The Globally Competent The Globally Competent CampusCampus

Faculty Senate PresentationFaculty Senate Presentation

February 10, 2005February 10, 2005

Nancy L. ZimpherNancy L. Zimpher

PresidentPresident

NASULGC Task Force on International EducationNASULGC Task Force on International Education

Issued in October 2004

Failing report card at U.S. universitiesFailing report card at U.S. universities Only 3 percent of U.S. students in four-year programs

participate in education abroad each year

At UC: it’s a little over 2 percent – 750 students

Growth of international enrollment slowing

At UC: 2157, this year; down from 2202 last year.

1 in 10 American students studies a foreign language

Defining our termsDefining our termsInternationalization: The process of integrating international and

multicultural perspectives and experiences into the learning, discovery and engagement mission of higher education (Knight, 1994).

Globalization: The integration of countries and people as the result of economic, technological and knowledge advances.

International Education: The full spectrum of educational programs and practices that facilitate internationalized learning. This includes curriculum, education abroad, international research and scholarship, university engagement, and the involvement of international students and scholars on U.S. campuses.

Global Competence: The ability of faculty, staff and students not only to contribute to knowledge, but also to comprehend, analyze, and evaluate its meaning in the context of an increasingly globalized world.

Four good reasons to internationalizeFour good reasons to internationalize

For our students

For our communities

For our nation

For our institutions

US Competition in the US Competition in the Creative Age: A Nation at Risk?Creative Age: A Nation at Risk?

Richard FloridaRichard Florida

Hirst Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University

HBR (Oct 2004) “America’s Looming Creativity Crisis”

The Rise of the Creative Class (Basic Books, 2002)

The Flight of the Creative Class (Harper Business, 2005)

Percentage of Workers in the “Creative Class”Percentage of Workers in the “Creative Class”

What we need is…What we need is…

“the equivalent of a GI Bill for creativity. The nation must spend radically more on research and development and on higher education, opening up universities… to more Americans and to more of the world’s best and brightest… The United States has to build the creative infrastructure for the future.”

-- R. Florida, 2004, p. 8

A call for the “coalition of the converted”A call for the “coalition of the converted”

Bring together faculty, students, administration, community leaders and members of the boards of trustees

Provide a clear vision of internationalization Foster communication among constituencies Encourage faculty development Build capacity

Place students at the center Grow our research excellence Achieve academic excellence Forge key partnerships Create a sense of place Create opportunity

UC|21 strategic goalsUC|21 strategic goals

Key playersKey players

Institute for Global Studies & Affairs• Education AbroadEducation Abroad • International Collaborations and Exchanges International Collaborations and Exchanges

International Co-Op Program Academic, Creative & Research Community

• International Students Services OfficeInternational Students Services Office• International faculty, scholars, researchers, artistsInternational faculty, scholars, researchers, artists

International Community Agencies

Institute for Global Institute for Global Studies & AffairsStudies & Affairs

IGSA missionIGSA mission

Provide innovative and high-quality programs

Build faculty capacity

Educate students to think and act internationally

What IGSA does…What IGSA does…

Education Abroad

Grants and Support

Training and Outreach

Faculty Development

Leadership for Curricular Change

International Exchange and Visitors

International LinkagesCrete, 2001

Why education abroad?Why education abroad?

Broaden your horizons: Put classroom learning into perspective

Learn about yourself Acquaint yourself with another culture and way of life Serve as an ambassador of the U.S. and of the host

country Develop your leadership skills Advance your career Learn a language

Students abroad on academic programsStudents abroad on academic programs

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Sample of faculty-led programs…Sample of faculty-led programs…

RWCRWC: Harlaxton, England

ClermontClermont: Latin American Culture in Chile

DAAPDAAP: Fashion & Industrial Design in Belgium & France

NursingNursing: Rotation in Honduras

CASCAS: Construction Science in Spain

CoBCoB: Service learning in Belize

PlanningPlanning: Sustainable Development in Crete and Santorini

A&S: A&S: Language & Culture in Querétaro

MedicineMedicine: : Shoulder to Shoulder in Honduras

CCMCCM: : Opera Theater in Lucca

International collaborationsInternational collaborations

33 active official linkages with international institutions in 21 countries

Student and faculty exchange; degree completions

For example Korea (Nursing) Chile (CoB) Vietnam (CAS) New Zealand (Law)

New initiativesNew initiatives

Degree completion programs (Chile, China)

Distance Learning (Canada, Finland, Egypt)

Sustainable Development (City of Curitiba, Brazil)

International Co-op ProgramInternational Co-op Program

International Co-opInternational Co-op Destinations in Germany, Japan,

Latin America Work during your final two co-

op quarters with a company overseas

Receive specialized language/culture courses in German, Japanese or Spanish

Acquire cross-cultural communication skills and experience that will enhance employability

International co-op by languageInternational co-op by language

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Int'l Relations

DAAP

CoB

Engineering

Academic, Creative & Research Academic, Creative & Research CommunityCommunity

International studentsInternational students Provide intellectual excellence

Contribute to the research effort

Enhance the internationalization of the community

Enrich the experience of all UC students

Add diversity to the Institution and State

Contribute to economic well-being of Cincinnati and Ohio

International student enrollment trendsInternational student enrollment trends

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International student field of studyInternational student field of study

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International student region of originInternational student region of origin

China

Europe

Mid East/Africa

So Amer

Canada

Other

India

International FacultyInternational Faculty

International facultyInternational faculty

• Provide diversity

• Contribute to research and artistic excellence

• Mentor graduate students

• Serve as role models

International Faculty in Every CollegeInternational Faculty in Every College

• Artists, Composers, Performers

• Teachers

• Researchers

• Physicians

Also, growing our research excellence…Also, growing our research excellence…

• International Post docs

• International Research Associates

• International Fulbright Scholars

• International Visiting Faculty

• International Visiting Artists

Building Our Community ConnectionsBuilding Our Community Connections

Collaboration with…Collaboration with…

• World Affairs Council

• International Visitors Council

• New IGSA/ISSO co-location and collaboration

We’re collaborating with

Next stepsNext steps

• Searching for a Chief International Officer

• Implementing ‘global’ UC|21

• Funding our priorities

• Setting measurable goals

• Making a difference for our university, community and world