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CSU honored for global ed. program
Lucia Papureanu
Issue date: 3/11/08 Section: News
As a university making strides to keep education in line with an expanding global community, CSU is among the top in the nation for international education.
Along with eight other U.S. colleges and universities, CSU was awarded by the National Association of Foreign Student Advisors for efforts in internationalization.
The honorees, who will be acknowledged at NAFSA's annual conference at Washington, D.C. in May, were selected for the award based on the incorporation of international education in the core curriculum of the institutions, said Everett Egginton, president of NAFSA.
"The selection jury was especially impressed by Colorado State's substantial, distinctive commitment to integrating international education into the University Strategic Plan," Egginton said in his award letter to CSU.
The award comes after the a collaborated effort by CSU administration toward a stronger international education policy in 2005, when President Larry Penley hired international affairs expert Jim Cooney as director of the Office of International Programs.
With Cooney's hiring, the office began to focus on a guiding theme of "Critical choices for a critical century" in 2006.
Mark Hallett, director of International Student and Scholar Services, said the theme was particularly created to reflect the growing interdependence among countries across the globe.
"For CSU, internationalization refers to the fact that every discipline is a growing recognition that we need to work together on an international basis," Hallett said.
In following this theme, officials point to the allocation of $50,000 to scholarships for study abroad, starting the International Presidential Fellows program, which is geared toward bringing outstanding international scholars to the University.
In one instance of integration efforts, the program has conducted a university-wide training to help integrate 200 new Arabic speaking students, introducing local professors to the different customs and educational upbringings of the Arab community.
Along with eight other U.S. colleges and universities, CSU was awarded by the National Association of Foreign Student Advisors for efforts in internationalization.
The honorees, who will be acknowledged at NAFSA's annual conference at Washington, D.C. in May, were selected for the award based on the incorporation of international education in the core curriculum of the institutions, said Everett Egginton, president of NAFSA.
"The selection jury was especially impressed by Colorado State's substantial, distinctive commitment to integrating international education into the University Strategic Plan," Egginton said in his award letter to CSU.
The award comes after the a collaborated effort by CSU administration toward a stronger international education policy in 2005, when President Larry Penley hired international affairs expert Jim Cooney as director of the Office of International Programs.
With Cooney's hiring, the office began to focus on a guiding theme of "Critical choices for a critical century" in 2006.
Mark Hallett, director of International Student and Scholar Services, said the theme was particularly created to reflect the growing interdependence among countries across the globe.
"For CSU, internationalization refers to the fact that every discipline is a growing recognition that we need to work together on an international basis," Hallett said.
In following this theme, officials point to the allocation of $50,000 to scholarships for study abroad, starting the International Presidential Fellows program, which is geared toward bringing outstanding international scholars to the University.
In one instance of integration efforts, the program has conducted a university-wide training to help integrate 200 new Arabic speaking students, introducing local professors to the different customs and educational upbringings of the Arab community.
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Leif Jensen
posted 3/10/08 @ 11:08 PM MST
Kudos CSU, for helping to dilute national pride, traditions, and the meaning of being an American. Down with the patriotic...and throw out the melting pot. (Continued…)
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