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Institutional Engagement Opportunities. Athena Mison Fulay Outreach & Recruitment Institute of International Education. May 30, 2019 Ripley Center, Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC. Mission
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Institutional Engagement Opportunities Athena Mison Fulay Outreach & Recruitment Institute of International Education May 30, 2019 Ripley Center, Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC
Mission • In partnership with 160 countries worldwide, Fulbright offers passionate and accomplished faculty, administrator, artists, journalists, lawyers, and other professionals from all backgrounds an unparalleled opportunity to study, teach, or conduct research. • Our mission: foster mutual understanding between nations, advance knowledge across communities, and improve lives around the world • A Brief History • Established in 1946 by Congress, Fulbright is the United States government’s flagship international educational and cultural exchange program. • Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government and administered by the Institute of International Education.
Diversity and Inclusion Fulbright strives to ensure that it reflects the diversity of U.S. society and societies abroad. We encourage the involvement of people from traditionally underrepresented audiences in all our grants, programs and other initiatives. Opportunities are open to people regardless of their race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, geographic location, socioeconomic status, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.
Institutional Engagement: A Definition • Strategy for Internationalization with the Goal of Promoting Mutual Understanding • Resources for Building Connections and Relationships with Professional, Academic, Civic and Governmental Organizations • Opportunities to Participate in International Educational and Cultural Exchanges
Strategy: Grow Networks • IIE Initiatives • IIE Networker, Generation Study Abroad, Scholar Rescue Fund • #IIE100 • Department of State • Fulbright, Gilman, Critical Languages • Post & Commissions and Bi-national Funding • Alumni at State, Fulbright Association
Strategy: Inclusion • Shared Mission in Increasing Mutual Understanding • Spanning the scope of Higher Education, Geography, Ethnicity, Socio-Economic Factors At the CENTER of this Enterprise is the Scholar Program • “The Scholar Program is strategic, its multiplier effect is unmatched, it builds relationships, leverages networks, and all other DOS/ECA programs can be viewed as springing from this endeavor of higher educational exchange.”
Resources: Scholar Liaisons & FPA Networks • Advocates • 1500 unique institutions in all 50 states and territories • 2000+ individuals • Hosts to 100+ IIE staff visits, 300+ Outreach Lectures and 70+ Alumni Ambassador Presentations Annually • Up to three per campus, usually senior administrator, faculty development or sponsored/international programs, and/or program alumni • Trainings 3-6 times per year, spring and fall mailings of materials for promotion • New Innovation: Strategic Alliances
Opportunities: OLF & Alumni Ambassadors Outreach Lecturing Fund • Short term lectureships for Visiting Scholars already in the US • Speakers bureau for anything related to international or cultural affairs • Roundtrip airfare - travel allowance when requested • TARGET AUDIENCE: Institutions without robust international exchange programs, those with well established programs are still welcome to partner! Alumni Ambassadors • Travel, hotel and honorarium for appointed U.S. Fulbright Scholars to share the impact of their Fulbright experience • IIE Board of Trustee Initiative and Sponsored
Opportunities: Scholar-In-Residence & FLTA • Scholar-in-Residence (S-I-R) Program • U.S. institutions can bring visiting scholars to teach undergraduate course loads for a semester or full academic year • Institutionally driven by U.S. institutions • Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program • Supports language assistantships at universities and colleges throughout the U.S. with young professional native speakers