A more globally connected university

• Welcome and support international students
• Grow the international diversity of faculty and students.
• We need a critical mass to attract and retain
• More internet exchange
• Stop doing some things in order to do others – an annual 1% internal reallocation from “stop” activities to “start” activities?
• Support common operating systems
• Vandal pride
• Two-way web video between faculty & students
• Statewide high bandwidth to help researchers use it
• Provide easy credit for international courses
• Better advising/communications
• Expand utilize extension and service learning services to develop and promote active, healthy communities. Communities can be university, local, state, regional, global. This work can be driven throughout our university curricula- inherently creates outreach and should result in grant procurement and scholarship. Addresses global and national health care concerns with focus on prevention. An integral piece of sustainability. Connects us globally – should pull together multiple disciplines across campus.
• Collaboration with international universities
• Job shadowing
• Language based discussion groups for students/faculty to build bridges
• As we invest in programs, be sure we invest in needed staff support to make sure these programs are successful & sustainable – making sure we’re not too deep in our priorities
• Build understanding of the principles of social justice & oppression (on a global scale)
• Develop mechanisms to increase integration of international students
• Promote what IPO is doing more on campus – ex. International friendship families
• Strategic focus on international service learning & study abroad
• Respect & celebrate culture
• Support faculty student exchanges with partner institutions. Foster international work by faculty & staff, especially at selected partner universities