8:30
– 8:45 a.m. | Opening
Remarks
8:45
– 9:45 a.m. | Expanding the
Circle of Global Citizenship
According to ACE’s Mapping Internationalization on US Campuses study, “improving
student preparedness for a global era" is the top reason cited by colleges
and universities for internationalization. The spirit of global citizenship
underpins the SDGs, and there is general consensus that higher education
institutions have a key role to play in preparing citizens who are informed and
able to participate in an increasingly complex globalized world.
What is less clear, however, is how we define
global citizenship, what knowledge and skills are entailed, where our students
obtain these capabilities and how we measure them, and how we can ensure that opportunities
to practice global citizenship are accessible to all students. In this
session, panelists will engage in a moderated conversation to address these
questions from
strategic, scholarly, and practice-oriented perspectives, with a focus on
expanding inclusivity in both the definition of global citizenship, and its
reach.
9:45 – 10:15
a.m. | Buzz group discussion
on Topic #1
10:15 – 10:45 a.m. | Networking break
10:45 – 11:45
a.m. | Internationalization
and Environmental Sustainability
Almost half of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals are linked to humankind’s
ultimate challenge: environmental sustainability. While global experiences of students and
faculty may further a deeper understanding of climate change and other critical
issues, an emphasis on international mobility contributes to environmental
degradation. Consequently, institutions and their leaders face
fundamental questions: To what extent do internationalization efforts and
strategies take environmental impact into account? Do research collaborations
and global learning experiences for student and faculty further understanding
and lead to solutions, or does our international travel, including the
increasing number of short-term trips, unnecessarily and irresponsibly add to
the deterioration of the environment?
Bringing
together scientific, association, and institutional perspectives, this session
will explore the connection between global engagement and environmental impact
(both positive and negative), and frames internationalization strategies as
part of our universities’ responsibility for safeguarding the future of our
students and our planet.
11:45 a.m. –
12:15 p.m. | Buzz group discussion
on Topic #2
12:15 –
1:15 p.m. | Lunch
1:15 –
2:45 p.m. | Economic and Societal
Contributions of Internationalization
Discussions
about the value of internationalization have often centered around the campus
and its interests. Increasingly,
however, global conversations are addressing the ways in which higher education
internationalization promotes economic development, advances the SDGs, and contributes to society on a broader
scale. In this session, panelists will
provide examples of programs and initiatives designed with this greater purpose
in mind, including global service learning programs, collaborations with economic
development and civic organizations, and international partnerships aimed at
mutual capacity building.
Each
panelist will give a 5-minute TED-style introduction to their initiative. Attendees will then select 2 initiatives to
discuss in more detail in small groups, led by the respective panelist,
rotating after 30 minutes.
2:45 –
3:00 p.m. | Break
3:00 – 4:00
p.m. | Closing Plenary: Presidential and
Student Reflections
In this session, pairs of institution presidents and students will reflect on
the topics of the day, discuss how they and their institutions are approaching internationalization,
and articulate their vision for next steps in further advancing internationalization’s
positive impacts.
4:00 – 4:15
p.m. | Closing remarks
Reception to follow