Jaime Ortiz

1. We are the “I” at UNI Challenges of Internationalization for Universities in the 21st Century: Lessons for the University of Northern IowaApril 19, 2011 Jaime Ortiz

2. Challenges in Higher Education Globalization - Complex set of boundaries and trends are constantly redefined - Uneven higher education field marked by severe budget constraints - Public vs Private / Research vs Teaching / Urban vs Rural - Institutional transformation in Vision, Mission, and Curriculum - Reengineer the type of graduate professionals - Global, multidisciplinary, and multicultural citizenship - Requirements for practical imperatives - Socially responsible values, aptitudes, and behavior

3. UNI Strategic Commitment The University of Northern Iowa offers a world-class university experience that infuses an international perspective into both general education and professional studies. We believe personalized experiences on campus, in the larger community, and throughout the world enrich the perspectives of all members of the university community and prepare us for a lifetime of opportunities and challenges in a culturally diverse, dynamic, and interdependent world.

4. Foreign Students & Scholars Language Acquisition Worldly Experienced Faculty Study Abroad Participation International Curriculum UNI Global Education Process Success over Failure Globally Competent UNI Students

5. Action Plans Indicators Targets Resources  4.3 Equip students, faculty, and staff to engage positively and productively in diverse communities of learning Goal 4: Create and maintain an inclusive educational environment that prepares students to thrive in a diverse global environment 4.1 Ensure students are prepared to live and work successfully in a diverse world  4.2 Enhance the international and domestic diversity of students, faculty, and staff

6. Objective 1 - Ensure students are prepared to live and work successfully in a diverse world • 4.1.1. Increase the number of students who participate in diverse cultural experiences • 4.1.2 Provide more opportunities for students to have meaningful interactions with people from backgrounds different from their own • Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program • Schools / Colleges (792 by 2012) • Target numbers of students (310 students short) • Geographical , discipline, and programs coverage • “100,000” Strong Initiative China - US • Length • Social, economic, cultural barriers • Financial aid / scholarships • Faculty support by their Departments and Colleges • International Education Fee ($2*15*13,200) = $396,000 / semester

7. Objective 2 - Enhance the international and domestic diversity of students, faculty, and staff • 4.2.1. Broaden recruitment and retention efforts to attract and retain more diverse students, faculty, and staff  • 4.2.2. Implement programs to infuse diversity awareness and accountability into the management and organizational culture • Target numbers to reach xyz % of the population body (Currently at 3.6%) • Countries of origin • Undergraduate vs graduates • Colleges: BA (32.0%) and Nat. Sc (23.5%) • ESL and Foreign Languages • Advertising: magazines, digital media, virtual fairs, professional gatherings, US Consulates • Revenue impact

8. Objective 3 - Equip students, faculty, and staff to engage positively and productively in diverse communities of learning • 4.3.1. Enhance faculty and staff professional development in the area of diversity • 4.3.2. Develop and maintain meaningful collaborative relationships with domestic and international communities • 4.3.3. Broaden students’ intercultural knowledge, competence, and engagement through curricular and co-curricular activities • Offer a Global Issues course to all Freshmen • Ensure x % of all courses have a y % of global content • Increase number of current undergraduate certificates awarded • Offer a Minor or Major in International Studies / Area Studies • Promote UNI participation at OAS and WorldMUN Harvard Models • Offer a Graduate Certificate in International Studies / Area Studies • Establishing a Confucius Institute

9. 1. Strengthen International Education L Legal Conditions Judicial System Property Rights Nationalization and Privatization Enactment of Laws Private “Enforcement” S E Social Conditions Culture Religion Language Population Social Structure Economic Conditions Economic Systems Policies Debt Plans and Strategies Financial Institutions Political Conditions Ideological Spectrum Systems Political Institutions and Relationships Public “Enforcement” Macropolitical and Micropolitical Risk Technological Conditions Technical Change Spillovers Industry Structure Manufacturing and Quality Environment T P

10. 2. Enhance Geographical Coverage Ireland Russia China England Hong Kong Spain Italy Taiwan Saudi Arabia South Korea Greece Middle East Mexico Vietnam India Nicaragua Africa South America

11. 3. Strategic Choices • Partner Institutions (Continents, Regions, Countries, and Cities) • Equality: size / resources / reputation / complementary competencies • Outcomes: win-win vis a vis parasitic relationships • Capacity • Full fledge Campus • Off-site Branch • Academic programs • Research collaboration • Student and faculty exchanges • Benefit Cost Analyses • Intellectual Drivers • Stand alone / Dual / Joint Degree Programs • Face to face / on-line / mixed • Host / home institution / both • Accreditation issues: NCACS and AACSB • UNI Alumni presence • MOUs • 78 (extant, never active, defunct) • Personal or institutionally driven? • Sunk costs effects

12. 4. Improve Coordination • Transparency in communication, information, linkages, and flows • Coherent and integrative work across colleges and departments • Bring together expertise, perspectives, and talents to create dialogue • Non-competitive collaboration • Internal • Students, faculty, and staff • Directors, Deans, and VPs • Academic Initiatives Committee and other Committees • Provost and President • External (local, national, international) • Community at large • Businesses and political institutions • Diplomatic representations and international organizations • Institutional partners

13. 5. UNI International Initiatives 101 • Students • US Passport Application Center • Campus Internationalization Activities • Orientation • President’s Reception • Cross-Cultural events On Campus and Off Campus • International Month/Week • International Festivals • International Potlucks • International Ambassadors / Mentoring Program • Foreign Film Festivals • Associations of International Students

14. 6. UNI International Initiatives 101 Faculty • International Development Fund • International Teaching and Research Awards • Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs • Visiting Scholars / Faculty Exchanges • Fulbright Specialists / Scholars Abroad & Language Teaching Assistant Program • International Programs and Services Advisory Council

15. 7. UNI International Outcomes • Deepened and consolidated long-term selective partnerships • Offered more mobility and alternatives to students • Provided an array of networking opportunities to faculty • Diversified scientific knowledge and research • Augmented institutional capacity • Enhanced prestige and reputation