1. Internationalizing the Curriculum and Student Engagement

2. Introductions Matthew F. Jacobs Paloma Rodriguez
Associate Professor of History
Director, International Studies Program, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Director, Undergraduate Academic Programs
Paloma Rodriguez
Associate Director, International Studies  | College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Associate Director, Undergraduate Academic Programs

3. Why What How Workshop Objectives You Institutions You are doing
Other ideas
How
Methods
Resources

4. Why internationalizing the curriculum?

5. Why? Political/ Economic Academic Humanistic
Rationales for Internationalization

6. Why? Rationales for Internationalization
Political
Security/ Dipomacy
Academic Readiness
Socio-cultural
Global understanding
Economic
Global Challenges/
Employability
Why? Rationales for Internationalization
Globalization

7. What are you already doing?
Let’s take a survey!

8. Knowledge Engagement Application Is this you?
Perspectives
Compare & Contrast
I seek to expand historical, political, and cultural perspectives
Intercultural competence is crucial in my line of work
I am addressing global challenges
Engagement
Working with different others-
Intercultural competence
Collaboration
Application
Problem-solving

9. Internationalization is a process to introduce intercultural, international, and global dimensions in higher education; to improve the goals, functions, and delivery of higher education; and thus to upgrade the quality of education and research.
-Hans de Wit
De Wit, H. (2015). Internationalization misconceptions. International Higher Education, (64).

10. How?

11. Internationalization as a State of Mind
Laying the foundation
The details and the approach
Connecting the international and the domestic
The challenges of student engagement
Clear objectives—for a class; for a student; for a project
Skill-appropriate engagement
Benefits
For faculty—professional development, new opportunities, impact oriented, interdisciplinary
For students—professional development, international perspectives, a precursor for success, personal growth

12. Undergraduate Academic Programs (UAP) Initiatives
Study Abroad Program Development
Individual faculty or unit-based
Support site visits and other program related expenses—$$$ varies according to grant
Integrate experiential learning if appropriate
Integrate QEP SLO’s
Course Development Grants (releasing now)
$3K (revisions), $5K (new, single faculty), or $6K (new, multiple faculty)

13. Global Learning
Undergraduate Research
Learning Communities
Collaborative Projects
Capstone Courses/Projects
Service Learning

14. What are your colleagues doing?

15. Valeria Kleiman, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Jason Blackburn, Associate Professor in Department of Geography and Director of Spatial Epidemiology & Ecology Research Laboratory (SEER Lab)
Valeria Kleiman, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Gillian Lord, Professor and Chair, Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies