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INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR FACULTY: WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
Kerri Spiering, Ph.D.Associate Vice PresidentEquity, Diversity & Global OutreachFebruary 18, 2010
Students and Study Abroad
• ACE data show that between 50-75% of first years want an international experience
• Their parents want them to go • Most students can actually afford to go• Their employers want them to have
global competencies • But nationally only about 3% of
students study abroad
Why Don’t More Faculty Participate?
• Lack of tenure and promotion policy
• Lack of room in the curriculum
• “Expertise anxiety” vis à vis:– Program design and management– Unfamiliarity with culture– Ignorance/lack of
knowledge/misinformation
North Dakota State University
Mission: With energy and momentum, North Dakota State University addresses the needs and aspirations of people in a changing world by building on our land-grant foundation
North Dakota State University
Vision: We envision a vibrant university that will be globally identified as a contemporary metropolitan land-grant institution
Equity, Diversity & Global Outreach
The division is charged with working to elevate the university's current international initiatives and programs and develop new ones, enhance the university's global recognition and strengthen the university's activities and policies on international research and education.
Global Outreach
Making this vision a reality has required a multifaceted approach and the development of an appropriate infrastructure. Efforts to meet these objectives are ongoing.
Fulbright Program
• Traditional Fulbright Program: www.cies.org
• Distinguished Chairs Program, http://www.cies.org/Chairs/
• Specialist Program: http://www.cies.org/specialists/
IREX
• Individual Advanced Research Opportunities
• Short-term Travel Grants Program
• U.S. Embassy Policy Specialist Program
NDSU University Partnership Opportunities
• China• India• Kazakhstan• Kenya• Korea• Nigeria• Turkey• Uganda
Korea
• Chungnam National University: Summer program; Provide airfare, housing and small salary
• Chonbuk National University: Summer program; Provide airfare, housing and small salary
Kazakhstan
• Ph.D. Committee Member– Funding for student to come to US once– Funding for faculty member to travel to
student’s university twice
• Partner Institutions: Almaty Technological University, Eurasian National University, Kazakh National University, Kazakh National Agrarian University
Hosting Opportunities
• Kazakhstan’s Bolashak Science Intern Program
• Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program, http://www.cies.org/vs_scholars/vs_awards/
• Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program, http://www.cies.org/sir/
• Occasional Lecture Fund, http://www.cies.org/olf/
• Scholar Rescue Fund, www.scholarrescuefund.org
THANK YOU
Kerri Spiering, Ph.D., Associate Vice PresidentEquity, Diversity & Global [email protected]://www.ndsu.edu/vpedgo/associate_vp_edgo_and_global_outreach_home_page/