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Internationalization Update

Martin Tadlock, Cherish Hagen-Swanson, Amna Al-Arfaj

December 2014

Master academic plan actions In the spring of 2013, the commitment to further internationalize BSU began via the following :

• Financial resources allocated.

• Internationalization Council created.

• International recruiter hired.

Master academic plan actions • Faculty member appointed as Director of International

Relations to:

• Revamp Eurospring

• Create semester abroad opportunities for students

• Revise the visiting professor program

• Revise the international studies major

• Secure additional partnerships and articulations.

• CIBT became an active partner to grow connections in Asia

Goals 1. Provide affordable options so that all BSU students

may have access to an international experience.

2. Provide international opportunities for faculty and staff.

3. Bring an English Language Center to BSU.

4. Further diversify BSU by increasing international student enrollment.

5. Align international efforts with best practices.

6. Become cost neutral.

Education abroad • Moved to semester abroad experiences and

away from short-term study abroad.

• Created multiple new locations for affordable semester abroad.

• Implemented a pre-semester abroad course.

• $42,246 tuition collected from course sections 2012-2014.

Education abroad • Number of BSU students going abroad:

o 2011-12: 59

o 2012-13: 57

o 2013-14: 91

• Reduced costs to less than $3K per student for 2015 Eurospring vs. almost $8K per student previously. o With 28 students participating in 2014, this was a $140K

reduction in costs.

Education 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 Jianghan 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

Work abroad • Secured 4 work abroad sites for BSU

students in China for full-time employment.

• Secured part-time work opportunities for students on semester abroad in Weifang, China.

• Partnered to provide staffing for the Ameri-Can International Academy in Weifang, China for BSU students.

North Star visiting scholars program $91,000 income

• The above includes spring 2015. Net approximately $50,000 after the following:

o Faculty mentor stipend;

o Staff member stipend;

o Friday workshop honorariums;

o Empty apartments at Cedar occupied and paid for;

• $80,000 savings/year by revising the visiting professor program.

o 4 visiting professors from China fall 2014

o 5 visiting professors spring 2015.

English Language Center • With Winona State University, we now have a

SEVIS approved and nationally accredited ELC at BSU.

• We could NOT join the AASCU 1-2-1 consortium until we had the ELC on campus and open.

• Accommodates 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 collect rent and a percentage of fees from Winona State.

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 may

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 (not enrolled). This may start in the fall of 2015.

New opportunities in the works • International Technology Management Conference at BSU

July 15-17

• Singapore and Design Technology

• Nursing in Belize

• Norway o Semester abroad for students

o Exchanges

o Visiting professors to BSU

o Summer session for Norwegian special education teachers

• Argentina o Semester abroad for students

o Exchanges

International student enrollment fall semester numbers

• 2012-13: 124 • 2013-14: 89 • 2014-15: 88 + 35 admitted in spring point in

time • 2015-16: 170 reasonable to expect • Differences in recruiting intn’l students vs.

domestic students o On average, it takes 3 years of consistent recruitment in

one area before students begin applying and enrolling at an institution.

International student enrollment • Joined the Brazilian STEM consortium to

receive Brazilian students supported by their government. o UM Crookston has 30 currently on campus through the

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 • We expect an increase in Chinese students

from: ELC, exchange, transfer, new admits.

• We expect an increase in Nepalese students and Malaysian students beyond current levels.

• Re-established relationships in Nepal. • Re-established relationships with HELP in Malaysia

and added connections with SEGI University and Taylors University in Kuala Lumpur.

International Student Enrollment • We expect 20 additional students from

varied locations due to our international recruiter’s efforts

• We expect ELC numbers to climb, hitting 30-50 students a year within the next 3 years. 10 admitted for spring 2015, not including visiting professors.

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

• Two BSU professors lived and worked in Weifang China in June of 2014. Travel, housing, visa paid plus stipend provided by CIBT.

• BSU professor will be in Weifang February – July 2014. Travel and housing covered by CIBT. We provide 3 credits of release to recruit for and promote BSU while there.

• BSU professor 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 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 students working at the Ameri-Can International Academy in Weifang.

• 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 FY 15

Director of International Relations (faculty) ($26,600) ($26,500) ($53,000)

International Recruiter (IPC staff) ($34,921) ($39,221)

International Program Center Director (IPC staff admin) ($63,115) ($64,253) ($68,110)

International Program Center Support (IPC staff) ($31,943) ($35,741) ($37,759)

216090 International Recruiting (materials etc.) ($4,500) ($11,500) ($2,000) 211005 International Initiatives (incl travel for recruitment) ($101,384) ($77,409) ($50,000) ELC costs Will become revenue for BSU when numbers go up $0 $0 ($675)

210112 Visiting Scholars $0 $0 $91,000

Hosting visiting scholars ($40,000) ($80,000)

CIBT funding for faculty, recruitment, etc. (incl in-kind) $20,000 $65,000 $89,000

Tuition from pre-trip course $22,246 $42,246

Tuition, fees, housing, meals, local impact of international students priceless priceless priceless