Collaborating with Student Affairs to Reach New Horizons in

Campus Internationalization

NAFSA 2015 Annual Conference Boston, MA

May 27, 2015

Stephanie Gordon

Vice President for Professional Development

NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

Byron P. McCrae, PhD

Vice President & Dean of Students Hampshire College

Karen L. Pennington, PhD Vice President for Student

Development and Campus Life Montclair State University

Heather H. Ward Senior Program Specialist

American Council on Education

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to…

Identify opportunities to involve student affairs in planning and implementing internationalization strategies.

Begin to interpret global or intercultural student learning and experience in the context of student development.

Reflect on opportunities to maximize student affairs resources and co-curricular programs to enhance global and intercultural learning.

Overview • Benefits of collaboration • Implications of comprehensive internationalization

for student affairs Heather

• The student affairs perspective • NASPA resources Stephanie

• How student affairs can advance internationalization goals

• Examples from Hampshire College Byron

• How internationalization can advance student affairs goals

• Examples from Montclair State University

Karen

Who’s in the room?

Why Collaborate? • To advance goals for both

internationalization and student affairs

• Because comprehensive internationalization is a campus-wide endeavor.

ACE Model for Comprehensive Internationalization

Comprehensive Internationalization

A strategic, coordinated process that seeks to align and integrate international policies, programs, and initiatives, and positions colleges and universities as more globally oriented and internationally connected.

Implications for Student Affairs • Internationalization is accelerating/increasing at 64% of U.S. institutions. • Key drivers:

1) Student global competence 2) Recruiting international students

Global Competence • Low U.S. study abroad rates

• Numbers are growing • 9.4% of undergraduates (Open Doors 2014)

• Internationalizing Curriculum is a mixed picture

• Stated as a top priority • General education requirements vary • Can be hard to change

Co-curriculum plays an important role in developing students’ global

competence

International Students Emphasis on recruiting •Strategic plans & enrollment targets •Use of outside agents Numbers are up (Open Doors, 2014) •8.1% increase in 2013/14 •886,052 students total Concerns •Adequate support services •Success and retention •Demographic imbalances •“Flags in the cafeteria”

Support for international students is crucial.

“While efforts to recruit international students are on the rise, the data do not show a commensurate increase in support services for these students, or activities that facilitate interaction and mutual learning with American peers.” – American Council on Education 2012

Internationalization in Action: Series on Co-curriculum

About NASPA

NASPA = National Association of Student Personnel Administrators

Also known as… NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

Founded in January 1919, as the National Association of Deans & Advisers of Men

(NADAM)

• www.naspa.org/about/history

Over 15,000 Members at… 1,500+ Institutional Members representing…

29 Countries, including… Australia, Bermuda, Bulgaria, Canada, Egypt, France, Hong Kong,

China, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Qatar, Spain, South Africa, & United Arab Emirates

Categories of Membership: Institution vs. Individual

Undergraduate, Graduate (Master/Doctoral), Faculty, Professional, Voting Delegate, Emeritus, Non-profit,

For-profit

NASPA’s Global Initiatives

• International Symposium – 20 years • International Exchange Program • International Student Affairs Study Tour • Global Summit – in collaboration with IASAS • Global Advisory Board

– Middle East North Africa South Asian Area – Latin American & Caribbean Area

• 2 China Delegations

Student Affairs & Global Students

• Collaborations with Academic & Global/Study Abroad Advisors

• Integration into the community • Support from the cabinet-level

Overview of International Student Services

Does your institution have International student services?

Overview of International Student Services Is International student services located within your

student affairs division?

International Student Services: Job Titles

Job Title Percentage Director 58% Coordinator 10% Associate or Assistant Dean 7%

Three most common titles of the person responsible for day-to-day operations of International student services

International Student Services: Supervisors

Supervisor Title Percentage Reports to AVP 28% Reports to VPSA 26% Reports to a director 24%

Three most common titles of the direct supervisor of the person responsible for day-to-day operations of

International student services

International Student Services: Supervisors

Supervisor Title Percentage Reports to AVP 39% Reports to VPSA 27% Reports to a director 19%

Three most common titles of the direct supervisor of the person responsible for day-to-day operations of

International student services, public 4-year institutions

International Student Services: Supervisors

Supervisor Title Percentage Reports to VPSA 31% Reports to AVP 23% Reports to a director 23%

Three most common titles of the direct supervisor of the person responsible for day-to-day operations of International

student services, not-for-profit 4-year institutions

International Student Services: Supervisors

Supervisor Title Percentage Reports to a director 29% Reports to AVP 28% Reports to VPSA 18%

Three most common titles of the direct supervisor of the person responsible for day-to-day operations of

International student services, public 2-year institutions

Hampshire College

• Multicultural and international student services

• Founded by Presidents of Amherst, Mt. Holyoke, Smith and UMass-Amherst

• 45th anniversary this year • Narrative evaluations and student designed

areas of inquiry and study • Programs in Berlin, Cuba and India

Multicultural & International Student Services @ Hampshire

Lebrón-Wiggins-Pran Cultural Center • Lolita Lebrón, Puerto

Rican nationalist • Roland Wiggins • Dith Pran, The Killing

Fields

Multicultural & International Student Services

• Re-entry programs, with Global Education Office

• Expanding study abroad • Mitziko Sawanda

Resource Library • SOURCE collaboration

and programming – Institutional financial aid – Recruitment of

international students

Shared Goals

• Development of the whole student

• Increased independence • Increased knowledge of the

world and its people • Membership in a global

community • Expand your horizons • Gain resume enhancements

Working Together - Opportunities

• Include in departmental trainings and staff meetings

• Include the topic in First Year Seminar courses • Participate in campus-wide activities • Include staff in student services preparation courses

Working Together - Challenges

• Unwillingness to collaborate • Not understanding the department’s goals • Lack of resources • Not recognizing the complexities

– of individual units • Expectations of staff

Blueprint for Collaboration

Hold Pre-Departure Sessions - Safety Abroad - Alcohol and drugs - Appropriate Risk Taking

Help Train Faculty - Appropriate and acceptable student behavior - Role modeling - When to step in and “phone home”

Hold Reentry Sessions - How do students reenter the environment - What are things we should have/could done for them - How we can we better utilize their experiences to help their peers

Questions?

Questions for Group Discussion Please discuss in pairs or small groups.

• Describe a time you were unexpectedly and pleasantly

surprised by the results of a collaboration with student affairs.

• What is one way you could partner with a unit of student

affairs on your campus to provide a global or intercultural experience to students who do not study abroad?

• If you are not collaborating with colleagues in Student Affairs, why?

Thank you!

Collaborating with Student Affairs to Reach New Horizons in

Campus Internationalization

Stephanie Gordon

Vice President for Professional Development

NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

Byron P. McCrae, PhD

Dean of Students Hampshire College

Karen L. Pennington, PhD Vice President for Student

Development and Campus Life Montclair State University

Heather H. Ward Senior Program Specialist

American Council on Education