Interesting Trends

1. Overall Mobility (3.3 million in 2008) • 10% increase between 2007-2008 • 65% increase between 2000-2008 • US shrinking proportion of world-wide total • US Inbound mobility at record high • More grad than undergrad • Non-degree increasing faster than degree (6%) • Mid-west fasting growing host region (6%) • US has untapped capacity to host (currently 3.3% of total student population) • Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, China, & Korea (BRIICK) • US Out-bound steady growth since 1989-90 • More undergrad than grad • Shorter durations & greater access • Business & Social Sciences • Europe still most popular destination, with some diversification • Internships, Service and non-credit activities increasing From: IIE Open Doors Report (2010) Interesting Trends

2. Anthropology of the Gulf

3. Study Abroad & Faculty Development

4. Internationalization in the 21st CenturyChallenges and Possibilities Sharon Nagy, Ph.D. April 25,2011

5. 20th Century—Where we’ve been • Ethos of Development & Aid • State Security and Intelligence • Local Diversity and Multiculturalism 21st Century—brings new urgency, new global competition • Globalization of Higher Education • Technology & Knowledge Economies • Millennial Styles of Learning • Cycle time of Governance in Higher Ed • Bridging international and intercultural • Competition, Costs & Sustainability

6. A range of activities, policies, and services that integrate an international and intercultural dimension into the teaching, research, and service functions of the institution. Knight, J. (1993). Internationalization: Management strategies and issues, /International Education Magazine/, /IX/ (1), 6, 21, and 22. UNI Defines Internationalization as:

7. A few other definitions— • the conscious effort to integrate and infuse international, intercultural and global dimensions into the ethos and outcomes of postsecondary education. (NAFSA, 2008) • The process of integrating an international perspective into a university…working to change the internal dynamics of an institution to respond to an increasingly diverse, globally focused and ever changing environment (Ellingboe, 1998)

8. Make internationalization an institutional priority • Ensure active leadership • Create a strategic framework for action • Focus on the curriculum • Invest in faculty opportunities • Build on student interests and demographics Adapted from American Council on Education, Mapping Internationalization on U.S. Campuses (2008) a basic recipe

9. UNI’s Mission and Identity • Activities to be encompassed by internationalization • UNI’s organizational patterns • Intellectual impetus—learning outcomes, research, curricular threads, etc. • Depth of institutional commitment and leadership • Support of key sectors (Regents, governance, accreditation agencies, etc.) Customizing the strategy:

10. Threads of Internationalization

11. Establish Global Learning Outcomes aligned with institutional mission • Design frameworks for development of global competencies • Support initiatives for internationally and interculturally focused courses/programs • Encourage innovation for the infusion of international/intercultural integration across disciplines • Guide students in making connections between disciplinary knowledge and global competencies • Etc. Curriculum is key!

12. What would it look like to “prepare students to thrive in a diverse global environment” ? Provide them with opportunities to develop: • competencies and dispositions to engage productively with fellow human beings in different cultures and countries, • an interest in learning about other countries and regions or topics global in nature, • and, the competency to understand global affairs.

13. Internationalization is a ‘no brainer’ in the context of higher education today. • Not only are we already global, but we are ALL global. • Internationalization must be intentional, responsible, and sustainable. • Whether curricular or co-curricular, what we do should be educationally relevant and support the success of our students. • Strategy and initiatives must align with institutional mission and identity. Where I stand in the world of internationalization

14. Questions, Comments, Ideas?

15. Goal 4: Create and maintain an inclusive educational environment that prepares students to thrive in a diverse global environment Objective 1 – Ensure students are prepared to live and work successfully in a diverse world – Increase the number of students who participate in diverse cultural experiences – Provide more opportunities for students to have meaningful interactions with people from backgrounds different from their own Objective 2 – Enhance the international and domestic diversity of students, faculty, and staff – Broaden recruitment and retention efforts to attract and retain more diverse students, faculty, and staff  – Implement programs to infuse diversity awareness and accountability into the management and organizational culture Objective 3 – Equip students, faculty, and staff to engage positively and productively in diverse communities of learning – Enhance faculty and staff professional development in the area of diversity – Develop and maintain meaningful collaborative relationships with domestic and international communities – Broaden students’ intercultural knowledge, competence, and engagement through curricular and co-curricular activities