The Globally Competent
Campus
Faculty Senate Presentation
February 10, 2005
Nancy L. Zimpher
President
NASULGC Task Force on International Education
Issued in October 2004
Failing report card at U.S. universities
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Only 3 percent of U.S. students in four-year programs
participate in education abroad each year
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Growth of international enrollment slowing
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At UC: it’s a little over 2 percent – 750 students
At UC: 2157, this year; down from 2202 last year.
1 in 10 American students studies a foreign language
Defining our terms
Internationalization: The process of integrating international and
multicultural perspectives and experiences into the learning,
discovery and engagement mission of higher education (Knight, 1994).
Globalization: The integration of countries and people as the result of
economic, technological and knowledge advances.
International Education: The full spectrum of educational programs and
practices that facilitate internationalized learning. This includes
curriculum, education abroad, international research and scholarship,
university engagement, and the involvement of international students
and scholars on U.S. campuses.
Global Competence: The ability of faculty, staff and students not only to
contribute to knowledge, but also to comprehend, analyze, and
evaluate its meaning in the context of an increasingly globalized
world.
Four good reasons to internationalize
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For our students
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For our communities
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For our nation
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For our institutions
US Competition in the
Creative Age: A Nation at Risk?
Richard Florida
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Hirst Professor of Public Policy, George Mason
University
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HBR (Oct 2004) “America’s Looming Creativity
Crisis”
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The Rise of the Creative Class (Basic Books,
2002)
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The Flight of the Creative Class (Harper Business,
2005)
Percentage of Workers in the “Creative Class”
What we need is…
“the equivalent of a GI Bill for creativity.
The nation must spend radically more on
research and development and on higher
education, opening up universities… to
more Americans and to more of the
world’s best and brightest… The United
States has to build the creative
infrastructure for the future.”
-- R. Florida, 2004, p. 8
A call for the “coalition of the converted”
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Bring together faculty, students, administration,
community leaders and members of the boards of
trustees
Provide a clear vision of internationalization
Foster communication among constituencies
Encourage faculty development
Build capacity
UC|21 strategic goals
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Place students at the center
Grow our research excellence
Achieve academic excellence
Forge key partnerships
Create a sense of place
Create opportunity
Key players
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Institute for Global Studies & Affairs
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Education Abroad
International Collaborations and Exchanges
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International Co-Op Program
 Academic, Creative & Research Community
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International Students Services Office
International faculty, scholars, researchers, artists
International Community Agencies
Institute for Global
Studies & Affairs
IGSA mission
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Provide innovative and high-quality programs
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Build faculty capacity
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Educate students to think and act internationally
What IGSA does…
Crete, 2001
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Education Abroad
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Grants and Support
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Training and Outreach
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Faculty Development
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Leadership for Curricular
Change
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International Exchange and
Visitors
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International Linkages
Why education abroad?
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Broaden your horizons: Put classroom learning into
perspective
Learn about yourself
Acquaint yourself with another culture and way of life
Serve as an ambassador of the U.S. and of the host
country
Develop your leadership skills
Advance your career
Learn a language
Students abroad on academic programs
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
AY96
AY98
AY2000
AY2002
AY2004
Sample of faculty-led programs…
RWC:
Clermont:
DAAP:
Harlaxton, England
Latin American Culture in Chile
Fashion & Industrial Design in
Belgium & France
Nursing:
CAS:
Rotation in Honduras
Construction Science in Spain
CoB: Service learning in Belize
Planning: Sustainable
Development in Crete
and Santorini
A&S: Language & Culture in Querétaro
Medicine: Shoulder to Shoulder in Honduras
CCM: Opera Theater in Lucca
International collaborations
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33 active official linkages with international
institutions in 21 countries
 Student and faculty exchange; degree
completions
 For example
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Korea (Nursing)
Chile (CoB)
Vietnam (CAS)
New Zealand (Law)
New initiatives
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Degree completion programs (Chile, China)
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Distance Learning (Canada, Finland, Egypt)
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Sustainable Development (City of Curitiba, Brazil)
International Co-op Program
International Co-op
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Destinations in Germany, Japan,
Latin America
Work during your final two coop quarters with a company
overseas
Receive specialized
language/culture courses in
German, Japanese or Spanish
Acquire cross-cultural
communication skills and
experience that will enhance
employability
International co-op by language
35
30
25
French
Japanese
Spanish
German
20
15
10
5
0
'94
'96
'98
'00
'02
'04
'06
'08
International co-op by college
35
30
25
Int'l Relations
DAAP
CoB
Engineering
20
15
10
5
0
'94
'96
'98
'00
'02
'04
'06
'08
Academic, Creative & Research
Community
International students
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Provide intellectual excellence
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Contribute to the research effort
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Enhance the internationalization of the community
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Enrich the experience of all UC students
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Add diversity to the Institution and State
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Contribute to economic well-being of Cincinnati
and Ohio
International student enrollment trends
2500
2000
1500
Undergrad
Grad
1000
500
0
AY 99 AY 00 AY 01 AY 02 AY 03 AY 04 AY 05
International student field of study
Eng'g
A&S
CCM
Med Ctr
CoB
DAAP
Educ
Other
International student region of origin
China
Europe
Mid East/Africa
So Amer
Canada
Other
India
International Faculty
International faculty
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Provide diversity
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Contribute to research and artistic
excellence
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Mentor graduate students
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Serve as role models
International Faculty in Every College
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Artists, Composers, Performers
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Teachers
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Researchers
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Physicians
Also, growing our research excellence…
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International Post docs
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International Research Associates
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International Fulbright Scholars
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International Visiting Faculty
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International Visiting Artists
Building Our Community Connections
Collaboration with…
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World Affairs Council
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International Visitors Council
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New IGSA/ISSO co-location and
collaboration
We’re collaborating with
Next steps
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Searching for a Chief International
Officer
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Implementing ‘global’ UC|21
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Funding our priorities
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Setting measurable goals
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Making a difference for our university,
community and world