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2008 Leadership Network for International Education

New Routes to Campus Internationalization

ACE is pleased to announce that the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Leadership Network for International Education will take place in Washington, DC, on November 20 from 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. The meeting will focus on how institutional leaders develop new ways to engage a broad coalition of campus constituents in a multi-faceted approach to internationalization.

This is a meeting for Presidents and Provosts of ACE member institutions only. Other institutional leaders are welcome to attend the meeting, provided they are accompanied by their President or Provost.

Recent ACE research reveals that there are major gaps and slow progress towards campus internationalization. All too frequently internationalization efforts at U.S. institutions of higher education have been focused on a few disparate sets of activities—like foreign language education, education abroad, recruitment of international students, area and international studies, or faculty research collaborations. If students or faculty are not directly involved in one of these activities, they may find institutional internationalization efforts irrelevant. With the increasing reference to student global competency in institutional vision and mission statements, institutional leaders are now working to broaden stakeholder's understanding and commitment to internationalization. The 2008 meeting will feature panels on:

• How to align internationalization with ongoing campus initiatives such as accreditation, assessment, general education reform, and community engagement;
• How to leverage international partnerships to enhance campus internationalization;
• Lessons learned from former presidents who have successfully led internationalization efforts.

The deadline to register for the meeting is November 10, 2008.

Hotel Information

ACE has reserved a block of rooms at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza for the nights of November 18, 19, and 20. Please contact the hotel directly to make a room reservation.

Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel
1001 14th Street NW
Washington DC 20005
(Tel) 1-800-263-9802
(Fax) 202-218-7601

Reference: American Council on Education
Deadline for reservations: October 19, 2008
ACE Rate: $259.00 (single/double) plus tax

Please make your room reservations as soon as possible. There are several other meetings taking place in the city during this time, and the room block at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza has a limited number of rooms reserved for ACE.

If the ACE room block at the Crowne Plaza is full, we recommend these other hotels in walking distance:

Hilton Garden Inn
815 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
(Tel) 202-783-7800

Holiday Inn Washington/Central:
1501 Rhode Island Ave NW
Washington DC 20005
(Tel) 202-483-2000

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This page last updated on 11/04/2008