Internationalize your Institution

1. Internationalize your Institution through Faculty Wendy Williamson, Director of Study Abroad, Eastern Illinois University Elizabeth Brewer, Director of International Education, Beloit College Laura G. McGee, Associate Professor of German, Western Kentucky University

2. Wendy Williamson Director of Study AbroadEastern Illinois University Author of Study Abroad 101 Founder of AbroadScout.com(for students) & Facultyled.com(for faculty leaders & international education professionals) Blogger on International Education, Study Abroad, etc.

3. What is Internationalization? Ratatouillization?

4. So how do you make ratatouille? • PrimaryIngredient: Eggplant • SecondaryIngredients: Tomatoes, garlic, parsley, basil, onions, peppers, and olive oil (amongmanyotherchoices) • Spices Herb de Provence (and much more)

5. What are your ingredients in HE? • Primaryingredient: People whoembrace the global ideology « Think Global, Live Local ». • These people willbring expertise, ingenuity, creativity, passion, strategy, and more… • Theyprovide basis for the secondaryingredients • Secondaryingredients: • Policies, Procedures, Programs, Technology, etc.

6. About the primary ingredient • People = Faculty, Staff, & Students • These people are Specialty Items • Not available from your local grocer. • Can you make the people you have into the people you need? • Yes, but like yogurt, you need some to make some, and what little you have and make gets eaten up fast! • It really takes a special trip… • Focused concerted effort to get these people and then retain them.

7. 5 R’s of Internationalization • Recommend • Require   • Recognize  • Raise • Reward Formula for getting your people and retaining them.

8. 5 R’s of Internationalization Recommend • the words "global" and/or "international" be added to your mission and vision statements • international experience be added as a preference for all new hires and to the promotion system for acquiring tenure • incentives for the right faculty, staff, and students to choose your institution

9. 5 R’s of Internationalization Require • international training and/or experience of all faculty and staff, in all departments • all departments have one or more study abroad programs available for their students as well as recruit international students • international education be a separate section, included in departmental reports

10. 5 R’s of Internationalization Recognize • faculty who internationalize their courses, develop and lead study abroad programs, foster relationships with international students, and encourage study abroad • employees who participate in professional development opportunities relevant to IE • exemplary student participation in IE programs (both to and from the institution)

11. 5 R’s of Internationalization Raise • funding for faculty interested in fostering the development of exemplary international education programs and partnerships • grants and scholarships for students who wish to participate in international programs • the profile and awareness of faculty, staff, and students who have international experience

12. 5 R’s of Internationalization Reward • faculty and staff who rise up to be leaders of international education on the campus • faculty and staff who serve on international education councils or committees • faculty who help internationalize their colleges and departments in different ways

13. No SIO or strategic plan? Start with whatever you can… • Our Plan (see handout) • Overview of Objectives: • 600 students going abroad annually by the end of AY2012 • Become first choice for Illinois high school students who are interested in study abroad (scholarships and faculty-led) In-State Rate for Academically Talented. • Enhance study abrod opportunities, integrating the academic and personal development of students

14. Engaging Faculty in Internationalization: The Study Abroad Lens Elizabeth Brewer Beloit College

16. Changing History: Study Abroad and Internationalization • Select fields; faculty-led seminars • Professionalization of study abroad; focus on increased mobility • Reexamination of the home institution: Internationalization at Home, Campus Internationalization

17. Why focus on study abroad? Study abroad’s learning outcomes resonate with those of higher education “Current research in a variety of academic disciplines is unequivocally endorsing precisely the outcomes that study abroad can provide.” J. M. Bennett (2008) namely intercultural competence and transformation

18. What do faculty know? “This . . . is our profession’s dilemma: students describe the benefits of study abroad in terms of life-changing impact, while faculty . . . evaluate it in terms of specifically stated learning outcomes.” Richard Selby (2008)

19. If study abroad is to assume its place as part of the home campus curriculum, it will require faculty understanding of the study abroad experience, faculty oversight, and faculty engagement.

20. Enlist faculty to • Create the narrative around study abroad’s purpose • Understand the study abroad experience • Bring lessons from study abroad to bear on their work

21. The study abroad narrative • Relationship to institutional mission • Learning goals • Expectations for study abroad • Meaningful outcomes

22. Understand the study abroad experience • Study abroad selection committees • Visible outcomes • in the classroom • through public presentations • Faculty development • individual (site visits, sabbaticals abroad, Fulbrights) • group (group visits abroad and seminars)

23. Bring lessons to bear on advising and teaching through: • seminars at home and abroad • teaching colloquia and conferences

24. Best Practices for Institutional Change: Two Examples • Faculty participation in the review of study abroad applications • The Cities in Transition Project

25. Evidence for preparation and intention Obviously, I have been preparing my Spanish skills for a while now by taking Spanish courses. I will research Spanish culture including holidays and daily customs before my semester abroad. Once I am there, my host family will hopefully teach me a great deal about their culture. I will utilize my extra free time gained by Spain’s different educational model to explore Spain and visit new areas. 8 years of Spanish courses, Latin American history course looks at Spain’s colonization of Latin America Further reading . . . to understand Spain in a historical context . . . and appreciate physical landscape, arts, culture, and people. I have learned from interactions with people from other countries living in the U.S. Last summer I lifeguarded . . . I plan to participate in the “Intercambios” cultural exchange program and to take flamenco guitar lessons

26. Cities in Transition Project Curriculum development abroad to transform teaching at home

27. The Role of Global-Minded Faculty Dr. Laura G. McGee Associate Professor of German, Interim Head of Modern Languages Western Kentucky University ForumEA - March 25, 2010

28. The faculty member brings extensive experience abroad: • High school exchange year • Junior year abroad • Dissertation fellowship • Multiple conferences / professional development / research trips (30+) • Sabbatical year • Fulbright research year • Misc. short term study experiences

29. The faculty member knows the institution and meets the need: • Regional state university • 20,000 students • Many = first generation • 1 year language requirement • 20 German majors

30. The faculty member assesses current offerings and fills the gap: • Various consortia programs (Kentucky Institute for International Studies, etc.) • Direct exchange semester in Austria

31. The faculty member addresses obstacles to study abroad: • Can’t afford to go • Can’t take time away from work/family • Never been away from home • “Abroad” experiences not part of home culture • Program isn’t covered by scholarships • Program not embedded in curriculum • Is study abroad really for me?

32. My program: Short term program • Target group: Freshmen • Orientation: Thorough • Prerequisites: Language (+) • Scholarships: Yes Intended to be the first of more than one international experience during college.

33. Elements of program design • Gentle entry • Home stay – cultural / social / linguistic • Increasing independence  life skills • Structured itinerary + debriefings • Professional Interest Projects (Study Abroad: How to … by Dowell/Mirsky) • City Walks (Honors Semester / Bernice Braid)

34. 18-day May term program in Germany $2500

35. What I do Develop idea / propose course / write syllabi / select texts / recruit + mentor co-leader / write proposal / develop marketing plan / build budget / draft application / recruit students / apply for outside funds / set itinerary / buy tickets / book everything / collect funds / arrange home stays / run orientation / oversee paperwork / attend trainings / run program (10-16 hours daily, 18 days) / on call 18x24=432 hrs / assess outcomes / evaluate course / reconcile accounts / mentor students intonext experience abroad

36. Obstacles for faculty • Pay • Load • Reward system • Ad-hoc support system • “Do-it-all yourself” • Liability

37. Danke! Presenter Contact Info: Laura.mcgee@wku.edu