Strategic Imperative 3
Expand international reach through academic, research, and economic development initiatives and global, national, and local strategic alliances
Focus Areas
- International recruitment and retention
- Faculty, staff, and student development
- Depth and breadth of global engagement
Key Strategies
- Sustain and enhance engagement strategies in Africa, enhance engagement strategies in China, and develop strategic engagement strategies for the Middle East and South America
- Increase the number of strategically selected countries in which the university has a formal, long-term presence
- Develop a model for collaborative hiring with partner international institutions to share and exchange faculty resources
- Develop dual degree programs and joint degree programs with partner universities in multiple countries
- Recruit and retain more high-quality international students from more diverse backgrounds
- Enhance international student participation in broader campus activities
- Prepare graduate and undergraduate students for global/international leadership and participation
- Explore feasibility of an international institutional review board for human subject research conducted outside the United States
- Increase access to various models of high-quality language instruction
