Building an International Exchange Program from Eh to Zed

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Building an International Exchange Program from
Eh? to Zed

• Gerald Ingersoll
• Chief Learning Officer
• New Brunswick Community College System
• Jen Sydow
• Education Abroad/International Student Advisor
• Scottsdale Community College

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The Presentation

• You will learn
• How to start an exchange
• Why consider an exchange
• What is involved
• When to begin
• Who to involve
• Where to start

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New Brunswick Community College
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Scottsdale Community College

• Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
• Maricopa Community College District
• Student Population - 10,077 (1/3 attend
  full-time)
• Approx. 1,000 foreign nationals
• 144 students on a student visa
• Average age 27 and 54 female

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Why consider an exchange

• Prepares student for global economy
• Adds international dimension to classroom
• Contributes to competitiveness of
  Canada/USA/Mexico
• Generates additional sources of income for
  institutional use
• Builds strategic institutional alliances and
  partnerships abroad
• Promotes innovation and diversity

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How to start an exchange

• Build relationships at home
• Seek support
• Attend conferences
• Build relationships at conferences
• Invitations

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What is involved

• Research
• Relationship-building
• Seeking support

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When to begin
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Who to involve

• Administration
• Faculty
• Student Services
• Communication/PR
• Student Govt/Life
• Community Groups

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Where to begin
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The Business community imperative
According to a recent survey of 107 multinational
organizations by RW3 and ORC Worldwide, 95
percent of the respondents said cultural
competency is an important or very important
skill for business leaders in todays
organizations. As such, 80 percent of the
respondents said international work experience
also is important for a business leader to have.
And 85 percent of the larger organizations that
responded provide some form of cross-cultural
training. But theres an inconsistency. Even
though cultural competency is important, the
study found that only 20 percent of the larger
companies included a cultural learning course in
their e-universities. Lindsay Edmonds Wickman
is an associate editor for Chief Learning Officer
magazine. She can be reached at
editor_at_clomedia.com.
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Cultural Training Methods
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SCCs Organizational Chart
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North American Mobility Program
Three Countries One Market Recreation/Tourism
Education and the North American Tourist
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Technology Solutions to Enhance Multinational
Collaboration

• Presented by
• Rebecca Gatlin-Watts (University of Central
  Arkansas)
• Lauren Maxwell (University of Central Arkansas)
• Cheryl Wiedmaier (University of Central Arkansas)
• Marsha Carson (University of Central Arkansas)
• Gerald Ingersoll (New Brunswick Community
  College)
• Daniel Martin (California State University, East
  Bay)

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Gracias, Thank ya, ____________