Making the V2C’s Internationalization Goals a Reality

1. Making the V2C’s Internationalization Goals a Reality Mark E. Delos Reyes Davis David K. Vassar

3. Realizing the V2C: Internationalization • We must increase the size of the university to realize more fully our ambition as an institution of national and international distinction that attracts the very best students and researchers from around the globe. • We must become an international university, with a more significant orientation toward Asia and Latin America than now characterizes our commitments.

4. Realizing the V2C: Internationalization Areas of Focus for Collaborative Relationships • China • India • Latin America • Mexico • Israel • Britain Academic Centers Taking Shape • Chao Center for Asian Studies • Américas Research Center

5. Outline • Framing Rice's internationalization plans • Impact plans have on campus • What can we do to make Rice an international-friendly campus?

6. Defining Internationalization • Building an International Student Body • International Education • Rice as the “Can’t Miss” Stop • International Collaborations

7. Building an International Student Body: 7.3 Percent of Entering Undergraduates are International Students

8. Building an International Student Body: 7.3 Percent Represents Significant Increases in International Students

9. Building an International Student Body: 53 percent of international students from five countries Note: *Includes both Undergraduate and Graduate International students; Total Undergraduate and Graduate Population = 4979

10. Building an International Student Body: Pipelines • China, India: General presence-raising practices • Rice-delegation visits • Advertising/Publicity • Latin America • All of the above • Visit top high schools: IB schools, International schools • Globally: Relationships between individual departments and faculty members, alumni, government and business leaders • Locally: Regular contact with the international community of Houston

11. International Education • Undergraduate study abroad opportunities with the Rice brand in the V2C regions • Internationalize curriculum on campus • Engage Houston: The international city

12. Rice as the “Can’t Miss” Stop • BIPP, Américas Research Center, Chao Center for Asian Studies, etc… • Eminent Scholars • Leaders • Business • Political • Religious

13. International Collaborations • Start and end with faculty • Institutional relationships • Rice delegations and visits • Reception of visitors at Rice • Staff support is required for success

14. What Impact is there on us? • Financial services • Admissions • Student Life services • Dean of Students • Counseling • College Coordinators, RAs, Masters, etc… • OISS – more int’l students = more forms • Hosting International Visitors

15. International-friendly Campus • Education and support • Inclusiveness • Language barriers • Listening ear • Global competence • Geography • Cultural IQ • International collaborations website

16. Campus International Network • Admissions • Alumni and Development • Baker Institute for Public Policy • International Students and Scholars • President’s Office • Public Affairs • Schools and Departments • Student Affairs

17. Why? • Rice’s research and scholarship have greater global impact and recognition • Rice is home to an increasingly diverse community of scholars on an intellectually and socially dynamic campus • Rice provides a holistic educational experience that prepares students for leadership and success • Rice is the first choice for top undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff • Rice and Houston partnership and reputations grow • Rice contributes to a safer, healthier, more prosperous world

18. Making the V2C’s Internationalization Goals a Reality