International Education & Global

Opportunitiesat CUA

Presented by Tanith Fowler Corsi

Asst. Vice President for Global EducationThe Center for Global Education

The Catholic University of America

International Education at CUA

All international educational programs, services and initiatives that take place at the University level

Education AbroadInternational Students and Scholar ServicesInternational Programs International Research & Scholars (incl. Fulbrights)International Agreements and CollaborationsInternationalization of CurriculumUniversity-wide International Guidelines & Protocols

Center for Global Education (CGE)

CGE Mission Statement:“To foster a sense of international community that builds onthe University's strong intellectual and Catholic Mission”

CGE Mission Goals:

■ Implement the university’s strategic objective of internationalization

■ Serve as hub for international educational activities at CUA

■ Coordinate, build and strengthen CUA international programs and initiatives in collaboration with academic and administrative units

CGE Structure

Education Abroad Office (CUAbroad) Develops and administers international educational opportunities overseas in coordination with academic & administrative units

International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS)

Provides immigration and cultural advising and programming

 

CGE StaffCentral Administration

Asst. VP, Global Education: Tanith Fowler Corsi

Education Abroad (CUAbroad)Director: Ella SweigertProgram Manager: Madison BollsCUA Rome Director: Dr. David Dawson Vasquez

International Students & Scholar Services (ISSS)Director: Helene RobertsonAsst. Director: Gudrun KendonAdm. Assistant: Rita Barriteau

CGE is located in McMahon 111 – Office hours are M-F 9am to 5pm

CGE Objectives

Support schools in their existing efforts to bring global perspectives into their curricula

Develop CUA-wide international guidelines & standards that incorporate best practices

Oversee a CUA-wide Global Education Committee to ensure University dialogue on international education

Maintain and develop the range of international agreements and memoranda of understanding

CGE Long-Term Goals

Brand CUA as an international university

Make CUA more competitive on a global scale

Help with the recruitment and retention of quality students, staff, and faculty

Education Abroad Nation-Wide

The number of US students studying abroad has gone up 150% in last 10 years

55.4% participated in a short-term program (including summer, January term, and programs less than 8 weeks)

57.8% studied in Europe (15% in Latin America, 10.3% in Asia, 5.2% in Oceania, 4.2% in Africa, and multiple locations including Middle-East)

* Data from Open Doors Fast Facts Report 2008 (http://opendoors.iienetwork.org)

Education Abroad at CUACUA offers students a variety of credit-bearing education abroadopportunities:

CUA in Rome – CUA’s own semester program with CUA Rome facilities & Program Director

Faculty-led short-term programs (Summer programs: Mexico, Poland, Europe, South America, Asia)

New Initiative: new CUA affiliated semester programs in Mexico, Latin America, Africa and Asia & additional short-term faculty-led programs

CUA-affiliated semester programs in Western Europe, Australia, and China (over 20 program locations)

Exchange programs & direct enrollment (Western Europe & China)

CUA non-affiliated accredited semester programs (World-wide)

International internship programs (England & Belgium)

CUA Student Exchange ProgramsCUA has agreements of academic cooperation forthe exchange of students with overseas partneruniversities. Examples include:

Hong Kong Polytechnic for Engineering students

Essex & Leeds Universities in England for Politics students

Leuven University in Belgium for Politics students

University of Eichstatt, Germany for Language students

CGE Faculty Support

Acts as clearinghouse for CUA Global Education initiatives & faculty opportunities

Oversees Visiting Scholars Process (including Fulbright)

Promotes Formal Faculty Programs (Franklin Fellows Program)

Develops University-wide international protocols (University-sponsored international travel-related)

Develops faculty-led short-term education abroad opportunities (summer, winter, spring break)

Provides faculty training in matters of overseas health, safety, liability & crisis management

Faculty International CollaborationsCUA has a variety of faculty-driven international

collaborations withoverseas universities & institutions.

Examples include:

Physics Department & Vatican Observatory

School of Engineering & several Asian universities (Taiwan, Vietnam, China, India, Portugal)

Columbus School of Law & University of Lisbon (joint research & conferences)

School of Music & Terezin Institute (Czech Republic)

School of Nursing & Brothers of Charity in Belgium (certificate program)

Other CUA-Sponsored Overseas Travel CUA also offers students a variety of non-credit bearing

overseas travel opportunities

Faculty-led Spring Break Trips (Rome, Greece, Paris, Berlin)

Campus Ministry Mission Trips (Jamaica, Panama, Honduras, Belize, Tanzania)

Student Groups, i.e. Engineers without Borders (El Salvador)

Athletics (Short-term trips to England, Argentina, Italy)

Alumni Affairs (CUA alumni trips to Ireland, Italy, Holland)

• These programs are not considered education abroad but they are still university-sponsored travel programs

Questions?

For more info on the Center for Global Education & Global

Opportunities at CUA, please contact:

Tanith Fowler Corsi, Asst. VP, Global Education

Email: corsit@cua.eduWeb: http://cge.cua.eduPhone: (202) 319-5618