STJ Strategic Plan: Global & Mission

Chairpersons’ Retreat August 24, 2009

Introduction

A global education at STJ encompasses: • Sending students out into the world.

• Bringing the world into the classroom.

• Incorporating international service learning into the student experience.

Overview

• Global – Office of Global Studies – Academic Planning Committee: Subcommittee on Global Education • Mission – Distinctively Vincentian Service in the Global Context

Office of Global Studies (OGS)

OGS: Summary

• Presentation Purpose • Recent Developments • Key Goals • Faculty Involvement – Short-Term Program Creation – Distance Learning – Advisory Board – “Tell Me More” – Student Travel Abroad Compliance – OGS Department Lunch Chats • Next Steps

OGS: Guiding Questions

• Why should students study abroad?

• What % of US undergraduates would you estimate study abroad during their time in college?

OGS: Presentation Purpose To create meaningful ways for faculty to engage students through study abroad.

OGS: Recent Developments

• Enrollment Largest spring program in STJ history Nearly 200% growth from spring 2008 Over 300% growth in overall numbers in ~ 3 years Success in enrolling VHN students • Competitive Scholarships

Spring 2009

6 Gilman Scholarship Winners (4 Accepted) 1 Freeman Asia Winner • Service Opportunities

Spring 2009

Over 3200 hours across all cities Thank you!

OGS: Key Goals

• Make Study Abroad A “When,” Not an “If” Provide an international opportunity for all STJ students Expand enrollment to 1500 by 2012-2013 (from 500+ this year) • Create Programs That Stick Close to Our “Home” Values C-Culturally Integrated A-Academically Rich S-Service-Focused

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-Safe A-Affordable • Utilize Rome & Paris Campuses throughout the Year • Expand Short-Term, Faculty-Led, & Semester Programming

OGS: Faculty Involvement

• Short-Term Program Creation All programs created in coordination with the Provost’s and Deans’ offices Summer, Winter, “Capstone,” Introductory Sessions, or school- or major-specific semester programs (e.g., ICS Freshman Passport, DTW Pharmacy) Deadline for winter programs:

May 1

Deadline for summer programs:

October 1

OGS Assistance Logistics Recruitment Financial Aid Incentives (e.g., $1,000 off 6 Credits) University Requirements/Compliance

OGS: Faculty Involvement

• Distance Learning • Advisory Board • “Tell Me More” • Student Travel Compliance • OGS Department Lunch Chats

OGS: Next Steps

• Discuss study abroad options with your faculty.

• Consider interested faculty for lunch with OGS. • Contact OGS with any questions.

Academic Planning Committee (APC)

Subcommittee on Global Education

APC: Strategic Plan Objectives

• Embed a global perspective in the curriculum as part of every student’s experience to prepare our students for the workplace and the world. • Promote cross-cultural understanding and appreciation between University students, faculty, staff and administration, and the less fortunate throughout the world.

APC: A Distinction

• Global education deals with the relations among nations, • Intercultural education deals with relations within a nation.

APC: Baseline Data

• A list of STJ Course Offerings in Multicultural/Ethnic Studies which includes courses which focus on these issues. • A survey of faculty to find out if and to what extent they include global topics in their courses.

APC: Survey Results

Extent of Global Perspectives in Courses: More than 50% Between 26-50% Less than 10% None Percentage of Faculty: 24% 37% 24% 15%

APC: Global Strengths on Campus

• Core courses with a global perspective • Cultural organizations • Discover New York courses emphasizing cultural issues • CTL programs on global education

APC: Recommendations

• Put more emphasis on the already existing global aspects of the core and how these relate to other global education initiatives at the University.

• On the STJ Website create a page, comparable to the first page of the University Libraries site, that has links to the many global education resources at the University as well as to external sites. • Develop a database of activities, assignments, and teaching strategies that faculty use to infuse global perspectives into their courses.

• Have faculty share their experiences abroad not only with other faculty, but with students in the classes they teach and with the large University community.

• Provide more opportunities for students to have more intercultural out-of-class experiences, drawing on the resources available in New York.

APC: Recommendations

• Find ways to incorporate study abroad experiences into different majors. • Utilize our students’ vast cultural diversity as well as that of New York City.

• Develop intercultural and global learning communities for freshmen. • Institute a faculty development program, including a faculty learning community modeled on the CTL Teaching and Technology Fellows, to foster global education. • The 2009-2010 Academic Lecture series will focus on global education; encourage the University community to make this central to the University experience during the year.

• Institute a permanent committee to flesh out these proposals and forge their implementation.

• To focus attention on all these activities, and in particular to coordinate them, it would be extremely beneficial to have a high level academic administrator for global education.

Mission: Vincentian Service

• Engaging undergraduate and graduate student through service learning.

• Supporting Mission and Global Outreach/Understanding through short-term study abroad. • Integrating international themes into the curriculum through service —both in New York and abroad.

Discussion