Liaison EDGO Update

Liaison EDGO Update

10.24.12

Office of International ProgramsFunction and Services

International Students

· Undergraduate Admissions· Intensive English Language Program

Admissions· Immigration Advising· Orientation· Programming· Alumni Outreach

Study Abroad

· Advising· Faculty-Led Programs· Informational Sessions

Faculty Immigration

· Employment Visas· Visiting Researchers and Scholars· Green Card Processing

Global Outreach

· Faculty Travel Tracking and Outreach· Articulation Agreements· Host International Visitors· Campus and Community Programming

Office of International Programs2011-2012 Accomplishments

• ADMISSION– Global Outreach (GO) Ambassadors Program– Foreign language admission materials

developed in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Marathi, Mongolian, Portuguese, Spanish, Tamil, and Thai

– 25% increase in undergraduate accepted applicants (Fall 2011 to Fall 2012)


• INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES– Career Workshop Series (with Career Center)– International student advisor/alumni outreach

coordinator position– Income tax workshops (with VITA – Volunteer

Income Tax Assistance Program)– Counseling services brochure for international

students (with Counseling Center)


• ALUMNI OUTREACH– Global Ambassador (GO) Alumni Network – Alumni Facebook page– Alumni e-newsletter


• STUDY ABROAD– NDSU Miles Program– 16 (8 new) faculty-led programs in 2011-2012– Study abroad advisor position – New study abroad presentations developed

• Study Abroad and Your Career Search• Developing a Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program


• FACULTY IMMIGRATION– Faculty immigration assistant position– Staff serving as NAFSA Scholar Regulatory

Ombudsman for five-state region


• GLOBAL OUTREACH– NDSU Global Council (strategic

internationalization plan)– Delegation visits from Korea, India, Russia,

and Pakistan– Programming presentations

• U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs

• Fulbright Program Assistant Director of Outreach


• STUDENT ORGANIZATION ADVISING– Global Outreach (GO) Ambassadors– Hispanic Organization of Latin Americans

(HOLA)– International Student Association (ISA)– Mongolian Student Association

International Student Enrollment

Study Abroad

Faculty Immigration

Global Outreach

Global Outreach2011-2012 New Agreements

Country Institution Agreement TypeChina Tianjin Normal University MOU Ecuador Universidad Tecnica del Norte MOU and Exchange Student Agreement

France Agrocampus Ouest MOU

France Ecole Natinale Superieure d' Architecture et de Paysage

MOU

Norway Lillehammer University College Affiliation Agreement

Romania Babes-Bolyai University MOU and Exchange Student Agreement

Russia Bashkir State University MOU

Taiwan National Taiwan Normal University MOU

Uganda Makarere University MOU

Total 9

Tribal College Partnerships Program

• Tribal College Relations• ND tribal colleges visits

– Grant writing advice, transfer students, equine studies, water quality grant, criminal justice interns, food preparation programming, Provost visit to CCCC, gardens tour, NATURE planning meetings, IT dept’s at Tribal Colleges and NDSU’s IT collaborative, funding, green houses, BA/BS degrees, and oil impact.


• NDSU Extension collaborations and programs– NDSU Extension 2011 Fall conference – NDSU Extension Leadership meetings – NDSU Extension CAS– 150 years of the Morrill Act celebration committee – Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention grant– Eat Smart Play Hard campaign, pow-wow– AISES national conference– Achievement Days Benson, Ramsey, & Rolette counties– Sioux County activities

Tribal College Partnerships Program • EDGO Projects

– NDSU Athletics recruitment and retention presentation by VP EDGO– Community of Respect Trainer– CDR Diversity conference panel presentation – NDSU graduates at the OMP and OIP fall graduation reception event with

NDSU Native American alum.– FORWARD internal advisory committee, external evaluation– New Town School visit– NDSU Indigenous Affinity group– Bi-monthly newsletter publication– Native American Heritage Month – NDSU Summer STEM research program – Pow-wow Event– Grandmother Earth’s Gifts of Life Garden

• Recognition ceremony for the outgoing Tribal College Liaison Coordinator

• Opening ceremony for the Native American Heritage month


• Local Native American Community Initiatives– Native American health and wellness center – Youth leadership event in Bismarck – 4H Native American Club – Community gardening with Extension – Indian Education office grant - REA/HESS corp.– Native American Commission, Fargo– Community Reception for Dr. Don Warne Family– F-M Native American Coalition member


• Statewide committee representation – Higher Education Resource Organizations for

Students (HEROS)• Fall conference in Bismarck, ND

– NDUS Diversity Council – ND Humanities Council


• AMP & USDA - NDSU Multicultural Scholars Program – AMP (All Nations Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority

Participation)• STEM Program for Native American undergraduates• 1 graduated last year, others graduate previously

– USDA multicultural scholars program recruit Native Americans

• Major - food sciences • United Tribes Technical College - developing a course

about Food Sciences • two students• Audio - tribal radio stations

Diversity Initiatives

17.65%5.88%

0.00%

54.55% 54.55%

31.82%

Table 1: Community of Respect Training Assessment

Before CoR After CoR

Community of Respect

Equity and Diversity Center

• In 2011-12, 80+ educational programs on culture, religion, veterans, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ability, gender and more

• Last year, 248 reservations for space in the Center were made

LGBTQ Programs

• Launched in Summer 2012– LGBTQ Roommate Matching – with Department of

Residence Life• LGBTQ Resource Center dedicated during

Homecoming Week• Safe Zone Ally Training

– Expanded to 3 levels: Becoming an Ally, Gender Identity/Expression, Upstander

– More than 250 current Safe Zone Allies

Our Pride Runs Campuswide

New promotional campaign launched Fall 2012

Office of Multicultural Programs• Focus on Recruitment, Retention and Outreach

– Students, faculty and staff

• Faculty and Staff:– Beginning to work with Human Resources to develop

helpful resources for prospective employees– Support faculty and staff affinity groups

• African American/Black Affinity Group• Hispanic/Latino Affinity Group• Indigenous Affinity Group• LGBTQ Affinity Group – Pride Network• Veteran’s Affinity Group

Office of Multicultural Programs

• Student Recruitment:– Attend tribal community college fairs– Meet with multicultural high school groups

visiting campus– Meet with parents at summer orientation– Discover NDSU– Coordinate Summer Undergraduate Research

STEM Program


• Student Retention:– Implemented mandatory advisory meetings

with OMP staff for all students receiving Cultural Diversity Tuition Discount (Fall 2012)

– Created CD Scholars 2-credit course through University Studies (Fall 2012)

– Developing Bison Bridge Program (Fall 2013)– Study Center/Tutoring – Laptop Lending Program


Freshman Sophomores Juniors Seniors0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

2.363

2.633 2.707 2.662

2.41

2.73 2.8082.865

Table 15: Fall 2011 Multicultural Undergraduate Students GPA Information According to Classification

268 179 136 169

Office of Multicultural Programs• Outreach

– Staff work with 8 multicultural student organizations– Assisted with coordination of the Woodlands and High

Plains Powwow– Supported the development of cultural months:

• Hispanic Heritage Month• American Indian Heritage Month• Black History Month• Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month

– Coordinated winter and summer graduation receptions for multicultural and international graduates

Announcements

– Upcoming Events: Green and Golden Globe Diversity Awards, Monday, April 15, 2013, at 3:00, Memorial Union Ballroom

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