanne Isabel (Allied Health and Communicative Disorders): Biomedical Laboratory Science in India
- Jorge Jeria (Counseling, Adult and Higher Education): Survey of Adult Education in Brazil
- William Johnson (English): NIU at Oxford
- Eric Jones (History): History and Culture of Malaysia
- Mark Kipperman (English): NIU at Oxford
- Michael Kolb (Anthropology): Archaeological Field School in Sicily
- Sibel Kusimba (Anthropology): Archaeological Field School in Kenya
- Judy Ledgerwood (Anthropology): Ethnographic Field School in Cambodia
- Chang Liu (Operations, Management and Information Systems): Exploring Information Systems and Application Practice in China
- Michael Morris (Foreign Languages and Literatures): Spanish Language and Culture in Toledo, Spain
- Mary Quinlan (Art): Rome Eternal: An Unforgettable Experience
- Kathleen Renk (English): Media and Culture in Ireland
- Dan Reynolds (Law): NIU College of Law Program in Agen, France
- Gene Roth (Counseling, Adult and Higher Education): Survey of Adult Education in Malaysia, Singapore and China
- Linda Saborio (Foreign Language and Literatures): Spanish Language and Culture in Costa Rica
- Robert Self (English): Media and Culture in Ireland
- Franciso Solares-Larrave (Foreign Language and Literatures): Spanish Language and Culture in Costa Rica
- Shin-Min “Simon” Song (Mechanical Engineering): Robotics and Manufacturing in China
- Daniel Unger (Political Science): The Political Economy of Thailand
- Pablo Virumbales (Foreign Languages and Literatures): Spanish Language and Culture in Toledo, Spain
- Artemus Ward (Political Science): NIU at Oxford
- Dan Weilbaker (Marketing): Selling Strategies in Austria/Selling Strategies in Ireland
- Dan Wunsch (Management): International Business Seminars in Europe
- Todd Yeary (Center for Black Studies): NIU in Ghana
