Internationalization Collaborative
Regional Meetings
ACE's Center for International Initiatives is proud to support
regional meetings of the Internationalization Collaborative designed to
give Collaborative members and nonmembers alike continued opportunities
to share best practices, set international student learning goals, and
discuss the challenges involved in internationalizing the campus.
Previous Regional Meetings
Internationalizing the
Curriculum
Hosted by Maricopa Community College District in Tempe, Arizona
November 13–14, 2008.
The meeting highlighted best practices in internationalizing the
curriculum and will featured keynote speakers Dr. Christa Olson,
Associate Director of International Initiatives at ACE, and Dr. Paul
Elsner, Chancellor Emeritus of the Maricopa Community Colleges District.
Panel presentations emphasized supportive policies and practices in
internationalizing the curriculum, examples of how to infuse world
languages across the curriculum, and efforts to internationalize the
co-curriculum.
Venturing Abroad: Overseas Branch Campuses and
Universities
Hosted by City University in Seattle, Washington
October 29–30 2008
The conference presented the results of a 2008 publication by
the American Council on Education (ACE) as well as highlighted
successful examples of U.S. institutions involved in offering programs
and campuses abroad. The panels examined the implementation
process and the ongoing efforts needed to maintain and deepen programs
abroad. Teams of institutional leaders, international educators, and
faculty members interested in such programs attended the
meeting.
Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum:
Building New Connections
Hosted by Portland State University, in collaboration with
Baldwin-Wallace College, Binghamton University, and The University of
Iowa
October 11–13, 2006
The Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum (CLAC) Movement
intends to make global competence a reality for students and to create
alliances among educators to share practices and find ways to
incorporate an international dimension in curricula, and, more
generally, to achieve internationalization goals. The specific focus of
the 2nd annual conference on Cultures and Languages Across the
Curriculum was: 1) how to prepare students for CLAC through better
K–16 articulation and 2) how to incorporate culture into
language-focused models. The conference was held in conjunction with the
6th International Conference on Service Learning in Portland, Oregon, to
allow participants to learn about incorporating CLAC into service
learning experiences. These two events overlapped by one day to allow
cross-conference participation.
The Internationalized Campus: How Business,
Community, and Internal Partnerships Make it Happen
Park University/The University of Kansas
April 7–8, 2006
Park University and the University of Kansas held a Midwest Regional
Meeting of the Internationalization Collaborative in cooperation with
the American Council on Education (ACE). The meeting was held at Park
University's College for Distance Learning in Parkville, Missouri, in
April 2006. Colleges and universities increasingly seek comprehensive
campus internationalization through internal and external partnerships,
because such partnerships represent a key strategy for advancing a
global perspective as the common thread for curricular and co-curricular
activities. Corporate and community leaders are eager to collaborate
with colleges and universities in the education of a future workforce
whose members must be aware not merely of their local scene, but of the
entire globe. This conference highlighted some best practices for
partnerships that connect academic programs and that blend these
programs with student life initiatives. Presentations focused on the
linkage of internal and external partnerships to optimize existing
resources, develop new resources, and create opportunities for students,
faculty, and staff to engage the global community. View
presentations from the meeting.
Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum:
Responding to a National Need
The University of Iowa/Binghamton University
November 5–6, 2005
The University of Iowa, in collaboration with Binghamton University and
the American Council on Education, hosted a conference on Cultures and
Languages Across the Curriculum, on November 5–6, 2005. The
conference examined opportunities to expand the role of culture in LAC
initiatives and will consider alternative models that foster the
acquisition of cross-cultural competencies. This conference also
considered other LAC issues that have not yet been adequately discussed
or analyzed, including:
- How does LAC contribute to an institution's comprehensive
internationalization agenda?
- How does LAC relate to comparative literature, cultural studies, and
area studies?
- How does LAC fit into the international education missions of U.S.
government and industry (the "expert" model vs. the "metropolitan
migrant" model)?
- How does LAC relate to content-based language instruction and the
development of new content-based FL textbooks and technology?
- How can we better link LAC to K–12 foreign language and
cross-cultural education as well as to post-secondary international
education, including study abroad?
Leveraging Resources in International Education
Virginia Tidewater Consortium for Higher Education/Old Dominion
University/Tidewater Community College
April 8–9, 2005
Providing students with a global education improves their ability to
succeed in a world marked by instant digital communication, cultural
diversity, and rapid change. Although many higher education institutions
are striving for global competency, limited resources often make it
difficult for colleges and universities to achieve this goal. But when
campus departments, institutions in a given geographic region or state,
or institutions and organizations at national and international levels
begin to leverage their resources jointly, they can greatly enhance
internationalization efforts. This conference highlighted ways
institutions can work together to enhance international education;
encourage the sharing of resources, both internally and externally;
enabled the formation of partnerships to enhance the promotion of global
competencies; and provided examples of leveraging program resources for
a wider impact on students, faculty, administrators, and the
community.
New Directions in International Education: Building Context,
Connections, and Knowledge
Beloit College, Beloit, WI
October 29–30, 2004
The challenge of international education is to create context,
connections, and knowledge so that students and institutions of higher
education are better able to engage with our changing world. Meeting
this challenge requires innovative programs and curricula. This
conference enabled participants to exchange ideas about new ways of
extending and enhancing international education for students.
Innovative
Strategies for Internationalization in Higher Education
Indiana University/Michigan State University/University of Iowa
Chicago, IL
April 25–26, 2003
This conference focused on stretching scarce resources through
leveraging, collaboration, and partnerships, and on the impact of new
technologies on teaching and research in international studies. In
addition, sessions addressed exemplary international studies
programs.
Developing Global Competencies in Higher Education
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Campus
Madison, NJ
April 4–5, 2003
This conference brought together higher education faculty, academic and
student services administrators, institutional leaders, and policy
makers. Participants worked to define global competencies and the means
to develop them, identified the necessary components of a "global
education plan," and devised ways to incorporate these elements into all
aspects of campus life.
For more information about these meetings, please contact:
Jill Wisniewski, Program Associate
E-mail: jill_wisniewski@ace.nche.edu
Phone: (202) 939-9553
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