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Your Role in Internationalizing UF

Your Role in Internationalizing UF. David J. Sammons, Dean UF International Center. Fundamental Question:. Why build an international profile into your career track?. Why build an international profile into your career track?.

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Your Role in Internationalizing UF

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  1. Your Role in Internationalizing UF David J. Sammons, Dean UF International Center

  2. Fundamental Question: Why build an international profile into your career track?

  3. Why build an international profile into your career track? • International engagement makes you a better faculty member: actively engaged with your peers and linked to what is current in your discipline. • An international presence, through you, makes UF a better institution – a world class institution committed to a global agenda.

  4. The Principal Role of a University …is to make the world a better place though the application of our gifts and skills in discovery and learning.

  5. Your Role in this Agenda Seek and embrace opportunities in research and education with peers around the world that are consistent with your interests, skills, and responsibilities – and that are consistent with the mission of the University.

  6. Building an International Profile: Tools Available at UF Peers in your units with international experience, interests, contacts, and insight Your college’s administration Area Study Centers (African, European, Latin American) Center for International Business Education and Research UF International Center (UFIC)

  7. UF International Center (UFIC) A central focal point for leadership and support of campus internationalization in all dimensions of the University’s work.

  8. Principal Goals of UFIC • Strengthen global activities in all mission areas: learning, discovery, engagement. • Project UF into the world as an engaged, committed, and credible partner in research, education, and outreach. • Bring the world to the UF campus and to our stakeholder community beyond the boundaries of our campus.

  9. UFIC Mission Statement The International Center motivates and mobilizes the UF community to integrate and sustain high-impact global dimensions in learning, discovery, and engagement, and provides administrative support to assure leadership for this vision.

  10. Organizational Units at UFIC • International Student Services • Exchange Visitor Services • Study Abroad Services • Program Development and Outreach

  11. UFIC Affiliate Centers • Beijing Center for International Studies • Paris partnership • International Education Center (Hyderabad)

  12. Related Campus Units • Center for African Studies • Center for Latin American Studies • Center for European Studies • Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)

  13. SACS Reaccreditation and the QEP • UF is scheduled for a reaccreditation review during the academic year 2013/14. • A core component of the reaccreditation review is the preparation and implementation of a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). • UF’s QEP theme is “Internationalization.” • The plan is under development now – and your input would be welcome.

  14. UFIC Website http://www.ufic.ufl.edu

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