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CCUSAC USAC CCONFERENCE ONFERENCE – MARCH – MARCH 2002 – 2002 – UUNIVERSITY OF NIVERSITY OF OOTAGOTAGO
EVALUATION AND IMPACT OF
INTERNATIONALIZATION
WHERE IS
St. Catharines
ABOUT BROCK UNIVERSITY
• 11,416 students
• 639 graduate students
• 1000 -1200 ESL students per year
• 366 full-time faculty, 566 staff
• 97.8% grad employment rate (after 2 years)
TYPES OF DEGREES
Bachelor degrees (3-4 years)
Graduate degrees (Master’s and PhD level)
Certificates (e.g. TESL, Environment, etc.)
FACULTIES AT BROCK
• 6 FACULTIES:EducationHumanities Mathematics and Science Social SciencesBusinessApplied Health SciencesAlso: 15 Graduate Programs in above faculties
PROGRAMS AT BROCK
• 66 undergraduate programs
• 15 graduate programs (Masters, Ph.D.)
• Intensive English Language Program (IELP)
• Certificate Programs
INDICATORS OF
INTERNATIONALIZATION
Indicators of
INTERNATIONALIZATION
Lots of data available, but context is important!
A. Intra-institutional:• Responses to specific mandates, targets, directives
• Reporting structure keyed to institutional culture and expectations
B. Inter-institutional:• Responses must be more generic for comparative purposes
Most institutions are learning about (or already adept at) Intra-institutional data collection and comparisons,
but Inter-institutional comparisons will require a standardized consensual framework
Quantitative indicators of
INTERNATIONALIZATIONNumber / type of international:
• students - visa- exchange- study abroad
• visiting academics- faculty- staff
• mobility programs- student- faculty- staff
• research and development projects
• linkages / exchanges / agreements
• training contracts
• dedicated services on campus
• courses - - domestic with international theme- study abroad- articulated program linkages
• faculty members
Qualitative indicators of
INTERNATIONALIZATION
Insights obtained by tracking:
• perceptions and attitudes towards internationalization (all stakeholders)
• qualitative impacts on curriculum development, course descriptions, etc.
• rewards and incentives provided by university for international activity
• integration of internationalization criteria into general operations of university (e.g., hiring, expectations for staff members, etc.)
• type and scope of international activities
• presence and activities of clubs and societies with international themes
• recognition and celebration of diversity
• University-wide President's Task Force on Planning and Priorities 1998-99
Specific terms and conditions:Specific terms and conditions:
1. Review current programs and activities, and make recommendations concerning current institutional directions.
2. Recommend new directions for the University in context of established strengths and the current and future academic priorities of individual academic units.
3. Recommend new directions in response to needs of students, possibilities for research and creative activities, and changing role of the University in relation to its external communities.
4. Recommend the relative priority of these given the University’s financial context.
Origins: 1999 Report on
PLANNING AND PRIORITIES
Goals and objectives for
INTERNATIONALIZATION
Excerpted from the 1999 Planning and PrioritiesPlanning and Priorities document:
Brock University is committed to service to the greater community. It will continue its productive relationships with the world at large through dynamic partnerships at every level internationally. The mutual benefits inherent in sharing expertise, Brock's research strengths, interests and resources must be made available to, and indeed integrated with, related needs, goals and enterprises in the larger world.
Two broad areas covered in Planning and PrioritiesPlanning and Priorities document:
•PROGRAMMING•BROCK AND THE COMMUNITY
Objectives for Internationalization:Objectives for Internationalization:
PROGRAMMING
In Relation to Undergraduate StudiesIn Relation to Undergraduate Studies• To promote the internationalization of Brock's curriculum through increased emphasis on international issues in courses and curricula across the university, through the encouragement of exchange programs, and by providing resources to departments which develop courses with an international focus.
Encourage all academic units to examine their programs and courses for multiple perspectives in content and pedagogy, the goal being to move beyond ethnocentricity and gender bias.
Objectives for Internationalization:Objectives for Internationalization:
PROGRAMMING
In Relation to Graduate StudiesIn Relation to Graduate Studies• Encourage the internationalization of Brock's graduate studies curriculum through the development of courses with an international focus and a greater emphasis on international exchange arrangements.
Encourage the examination of graduate programs and courses for multiple perspectives in content and pedagogy, the goal being to move beyond ethnocentricity and gender bias.
Objectives for Internationalization:Objectives for Internationalization:
BROCK AND THE COMMUNITYIn Relation to ProgrammingIn Relation to Programming
• Develop credit and non-credit programs which will meet the needs of international students.
In Relation to Community Partnerships and ExchangesIn Relation to Community Partnerships and Exchanges
• Encourage international research and educational projects and facilitate related student and faculty exchanges.
In Relation to Administrative Structure and ServicesIn Relation to Administrative Structure and Services
• Establish an administrative unit ("Brock International") to co-ordinate and support international activities and programs, to be administered by a Director reporting to the Office of the President.
INTERNATIONALIZATION AT
……a chronologya chronology
PRE - 1999
• 3 international units:3 international units:• International Services
(Manager reports to AVP Student Services)
• Intensive English Language Program (IELP) (Director reports to VP Academic)
• Recruitment and LiaisonOffice international activities (Director reports to AVP Student Services)
INTERNATIONAL SERVICES
Meeting special needs of international students• Pre- and post-arrival
orientation • Pre-departure Briefing• Cross-cultural Advising• Home Stay and
Accommodation• English Mentoring Program
IELP
IIntensive ntensive EEnglish nglish LLanguage anguage PProgramrogram An ancillary program to learn English and
to prepare for further study at Brock• Well-established, experienced (founded in 1981) • Intensive 25 hour per week training in ESL • Three 14 week terms (September, January, May) and
one 5-week term (July / August) per year• Up to 1200 students per year from around the world
IELP• Wide range of social activities and
language workshops in IELP program• Uses Brock-trained professional ESL instructors
6 IELP Levels6 IELP Levels: : Level 0 (pre-beginner) Level 0 (pre-beginner)
throughthrough
Level 5 (university eligible)Level 5 (university eligible)
RECRUITMENT & LIAISON
General international recruitment• International recruitment fairs • Agent interactions• One-on-one queries from
international students• Brochures and literature• Coordination with RegistrarDuties assumed part-time by one International Specialist
JULY1999: FILLING GAPSP&P Report directive:P&P Report directive:
““Establish an administrative unit ("Brock International") to co-ordinate Establish an administrative unit ("Brock International") to co-ordinate and support international activities and programs, to be administered by a and support international activities and programs, to be administered by a
Director reporting to the Office of the President.”Director reporting to the Office of the President.”
• Brock International created(Director reports to Vice-Chancellor)
• charged with assuming all international duties not covered by the other international offices
• coordination through collaboration (no direct authority)• support role did not include direct budgetary resources
to assist other units; no financial integration
BROCK INTERNATIONAL
www.brocku.ca/brockinternational
A catalyst for international partnerships in:• teaching• research • international development• intercultural exchange• trainingResponding to the opportunities and challenges of globalization
BROCK INTERNATIONAL
• strategic partnerships• faculty and staff mobility (VIP, VIS, UM programs)• international project development• government relations• student mobility protocols and recruitment • foreign affairs and general liaison• policy development, liability, support, and advice• communications
APRIL2001: INTEGRATIONVice Chancellor’s Vice Chancellor’s initiainitiative:tive:
Create AVP (International) position, and consolidate Create AVP (International) position, and consolidate existing international units into one administrative unit.existing international units into one administrative unit.
OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION (AVP International Cooperation reports to Vice-Chancellor and VP Academic)
• a‘virtual office’ (physically disjunct)• incorporates International Services, IELP, half of
International Recruitment position, and Brock International • 2 new positions: Activities and Orientation Coordinators
Intensive English Language Program
Brock International
International OrientationStephanie Soccio-Marandola
International activitiesTanya Bhandari
iInternational Services
John Kaethler Manager
Geeta Powell Assistant Manager
Jackie Cleland Manager
Glen Irons Director
Dave Brown Director
•
Sheila Young, Assistant Director
Sandie Coppinger,
Director
Sandra Gruosso, International Liaison
Specialist
Dave BrownAVP International Cooperation
Who’s who in
Internationalcooperation
Recruitment and Liaison (International)
President / Vice Chancellor
VP Academic / Provost
AVP International Cooperation
Director International
Services
Director IELP Director Brock International
International Recruitment
Specialist
Director Recruitment & Liaison
Assistant Director International
Services
Assistant Director IELP
Assistant Director, Brock
International
International Orientation
Coordinator*
International Activities
Coordinator*
Policy and protocol
Operations and budgets
International CooperationFormal Reporting Structure
AVP Student Services
50%
50%
Formal reporting
Advisory role
* both positions report to Directors and Assistant Directors of IC units on a
daily basis
International CooperationFunctional Units
International Recruitment• AVP Intl. Cooperation• All Directors and Assistant Directors• International Recruitment Specialist• Deputy Registrar• Assistant (International) to Registrar
Brock International Advisory Council• AVP International Cooperation• All Directors and Assistant Directors• 1 rep from each of 6 Faculties
IELP• Director IELP• Assistant Director IELP• Intl. Orientation Coordinator• Intl. Activities Coordinator• 20 teachers, 10 Monitors• 2 administrative assistants
International Services• Director Int’l. Services• Asst. Director Int’l. Services• Intl. Orientation Coordinator• Intl. Activities Coordinator• Casual support staff
AVP International cooperation a member of:• President’s Group (President, VPs, AVPs, Executive Directors)• Committee of Academic Deans (VP Academic, Deans)• Senior Academic Council (All academic administrative positions from Deans up)• Senate
International Policy Units
Institutional Policy and Liaison
International Operating Units
Brock International• Director Brock International• Asst. Director Brock Int’l.• Intl. Orientation Coordinator• Intl. Activities Coordinator• Casual support staff
Indicators of Internationalization:Indicators of Internationalization:
PROGRAMS AND FUNDS
Establishment and ongoing use of:
• International Initiatives Fund (est. 1999)
• International Course Support Fund (est. 2001)
• WUSC Student Refugee Fund (est. 2002)
• Visiting International Professor (VIP) program (est.1999)
• Visiting International Scholar (VIS) program (est.1999)
• University Mentorship (UM) program (est.1999)
Indicators of Internationalization:Indicators of Internationalization:
LINKAGES & EXCHANGES
• Track activity on existing exchanges, linkages and agreements
• Track development of new exchanges, linkages and agreements
Indicators of Internationalization:Indicators of Internationalization:
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Establishment of, and enrollment in:
• New academic programs (e.g., International Studies academic minor (est. 2000)
• new domestic courses with international themes
• new Study Abroad Courses
• new program linkages with other institutions
Indicators of Internationalization:Indicators of Internationalization:
INTERNATIONAL RECRUITS
Track numerical trends in:• ESL program student enrollments• Visa student enrollments (undergrad and postgrad)• ESL – visa student conversion rates• Exchange student departures and arrivals• Study abroad student enrollments• International co-op, internship, work-study enrollments• Visiting academics and staffAlso: track success rates of different recruitment strategies
Indicators of Internationalization:Indicators of Internationalization:
REVENUES AND COSTS
Track trends in:
• All budgets related to international activities• New revenue sources related to enterpreneurial
activities (e.g., ESL testing service, optional revenue-generating activities for international students) or improved operating efficiencies
• International research and educational program revenues
Indicators of Internationalization:Indicators of Internationalization:
RESOURCES AND ASSETS
Track trends in:
• Dedicated physical space related to international activities
• Equipment and facilities related to international activities
• Access to common-pool university resources related to international activities (e.g., meeting rooms, classrooms, seminar facilities, language labs, etc.)
Indicators of Internationalization:Indicators of Internationalization:
SERVICES ON CAMPUS
Track trends in:
• Types of international services offered• Degree of usage of services• Introduction of new services• Expansions of user base for services
SUPPORT FORINTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
• Academic, career, and personal counselling• International Student Advisors (ISAs)• Help in finding off-campus housing• Health services
• International Scholarships (3 types):• Brock International Scholars Awards• Brock Transfer Scholars Awards• Brock International Baccalaureate (IB) Awards
OTHER
INTERNATIONAL SERVICES• International Academic Advising• Career Services• Health Services• Student Development Centre
– Students with disabilities– Learning skills services– Essay writing workshops– Exam preparation & personal counselling
Indicators of Internationalization:Indicators of Internationalization:
REVIEW MECHANISMS
• Annual Reports of international units
• Periodic Performance Reviews of international units
• Annual Performance Reviews of employees
• Periodic job reevaluation for employees