The International Studies Certificate: Redefining the Identity of a College and its Students

Santa Fe’s adoption of an International Studies Certificate launched a campus-wide debate as to what is international. It drew faculty and administration into a creative process and encouraged the College to rethink its curriculum and, ultimately, its mission. Santa Fe College has developed a program from top-to-bottom incorporating curricular and extracurricular elements and culminating in a personalized ePortfolio which forces students to think about themselves in a broader global context.

A collaboration among all corners of the College

SF International Education Event Website

Diversifying course offerings for the International Studies Certificate (i.e., English, STEM, and Business)

Expanding Internationalization efforts to new Business, Education, and Health BA programs

Developing ePortfolio support materials and workshops Strengthening advisement, assessment, and IT support to meet

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Number of students enrolled

Events are announced through a dedicated website. Weekly

newsletters are sent to students and faculty.

International Education Committee

Authors: Paloma Rodriguez & David Tegeder

Events organized by Academic departments & Students Affairs: International Film Festival International Lecture Series Global Photography Exhibit Multicultural activities and

events Student field trips

Academic Foundations ESL/ EAP

Honors Program

International Education

AcademicDepartments

Community Outreach

Office of Diversity

Multicultural StudentCenter

Student Affairs

Disability Resource

Center

International Education Committee

Administration

Library

Courses by Department

Enrollment Information

International Certificate (IC) courses 57

IC courses with over 50% international content 60%

Social & Behavioral

Sciences

Humanities & Foreign Languages

Other (English, Biology, Business)

40% 40%

20%

Course Information

Introduction

Student ePortfolios Events and Marketing

Challenges Ahead

Accomplishments

Destinations: Brazil China Costa Rica Ecuador France Ghana India Italy Sweden Ukraine

Student Life

Faculty International travel (China, India, Thailand, Philippines, Japan) 10 participants

Faculty Professional Development(conferences and weekend workshops) 36 participants

Public Lecture Series 2,150 participants

New Course Development 5 courses

Support for course revision 12 courses

Memoranda of Understanding BUU Beijing Union

University, China , 2010 UNESP Sao Paulo State

University, Brazil, 2013

Title VIA Grant “Opening Doors to Asia”

2013-2014

Through bi-monthly meetings of faculty, administrators, and staff, the International Education Committee coordinates a host of initiatives ranging from international lectures and events, faculty professional development, and student study abroad programs.

Fulbright Visiting Scholars Eric Wu,

China, 2008 Regiani Zacarias,

Brazil, 2013

InteractionsePortfolios capture students’ global competence allowing Santa Fe to assess the effectiveness of the IC program.

Students are required to record and reflect on their international experiences by producing an ePortfolio.

Badges allow students to recognize IC events and keep track of the points

they accrue.

ResearchEvents TravelInteractions

Study Abroad