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A member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, Bemidji State University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and educator.
Internationalization
Update
Martin Tadlock
P R O V O S T / V PA A
November 2014
A member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, Bemidji State
University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and educator.
MAP actions
In the spring of 2013, the commitment to further internationalize
BSU began via the following :
• Financial resources allocated to support international
recruiting, create new partnerships with international
universities, and to fund new programs and opportunities for
students, faculty, and staff.
• An Internationalization Council was created, including faculty
and staff from across campus.
• An international recruiter was hired to primarily focus on the
western hemisphere, enhance web based recruitment efforts,
and recruit in the U.S. at transfer fairs.
MAP actions
• Faculty member appointed as Director of International
Relations to revamp Eurospring, the visiting professor
program, the international studies major, and to secure
additional partnerships, articulations, and semester
abroad opportunities for students.
• CIBT, a private educational group, became an active
partner to grow connections in Asia with plans to expand
into other areas later.
Actions taken to insure that
internationalization becomes cost neutral
so that travel costs, recruitment,
partnership developments, and cost of new
agreements etc. are self-sustaining.
Education abroad
• $42,246 tuition for pre-study abroad course
North Star visiting scholars program
$78,000 income
• The above includes spring 2015. Net approximately $40,000
after the following:
o Faculty mentor stipend;
o Staff member stipend;
o Friday workshop honorariums;
o Empty apartments at Cedar occupied and paid for;
o The North Star Program and creation of a NTC visiting
professors program will help guarantee that housing at
University Heights is filled.
• $80,000 savings/year by revising the visiting professor
program.
Education abroad
• Number of BSU students going abroad:
o 2011-12:
59
o 2012-13:
57
o 2013-14:
91
• Cost less than $3K per student for 2015 Eurospring
vs. almost $8K per student previously.
• With 28 students participating in 2014, this is a
$140K reduction in costs.
Semester abroad
• Semester abroad locations available for students to study
and/or work for less than $1,000 above the cost of the
semester at BSU, including air fare, visa, insurance, and
related misc. costs:
o Weifang China (study and work);
o BYPC University, Beijing;
o Wuhan University, Wuhan, China;
o Liaoning University, Shenyang, China;
o HELP University, Kuala Lumpur, Malyasia;
o
Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
• BSU received Award of Excellence by MnSCU for creation of
affordable semester abroad opportunities for students.
• Focus of NAFSA magazine article in spring of 2014
English Language Center
• With Winona State University, who has a SEVIS approved
and nationally accredited ELC, we have a joint BSU/WSU
center. Will build quickly as we are discovered.
• We could NOT join the AASCU 1-2-1 consortium until we had
the ELC on campus and open. We can also have the visiting
professor program and non-credit J visa programs as
professors and students in those programs may need English
instruction which we can now provide.
• We expect that the ELC will result in 30-50 additional
international students studying at BSU within the next three
years.
• 9 admitted for spring thus far not including visiting professors.
New programs for NTC
• Visiting professors from Chinese Technical
Colleges will come and stay for up to 6 months
at BSU/NTC.
o We anticipate 6 next fall to start, going to 12. This will start
fall of 2015.
• We can start a non-credit/audit J1 visa
opportunity for international students at
NTC/BSU.
o Full fee paying, residential students who come for one
semester or a year. This may start in the fall of 2015.
International student enrollment
fall semester numbers
• 2012-13 124
• 2013-14 89
• 2014-15 88 + 35 in spring known at this point
in time
• 2015-16 170 is reasonable to expect
o On average, it takes 3 years of consistent recruitment in
one area before students begin applying and enrolling at
an institution.
o This is widely known in the international recruitment world
and was discussed at NAFSA this year
International student enrollment
• Joined the Brazilian consortium to receive
Brazilian studies who are supported by their
government.
o UM Crookston has 30 currently on their campus through
that consortium.
• Joining the Saudi consortium with Winona
State. ELC expects to receive Saudi students
as early as fall of 2015.
o Minot State has approximately 40 Saudi students a year in
their ELC.
International student enrollment
• Expect about 20 Chinese students from our
efforts next fall beyond current numbers: ELC,
exchange, transfer, new admits.
o 6 visiting professors from China this year.
• We expect about 20 Nepalese students and 20
Malaysian students beyond current levels.
• BUAD program with HELP.
• Sanjeev recruiting in Nepal and re-establishing
relationships.
• Re-established relationships in Malaysia and added
connections with SEGI University and Taylors
University in Kuala Lumpur.
International Student Enrollment
• 20 additional students from varied locations
due to our international recruiter’s efforts
• ELC numbers will continue to climb, hitting
30-50 students a year within the next 3
years
Opportunities for Faculty/Staff
• CIEE funds not available this year
• Faculty opportunities to teach abroad on
sabbatical
• Joint programs and articulated program
opportunities
• Multiple opportunities through CIBT
CIBT In-Kind Contributions to
BSU’s Efforts
• Chris Brown and Marsha Driscoll lived and worked in
Weifang China in the summer of 2014, travel, housing,
visa paid plus a stipend provided by CIBT.
• Chris Brown will return to Weifang February – July 2014.
Travel and housing covered by CIBT. We will provide 3
credits of release for him to recruit for BSU while there.
• Janice Haworth will go to Weifang for a two- four week
band summer camp in 2015 summer. Travel and housing
covered by CIBT.
• CIBT subsidized the BSU electronic woodwinds group to
travel to Weifang and Beijing China for a month.
CIBT In-Kind Contributions to
BSU’s Efforts
•
CIBT has funded the Beijing Expo recruiting booth for three years,
covering the costs of marketing materials, staffing, and booth rental fee.
•
CIBT paid for 6 middle school students and a teacher to come to BSU
for a two week long summer camp.
•
CIBT subsidizes Weifang University Student Ambassadors coming to
BSU for a month. 10 total over the past two years.
•
Two nursing professors are being sought to teach two week short
courses at Chinese partner universities each semester. Expenses paid
and they may bring spouse/partner and just pay their airfare.
•
Two NTC professors in automotive are being sought to teach two week
short courses at two Chinese Technical college locations each
semester. All expenses paid, and they may bring spouse/partner and
just pay their airfare.
CIBT In-Kind Contributions to
BSU’s Efforts
• BSU faculty may spend a sabbatical teaching
in China at any of our partner locations.
Expenses covered plus a monthly stipend.
• 6 BSU students working and studying in
Weifang. 6 last academic year.
o All those working are covered by CIBT: travel, housing,
insurance, visa, and stipend.
o Students are our best recruiters.
• Total direct and in-kind to BSU: $174K
Budget
Budget related to international initiatives
Staffing
FY 13
FY 14
Director of International Relations
($26,600)
International Recruiter
FY 15
($26,500)
($53,000)
($34,921)
($39,221)
International Program Center Director
($63,115)
($64,253)
($68,110)
International Program Center Support
($31,943)
($35,741)
($37,759)
216090 International Recruiting (materials)
($4,500)
($11,500)
($2,000)
211005 International Initiatives (incl travel)
($101,384)
($77,409)
($50,000)
ELC costs
$0
$0
($675)
210112 Visiting Scholars
$0
$0
$70,000
Hosting visiting scholars
($40,000)
($80,000)
CIBT funding for faculty, recruitment, etc. (incl in-kind)
$20,000
$65,000
$89,000
$22,246
$42,246
Tuition from pre-trip course
Tuition, fees, housing, meals, local impact of international students
priceless
priceless
priceless