International Leadership
Team
Susan Mackey-Kallis, Chair
Town Hall Meeting
April 26, 2013
International Leadership Team
Steve Merritt, Dean E.M.
Lance Kenney, OIS
Wen Mao, VSB
Jonathan Doh, VSB
Kim Cahill, VSB
Andrea Welker, COE
Pali Singh, COE
Maria Toyoda, CLAS
Seth Whidden, CLAS
Louise Russo, CLAS
Susan Mackey-Kallis, CLAS
Jacklynn Wong, Student
Fran Keene, Nursing
Thanks to former members Suzanne Toton and Michael Posner!
International Leadership Team’s
Charge
• Work with the American Council of Education (ACE) as a
member of their 2012-2014 learning community
• develop a strategic plan for comprehensive
internationalization that will help Villanova University
strengthen our global leadership and engagement.
What is an Internationalized
Campus?
“Internationalization is the process for integrating
international/intercultural content into the
teaching, learning, research and service
functions of the institution.”
Jane Knight
What is Comprehensive
Internationalization?
Jane Knight
What is the ACE
Internationalization Laboratory?
an invitational learning community that assists
participating institutions to develop a capacity, capability,
and strategy for comprehensive internationalization,
which is infusing an international/intercultural dimension
to all aspects of teaching, learning, research, service,
and outreach. Involvement lasts 16-20 months.
What is the on-campus work of the
Internationalization Laboratory?
• An internationalization review to catalog and analyze what the
institution is doing
• The articulation of student global learning goals and a method to
understand how the institution’s activities impact student learning
• A communication plan to develop stakeholder buy in and
participation and keep the community informed and engaged
• The integration of the results of the review and the learning goals
process into a strategic internationalization plan
What is an Internationalization
Review?
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A process for …
Taking stock of the current international and global initiatives on
campus
Collecting and analyzing information as a basis for an
internationalization plan
Identifying strengths, weaknesses, gaps and possibilities for new
strategic activities
Engaging people across the institution in a discussion of
internationalization
What are Articulated Student
Learning Goals?
• What do we want our students to know and be able to
do? (knowledge, skills, attitudes)
• Where would students acquire this knowledge and these
skills and attitudes?
• What is our evidence that students are actually achieving
these outcomes?
What are the Elements of an
Internationalization Strategic Plan?
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Vision for Internationalization
Strategic Goals
Performance Indicators – Outcomes and Evidence of Success
Specific Action Steps and Timeline
Responsible Agents (though this may be in a later implementation
plan)
• Funding
• Plan for monitoring implementation
Comprehensive Internationalization
is not just“What are we doing?”
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Study Abroad
International students and scholars
Linkages/institutional partnerships and exchanges
Long-distance education (virtual study abroad) and internationalized
courses
Area Studies programs
Foreign Language
International Studies (interdisciplinary)
International Business (multi-regional, discipline-based)
Research collaboration
Dual and joint degree programs
Outreach
Cross-cultural events and training
& etc…….
Comprehensive Internationalization
asks “Why do this?”
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Enhancing institutional reputation and competitive position
Preparing students for global citizenship
Making students more competitive in the global marketplace
Generating revenue
Enhancing the research agenda
Strengthening engagement that promotes the application of
knowledge
• Making a better, more understanding world
Comprehensive Internationalization
asks“What do we want to be?”
• Comparing our institution to others through a review of
internationalization efforts at similar institutions
• Developing the human capital of our faculty, staff, and
students
• Finding our hidden treasures and celebrating our
successes
Where are We in the Process?
 University wide faculty/staff survey end of April
http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/vpaa/international.html
 Information gathering (ongoing)
 Presentation to the Academic Affairs Committee of the
Board of Trustees Fall 2013
 Subcommittee Reports mid fall 2013
 Final Self Study to VPAA late fall
 External Visiting Team Review/Report spring 2014
International Leadership Team’s
Seven Subcommittees
1. International Students and Scholars: Steve Merritt
2. Education Abroad: Lance Kenney
3. International Strategic Partnerships: Maria Toyoda &
Jonathan Doh
4. International Teaching and Learning: Louise Russo &
Seth Whidden
International Leadership Team’s
Seven Subcommittees
5. International Community Engagement and Global
Outreach: Kim Cahill
6. International Research: Pali Singh
7. International, Multicultural, Co-Curricular and Campus
Life: Susan Mackey-Kallis
Sources and Resources
• ACE CIGE
• Barbara Hill, ACE Senior Associate and Lab Director
• Handbook for Advancing Comprehensive
Internationalization, ACE publication