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THE CASE FOR P RIORITIZING EDUCATION ABROAD W ITH HARD-TO-REACH MAJ ORS
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W ELCOME!Kaela Conroy
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Maren Haas Toni -Lee Viney
Ag e n d a
◦ Identify hard -to -reach◦ Define success ◦ Review challenges◦ Summarize strategies ◦ Create action plan◦ Takeaways◦ Q&A
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HARD-TO-REACH MAJ ORS
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Id e n t ifyin gh a rd -t o -
re a c h
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Re q u ire s in st it u t io n a l re se a rch / kn o w le d g e
Op e n Do o rs 20 18 re p o rt , STEM st u d e n t s re p re se n t t h e la rg e st g ro u p s t u d yin g a b ro a d , w h ich w a s a n
u n d e rre p re se n t e d fie ld a b ro a d n o t lo n g a g o (20 0 3-4 ).*
*Ch a p t e r 9 En g in e e rs Ab roa d - Am a lia P e re z-Ju e z a n d So lom on Eise n b e rg
Ca s e in P o in t :CSU
Me c h a n ic a l En g in e e rin g
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CSU Mechanical Engineering Education Abroad Participation Rates
P a rt ic ip a t io n ra t e is ca lcu la t e d b y t h e n u m b e r o f s t u d e n t s a b ro a d o ve r t h e n u m b e r o f s t u d e n t s g ra d u a t in g in a g ive n ye a r.*
A W o rk in P ro g re s s :
Re c e n t Ga in s
◦ The College of Engineering had the lowest e d u ca t io n a b ro a d p a rt ic ip a t io n ra t e a t CSU in 20 16-20 17 a t 9.6%
◦ In 20 17-20 18 , t h e e d u ca t io n a b ro a d p a rt ic ip a t io n ra t e sp ike d u p t o 16.9%
◦ Aim is t o b u ild o n m o m e n t u m t o co n t in u e a n u p w a rd t re n d in e d u ca t io n a b ro a d p a rt ic ip a n t s a n d t o c lo se t h e g a p w it h t h e Un ive rs it y
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Recent Changes at CSU’s College of Engineering
DEFINING SUCCESS
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St u d e n t s d e fin e
s u c c e s s
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“A lo t o f co m p a n ie s a re lo o kin g fo r s t u d e n t s w h o h a ve e xp e rie n ce w it h lo o kin g a t t h in g s d iffe re n t ly.
I h o p e m y e xp e rie n ce a b ro a d m a ke s m e m o re h ira b le a n d
m o re e ffe c t ive p ro fe ssio n a lly.” -CSU
“I a m le a rn in g cu lt u ra l co m p e t e n c ie s b y
t a lkin g w it h m y h o st d a d a b o u t h is w o rk a s a n En g in e e r in Sp a in .” “I o rig in a lly w a n t e d t o le a rn a b o u t t h e w o rld
a n d fe e l a se n se o f in d e p e n d e n ce .”
- BU
“It ’s im p o rt a n t t o m e t o b e a b le t o u n d e rst a n d
t h e g lo b a l m in d se t .”
- UM
DEFINING SUCCESS
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In s t it u t io n s De fin e
Su c c e s s “Our vision is for all College of En g in e e rin g s t u d e n t s t o h a ve a n in t e rn a t io n a l e xp e rie n ce b y t h e
t im e t h e y g ra d u a t e . W e con sid e r ou rse lve s su cce ssfu l if w e a re a b le t o m ove t h e n e e d le c lo se r t o t h a t
g oa l e a ch ye a r.”
– UM
“Orig in a lly, w e h a d a t a rg e t n u m b e r t o m e a su re su cce ss . Now
t h a t t h e n u m b e r h a s b e e n m e t , su cce ss lie s m ore in t h e ca re e r
ou t com e s a n d op p o rt u n it ie s fo r ou r s t u d e n t s .”
-BU
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“W e w a n t t o h on o r ou r la n d g ra n t m iss ion b y p rovid in g a cce ss t o
h ig h e r e d u ca t ion a s w e ll a s a cce ss t o t h e op p o rt u n it ie s
w it h in . Fo r u s , su cce ss is a b ou t ch a n g in g t h e cu lt u re t o sh ow st u d e n t s t h a t it ’s p ossib le fo r En g in e e rin g s t u d e n t s t o g o
a b roa d .”
-CSU
Ho w Do Yo u De fin e Su c c e s s a t Yo u r In s t it u t io n ?
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CHALLENGESAs defined by students, staff, and faculty
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St u d e n t s
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◦ Tra n sfe ra b ilit y o f co u rse s◦ Tim e t o g ra d u a t io n◦ Le ve l o f a ca d e m ic q u a lit y◦ Fin a n ce s a n d Ho u sin g
“I’m in engineering, I can’t go abroad”
XX.STUDENT P ERSP ECTIVES
Let’s start with the first set of slides
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St a ff a n d Fa c u lt y
◦ Prerequisites for future coursework◦ P la n n in g a h e a d (fa lls o n a d viso rs)◦ Tra n sfe ra b ilit y o f co u rse s , n o t g u a ra n t e e d◦ P e rce p t io n o f b a rrie rs
◦ e .g . t im e t o d e g re e , fin a n ce s , p ro fe ss ion a l va lu e
◦ Ca p a c it y t o e va lu a t e co u rse w o rk◦ La ck o f cu rricu lu m fle xib ilit y
◦ Se q u e n t ia l ◦ Acce ss t o fa c ilit ie s◦ Su m m e r p ro g ra m m in g
◦ Ad d it io n a l e xp e n se s◦ Do e s n o t a lw a ys a cce le ra t e g ra d u a t io n
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STRATEGIES
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Working with Students
Lo w re s o u rc e vis ib ilit y
s t ra t e g ie s
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◦ Ma rke t in g a ro u n d co m m o n m yt h s◦ Sh o w ca se o p p o rt u n it ie s early a n d often ◦ De ve lo p re co m m e n d e d p ro g ra m lis t s b y
d e p a rt m e n t , w it h t ra n sfe r c re d it n o t e d◦ Co lla b o ra t e w it h p a st p a rt ic ip a n t s
Le ve ra g e vo ic e s o f in d u s t ry
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“It’s really important that we create breakthrough products that meet customers needs, and to do that we have to understand the consumers and their regions .”
Ka t h y Fish | Ch ie f Re se a rch , De ve lo p m e n t a n d In n o va t io n Office r, P ro c t e r & Ga m b le
“Customers are worldwide, and one of the huge rights of a customer is that they want to talk to you in their own language, in their own paradigm .”
Sa n ja y Co rre a | Vice P re sid e n t (Re t ire d ), GE Avia t io n
“We hire you because you are bigger than the role that we are interviewing you for. That’s a person that brings a mindset, a way of thinking. The only way to get that is by going out there and experiencing the world .”
Ro b McClu n g | Dire c t o r o f Glo b a l Cu st o m e r Ca re , Go o g le
Working with Faculty and Staff
De ve lo p Re la t io n s h ip s
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◦ Ho st a n n u a l a d viso r b re a kfa st / o p e n h o u se◦ P re se n t a t fa cu lt y/ s t a ff m e e t in g s◦ In c lu d e in t h e d e ve lo p m e n t o f t h e
a p p lica t io n p ro ce ss◦ De live r m a rke t in g m a t e ria ls e a ch t e rm◦ “P o p -u p ” a d vis in g in t a rg e t e d d e p a rt m e n t s◦ Se n d o u t a m o n t h ly a d viso r n e w sle t t e r◦ Fin d p o sit ive d e via n t s ◦ Bu ild u p o n o ve ra ll m iss io n o f t h e in st it u t ion
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Le ve ra g e a n d Su p p o rt Fa c u lt y
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◦ An n u a l m e e t in g w it h d e p a rt m e n t ch a irs◦ P ro vid e su p p o rt se rvice s in t h e g e n e ra t io n o f
MOU’s◦ Su p p o rt fa cu lt y s it e vis it s w h e n p o ssib le◦ Ha ve fa cu lt y se n d p re -d ra ft e d e m a ils t o s t u d e n t s◦ Cre a t e a fa cu lt y a d viso ry b o a rd fo r in t e rn a t io n a l
p ro g ra m s◦ P re -e va lu a t e co u rse e q u iva le n c ie s
“"You can take engineering and replace it with nursing, with medical school, with philosophy, with
any major. The exposure to and appreciation of cultural differences and how exciting those are for
human societies is not only important from a professional point of view but also as a human
being."
Volker Sick | University of Michigan
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P OINt
P OINt
◦ Pluses | what are we already successfully doing?
◦ Opportunities | where can we go from here?
◦ Issues | what barriers exist to our opportunities?
◦ New Thinking | what strategies can we use to overcome the barriers?
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POINt | Strategy Development to Work with Hard -to -Reach Majors
Target Major/Department Mechanical EngineeringKey Stakeholders (be specific) Student EA alums, EA staff, dept. faculty,
engr advisors, first -year students, dean
Pluses• Showcasing EA options for ME students
during orientation and first -year classes• Recommended programs list, sample
grad plans, workshops• Champions: Dept. Head, Undergrad
program head, EA collaborators
Opportunities• Retention impacts• Relieve course capacity concerns• Invite other departments to join• Celebrate EA alums• Enhance visibility of ME students abroad
Issues• Rigid curriculum • Faculty priorities• Buy -in from other gatekeepers• Time required to establish infrastructure• Scholarships timeline
New Thinking• Create an exit survey for EA students to
identify champions and help smooth out challenges
• Provide retention data of EA students & present at faculty meeting
• Create pre -first -year faculty -led program
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TAKEAW AYS
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Broadening your Circle
1. Id e n t ify h a rd -t o -re a ch m a jo rs a n d re a so n s
2. De fin e su cce ss in se n d in g s t u d e n t s a b ro a d
3. Re co g n ize lo w re so u rce s t ra t e g ie s
4 . Cre a t e a c t io n p la n fo r im p le m e n t in g ch a n g e
QUESTIONS
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Ka e la Co n ro y | ka e la c@b u .e d u
Ma re n Ha a s | m jh a a s@u m ich .e d u
To n i-Le e Vin e y | t o n ile e .vin e y@co lo st a t e .e d u