International Leadership Team

Susan Mackey-Kallis, Chair

Presentation to CGL Advisory BoardMarch 20, 2013

What is an Internationalized

Campus?

“Internationalization is the process for integrating international/intercultural content into the teaching, learning, research and service functions of the institution.”

Jane Knight

What is Comprehensive

Internationalization? Jane Knight

International Leadership Team’s

Charge

• Work with the American Council of Education (ACE) as a member of their 2012 learning community

• develop a strategic plan for comprehensive internationalization that will help Villanova University strengthen our global leadership and engagement. 

What is the ACE

Internationalization Laboratory?

an invitational learning community that assists participating institutions to develop a capacity, capability, and strategy for comprehensive internationalization, which is infusing an international/intercultural dimension to all aspects of teaching, learning, research, service, and outreach. Involvement lasts 16-20 months.

What is the on-campus work of the

Internationalization Laboratory?

• An internationalization review to catalog and analyze what the institution is doing

• The articulation of student global learning goals and a method to understand how the institution’s activities impact student learning

• A communication plan to develop stakeholder buy in and participation and keep the community informed and engaged

• The integration of the results of the review and the learning goals process into a strategic internationalization plan

What is an Internationalization

Review? A process for … • Taking stock of the current international and global initiatives on

campus• Collecting and analyzing information as a basis for an

internationalization plan• Identifying strengths, weaknesses, gaps and possibilities for new

strategic activities• Engaging people across the institution in a discussion of

internationalization

What are Articulated Student

Learning Goals?• What do we want our students to know and be able to

do? (knowledge, skills, attitudes)

• Where would students acquire this knowledge and these skills and attitudes?

• What is our evidence that students are actually achieving these outcomes?

What are the Elements of an

Internationalization Strategic Plan?

• Vision for Internationalization• Strategic Goals• Performance Indicators – Outcomes and Evidence of Success• Specific Action Steps and Timeline• Responsible Agents (though this may be in a later implementation

plan) • Funding• Plan for monitoring implementation

Comprehensive Internationalization

is not just“What are we doing?” Study Abroad International students and scholars Linkages/institutional partnerships and exchanges Long-distance education (virtual study abroad) and internationalized

courses Area Studies programs Foreign Language International Studies (interdisciplinary) International Business (multi-regional, discipline-based) Research collaboration Dual and joint degree programs Outreach Cross-cultural events and training & etc…….

Comprehensive Internationalization

asks “Why do this?”• Enhancing institutional reputation and competitive position• Preparing students for global citizenship• Making students more competitive in the global marketplace• Generating revenue• Enhancing the research agenda• Strengthening engagement that promotes the application of

knowledge• Making a better, more understanding world

Comprehensive Internationalization

asks“What do we want to be?”

• Comparing our institution to others through a review of internationalization efforts at similar institutions

• Developing the human capital of our faculty, staff, and students

• Finding our hidden treasures and celebrating our successes

International Leadership Team’s

Seven Subcommittees1. International Students and Scholars

2. Education Abroad

3. International Strategic Partnerships

4. International Teaching and Learning

5. International Community Engagement and Global Outreach

6. International Research

7. International, Multicultural, Co-Curricular and Campus Life

Where are We in the Process?

Town Hall forum April 26th University wide faculty/staff survey April Website Development (on going) Information gathering (ongoing) Presentation to the Academic Affairs Committee of the Board

of Trustees Fall 2013 Subcommittee Reports mid fall 2013 Final Self Study to VPAA late fall External Visiting Team Review/Report spring 2014

Sources and Resources• ACE CIGE• Barbara Hill, ACE Senior Associate and Lab Director• Handbook for Advancing Comprehensive

Internationalization, ACE publication