Global Education Committee Meeting Minutes
November 9. 2011
 Approval of minutes from 10/12
 Add D. Kaplan to the absent list
 Approved with one abstention
 Announcements/Updates
 Website
 updated but not new
 New site still to be developed
 Student scholarship funds
 Scholarship call established
 EAS will distribute call
 IAP will receive and vet applications.
 WCER call
 Time sensitive
 Extramural funding must be applied for within 12 months of award
 Promotes international research
 WCER Director wants international research project as part of WCER
portfolio
 Director has indicated some flexibility in total award amount
 Percentage of overhead to WCER
 Reception
 December 1st, 2011 5-6:30 pm Ed Bldg Room 159
 Committee presence is requested
 Indonesian Colleagues’ Visit (Stambach)
 Aman Wira, UW Alum and 3 other Indonesian colleagues from the
Indonesian Board of National Education Standards visited in late October
 Indonesian government setting standards for K-16 education
 Agreement with UW Madison signed October 31st
 Collaborations possible include- researcher, teacher and language exchanges
 China trip/initiatives
 M. Hawkins visited two institutions- Shaanxi Normal University and
Zhejiang University
 We have an institutional relationship with Zhejiang
 History of UW affiliations and site visits
 Shaanxi is a new opportunity
 Different experiences from each
 Zhejiang-well established program
 Shaanxi- wants to establish creative modes of partnering
 Large efforts to recruit in China (B. Martin’s focus)
 Partnerships
 What do you imagine?
 What are the benefits
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It should be noted that China wants our students there, not necessarily the
reverse
Thoughts (send to Maggie, for future discussions)
Other
 University Admissions
 Struggling with number of international undergraduate students
 Resources limited
 Numbers swelling from 300  2800
 What does globalization look like on our campus?
 Can we support or assist?
 Inquiry to Laurie Cox, Director International Student Services
 Global Higher Education Masters Proposal (Stambach)
 Departments involved in development: ELPA, EPS and C & I
 Strand within existing MA degree program
 1 year professional Masters in closed cohort (approx 12)
 30 credits including capstone and internship
 How do we identify the students we want?
 Criteria for choice?
 Possible link to IALEI
 Get input and expertise
In what way could this be used as a template for other SoE programs?
 Current SoE International Student Programs (Lindsey)
 Julies handouts include
 Study Abroad Report for SoE
 numbers reflect organized and established SoE programs run through
IAP
 Listing of IAP administrative services provided for Study Abroad Programs
 IAP and academic departments build collaborations through
identification of needs and goals
 IAP program models and descriptions
 Guatemala
 Italy (SRISA)
 Italy (SACI)- new
 Uganda-International Student Teaching (10 weeks here and 10
weeks there)
 New Zealand & Ireland- OT fieldwork
 Funding Proposal/Miller
 It was noted that Miller is Jr. faculty-what does this mean for tenure?
 Proposal has no definable goal
 The proposal has not defined; Who, what, where
 What is the Center proposed?
 What is its agenda?
 How is it staffed?
The committee voted unanimously to decline funding this proposal.
In an effort to mentor Jr. faculty and encourage international activities, Maggie will craft
a letter
 Catalyzing Engagement?
 SoE faculty want to engage but need more information on;
 Processes
 Funding
 Availability
 Students want to engage internationally as well
 How do we pull people in?
 Get the word out?
 Make global education front and center?
 Get people engaged
 Raise consciousness?
 Seek connections with faculty outside the SoE?
 Lweza School, Uganda- as an example of an engaged program
 Curriculum and Instruction-Student teaching (Hawkins)
 Village Health project
 Biochemistry-James Ntambi
 School of Nursing
 School of Medicine
 Nutrition programs
 Program engages a variety of faculty, undergraduate and graduate students
from across disciplines and across campus Focus Groups (what will foster engagement?)
 What are you looking for?
 What is standing in your way?
 Semester long opportunity?
 Summer opportunity?
 How do we address international graduate student work?
 Many are interested in International Internships
 Faculty Engagement comes down to three factors
 Time
 Research
 Funding
 Hard to balance SoE and University level of engagement
 Needs to be intentional
 Those already engaged, are not the issue
 Those not engaged, may not be relevant
 Is this a Marketing Issue?
 Look at what others are doing
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 Try to establish goals
 Define engagement
Establish Benchmarks (from a faculty perspective)
 Research
 Teaching
 Service
Do we need a document that spells this out?
 Priorities
 Goals
 Steps to accomplish
Adjourned
Next Meeting December 14th 1:15-2:45 pm
Minutes submitted by-Tammi PM