A member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, Bemidji State University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and educator.
Internationalization
Update
Martin Tadlock
P R O V O S T / V PA A
November 2014
A member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, Bemidji State
University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and educator.
MAP actions
In the spring of 2013, the commitment to further internationalize
BSU began via the following :
• Financial resources were allocated to support international
recruiting, create new partnerships with international
universities, and to fund new programs and opportunities for
students, faculty, and staff.
• An International Council was created, including faculty and
staff from across campus.
• An international recruiter was hired to focus on the western
hemisphere and Europe, enhance web based recruitment
efforts, and recruit in the U.S. at transfer fairs.
MAP actions
• A faculty member was appointed as Director of
International Relations to revamp Eurospring, the visiting
professor program, the international studies major, and
to secure additional partnerships, articulations, and
semester abroad opportunities for students.
• CIBT, a private educational group, became an active
partner to grow connections in Asia with plans to expand
into other areas later.
Actions taken to insure that
internationalization becomes cost neutral
so that travel costs, recruitment,
partnership developments, and cost of new
agreements etc. are self-sustaining.
Preparation course for students
going abroad
• $32,246 total in revenue produced to date
to offset the cost of international travel.
o Revenue generated by Sanjeev Phukan teaching
ARR classes for International Studies on a no-cost
basis over the past two semesters; spring 2015 will
generate another $10K as well.
Visiting Scholars Program
$78,000 income from visiting scholars program.
• The above includes spring 2015. Net to date is approximately
$40,000 after the following:
o Faculty mentors are paid a stipend;
o A staff member who assists with the program has been paid a
stipend;
o Everyone who puts together a Friday workshop for visiting
professors receives an honorarium;
o Empty apartments at Cedar have been occupied and paid for
by visiting professors.
o The North Star Scholars Program and creation of the NTC
visiting professors program will help guarantee that housing
at University Heights is full.
Visiting Scholars Program
• $40,000 savings/year by eliminating the
visiting professor program with Liaoning
University.
Education abroad
• Number of BSU students going abroad:
o 2011-12:
59
o 2012-13:
57
o 2013-14:
91
• A savings of $3K per student for participating in
Eurospring was realized in the spring of 2014.
• Additional savings to students will occur in spring of
2015 for this program through further revisions.
• With 28 students participating, this is a $84K
reduction in costs.
Semester abroad
• We have the following semester abroad locations
available for students where they may spend a
semester studying and/or working at less cost than
remaining at BSU for that same semester or for less
than $1,000 above the cost of the semester at BSU,
including air fare, visa, insurance, and related misc.
costs: Weifang China (study and work); BYPC
University, Beijing; Wuhan University, Wuhan,
China; Liaoning University, Shenyang, China; HELP
University, Kuala Lumpur, Malyasia; Kyung Hee
University, Seoul, Korea.
• BSU was recognized by the MnSCU system for the
creation of affordable semester abroad opportunities
for students with an award of excellence in the
summer of 2014.
English Language Center
• Due to the partnership created with Winona State
University, who has a SEVIS approved and nationally
accredited ELC, we now have a joint BSU/WSU center
on our campus. It starts slowly, but will build quickly as
we are discovered by international students. For
example, we could NOT join the AASCU 1-2-1
consortium until we had the ELC on campus and open.
We are now eligible to receive students through that
consortium. We can also have the visiting professor
program and non-credit J visa programs as professors
and students in those programs may need English
instruction which we can now provide.
• We expect that the ELC will result in 30-50 additional
international students studying at BSU within the next
three years.
New Programs for NTC
• Visiting professors from Chinese Technical Colleges
will come and stay for up to 6 months at BSU/NTC.
The cost to them will be $12K-$16K each. We
anticipate 6 next fall to start, going to about 12. This
will start in the fall of 2015.
• We will begin a non-credit/audit J1 visa opportunity
for international students at NTC/BSU. They will be
full fee paying, residential students who come for
one semester or a year. This may start in the fall of
2015.
International Student Enrollment
Fall Semester
• 2012-13 124
• 2013-14 89
• 2014-15 88 + 21 in spring known at this point in
time
• 2015-16 170 is reasonable to expect due to the
below reasons
• On average, it takes 3 years of consistent
recruitment in one area before students begin
applying and enrolling at an institution. This is widely
known in the international recruitment world and was
discussed at NAFSA.
International Student Enrollment
• In January, 5 more students are coming to the ELC.
• We just joined the Brazilian consortium to receive
Brazilian studies who are supported by their
government. UM Crookston, for example, has 30
currently on their campus through that consortium.
• We are joining the Saudi consortium with Winona
State due to the ELC being on our campus and
expect to receive Saudi students as early as fall of
2015. For example, Minot State has approximately
40 Saudi students a year in their ELC.
International Student Enrollment
• We expect about 20 Chinese students from our efforts
next fall beyond current numbers. Some will be in the
ELC. Some will be exchange. Some will be transfer.
Some will be regular admits. That is based on
experience and history. We had two Chinese students at
BSU last year; 12 this year along with the 6 visiting
professors from China we will have with us this year. We
had two on campus last year.
• We expect about 20 Nepalese students and 20
Malaysian students beyond current levels due to the
BUAD program with HELP, Sanjeev recruiting in Nepal
with ABC Agency and re-establishing relationships there,
and because of the re-established relationship with
HELP University in Malaysia and new connections with
Taylors and SEGI universities in Kuala Lumpur.
International Student Enrollment
• We expect about 20 additional students
from varied locations due to Amna's efforts.
• We expect the ELC numbers to continue to
climb, hitting 30-50 students a year within
the next 3 years.
Opportunities for Faculty/Staff
• We set aside $25K in 2012-2013 for faculty to apply
for CIEE sponsored international travel/study that
would lead to faculty engaging in the
internationalization effort to bring students to BSU,
work with new partnerships, and enhance revenue.
I am eliminating the fund. Funds will be moved into
additional international initiatives such as creation of
international marketing materials we desperately
need.
• Faculty can serve as a site coordinator for one of
the semester abroad locations and go there with
students if they organize and coordinate the site.
• We have multiple opportunities through CIBT…see
next section.
CIBT In-Kind Contributions to
BSU’s Efforts
• $8K Chris Brown and Marsha Driscoll lived and worked
in Weifang China in the summer of 2014, all expenses
plus a stipend provided by CIBT.
• $8K Chris Brown will return to Weifang February – July
2014. His expenses will be covered by CIBT. We will
provide 3 credits of release for him to recruit for BSU
while there.
• $4K Janice Haworth will go to Weifang for a two- four
week band summer camp in 2015 summer. Expenses
covered by CIBT.
• $10K CIBT subsidized the BSU electronic woodwinds
group to travel to Weifang and Beijing China for a month.
CIBT In-Kind Contributions to
BSU’s Efforts
•
$24K CIBT has funded the Beijing Expo recruiting booth for the past
three years, covering the costs of marketing materials for BSU, staffing
of the booth, and the booth rental fee.
•
$10K CIBT paid for 6 middle school students and a teacher to come to
BSU for a two week long summer camp.
•
$10K CIBT subsidizes Weifang University Student Ambassadors
coming to BSU for a month. 10 total over the past two years.
•
$28K Two nursing professors are being sought to teach two week short
courses at Chinese partner universities each semester. Expenses paid
and they may bring spouse/partner and just pay their airfare. Two NTC
professors in automotive are being sought to teach two week short
courses at two Chinese Technical college locations each semester. All
expenses paid, and they may bring spouse/partner and just pay their
airfare. CIBT connections resulted in these opportunities.
CIBT In-Kind Contributions to
BSU’s Efforts
• $12K per semester per faculty member. BSU faculty
may spend a sabbatical teaching in China at any of
our partner locations. Their expenses are covered
plus they receive a monthly stipend. CIBT
connections resulted in these opportunities.
• $12K per semester per student. We have 6 BSU
students working and studying in Weifang right now
and had 6 last academic year in Weifang studying
and working. They are all covered by CIBT, including
housing, air, insurance, visa, and are paid a stipend
for their work. The students are our best recruiters.
Budget
Budget related to international initiatives
Staffing
Director of International Relations
FY 13
FY 14
($26,600)
International Recruiter
FY 15
($26,500)
($53,000)
($34,921)
($39,221)
International Program Center Director
($63,115)
($64,253)
($68,110)
International Program Center Support
($31,943)
($35,741)
($37,759)
216090 International Recruiting
($4,500)
($11,500)
($2,000)
211005 International Initiatives
($101,384)
($77,409)
($50,000)
ELC costs
$0
$0
($675)
210112 Visiting Scholars
$0
$0
$70,000
Hosting visiting scholars
($60,000)
CIBT funding for faculty, recruitment
Tuition from arranged pre-trip course
$18,000
$22,246
$22,246