1. IFLE Joint Technical Assistance Workshop Washington, DC September 22-24, 2013 Mark J. Ballam San Diego State University Center for International Business Education & Research (SDSU CIBER) mballam@mail.sdsu.edu

2. Outreach Activities Outreach to other institutions of higher educations: “ Academic Outreach ” Outreach to businesses and business professionals: “ Business Outreach ”

3. Academic and Business Outreach “…such centers shall serve as regional resources to businesses proximately located by offering programs and providing research designed to meet the international training needs of such businesses. Such centers shall also serve other faculty, students, and institutions of higher education located within their region.”

4. What is required in the legislation? develop… “collaborative programs, activities, or research involving other institutions of higher education, local educational agencies, professional associations, businesses…” develop… “ collaborative programs, activities, or research involving other institutions of higher education, local educational agencies, professional associations, businesses, firms, or combinations thereof, to promote the development of international skills, awareness, and expertise among current and prospective members of the business community and other professionals…” These grants allow you to create linkages that wouldn’t otherwise be supported by your institution

5. “Serve as resource to other institutions of higher education” Build bridges by making your programs and activities available to other colleges, faculty, students. Create programs and activities specifically for other institutions Collaborate with other centers/institutions with similar mission Need to measure the impact!

6. “Academic Outreach” Activities Faculty Development in International Business (FDIB) Programs FDIB Africa (University of South Carolina CIBER) FDIB Emerging Markets in Eastern Europe (University of Pittsburg CIBER) Faculty Development -- Language programs Spanish Language Faculty Development Program in SPAIN: Teaching Spanish for Business (Florida International University CIBER) Lessons from the MBA Classroom (The Ohio State University CIBER) Faculty & Program Development -- Community College programs International Business Institute for Community College Faculty (Michigan State University CIBER, et.al.) CIBER Western Regional Conference (Univ. of Colorado Denver CIBER, et.al.) Faculty & Program Development – Specialized Programs Globalizing HBCU Business Schools (GBS) Program (University of Memphis CIBER, et.al.)

7. Other “Academic Outreach” Activities Training programs to help other institutions develop an International Business Program –CIBER Western Regional Conference (October 17-19, 2013) Share teaching resources and methods (CIBERWeb.msu.edu) –Working Paper Series –Course Syllabi –Casebooks Promote collaborative research opportunities –California State University Consortium for IB Research Provide grants to assist research, curricular development, and faculty development at other institutions –Travel Grants to attend programs hosted by other Centers

8. Other “Academic Outreach” Activities Graduate Students… –International Case Challenge competitions –Doctoral Workshops in IB (Georgia Tech, Georgia State University) –Global Business Project (UNC CIBER, et.al.) Undergraduate Students… –Discounts to attend programs –Travel Awards –IB Internship Opportunities K-12 Outreach… –Global Business Prep Summer Program (Duke and UNC) –World Language Days (MSU, Temple) –International Economic Summit (SDSU)

9. “Business Outreach” Activities Executive Education and Professional Development Programs PDIB Mercosur (FIU CIBER) Conferences, Workshops, Seminars ACCESS 2013 International Trade Forum on Africa, the Middle East and South Asia (SDSU CIBER) world trade centers…chambers of commerce…professional and trade organizations…state departments of commerce… U.S. Commercial Service…Federal Reserve Bank…District Export Councils….economic development organizations… …organizations that share a similar mission

10. “Business Outreach” Activities Activities that forge private-public and industry-university partnerships. Global Supply Chain Management Conference: Building Bridges Between Theory and Practice (MSU CIBER) SDSU Language Acquisition Resource Center: offers foreign language and intercultural training programs to local businesses, government and military agencies. (San Diego State University) Asia Pacific Business Outlook annual conference for business professionals seeking trade or investment opportunities in the Asia Pacific region. (University of Southern California CIBER)

11. Outreach Activities: “Academic and Business” For more info visit: CIBERweb.msu.edu Thank you! Mark J. Ballam San Diego State University Center for International Business Education & Research (SDSU CIBER) mballam@mail.sdsu.edu