INTERNATIONALIZATION:A 21st Century Community College Opportunity

Dr. Russell FrankPresented at Skyline College (California, USA)9 May 2016

WHY INTERNATIONALIZE?• To envision and empower a global community of learners• A comprehensively internationalized community colleges

creates opportunities for diverse groups of students, faculty, staff, and community members to:

Share their collective resources of humanity Engage in a vibrant dialogue that engenders an understanding of others Gain skills and experience that enhance innovation and employability Create opportunities for creative partnerships locally, regionally, and

globally

Adapted from: http://www.skylinecollege.edu/aboutskyline/mission.php

International Students

Curriculum & Academic Programs

Study Abroad

Equity

Faculty + Staff

A COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL LEARNING PROGRAM ENGAGES

A COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL LEARNING PROGRAM ALSO ENGAGES

Business + Industry

K12 Schools

Community Organizations

Cities & Local Communities

A GLOBAL LEARNING PROGRAM ADDRESSES LOCAL ISSUES

Foreign-owned compa-

nies $14,714,418,994

U.S. Owned Compa-nies$5,113,509,3

00

Value of Imports and Exports, San Mateo County

Africa 0.98%

Asia 49.60%

Europe 9.77%

Latin America 35.33%

North America 1.53%

Oceania 2.79%

Foreign Born Population (34.1%), San Mateo County

Source: http://www.mappingthenation.net

A GLOBAL LEARNING PROGRAM PROMOTES

Campus Diversity Initiatives

Student Success

21st Century Workplace Skills

Engagement in Critical Issues

CULTURAL DIVERSITYSMCCD Goal #3: Serve at-risk, place-bound, underserved students

Skyline Goal #3: a leading academic and cultural center for the community

Campus Diversity Initiatives

Campus Diversity Initiatives Integrating Skyline Goals & Strategic Priorities

• EQUITY & EXCELLENCE: Internationalize the educational experience while developing and strengthening domestic and international relationships to ensure excellence in practice for an increasingly diverse student population

(College Goal #8 + Strategic Priority #3)Integrating Skyline Goals & SEEED Visions

• “An institution devoted to global learning that draws on the collective resources of humanity and provides robust international and multicultural programs, services, and initiatives.”

(SEEED Vision #2 + College Goal #8)

http://bit.ly/skyline-matrix

HIGH IMPACT EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES

• First-Year Seminars and Experiences

• Common Intellectual Experiences

• Learning Communities

• Writing-Intensive Courses

• Collaborative Assignments and Projects

• Undergraduate Research

• Diversity/Global Learning

• Service Learning, Community-Based Learning

AACU, LEAP

SMCCD Board Goal #2: Track data on success and retention

SMCCD Board Goal #5: Innovative teaching & learning strategies

Student Success

Source: http://www.aacu.org/leap/hips

Integrating Skyline Goals & SEEED Visions

• Comprehensive and clearly defined educational pathways that bridge students experiences from connection to completion and beyond, engaging them in a vibrant dialogue that engenders an understanding of a diverse, global community of learners

(SEEED Vision #7 + College Goal #8)

http://bit.ly/skyline-matrix

Student Success

EMPLOYABILITY

Learning & Innovation Skills• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving• Creativity & Innovation• Communication• Collaboration

Information, Media & Technology Skills• Information Literacy• Media Literacy• Information and Communications Technology (ICT)

Literacy

Life & Career Skills• Flexibility & Adaptability• Initiative & Self-direction• Social and Cross-cultural Skills• Productivity & Accountability

• Leadership & Responsibility

- Partnership for 21st Century Learning

SMCCD Board Goal #5: Innovative teaching & learning strategies; meet community & business needs

21st Century Workplace Skills

Source: http://www.p21.org

EMPATHY + CITIZENSHIPSMCCD Goal #5: innovative teaching & learning strategies

SMCCD Goal #6: broadening global perspectives

Engagement in Critical Issues

INNOVATIVE PROJECTS PROMOTE COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL LEARNING• Skyline College – African Diaspora Service Learning in

Guatemala• Davidson County Community College (NC) –

Scholars of Global Distinction Program• Lone Star College (TX) – Faculty International Explorations• Santa Monica College (CA) – Global Citizenship • SENA (Colombia), Partnership for the Americas, & 100,000

Strong in the Americas – Innovation Fund awards for youth and workforce development

RESOURCES• American Association for Colleges & Universities, High Impact Practices

http://www.aacu.org/leap/hips • American Association for Community Colleges, International Programs &

Services http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Resources/aaccprograms/international• Asia Society, Global Competence

http://asiasociety.org/global-competence • Asia Society, Mapping the Nation

http://asiasociety.org/mapping-nation • Community Colleges for International Development

http://www.ccidinc.org/ • Partnership for 21st Century Learning

http://www.p21.org

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Dr. Russell Frank

http://frank-ed.com• Presentation on SlideShare• http://bit.ly/ccc-internationalization