International Students (Spring 2017)

Spring 2017 International Students* Total international students at Marquette 671 Total countries represented 63 Degree seeking undergraduate students 270 Non-degree seeking exchange students 28 Non-degree, non-exchange students 5 Degree seeking graduate and professional students 242 International students on practical training 126 Undergraduate College Breakdown (does not include exchange or practical training): College of Business Administration 160; College of Arts & Sciences 42; College of Engineering 28; College of Communication 25; College of Health Sciences 10; College of Education 3; College of Nursing 2

Top Countries and Number of Students by Undergraduates (not incl. practical training)

PR China 190 Vietnam 5 Canada 11 Nigeria 4 Malaysia 6 United Arab Emirates 4

The English as a Second Language Program (ESLP), housed in the Office of International Education, is offering five ESLP courses and two English 1001 courses for students who demonstrated a need for additional English language preparation. This spring, international students (new and continuing) are filling 97 seats across all courses. Education Abroad Marquette offers education abroad programs in more than 41 different countries on 6 continents. Of Marquette’s 2016 graduating class, 23% took advantage of the opportunity to study abroad.

*Numbers current as of February 16, 2017

Top Countries and Number of Students by Entire Student Body (not incl. practical training)

PR China 310 Korea 11 India 31 Spain 10 Canada 22 Saudi Arabia 9 Bangladesh 16 Russia 8 France 12 Malaysia 7 Iran 11

Most Popular Destinations for Students 2016-2017 (Undergraduate and Graduate)

Country Students Country Students

Italy 100 Belgium 29

Spain 78 Israel 29

China 66 Vietnam 29

Ireland 64 UK 25

South Africa 40 Peru 20

Percentage of Student Participation by College 2016-2017

Academic College Students

% of all study abroad students

College of Business (undergraduate) 205 29% College of Arts & Sciences (undergraduate) 135 19% College of Communication (undergraduate) 79 11% College of Health Sciences (undergraduate) 48 7%

Law School 48 7% College of Nursing (undergraduate) 51 7% College of Education (undergraduate) 27 4%

Graduate School of Management 30 4% College of Engineering (undergraduate) 24 3% Graduate Nursing 10 1% Physician Assistant Program 5 1% Other/Unknown (Non-MU) 40 6%

Education Abroad by Term 2016-2017 Term MU Non-MU Total Summer 2016 239 14 253 Fall 2016 91 11 102 Academic Year 16-17 2 0 2 J-Session 16-17 66 2 68 Spring 172 13 185 Spring Break 92 0 92 Total 662 40 702 *May-April non-credit immersion experiences

172 0 172

OIE Snapshot Spring 2017

Partnerships OIE is actively engaged in cultivating new and relevant partnerships for the university and maintains Marquette’s 80 active international partnerships across 40 countries. In addition, Marquette maintains agreements with eight study abroad programs run by fellow AJCU institutions. Marquette has established new partnership agreements with the following organizations:

• Amader Gram, Bangladesh: MOU • Universidad Centroamericana, Managua, Nicaragua: Student Bilateral Exchange

Agreement Marquette has recently renewed partnerships with the following universities:

• Universiteit Antwerpen: Student Bilateral Exchange Agreement • University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa: Student Mobility

Agreement

OIE received a three-year renewal of the Project Global Officer (Project GO) grant. The 2016-2019 grant of $806,169 provides full scholarship for 16 ROTC students to study Arabic in Muscat, Oman each summer. Sponsored by DLNSEO and administered by IIE, Project GO is an initiative aimed at improving the language skills, regional expertise and intercultural communication for future military officers. Marquette partnerships and international activity throughout the university is listed in the Global Resource Database available online at Marquette.edu/oie/global-resources-database.shtml. Contact karen.hess@marquette.edu to update your research and expertise. Programming The OIE Program Center is an active space visited by over 3,500 people each year. It is a home for Marquette international students to gather and reflect on their common MU experiences and a center for international activities on campus. Organizations such as Spanish Honor Society, Graduate Student Association, International Marquette Action Program, German Honor Society, African Student Association, Global Village, Muslim Student Association, Delta Sigma Theta, Center for Peacemaking, and Sigma Gamma ho use the center. It is also home to thriving culture and language exchange programs such as the Arabic Language and Culture Club, and the Chinese/English Language Exchanges. The Office of International Education also provides venues for international students to connect more deliberately with the Marquette and Milwaukee communities through two programs: The International Friendship Program, which matches students with local community members, providing an opportunity for regular cultural exchange and insight into a ‘typical’ Milwaukee family life; and the Peer Mentoring Program, which connects new international students with current students to help them adjust during their first semester at Marquette.

Throughout the year, OIE also sponsors numerous notable campus-wide events such as the Study Abroad Fair, Global Discussion Series, International Education Week programming, International Day and more. This spring, International Day’s theme was "Solidarity Through Celebration" to invite the Marquette community to show support to all Marquette international students, especially those impacted by the recent executive order. We also co-sponsored or organized a variety of other events:

• The Marquette Democracy Project, a four-part lecture series inviting international activists to campus to give a public lecture and meet with students. Speakers include Friar Tomás González Castillo, one of the most vocal members of a Catholic movement to advocate for migrants in Mexico, Clare Byarugaba, an LGBT activist and feminist from Uganda, and Maryam Al-Khawaja, a human rights activist from Bahrain.

• The first annual Marquette University Symposium on Latin American Studies and Latinx Studies. • “Christian-Muslin Relations in American Today.” • A Chinese Lantern Festival Dinner Party held by the Chinese Culture and Charity Club and the Chinese Students

and Scholars Association. • Lecture by Dr. Binda Paranjape, Chair of the History Department at Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, India. • Lecture by Fr. Patxi Alvarez, Secretary of the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat.

Each year, The Office of International Education announces a call for submissions for the International Research Poster Session to support promising international research and encourage and showcase international research among faculty members from all disciplines. This year, Dr. Nil Lodh, Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, received a $3,000 Marquette International Research Award to help fund his research project “Molecular diagnosis of multi Schistosome parasites from filtered urine from school children in Zambia." The project aims to create a simple, effective way to test children for Schistosomiasis, one of the major neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) with more than 200 million people infected and close to 800 million at risk across the globe.