ST. EDWARD’S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS 2010-2015 Strategic Plan Update

1. ST. EDWARD’S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS 2010-2015 Strategic Plan Update

2. GLOBAL PREPAREDNESS

3. Degrees & Joint/Dual Degrees On Campus Classes Joint Classes with Study Abroad Component Faculty Led Study Abroad Joint Classes Global Consulting Projects Faculty Exchanges Faculty Global Research Joint Faculty and Student Research

4. Global Program and Project Development • Each new opportunity, whether sought strategically or presented through the university requires evaluation and assessment. The following items should be considered in the recommendation process: • Establish contacts; identify key decision-makers • Conduct preliminary due diligence • Perform initial assessment of the potential programs and projects in terms of costs/benefits • Report back to Dean for permission to pursue • Dean and/or Director perform physical due diligence • Steps 2 and 3 conducted at a deeper more detailed level • Engagement with appropriate areas for advice, support, and resource allocation is conducted (e.g. Departments, Schools, Finance, Services, Marketing, IT, third party service providers, etc.) • Gather facts, figures and information into coherent, high-level plan • Seek authoritative approval (if required from University) • Prepare timeline for execution of plan by identifying specific deliverables; develop budget • Approval by Dean • Assign single points of contact for each entity/partner (be flexible) • Director leads project with assistance from local points of contact and assigned faculty • Program assessed upon completion by participants with feedback to Dean and Director GLOBAL PREPAREDNESS

5. Global University Partnerships and Protocols University and Business Schools Mission alignment Global Focus Reputation Size Courses taught in English Geography Within three major global focus areas (Asia, Americas, Europe) Smaller cities with easy access to larger cities Safety of City/Safety of Campus Relationship Looking for deep versus shallow partnerships No conflicts with current University partnerships Mutually beneficial GLOBAL PREPAREDNESS

6. Global University Partnerships and Protocols Logistics Capable of coordinating logistics for one to four week trips Ease of access to campus/city Finance Affordability Reciprocal tuition programs GLOBAL PREPAREDNESS

7. Global University Partnerships and Protocols • Protocol: • Agreements made at the dean level or higher. • Dean and Director visit to meet with administration, faculty, and international staff required prior to entering into an agreement. • Tour campus facilities, local area, review accommodations and potential activities, visits • to businesses. • Determine quality of programs & faculty • Determine degree of compatibility between Schools/Universities • Determine level of consulting project development • Determine level of interest in faculty exchanges • Determine level of interest in joint classes • Determine level of interest in joint research projects • Determine level of interest in certificate, dual-degree and/or joint degree programs GLOBAL PREPAREDNESS

8. SMB PARTNERSHIPS with other UNIVERSITIES Austria: MCI in Innsbruck Chile: Universidad Adolfo Ibanez in Vina del Mar *China: Jinan University in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai, Chinese University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong Denmark: Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus France: UCO in Angers Germany: Catholic University in Eichstatt and Ingolstadt Japan: Asia Pacific University in Beppu *Korea: Catholic University of Korea in Seoul **Mexico: Technologico de Monterrey in Monterrey Spain: UniversitatJaume I in Castello de la Plana *preliminary discussions **currently inactive GLOBAL PREPAREDNESS