Office of International Studies:
Presentation, Villanova University
Senate
Lance M. Kenney – Director
February 3, 2012
Internationalization at Villanova
• Villanova University Goals #2 and #5:
– Villanova…will be a community of men and women of
increasingly diverse in culture, ethnicity, race and socioeconomic
status and welcoming to individuals of diverse religious traditions.
Villanova University…will enroll and retain a national and
international student body of a progressively higher academic
quality.
• Academic Strategic Plan
– Villanova will…enrich student academic experiences by
promoting international and multicultural perspectives.
• OIS Mission Statement
– The Office of International Studies…is committed to ensuring that
an international educational perspective is an integral part of a
Villanova University education.
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Open Doors Report, 2011
• Villanova University ranked
3rd in the nation for participation
rates
•For mid-term and short-term
programs VU ranked 4th in the
nation.
• VU ranked 15th in the nation
for study abroad participation as
percentage of student body (6th
percentile)
•For ALL universities, VU in the
top 10th percentile
Study Abroad “Snapshot”
• 39% of 2011 graduating
class had studied abroad
• In 2011-2012, students
are on 34 different
programs in 38 nations.
• 50% of students on
Villanova-specific
programs
• 70% in non-English
speaking countries
• 24% of study abroad
population is multicultural
OIS “Snapshot”
• 4 professional full-time
staff, 1 administrative
assistant
• Individual advising, not
based on college or
destination
• All courses approved by
faculty
• Golden mean: 1:180 (St.
Thomas 1:51, University of
Richmond 1:60, JMU 1:80,
Lehigh 1: 104, Elon 1:135)
Our Philosophy
• “Study abroad is an
extension of, not a break
from, a Villanova
University education.”
(Skills)
• “We are not a travel
agency.” (Immersion)
• Students have the ability
to make informed choices,
i.e. no “approved list”
(Criteria)
Policies
• Home tuition policy
• 2.75 minimum GPA,
no disciplinary
probation
• Transfer credit only
(no impact on GPA)
• No language
prerequisite, follow
State Department
Travel Warnings
Villanova-Specific Programs
• 18 international
summer programs
• Galway, Urbino Study
Centers, customized
programs in
Melbourne, Cadiz
• Vatican Internship,
Global Citizens,
Learning
Communities
• Embedded programs
Future Directions
• More study centers,
embedded programs
•Cohort programs
•OIS as faculty sabbatical
resource
•Dual graduate degrees
with partner universities
•Curriculum integration,
greater utilization of
overseas course database
Questions?
The Office of International Studies
Middleton Hall – 2nd Floor
610.519.6412
e-mail:
ois@villanova.edu
www.villanova.edu/vpaa/intlstudies/
http://www.villanova.edu/vpaa/intlstudies
/faculty/