Globalization
at CUA
Presenters
Tanith Fowler Corsi
Asst. Vice President for Global Education
Roy Braine
Director, ISSS
Ella Sweigert
Director, CUAbroad
Center for Global Education – The Catholic University of America
What is Globalization?
University-wide coordination to provide the CUA community with
opportunities to raise its knowledge and awareness within an
international/global context. This includes efforts to:
 bring a global perspective into the curriculum
 develop strategic programs and initiatives that incorporate best practices
 facilitate the administrative and immigration flow of students and faculty
engaged in global mobility (international study, internship, service
learning, teaching and research).
 oversee international agreements and Memoranda of Understanding
signed between CUA and foreign partner institutions.
 offer a wide range of international programs and professional services to
the campus community.
Current Global Context
Taken from speech made by Dr. Arthur Levine,
President of Woodrow Wilson Foundation at AIEA conference in
Washington, DC (Feb 2010)
 Current globalization revolution
 Brick vs. click university & analogue vs. digital age
 Challenge for higher education to keep up with
accelerating global society
 International university of the future
Center for Global Education (CGE) at CUA
CGE Mission Statement:
“To foster a sense of international community that builds on
the University's strong intellectual and Catholic Mission”
CGE Mission Goals:
■ Implement the university’s strategic objective of globalization
■ Serve as hub for international educational activities at CUA
■ Coordinate, build and strengthen CUA international programs
and initiatives in collaboration with academic units
CGE Structure
Education Abroad Office (CUAbroad)
 Develops and administers education abroad
programs for students in coordination with
academic & administrative units
International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS)
 Provides immigration, cultural advising and
programming services for incoming international
students and scholars
CGE Objectives
 Support schools in their existing efforts to bring global
perspectives into their curricula
 Develop CUA-wide international guidelines &
standards that incorporate best practices
 Ensure a University dialogue on global education
 Maintain and develop the range of international
agreements and memoranda of understanding
CGE Long-Term Goals
Prepare students to live and work in a global society
Brand CUA as an international university
Make CUA more competitive on a global scale
International Students at CUA
 CUA sponsors students on F-1 and J-1 visas
 In Spring 2010, CUA had a total of 386 international
students from over 80 countries
 Highest number of CUA international students are
from Saudi Arabia, followed by China and Korea
 Highest concentration of CUA international students
in Theology, Philosophy, Engineering, Sciences,
Performing Arts & Architecture
F-1 Population at CUA
 Highest number of undergraduate international
students are in Arts and Sciences, Engineering and
Architecture
 Highest number of graduate international students
are in Theology and Religious studies, Engineering,
Arts and Sciences, and Music
 The Intensive English Program (IEP) student
population at CUA continues to grow
J-1 Population at CUA
Majority of the CUA J-1 scholars come under a
research scholar category
 CUA has an increase of J-1 exchange students
from Hong Kong and Australia this year
CUA has 10 international scholars in a Masters
program as well as 2 in a PhD program
CUA has 1 Fulbright Scholar on campus for
2010-2011 academic year
H-1 Population at CUA
CUA has 20 active employees in the H-1B
category
The majority of H1-Bs are sponsored by
NASA
ISSS Program Initiatives for 2011
Develop additional programming for both
international students and faculty
 Collaborate with various campus units
 Strengthen relationships with embassies in
Washington DC
 Develop a relationship with Fulbright to bring in
more international undergraduate students
Education Abroad Nation-Wide
American students increasingly head to less
traditional locations (China – up 4%, Japan,
South Africa, Argentina)
56% studied in Europe (15% in Latin
America,11% in Asia, 5% in Oceania and
Africa)
• Data from Open Doors Fast Facts Report 2010
http://opendoors.iienetwork.org
Education Abroad at CUA
 CUAbroad sets standards for education abroad
 Standardized data collection, course registration across
Schools
 Learning Outcomes Assessment
 In spring 2011, 137 CUA students overseas
 Strategic Plan: Enhanced services to students and
faculty, expand program options, develop faculty-led
programs, and increase program participation particularly
at non-traditional destinations
 Scholarships: Autumn Advantage, Gilman, Boren, etc.
Education Abroad Opportunities
CUA offers students a variety of credit-bearing education abroad
opportunities:
 CUA Rome program – CUA flagship semester program (Fall & Spring)
(in collaboration with Loyola University of Maryland)
 On-site full-time program director
 Teaching opportunity for CUA faculty
 CUA Oxford program – CUA flagship semester program (Fall & Spring)
students study under the tutorial system at Oxford and are affiliated with
Oxford college
 CUA-affiliated semester programs in Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa
and Oceania (IES Abroad & other partner program providers)
 Non-affiliated semester programs world-wide (CUAbroad assistance)
 Exchanges (variety of schools/locations)
 Faculty-led short-term programs (Spring Break & Summer)
 International internship programs (Belgium, Ireland, UK)
Co-curricular Overseas Opportunities
 Campus Ministry Mission Trips (Belize, Costa Rica, Jamaica)
 Student Groups
 Engineers without Borders (El Salvador)
 Global Architecture Brigades (Panama)
 Athletics (Short-term trips to England, Argentina, Italy, Ireland)
 Alumni Relations (CUA alumni trips to Ireland, Italy, Holland)
These overseas opportunities are non-credit bearing but still considered
university-sponsored . CGE assists with pre-departure preparation and
emergency evacuation insurance coverage.
CGE Faculty Support
 Acts as clearinghouse for CUA globalization initiatives &
opportunities (Global Education Committee)
 Oversees Visiting Scholars Process (including Fulbright)
 Promotes Formal Faculty Programs (Franklin Fellows Program)
 Develops University-wide international policies and protocols
(international travel-related)
 Develops credit-bearing faculty-led education abroad
opportunities (Rome semester, summer and spring break)
 Provides overseas program director training (role and
responsibilities, overseas health, safety, liability & crisis
management)
Types of International Agreements
 General Memoranda of Understanding
 Student Exchange
 Education Abroad Affiliation
 Faculty/Scholar Exchange
 Joint Research
 2 + 2 Programs
International agreement templates are available on
the CGE website, under “Resources”
Faculty International Collaborations
CUA has a variety of faculty-driven international collaborations with
overseas universities & institutions.
Examples include:
 Physics Department & Vatican Observatory (Italy & Chile)
 School of Engineering & Asian universities (Taiwan, Vietnam, China,
India, Portugal)
 Columbus School of Law & University of Lisbon (Portugal)
 School of Social Service & Mindanao, Philippines
 School of Music & Terezin Institute (Czech Republic)
 School of Nursing & Australian Catholic University (Australia)
Questions?
To further discuss CUA’s globalization efforts,
contact:
The Center for Global Education
111 McMahon Hall
Email: cua-cge@cua.edu
Web: http://cge.cua.edu
Phone: (202) 319-5618