Augsburg College and its
Center for Global Education
MOVING INTO THE FUTURE
Goal of meeting
Clarify where CGE
stands within Augsburg
College and what the
future may look like
Situation of
augsburg college
• Recent serious budget cuts have prompted the close
review of all programs and services
• Student recruitment is key to survival of Augsburg
• Minneapolis area is a highly competitive environment
for higher education
Cao input
Communicated to Kathi Tunheim from Tammy and Paul
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Bottom line is that CGE should contribute close to $500,000 to meet indirect costs at the
college based on the CM report
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Concern about value of travel seminar programs
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Fits from a values perspective and value the pedagogy
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Needs to be more central to the campus and academics
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Volatility and risk are concerning
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Large infrastructure and staff in current sites
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Desire to expand through a partnership model
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Overall financial situation at the college is causing all programs to be reassessed.
Cge’s role in oip
• Signature program that communicates the overall
quality of all international programs at Augsburg
College
• Constituencies outside Augsburg subsidize a high
quality program that Augsburg would otherwise not be
able to afford
• Helps to bring the college national visibility
Georgetown university
consortium study
Class composition - students in this study who took all of their
courses at the host university made almost no advances in
intercultural learning. This finding challenges the view that
U.S. students normally learn abroad when left to their own
devices
Group mentoring on site - One of the single most important
steps we can take in working to maximize students’
intercultural learning is to design, or enroll students in,
programs that feature intercultural mentors at the site
Host families: students who took advantage of the potential in
that learning environment by engaging with their host family
made significantly more progress in oral and intercultural
proficiency than students who did not
Nsse Best practices
Deep approaches to learning (DAL) help students make richer, more
lasting connections to material through an emphasis on activities
such as integration, synthesis, and reflection.
•Higher-Order Learning—How much courses emphasize advanced
thinking skills such as applying theories to practical problems or
synthesizing information into new interpretations
•Integrative Learning—Integrating ideas from various sources,
including diverse perspectives in coursework, and discussing ideas
outside of class
•Reflective Learning—Examining one’s own thinking and the
perspectives of others
From National Survey on Student Engagement 2012 report
Cge expansion:
reflections
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CENTRAL AMERICA/NAMIBIA:
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CUBA
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Start small, i.e. identify local consultant that can be trained to do travel seminars our way, then expand
into semester programs: we are using this model in Bolivia now for travel seminars
Allied with another organization that has a similar mission/values
Some challenges in terms of maintaining the CGE pedagogy (brand) and communication
INDIA
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Initial visit made to the partner and some Augsburg faculty doing programs directly with them,
Have not found enough interest among faculty or curricular interests for a semester program, but still
exploring.
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NETHERLANDS/EUROPE: use past staff that know our pedagogy
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VIETNAM – have a partner in place and have run 2 programs, but very little longer-term interest
from sponsors
Given budget challenges for CGE and Augsburg College, how would future expansion efforts be funded?
Better leveraging Current
sites
• Rationale:
• Augsburg already has made a long term investment there,
as a result it has developed dense network of contacts in 5
countries that could be tapped for the Mpls campus if we
thought about relating to those sites in a new way.
• Activities in these sites are generating a surplus, financed
by serving outside constituencies. That surplus could be
used to reinvest in current sites or finance expansion.
• How can Augsburg better make use of the reputation in
higher education in its promotional materials now (most
local colleges contract with CGE for services)?
Better leveraging Current
sites, cont.
Part of CGE’s 2011 Strategic Plan
• Mining the “wealth” in our sites
• Replicate example of Susan O´Connor and Lois Bosch
• Develop library of custom made 2-3 minute videos done
in sites to bring international perspective into nearly any
topic – strengthen Augsburg’s reputation for bringing an
international/intercultural perspective into the classroom
• Hybrid online/abroad programs (Aug Math)
• Certificate programs with international dimension
• Long term and native perspective different quality than
“visitor´s” view
Cge’s vision
• Be an integral part of Augsburg College
to deliver high quality cross-cultural
programs and enhance the broader
institution’s curriculum, teaching and
learning, and intercultural development.
• Enhance Augsburg’s ability to recruit
more students to Augsburg.
Draft cao strategies
Program
Develop a plan for new initiatives in other part of the world (i.e. Asia, Europe, the Middle
East) that is based on a clear analysis of return on investment (ROI)
Finance - Articulate a written financial arrangement that will guide future planning for
CGE within Augsburg College.
Tangential strategy - Reinvest in the critical semester student recruitment position to support
growth in CGE enrollment
Curriculum - Create better alignment and remove barriers between CGE programs and
Augsburg general education curriculum to incent participation in CGE programs
Related actions:
- identify a faculty advisory group
- review study abroad policies
Structure - Identify how to better support CGE and study abroad with all of the college's
support services/functions (ie, admissions, marketing and communication, development,
alumni)
Tangential strategy - Clarify role and structure of the Office of International Programs within
Augsburg College.
Financing Options for
Study Abroad
From NAFSA: Association of International Education
General Fund Covers All Costs
Administration and all program costs are covered from central administrative funds
General Fund Pays Administrative Costs but Not Program Operation Costs
Central administration pays staff and costs of space, communication tools, etc., while program
operational costs such as staff travel and all program costs abroad are covered by fees paid by
participating students.
Study Abroad as an Autonomous Unit—Cost Recovery Model
Offer study abroad through a financially independent agency, similar to extension programs or
other self-supporting entities. The program receives little or no central budget support, and charges
whatever fees are needed to cover all program operations, staffing, contingencies, and other costs.
Hybrid Models
Institutions may offer a variety of programs, drawing on many elements taken from the models
shown above.
A CM of $500,000 would add 28% to costs for students, so wouldn’t be affordable for them or
sustainable for CGE. Also doesn’t fit industry standards.
New arrangement
for cge
Create a Signed agreement
• Establish costs for CGE similar to what’s being done for other programs
at Augsburg that primarily serve external audiences (CDC, Urban
Debate, Campus Compact, etc.) and accepted practices in the study
abroad field
• CGE be put in a restricted fund and be allowed to make hiring and
spending decisions without exceeding available funds
• Further develop the potential that CGE has within Augsburg to better
serve faculty, students and staff and can enhance recruitment efforts for
students to Augsburg’s Minneapolis campus.
• Develop a model and working relationship that better serves both CGE
and Augsburg that measure value beyond just financial contributions.
discussion
• How does CGE fit into your vision for international programs,
including its current sites? Have you heard that CGE impedes
any part of that vision?
• When CGE is discussed, what are the biggest concerns you hear?
• Do you see a way that CGE could be used as a way to help make
Augsburg more competitive in recruiting students?
• CGE’s finances are treated differently than other externally
serving programs at the college, so what is the logic behind that?
• Does Augsburg administration still see itself as the best home for
CGE?