Transcript Vision for International Education

International Strategic
Planning Task Force
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
May 2009
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Agenda
• Chancellor’s Charge
• Task Force Challenges
• Presentation Topics
• Overview of Process
• Key Problems Identified
• High Priority Objectives
• Implementation
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Chancellor’s Charge
Vision
A global, multicultural university
Goal
Develop a strategic plan for international
education and engagement
Timeline
2009 Spring Semester
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The REAL question…
How could the global and
multicultural campus
experience be enhanced for
the UHM community ?
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Task Force Challenges
1. To deconstruct the meaning of
international education and Asia/Pacific
focus for the campus
2. To develop a campus-wide consensus on
the direction of international education
3. To highlight international education as
integral to the UHM experience
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Task Force Members
Administrative
Support :
Jenny Samaan, Interim AVC, Int’l & Exchange Programs
Diane Perushek, Director of Global Relations
Co-Chairs:
Jay Maddock, Public Health
Jim Spencer, Urban and Regional Planning
Tamara Albertini
Philosophy
Joseph Campos
University Health Services
Cathryn Clayton
Asian Studies
John Cusick
Environmental Center
Carol Anne Dickson
Apparel Product Design &
Merchandising
Jon Goss
Geography & Honors Program
Randy Hensley
Sinclair Library
Terry Hunt
Anthropology
Ekhlass Jarjees
Natural Resources and
Environmental Management
Carole Peterson
Law & Peace Institute
Gay Reed
Educational Foundations
Joel Weaver
Second Language Studies
Paul Wessel
Geology & Geophysics
Jim Wills
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Marketing
Presentation Topics
International Recruitment and Admissions
Admissions and Records
School and College Services
East West Center Admissions
Graduate Admissions
Research
Graduate Research
School of Ocean, Earth and Science Technology
Visiting Scholars, International Faculty
Faculty Scholar and Immigration Services
Education Abroad
Study Abroad Center
International Exchange Program
Global Mobility
International Student Services,
Co-curricular Activities
International Student Services
Outreach College
Curriculum
Distance Education
General Education Office
Shidler School of Business
UH Foundation, East West Center,
Alumni Affairs
Alumni Relations
East West Center Alumni
International Engagement
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Overview of Process
• 2 lead writers & 2 reviewers per section
generate reports
(contain background, objectives, strategies)
• Task Force produced total of 30 objectives,
7 high priority
• Full report to be presented to the Chancellor
and VCAA in early June
• Wider distribution/comment period to follow
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Key Problems Identified
• Lack of cohesive international strategy within the
various centers;
• Administrative duplication of immigration services;
• Services under-resourced even with cost savings on
consolidation;
• International student enrollment declining;
• International-oriented research not recognized in
some disciplines
(e.g. journal recognition);
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Key Problems Identified
• Curriculum needs to be more globally- and
internationally-focused for a 21st Century environment;
• UHM’s excellent track record in research and related
activities on global and international issues not leveraged
to support the broader UHM global mission;
• The significant presence of UHM international students,
and their globally-oriented and multicultural perspectives
not seen as a resource for the campus as a whole.
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First Objective: Infrastructure
By 2010, create a cohesive structure
for international affairs at UHM
including:
1. Unified physical space;
2. Budget; and
3. Administrative support
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Second Objective: Infrastructure
During 2009-2010, create a
database designed to improve
electronic record-keeping related
to all UHM international activities.
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Third Objective: Student Recruitment
By 2010, Admissions & Records
should increase reaching, recruiting,
and retaining international students
by 5% per year.
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Fourth Objective: Research
In 2009-2010, begin to improve
recognition of international
research, research collaboration,
and publications through increasing
travel and award resources by up to
100% and through mandated
reporting of such research to deans.
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Fifth Objective: Research
Beginning in 2010, better utilize and
support existing faculty international
travel as a means of promoting UHM
through pre-travel briefings and
other information sharing as well as
monetary incentives.
(i.e. extra per diem)
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Sixth Objective: Curriculum
Beginning in academic year 2011,
prepare students for leadership and
service in an increasingly
interconnected world through an
infusion of required language study
and an international perspective
across the curriculum and in cocurricular activities.
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Seventh Objective:
Visiting Scholars/Int’l Faculty
As of spring 2010, provide increased
access to legal assistance and advice
for complex immigration and other
legal issues through budget
allocation and by forming
connections with the law school
clinical programs.
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Implementation
• Establish a new international
implementation committee
• Develop measureable benchmarks
• Report progress annually to the
Chancellor, VCAA, MET and the
larger UHM community
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Questions and Answers
Questions?
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