IIE Best Practices Conference
“Lead Your Campus to the Top:
Best Practices in Internationalizing the Campus”
Celebrating IIE’s Andrew Heiskell Awards for Innovation in
International Education and Featuring IIE’s 2016 Heiskell Award Winners
March 10-11, 2016
University of California, Davis
THURSDAY, MARCH 10
Pre-Conference Roundtables (special registration required)
10:00am-1:00pm
Special Workshop: Project No More Lost Generation: Principles of Higher Education
Support (invite only)
Location: TBD
Conflict, war and natural disasters have displaced and will continue to displace millions of people around the
globe, including university and college students. In times of peace, these students will become their societies’ future
leaders, doctors, scientist, journalists, teachers and engineers, but in times of war, they can become a lost generation.
Higher education in the United States has a long-established tradition of providing support and sanctuary to the
world’s most vulnerable students. This workshop will put forth a call to the U.S. higher education community with
a proposed sustainable solution for support involving innovation, knowledge sharing, and collaboration across the
whole spectrum of the higher education community.
1:00 – 2:00pm
Registration Check-in
2:00 – 5:00pm
Concurrent Roundtable 1: The Future of U.S. – Iran Academic Cooperation
Location: UC Davis Mondavi Center, Studio Theatre
With the warming of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Iran, this pre-conference workshop will explore
the future of academic relations between U.S. and Iranian higher education institutions. Workshop topics will
include an overview of current academic relationships, models for collaboration, case studies of existing linkages,
and practical guidance on how to initiate new partnerships.
2:00 – 5:00pm
Concurrent Roundtable 2: Models and Best Practices for Internationalization at the
Community College
Location: UC Davis Alumni Center, Founders Room
This roundtable will explore various tools for internationalization at the community college and is ideal for
community college representatives who are looking for practical ideas on how to internationalize their campus.
Topics include:
• Models and Best Practices for Internationalization at the Community College
• Engaging the Top – Gaining Support from Institutional Leadership and Faculty
• Creating Study Abroad Programs at Community Colleges and Fostering Student Participation
• Tips for Community Colleges on How to Apply for Federal Grants and other Resources
5:00 – 7:00pm
Networking Reception in UC Davis Mondavi Center
Sponsor Remarks by Marty Greenham, Director of Marketing, Terra Dotta
FRIDAY, MARCH 11
Location: UC Davis Conference Center Ballroom
8:30-9:00am
Registration Check-in
9:00am
Welcome
9:25am
Sponsor Remarks by Catie Clark, Senior Director of Enrollment Services, Chegg
9:30-10:00am
Opening Keynote
Linda Katehi, Chancellor, University of California Davis
10:00-11:15am
Plenary: Best Practices in Expanding Participation in Study Abroad
Chair: Michelle Pickard , Executive Director, Corporate Strategies and Global Partnerships, Institute of
International Education
• Rangaswamy Rajagopal , Professor & India Winterim Faculty Director, University of Iowa (Heiskell
Winner, Study Abroad)
• Lizette Alvarado, Associate Director for Education Abroad, SUNY Oswego (Heiskell Honorable
Mention, Study Abroad)
11:15-11:30am
Coffee Break (Sponsor Remarks by Ariel Foster, Executive Director, IELTS)
11:30-12:45pm
Plenary: Strategic Planning for Comprehensive Internationalization: Best Practices for
Internationalizing the Campus
Chair: Mary Karam McKey , Director, San Francisco Office, Institute of International Education
• Hilary Landorf, Director, Global Learning Initiatives, Florida International University (Heiskell CoWinner, Internationalizing the Campus)
• David Fleshler, Vice Provost for International Affairs, Case Western Reserve University (Heiskell CoWinner, Internationalizing the Campus)
• Jewell Winn , Senior International Officer, Executive Director for International Programs and Deputy
Chief Diversity Officer, Tennessee State University (Heiskell Winner, Internationalizing the HBCU)
12:30-2:15pm
Networking Lunch
Sponsor Remarks by Nadine Singh Bentis, Director, Global Executive Ed.D. Program
University of Southern California
Allan E. Goodman, President and CEO, Institute of International Education
2:30-3:15pm
Presentation of the 2016 IIE Andrew Heiskell Awards for Innovation in International
Education
Presented by Allan E. Goodman, President and CEO, Institute of International Education
3:15-4:00pm
Afternoon Keynote
Representative from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State
4:00-4:10pm
Coffee Break (Sponsor Remarks by Gilles Delcourt, Deputy Cultural Attaché, French Consulate
in San Francisco)
4:10-5:30pm
Plenary: New Strategies for Global Engagement & Partnerships
Chair: Joanna Regulska , Vice Provost and Associate Chancellor, Global Affairs, University of California,
Davis
• Clare Banks , Assistant Director, International Partnerships & IIE Initiatives, Institute of International
Education
• Tim Barnes , Director, Illinois Strategic International Partnerships, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign and Elisabet Idermark, Senior Advisor International Relations, Stockholm University
(Heiskell Winner, International Partnerships)
• Kim Rapp , Associate Director, Global Initiatives, Northwestern University (Heiskell Honorable
Mention, International Partnerships)
5:30pm
Wrap-up and Closing Remarks